Finally, at 38 1/2 weeks, I have my hospital bag packed. I am hoping this will let my brain tell my body that I am now ready to go into labor. I have gone a few days early with each of my previous deliveries and hope that trend continues. I try to stay positive and take advantage of the time I have before the baby gets here but mostly I am just looking forward to not being pregnant any more.
So beyond waiting for the baby to come there hasn't been a whole lot of other things going on around here. The kids are super excited for Grandma Powell to come on Saturday. They are counting down the "sleeps" until she is here. And I am super excited to get to see my mom again and have her here for two weeks.
Oh, and Jacob and I discovered a new favorite game. We went to a good friends house last Friday for a game night and had an absolute blast. We played several new games and absolutely loved playing Pirates Cove. It is a great game and once you learn the rules (The instruction guide is like a novel) it is a blast to play. Thanks again Becca and Clint for having us over and we are ready for a repeat whenever you are. (This time we promise not to stay until 3 am)
Well that's about it. Not to exciting I know but hopefully we will have some great news and lots of pictures to post in the near future. I know you are all dying to know if it will be baby boy Corry or baby girl Corry. Stay tuned to find out.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
An update of sorts
Melissa and I went to see Twilight at the cheap theater yesterday. Now I know I may receive some hate mail for this but that movie was awful. I didn't go into the movie with high expectations, but I do enjoy an occasional chick flick. Stories that make Melissa all twitterpated aren't completely lost on me. There were hints of a good story in this movie, but those hints were swallowed up in poor acting, poor script writing and the worst soundtrack I have ever heard. Generally the music in a film adds to the story, but with twilight the music actually distracted me from the movie it was so bad. Even the special effects were poor. Seeing Edward run up the mountain with Bella on his back made me think of Scooby Doo with his legs a blur and a trail of dust behind him. You might think I would feel vindicated by this as I have not been a huge fan of the vampire love story, but I was actually very dissappointed and I feel even worse for Melissa who was looking forward to this movie so much.
In other news I am happy to be doing surgery this month. I'm not actually doing any surgery or even seeing any surgery as the group I'm with no longer practices at our hospital and I don't have priveledges at their hospital. I spend a lot of time in the office doing preop and postop visits. I feel really confident with those things a FP would learn in the surgery suite as a result of a very good surgery month during medical school so I don't mind spending more time in the office. The fact that I don't have to worry too much about being available when Melissa goes into labor isn't too bad either.
As you can see from the sidebar we're down to 15 days before the baby arrives. We have all but settled on a name. It has been a little difficult coming up with a name for this baby as we don't yet know the sex, though I'm betting or just hoping for a girl, but I think I've successfully converted Melissa into a fan of Kameron, Cameron or Kamryn depending on the sex. That's right folks we have once again gone the with a unisex name to match the likes of Jessi and Kris. It should be noted that Spencer absolutely abhors this name, but my older sister hated the name of my youngest brother so there is some tradition there. We are still wavering on the middle name so if you have any suggestions feel free. I appologize to my mother who will no doubt feel overwhelmed if this baby happens to be a girl leaving her with granddaughters Kaylee, Kamry, Kirstin, Kendee, and now Kamryn. At least she will be able to easily remember Marian, Makell, Jessica, Jane, Eliza and Heather.
This stage of pregnancy is the hardest for me and it has gotten harder with each successive child (I have had such a difficult time getting rid of my baby weight since Kristian was born). Melissa waddles around in pain most of the time. She sleeps poorly, and has a very difficult time finding a comfortable position in which to stand, sit or lay. She hides it well and it really doesn't slow her down any which amazes me.
I finally got an Indiana driver's license yesterday. I had to take the written test, and the lady congratulated me on how well I did. If only the boards would go so well. I'm not sure if this is a nationwide thing, but in Indiana you are no longer allowed to smile in your driver's license picture. My scowl combined with my unkempt hair contributed to the worst picture ever. I don't expect any officer will let me off with a warning as long as that picture is on my license. Just another reason to look forward to moving back home in 28 months. Even Melissa told me the picture looks horrible.
