Kathy's Parents

Let them eat cake?

The Happy Couple

Knowing is Easier

I had an OB visit today and an ultrasound. There will clearly only be one baby. A very small gestational sac is still visible in the ultrasound, but it appears to be collapsing.

While I am saddened about the lost twin, I still find it easier to know for sure.

The healthy baby is now about 41 mm long and is looking like a baby now. The heart rate is 178, which is on the very high end of normal. Higher heart rates often indicate a girl baby. So with that and my increased sickness, I feel fairly confident that it is a girl.

The children think we should call the baby Sarah if it's a girl. I don't know if we will use that name or not, or if we did what middle name we would use. I like the name Sarah Katherine, but I don't know how Paul would feel. I also like the name Micaiah (Mi-kay-uh) . But I believe it would not be a good middle name for Sarah. Too much "ah". But it would be a good middle name for Ruth. Sarah Ruth also wouldn't be a bad combo. But I am reluctant to use both of those names together since I might want to reserve one as a first name in case we have another girl someday. Paul and I have a harder time agreeing on girl's names he has already vetoed a couple of my favorites, and we like both of those.

All of this is just rambling. We may well choose something completely different. Or the baby might surprise us and be a boy after all.

Feeling a Little Better

The past few days I have not been quite as sick. I don't know if it's something I've been doing, or just that God has graced me with some good days. Either way I am thankful.

My brother John and his fiancee have been visiting from Champaign, IL. My Grandma Pat has been here from Kansas City. And my brother David came in from Potsdam, NY.

The reason? My father's 60th birthday. My mom had a big party for him, which was a lot of fun. And nobody teased him too much about being old. We were all afraid he would run away (as he did on his fortieth birthday).

10000 days...

... if you are counting in binary, which is something I do when I get bored at work. I would venture to say my ability to count in binary is the best it has ever been.

Tomorrow (Friday) is going to be "move as much of Kathy's stuff to Don's" day. So I am in the process of trying to figure out what I will not need for the next 2 weeks. What can I say, it is keeping life interesting.

I would write more, but I still have some organizing/packing to do before my father shows up in the morning with the minivan.

I want a cookie

I feel like I am going to puke. Thinking of food makes me feel sick. The smell of food makes me feel even more sick.

But still. I feel like I absolutely NEED a chocolate chip cookie!