Anyway, today, I just want to talk about the material on this blog. If I’ve been giving the impression that our lives are always easy, then I have given a false impression. Our being together takes a great deal of patience and effort and, more often than you might imagine, involves crying and screaming. Some days, it’s all worth it. Other days, it’s best not to think about it.
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Another new age idea went out the window yesterday. Before the baby was born, we were thinking of maybe speaking to him like an adult, so that he could learn to speak properly at an early age. We tried. We just couldn't do it.
To balance things out, we are also on the verge of giving up on a traditional idea. We're really not supposed to praise the baby. The belief goes that babies are sensitive and rebellious and will turn out opposite of whatever praise or comments they receive. Hence, we're supposed to say he is ugly, naughty and stupid. Anyway, here's another picture of the ugly kid.
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Our boy.
His blog.
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Looks like nobody else wants to play the guessing game. Here's the answer...
I have been trying to get rid of some carpenter ants around the house. We took a bottle of Antrid from our old place and put a few drops near the entrance of the house where the ants have been seen moving bits of our shoe cabinet and door frame to their hive.
After a day, the drops of Antrid were still there and the ants had put up pieces of stones and wood around it.
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We just finished our last pre-natal class yesterday. We felt like the class dropouts because the most of what is taught in the classes revolves around natural births and our baby is scheduled for a Caesarian birth in less than 2 weeks. He is in a frank breech position, which means he hasn’t turned (head down), and our doctor has recommended we go ahead with the Caesarian section two weeks before he is naturally due, to avoid complications with the timing of the water bag breaking and placenta releasing and the position of the umbilical cord and the baby. The doctor said that the chances of the baby turning is about four percent when we are at 34 weeks, and the chances grow slimmer as we go along. We are now at 36 and a half weeks.
When we first discovered we might be heading for a Caesarian, there was a good amount of guilt, disappointment and sadness mixed in with a little relief too. In class, we talk about it like it is witchcraft, so the topic was covered only briefly. The general assumption was that everyone would hopefully end up with natural births. Another lady in our class was due for a natural birth last week but ended up with an emergency Caesarian. Both she and her baby are doing great now though.
One of our friends recommended that we insist on holding off past the 38th week, on the slight chance that the baby might turn at the last minute and save us from the knife.
Anyway, we’ll see what happens. If he does turn, we’ll meet him at the end of the month. If not, we’ll meet him a little earlier.
I think I’m ready. I’ve been reading a few books. (Thanks Najah!)
Also, my wife has been reading a few too.
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