I think that's enough rambling for now. Enjoy your Wednesday.
In other news I am happy to be doing surgery this month. I'm not actually doing any surgery or even seeing any surgery as the group I'm with no longer practices at our hospital and I don't have priveledges at their hospital. I spend a lot of time in the office doing preop and postop visits. I feel really confident with those things a FP would learn in the surgery suite as a result of a very good surgery month during medical school so I don't mind spending more time in the office. The fact that I don't have to worry too much about being available when Melissa goes into labor isn't too bad either.
As you can see from the sidebar we're down to 15 days before the baby arrives. We have all but settled on a name. It has been a little difficult coming up with a name for this baby as we don't yet know the sex, though I'm betting or just hoping for a girl, but I think I've successfully converted Melissa into a fan of Kameron, Cameron or Kamryn depending on the sex. That's right folks we have once again gone the with a unisex name to match the likes of Jessi and Kris. It should be noted that Spencer absolutely abhors this name, but my older sister hated the name of my youngest brother so there is some tradition there. We are still wavering on the middle name so if you have any suggestions feel free. I appologize to my mother who will no doubt feel overwhelmed if this baby happens to be a girl leaving her with granddaughters Kaylee, Kamry, Kirstin, Kendee, and now Kamryn. At least she will be able to easily remember Marian, Makell, Jessica, Jane, Eliza and Heather.
This stage of pregnancy is the hardest for me and it has gotten harder with each successive child (I have had such a difficult time getting rid of my baby weight since Kristian was born). Melissa waddles around in pain most of the time. She sleeps poorly, and has a very difficult time finding a comfortable position in which to stand, sit or lay. She hides it well and it really doesn't slow her down any which amazes me.
I finally got an Indiana driver's license yesterday. I had to take the written test, and the lady congratulated me on how well I did. If only the boards would go so well. I'm not sure if this is a nationwide thing, but in Indiana you are no longer allowed to smile in your driver's license picture. My scowl combined with my unkempt hair contributed to the worst picture ever. I don't expect any officer will let me off with a warning as long as that picture is on my license. Just another reason to look forward to moving back home in 28 months. Even Melissa told me the picture looks horrible.
I think that's enough rambling for now. Enjoy your Wednesday.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Nesting - Of Sorts
So last week I was doing my morning tidying and making of the beds and started to clean out the top of Jessi's closet. When finished in there I moved into the boys closet followed by the toy box. I guess you can call this nesting, or just my crazy organizing and reorganizing.
While cleaning out the toy box I decided there are some great toys that don't get played with that often because they are lots of little pieces and always end up on the bottom of the toy box. These included the Mr. Potato Head, the play tools, and the doctor's tools. So throughout the last week I have whipped up a few projects to try and fix this problem. I made a bag to keep all of the Mr. Potato Head pieces in. The bag was a little boring so I dressed it up by cutting out some material and piecing together a picture of Mr. Potato Head. Then I made some tool belts for the tools with pictures of Bob the Builder and a medical bag for the doctors tools with pictures of medical equipment. (I love having so many fun prints left from my I Spy quilt.)
We finished it all off by getting a new storage container for the boys dress-ups that fits under the bed. Now the medical toys stay with the medical dress-up coats, and the tools stay with the belts all tucked nicely under the bed along with the superhero capes and such.
Most of all, I am happy to say that these particular toys have been played with almost daily since the projects have been completed. Most of this is probably do to the new nature of them, but I am happy none the less. I think each project came out pretty cute and I am happy they turned out pretty close to what I had thought up in my head.
As far as more traditional nesting goes, I still haven't done anything. My bag isn't packed for the hospital, I haven't pulled out any baby clothes, blankets, etc. The crib isn't set up. But I have thought about it more lately, so that is a step in the right direction :)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Happy Birthday Sweetheart!!
