Saturday, March 15, 2008
The Nursery
No, not our nursery, the nursery at church. We worked the nursery tonight at church for the first time. They were in urgent need of last minute help and although we were not expecting to work tonight we were happy to help out. Let's just say I was out of my comfort zone. I was totally clueless and had no idea what to do. I have never been very good with kids. I don't relate well with little ones and it made me quite nervous to be responsible for a room of kids. Good thing P. was there with me. He took over when it came to the diaper changing and dealt with a little guy that wanted nothing to do with being there. Things got easier as the kids got comfortable and I settled in a little more too. All the kids were very well behaved and quite easy to watch. In the end it was a good experience for me but a little scary because I realized how inexperienced and awkward I am with kids. If you could have seen me those first few minutes tonight you would have laughed. But I am not worried. I know as soon as I hold our son in my arms I will know just what to do. I know my motherly instinct is in there somewhere, just waiting to come out.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
For Good Luck Rub My Tummy
I found this shirt today at a consignment store and had to have it. It is too cold outside to wear out but it is a perfect shirt to sleep in and wear around the house. It is so cute and so me. Love the Buddha.At the same consignment store I found a Diaper Genie for $5.50, a changing table pad for $5.00 and a Colorado State University (my alum) sweatshirt, sz 6 mo., for $1.50. What are the chances of that? So fun.
Oh, and I got a haircut yesterday. Was feeling bogged down by the long hair, needed a fresh change.
Monday, March 10, 2008
36 Weeks!
Ok, so I am not having a problem gaining weight anymore. Since my last appointment 10 days ago I have gained 5 lbs! That is 1/2 lb a day! They said, "172, good". I said, "172!!! I gained 5 lbs?!!!!!" The nurse said this happens after you go through a period of not gaining weight, your body and baby catch up with you. So, total weight gain as of today, 21 lbs. I think that is good. Enough.Everything was fine today. Baby's heart rate was 148, my uterine measurements are back on schedule, and my blood pressure was perfect. Baby is head down and in a good position to make his way out. They did my Group B Strep test today but I don't know the results yet. And they found trace amounts of an infection in my urine and said they would do further tests and get back to me soon. I see the doctor every week now. Very exciting.
Oh, and P. re-tiled the back splash in our kitchen yesterday
as a birthday gift for me. Here is a picture of him working on it. He is going to grout and seal it on Wednesday and then we will just do a little bit of touch up painting and it will be all finished. I love it already. Such a small thing can make a huge improvement in the look and feel of a room. He did a great job. I love my handyman of a husband.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Peter: the name
My friend R., who has written stuff up on names for me before, wrote this up for us on the name Peter. I think it would be such an honor to have a baby PJ or a PJ Jr.
Peter: the name
This is for A.M. who still has better reason to look at baby name books than I have, but really has to decide sometime very soon.
From The Last Word on First Names (1995) by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran:
"For generations there have been pleasant childhood associations with this name - what with Peter Rabbit; Peter Piper; Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater; and, especially, Peter Pan. But as user-friendly as this makes the name, it has a solid, traditional side as well. One of the most important figures in the Christian hagiography is St. Peter, keeper of the Gates of Heaven. Born Simon bar Jonah, he was given the nickname Peter (which means rock) by Jesus to signify that he would be the rock on which Christ would build Christianity. Centuries later, there was Peter the Great, the czar who developed Russia as a major European power. Never as widely used as some of the more traditional Anglo-Saxon stalwarts, Peter has an enduring appeal to parents seeking a name that is outside questions of style and trendiness, familiar but not faddish. Peter also has some interesting derivatives: The Brits like PIERS and (more American-sounding) PIERCE (as in Irish-born actor, Pierce Brosnan), both of which were introduced to England by the Normans. Other versions around the world include PEARSE (Irish), PIETRO (Italian), PIET (Dutch), PEDRO (Spanish), and FERRIS (Celtic)."
From The Guinness Book of Names (1974) by Leslie Dunking:
"biblical; Greek (translation of Aramaic); 'stone'."
From The Baby Name Wizard (2005) by Laura Wattenberg:
"Popularity:#148
Style: Biblical, Timeless
Nicknames: Pete
Variants: Pedro, Pierre, Piet
Sisters: Theresa, Mary, Kathryn, Susan, Laura
Brothers: Philip, Stephen, Paul, Thomas, Martin
"There will always be Peters, but for now the momentum is moving away from this biblical classic. Pete just sounds a bit out of sync with current tastes - a white-bread name in a low-carb world. Take comfort, though, that nobody actually dislikes this name. Its day will come again."
