Monday, October 31, 2011

The sun'll come out tomorrow (I hope)

(Borrowing Kelly's old blog title... ☺)

OK, so I wrote yet another "I'm feeling anxious, I wish I were more positive, but I'm still anxious, I hate feeling crampy" post but just deleted it.  This is getting old.  Yes, it's how I'm feeling, but I'm afraid I'm wallowing in it.

So, instead I'm going to go in a totally different direction and think happy thoughts:

  • Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of my defending my Ph.D. dissertation and being called Dr. Rebecca for the first time.  :)
  • This weekend my student group is planning a huge colloquium on campus and I'm really excited about it. 
  • It's Halloween!  I can't wait to see a few students in costume -- I love seeing what they come up with.
  • We have successfully managed to keep our house clean for a WHOLE WEEK after having visitors last weekend.  The chaos hasn't erupted again (yet).  I'm quite impressed with us and hoping we can keep this up.
  • My DH and I had lots of lovely "practical decisions about pregnancy and after the baby arrives" discussions this weekend which made me feel all happy and "glowy" inside.
  • I'm utterly exhausted all the time and I think that's a good thing.
  • I still look about 4 months pregnant by the time evening rolls around.  It's hilarious. 
  • We've had pictures of our embryos up on the fridge but keep hiding them when a few guests have stopped by who don't know, yet.  My DH was worried yesterday that he couldn't find the picture.  When I found it, he put them back up and then immediately put a picture of our younger nephew next to them.  He said "hopefully it will help them be like their younger cousin and not the older one."   (Our older nephew has always been a bit of a handful while the younger one has always been really "easy.")  It just made me smile thinking of the cousins all together.
  • Tomorrow we will get a first glance at our little one(s). It's going to be a beautiful day.
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21 comments:

  1. DawnOctober 31, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    I'm sure the cramps are a good thing! I can't wait to hear all about tomorrow!!

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  2. someday-soonOctober 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Cramps and exhaustion...all good =) Sorry you are still feeling super anxious. Honestly though, something would be wrong if you weren't. It's just part of the deal I suppose. Hope Halloween distracts you enough to make the day pass quickly and tomorrow brings wonderful news. I'm still betting on twins!

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  3. OakOctober 31, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    I'm going for twins. :) I can't wait for your good news tomorrow! What a wonderful way to start off November. :)

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  4. ALOctober 31, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    cannot wait to see the good news tomorrow! Excited of you!

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  5. ChonOctober 31, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    I wish I was you right now with one sleep to go! I keep thinking of your post drums fingers and how appropriate it is!! Good luck can't wait to see the mini dr(s)!

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  6. GurleeOctober 31, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Congratulations 10 years, wow Dr. Rebecca!
    So excited for you to get your second peek at those embryos tomorrow, good luck!

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  7. DawnOctober 31, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    P.S. Cramping and exhaustion were my only two symptoms, and, well, you know how many babies I had! :) I can't wait to hear if you are growing two little ones!

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  8. threelittlekilosOctober 31, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    congrats on the 10 years -- that's quite a milestone!

    i know what you mean about taking and hiding the photo -- i kept doing the same thing with our six week u/s picture...as well as a pregnancy book. it became a bit of a funny joke..especially if there was an unplanned knock on the door. i'd be running about like a mad woman, just in case!

    good on you for keeping the house clean! i know how hard that can be. i will be thinking of you tomorrow..so exciting!!!!!!!

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  9. MaryMargaretOctober 31, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Those are all pretty awesome things. It's hard not to get bogged down with anxiety and fear, but once you pull yourself out of that hole, things are so much happier! I can't wait to hear about your US tomorrow- how exciting!

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  10. AlexOctober 31, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    What a great list of awesome things!! I can't wait to hear about your amazing scan tomorrow!!!

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  11. annieOctober 31, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    10 years, a clean house, and a scan tomorrow...talk about a great week!!

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  12. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Best of luck tomorrow, Dr Rebecca!

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  13. DandelionBreezeNovember 1, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Thinking of you for tomorrow... so lovely that you have photos of your little ones up on your fridge - I wish we were given photos at our clinic. 10 years is a huge milestone :) It's OK to 'feeling anxious' posts.... we're all here for you and know how you feel. Love to you always xoxo

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  14. AnonymousNovember 1, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Can't wait for the next update.. this is so exciting!!

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  15. MamaBiologistNovember 1, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    I can't wait! Love that your photos are on your fridge (and that your embryos already have role models). For the record, grumpiness and exhaustion were my major symptoms at that point, too. I'm coming up on a year from finding out that I was pregnant, and I'm so excited that you're experiencing this. Love love love <3

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  16. AnonymousNovember 1, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    OMG good luck today! Thinking of you.

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  17. KellyNovember 1, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Wow...how exciting! I love this post. It sounds like you're doing well and in a great frame of mind.

    Good luck today! Please keep us posted!

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  18. AnonymousNovember 1, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Love this list... and you. :) You're in my thoughts today. Please let us know how it goes!

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  19. KNovember 1, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Good luck with todays appt, it's totally okay to be anxious! Can;t wait to see the update!

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  20. someday-soonNovember 1, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Keeping an eye open here. Hope you've had an amazing day =)

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  21. DawnNovember 1, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    I hope all went well today! Thinking of you!!

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