So yesterday was Jacob's 32nd birthday and not the most exciting birthday you could imagine. Jacob was on call Wednesday so he got home on Thursday around 1:00. He managed about 4 hours of sleep so that was a plus. He was probably dreading coming home due to the voicemail of a sick wife (Yes, I have been sick since Sunday afternoon and am a little bitter about it) , trying to hold back the tears, asking him to pick up some sudafed on the way home. And that is what he found when he got home too.
No birthday cake and dinner waiting, no happy hugs and kisses, just a small attempt at a smile and then "Can you please get me a glass of water so I can take some of that medicine now!" After a chat with his parents, (which ended abruptly because he got a page he had to answer, he forgot to give his pager to the on-call resident) we both attempted a nap which went over kind of, the kind of due to Kristian deciding he didn't need a nap.
By 5 the sudafed was starting to kick in enough for me to feel about 10% human so I managed to get online and order Jacob's favorite pan pizza from pizza hut that we even had delivered. I figure hey, it was his birthday, he deserves a splurge and it was that or cereal.
We opened presents while waiting for the pizza to arrive, which Jacob played up for the kids, even though they had already told him about 2 weeks ago what I had bought for him. Surprises don't last long with a 6 and 3 year old. We then enjoyed watching his new DVD as a family all snuggled on the bed. Now we are thinking we need a king :)
And that about summed up his birthday. Oh, Doug called just before we went to bed which was nice because Jacob finally got to talk to someone about baseball and steroids. We have attempted this conversation but I think Doug gave him more of the feedback he was looking for.
So it wasn't the perfect birthday and defiantly not what I had in mind a week ago, but we salvaged it the best we could. Happy Birthday Sweetheart!! I love you!!
No birthday cake and dinner waiting, no happy hugs and kisses, just a small attempt at a smile and then "Can you please get me a glass of water so I can take some of that medicine now!" After a chat with his parents, (which ended abruptly because he got a page he had to answer, he forgot to give his pager to the on-call resident) we both attempted a nap which went over kind of, the kind of due to Kristian deciding he didn't need a nap.
By 5 the sudafed was starting to kick in enough for me to feel about 10% human so I managed to get online and order Jacob's favorite pan pizza from pizza hut that we even had delivered. I figure hey, it was his birthday, he deserves a splurge and it was that or cereal.
We opened presents while waiting for the pizza to arrive, which Jacob played up for the kids, even though they had already told him about 2 weeks ago what I had bought for him. Surprises don't last long with a 6 and 3 year old. We then enjoyed watching his new DVD as a family all snuggled on the bed. Now we are thinking we need a king :)
And that about summed up his birthday. Oh, Doug called just before we went to bed which was nice because Jacob finally got to talk to someone about baseball and steroids. We have attempted this conversation but I think Doug gave him more of the feedback he was looking for.
So it wasn't the perfect birthday and defiantly not what I had in mind a week ago, but we salvaged it the best we could. Happy Birthday Sweetheart!! I love you!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Couples Survey
I saw this on a cousin's blog and I couldn't fight the addiction so here it is.
1. What are your middle names? Willis, and ____.
2. How long have you been together? We just celebrated our 8th anniversary in December and we met 6 months previous to that.
3. Do you have any children together? Yes. We have 3 or 4 depending on whether you are a Democrat or Republican (or whether you read this before or after the middle of March).
4. What about pets? yes, 3 or 4. Didn't I just answer this question. In reality we have not pets and don't ever plan to, we do have 21 chipmunks buried in the backyard, though.
5. Did you go to the same school? Yes, but never at the same time. I spent a few semesters at SUU before Melissa went there.
6. Are you from the same home town? No.
7. Do you live in the same town now? yup.
8. Who is the smartest? We're both pretty dumb. She's the accountant but I do the investing and the taxes. I'm the doctor, but she takes care of the kids when they're sick. I'd say we use our resources poorly.