From The Baby Name Personality Survey (1990) by Bruce Lansky and Barry Sinrod: SIMON: "(Greek) 'rock'
Image: Most people describe Peter as unpretentious, honest, and open. Some, though, think Peter is ambitious and compulsive.
Famous Peters: the biblical disciple Peter; actors Peter ("Columbo") Falk, Peter (Easy Rider) Fonda, Peter (Oceans Eleven) Lawford, Peter (Lawrence of Arabia) O'Toole, Peter (The Pink Panther) Sellers, Peter (The Maltese Falcon) Lorre; singers Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary, Peter Frampton; rock musician Peter Spero; basketball's Pete Maravich, Pete Anderson; children's story hero Peter Pan; comic book hero Peter ("Spiderman") Parker; the nursery rhymes "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater," "Peter Piper."
R.'s take: I love Peter. I would have used it myself if its combination with my last name wasn't so outlandish and ridiculous. It's solid and dependable and steady and good. It fits with many last names because of its universality - there are Peters (or Petrs, Pyotrs, Pedros) everywhere. It's historically and hagiographically significant. A winner.
Thanks for the great info R. I like it. We will see where it goes from here. As you know I have reworked my list of favorite names many times over the last 9 months.
I have my week 36 appointment tomorrow morning, 9:30am. There is no way I didn't gain weight this time. I ate a whole Costco sheet cake in 3 days. I have been having some pain in my lower abdomen today so will have them take a look at that tomorrow.
Peter: the name
This is for A.M. who still has better reason to look at baby name books than I have, but really has to decide sometime very soon.
From The Last Word on First Names (1995) by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran:
"For generations there have been pleasant childhood associations with this name - what with Peter Rabbit; Peter Piper; Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater; and, especially, Peter Pan. But as user-friendly as this makes the name, it has a solid, traditional side as well. One of the most important figures in the Christian hagiography is St. Peter, keeper of the Gates of Heaven. Born Simon bar Jonah, he was given the nickname Peter (which means rock) by Jesus to signify that he would be the rock on which Christ would build Christianity. Centuries later, there was Peter the Great, the czar who developed Russia as a major European power. Never as widely used as some of the more traditional Anglo-Saxon stalwarts, Peter has an enduring appeal to parents seeking a name that is outside questions of style and trendiness, familiar but not faddish. Peter also has some interesting derivatives: The Brits like PIERS and (more American-sounding) PIERCE (as in Irish-born actor, Pierce Brosnan), both of which were introduced to England by the Normans. Other versions around the world include PEARSE (Irish), PIETRO (Italian), PIET (Dutch), PEDRO (Spanish), and FERRIS (Celtic)."
From The Guinness Book of Names (1974) by Leslie Dunking:
"biblical; Greek (translation of Aramaic); 'stone'."
From The Baby Name Wizard (2005) by Laura Wattenberg:
"Popularity:#148
Style: Biblical, Timeless
Nicknames: Pete
Variants: Pedro, Pierre, Piet
Sisters: Theresa, Mary, Kathryn, Susan, Laura
Brothers: Philip, Stephen, Paul, Thomas, Martin
"There will always be Peters, but for now the momentum is moving away from this biblical classic. Pete just sounds a bit out of sync with current tastes - a white-bread name in a low-carb world. Take comfort, though, that nobody actually dislikes this name. Its day will come again."
From The Baby Name Personality Survey (1990) by Bruce Lansky and Barry Sinrod: SIMON: "(Greek) 'rock'
Image: Most people describe Peter as unpretentious, honest, and open. Some, though, think Peter is ambitious and compulsive.
Famous Peters: the biblical disciple Peter; actors Peter ("Columbo") Falk, Peter (Easy Rider) Fonda, Peter (Oceans Eleven) Lawford, Peter (Lawrence of Arabia) O'Toole, Peter (The Pink Panther) Sellers, Peter (The Maltese Falcon) Lorre; singers Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary, Peter Frampton; rock musician Peter Spero; basketball's Pete Maravich, Pete Anderson; children's story hero Peter Pan; comic book hero Peter ("Spiderman") Parker; the nursery rhymes "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater," "Peter Piper."
R.'s take: I love Peter. I would have used it myself if its combination with my last name wasn't so outlandish and ridiculous. It's solid and dependable and steady and good. It fits with many last names because of its universality - there are Peters (or Petrs, Pyotrs, Pedros) everywhere. It's historically and hagiographically significant. A winner.
Thanks for the great info R. I like it. We will see where it goes from here. As you know I have reworked my list of favorite names many times over the last 9 months.
I have my week 36 appointment tomorrow morning, 9:30am. There is no way I didn't gain weight this time. I ate a whole Costco sheet cake in 3 days. I have been having some pain in my lower abdomen today so will have them take a look at that tomorrow.
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