Archive for October, 2005


Ultrasound #2

By steve on October 28th, 2005

[this entry by Steve]
 
Kate and I had our second ultrasound appointment a few days ago. Most people only do one appointment; we did two because Zippy was a week smaller than we expected at our previous ultrasound. We wanted to confirm the original measurements and make sure that Zippy wasn’t growing unusually slowly. […]

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Pumpkins!

By kate on October 28th, 2005

We carved these pumpkins last night:

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belly bubbles

By kate on October 27th, 2005

It seems we may have stumbled upon a photography theme for this pregnancy:
 

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Baby? What baby?

By kate on October 24th, 2005

I’ve been so busy lately, with work and aerial-related business planning, that I haven’t even had time to give much thought to Zippy. Periods of time go by where I completely forget that I’m pregnant. This is despite the fact that she seems to have gone on another little growth spurt and feels like she’s […]

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Movement

By kate on October 20th, 2005

I’ve been meaning to write for a while about feeling Zippy move. It was and is totally different than I had heard or was expecting.
 
They call it “quickening”, the term for the moment that you feel the first movement. But for me, it wasn’t one moment. It was a few weeks of not being sure […]

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Third Grade Flashback

By kate on October 18th, 2005

I need computer glasses!
Since the pregnancy started, I’ve noticed I’m very susceptible to eye strain. By the end of the day or week, my eyes are tired and focusing is very difficult. I finally went to an eye doctor today, who hadn’t seen very many cases of pregnancy-related eye strain. She did find a mild […]

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Kate needs…

By kate on October 18th, 2005

I don’t do memes very often, but this one from Molly sounded fun.
Do a Google search for “Kate needs” (insert your name instead) and give the top results. Like Molly, I chose some of my favorites instead of the top ones. Interestingly, several of the top results were for other Kates posting this same meme! […]

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Instant Cool

By steve on October 14th, 2005

[this entry by Steve]
 
One of the new-baby ideas that Kate and I are excited about is to make all kinds of custom onesies.
 
Our plan is to buy a big pack of plain white onesies and a bunch of inkjet-compatible iron-on printer paper, and then go nuts. For example, I’m pretty sure we’ll make one […]

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Almost Halfway

By kate on October 14th, 2005

 
I’ve almost finished my 20th week, meaning I’m about halfway through my pregnancy. This is a great milestone to reach, because it feels substantial.
 
We had our monthly midwife appointment on Wednesday, and there’s not much to report. All tests so far (ultrasound, blood, urine) have come back normal and healthy. Most of the appointment was […]

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Autumn Belly

By steve on October 14th, 2005

[this entry by Steve]
I was raking the leaves from our two maple trees late this afternoon, waiting for Kate to come home, when I had a good idea.

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August Wilson

By kate on October 6th, 2005

As most Seattleites are aware, playwright August Wilson died this week. I’ve always wanted to read his series of “decade plays”, and I thought now would be a good time, to honor his passing.
The Seattle Rep is putting on the last one, “Radio Golf” (1990s) from Jan 19-Feb 18. It would be cool to finish […]

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Naming the baby

By steve on October 6th, 2005

[this post by Steve]
 
Now that we know we’ve got a girl, Kate and I are playing the name game with renewed gusto. Like just about every parent, we want our child to have a unique name that’s not too weird. Although “not too weird” is pretty relative, and what we really want is […]

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Thoughts on Gender

By kate on October 3rd, 2005

Now that we know we’re having a girl, Steve and I have been giving some more thought to gender. I’ve always said that I want my kids to have all kinds of toys, whether they’re girls or boys. If we were having a boy, I’d give him dolls as well as trucks; frilly dress-up clothes […]

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