9. Who is the most sensitive? It's hard to tell because Melissa cries at the drop of a hat when she's pregnant. By writing this I have probably moved myself down on the list so I'll say her.
10. Where is the first place you went to eat as a couple? I don't remember, but Melissa says Adriana's.
11. Do you wear matching clothes? My clothes never match except when I'm on call wearing scrubs. Melissa does a pretty good job of matching her clothes.
12. Where is the farthest you have traveled as a couple? Farthest from where? We've been to DC but we were living in Kentucky at the time. We've been to Calgary together while living in SLC. We came to Indiana together while living in Cedar City. Someday we'll leave the mainland then the answer will be more clearcut.
13. Who has the craziest exes? Melissa doesn't have any exes so by default it is me.
14. Who has the worst temper? It depends on which kid did something wrong.
15. Who does the cooking? Melissa, except when we are camping or eating outside.
16. Who's more social? Melissa.
17. Who is the neat freak? Melissa. This one isn't even close
18.Who is the most affectionate? Melissa.
19. Who is the most stubborn? Melissa, but most of the time she's right so she has cause (or so she tells me).
20. Who wakes up earlier? I do, but not by choice. When I have weekends off she usually gets up at least an hour before I do.
21.Where was your first date? Cedar City. We went to see Mission Impossible 2 (it was as dumb then as it is now). The date was cut short because my buddies dog got sprayed by a skunk so we dropped of the girls and went home to clean up the dog.
22.Who said I love you first? Me, but I don't remember it. She can tell me the time and place as well as what we were both wearing.
23.How did you spend your 1st year anniversary? Suffering through the Ballet. I planned the honeymoon so I told Melissa it was her responsibility to plan the first anniversary. Needless to say we do not take turns anymore.
24. Who has the bigger family? Melissa has a brother who's 6'4", but I've got a brother who outweighs him so it depends on how you define bigger.
25. Who is younger? Melissa
26. Who is the life of the party? It depends on the party.
27. Who do you hope your kids turn out more like? Melissa, she was nerdy in high school and it has served her well. She caused her parents no stress and she's married to a doctor. Jacob on the other hand was the blacksheep of his family. He didn't get a real job until he was 31 and is addicted to blog tags. Pretty easy choice if you ask me.
28. Who wears the pants in the family? I do, but I consult the minions from time to time.
29. Whats your favorite thing to do together? Talk in the no-kids-allowed living room.
30. Do you have the same political views? Yup. I tell Melissa my views and she agrees, though she didn't vote for our current president.
31. Who has the most stuff? If you count all the stuff in the house like couches and tables and such then it is Melissa hands down, but since she says that stuff is ours then it's probably me.
32. Who controls the remote? I dust for fingerprints everyday just to make sure Melissa hasn't touched them.
33. Who does the driving? I do the majority of it.
34. Who takes out the garbage? Apparently it is supposed to me. I take it out more than I clean the bathrooms.
35. Who does the cleaning? I haven't cleaned a bathroom in 8 years. I've cleaned the garage 3 times since moving here. I've probably vacuumed the garage 20 times in the last 7 months and I think I may have turned on the house vacuum 7 times in the last 20 months. I do manage to wipe my own Patoosh so at least I'm ahead of the kids (though Spencer is catching up fast).
36. Who does the laundry? I matched the socks last night because Melissa was sick, but I think that is the first time I've done that in a while.
37. Who is the funniest? It was Melissa's idea to say I wipe myself so I'll let you decide.
1. What are your middle names? Willis, and ____.
2. How long have you been together? We just celebrated our 8th anniversary in December and we met 6 months previous to that.
3. Do you have any children together? Yes. We have 3 or 4 depending on whether you are a Democrat or Republican (or whether you read this before or after the middle of March).
4. What about pets? yes, 3 or 4. Didn't I just answer this question. In reality we have not pets and don't ever plan to, we do have 21 chipmunks buried in the backyard, though.
5. Did you go to the same school? Yes, but never at the same time. I spent a few semesters at SUU before Melissa went there.
6. Are you from the same home town? No.
7. Do you live in the same town now? yup.
8. Who is the smartest? We're both pretty dumb. She's the accountant but I do the investing and the taxes. I'm the doctor, but she takes care of the kids when they're sick. I'd say we use our resources poorly.
9. Who is the most sensitive? It's hard to tell because Melissa cries at the drop of a hat when she's pregnant. By writing this I have probably moved myself down on the list so I'll say her.
10. Where is the first place you went to eat as a couple? I don't remember, but Melissa says Adriana's.
11. Do you wear matching clothes? My clothes never match except when I'm on call wearing scrubs. Melissa does a pretty good job of matching her clothes.
12. Where is the farthest you have traveled as a couple? Farthest from where? We've been to DC but we were living in Kentucky at the time. We've been to Calgary together while living in SLC. We came to Indiana together while living in Cedar City. Someday we'll leave the mainland then the answer will be more clearcut.
13. Who has the craziest exes? Melissa doesn't have any exes so by default it is me.
14. Who has the worst temper? It depends on which kid did something wrong.
15. Who does the cooking? Melissa, except when we are camping or eating outside.
16. Who's more social? Melissa.
17. Who is the neat freak? Melissa. This one isn't even close
18.Who is the most affectionate? Melissa.
19. Who is the most stubborn? Melissa, but most of the time she's right so she has cause (or so she tells me).
20. Who wakes up earlier? I do, but not by choice. When I have weekends off she usually gets up at least an hour before I do.
21.Where was your first date? Cedar City. We went to see Mission Impossible 2 (it was as dumb then as it is now). The date was cut short because my buddies dog got sprayed by a skunk so we dropped of the girls and went home to clean up the dog.
22.Who said I love you first? Me, but I don't remember it. She can tell me the time and place as well as what we were both wearing.
23.How did you spend your 1st year anniversary? Suffering through the Ballet. I planned the honeymoon so I told Melissa it was her responsibility to plan the first anniversary. Needless to say we do not take turns anymore.
24. Who has the bigger family? Melissa has a brother who's 6'4", but I've got a brother who outweighs him so it depends on how you define bigger.
25. Who is younger? Melissa
26. Who is the life of the party? It depends on the party.
27. Who do you hope your kids turn out more like? Melissa, she was nerdy in high school and it has served her well. She caused her parents no stress and she's married to a doctor. Jacob on the other hand was the blacksheep of his family. He didn't get a real job until he was 31 and is addicted to blog tags. Pretty easy choice if you ask me.
28. Who wears the pants in the family? I do, but I consult the minions from time to time.
29. Whats your favorite thing to do together? Talk in the no-kids-allowed living room.
30. Do you have the same political views? Yup. I tell Melissa my views and she agrees, though she didn't vote for our current president.
31. Who has the most stuff? If you count all the stuff in the house like couches and tables and such then it is Melissa hands down, but since she says that stuff is ours then it's probably me.
32. Who controls the remote? I dust for fingerprints everyday just to make sure Melissa hasn't touched them.
33. Who does the driving? I do the majority of it.
34. Who takes out the garbage? Apparently it is supposed to me. I take it out more than I clean the bathrooms.
35. Who does the cleaning? I haven't cleaned a bathroom in 8 years. I've cleaned the garage 3 times since moving here. I've probably vacuumed the garage 20 times in the last 7 months and I think I may have turned on the house vacuum 7 times in the last 20 months. I do manage to wipe my own Patoosh so at least I'm ahead of the kids (though Spencer is catching up fast).
36. Who does the laundry? I matched the socks last night because Melissa was sick, but I think that is the first time I've done that in a while.
37. Who is the funniest? It was Melissa's idea to say I wipe myself so I'll let you decide.
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