Life at the Hospital
Our little visit to the Pre-natal center did not go so well.It seems our little one is a bit too little.
Since the wife only recently joined me here in the US, our current doctor has not had an opportunity to get an ultrasound. So, the doctor has no way of knowing if the baby has always been a little small but has continued to grow at a steady pace, or if the baby has stopped growing altogether.
Right now the baby is only in the 15th percentile for her size at this stage of the game. If she stays at the 15th percentile for the remainder of the pregnancy, then everything is just fine.
If she drops, then it is likely she has been dropping all along and they will induce labor a few weeks early.
Right now, we don't know. We only know that she is small, and some of the measurements they have taken suggest regression.
Because of this, the wife has been confined to bed rest. She can't cook, go shopping, walk around, do dishes, or even take extended showers (just short ones).
This means that my current duty list: Caulk bathroom, sand medicine cabinet, prime medicine cabinet, paint medicine cabinet, paint base boards, re-attach baseboards, re-attach all fixtures in bathroom, remove bedroom wall paper, prime bedroom walls, paint bedroom walls, build crib, build play pen, build bassinet, build dresser, walk dog, run errands, move furniture, and work my normal 50 hour a week job
has had the following items added to it: do all laundry, wash all dishes, feed dog every day, bathe dog, walk dog, keep entire house clean, wash all linens, cook all my meals, cook breakfest for wife before I leave for work, make a lunch and two snacks for the wife each day before I leave for work, purchase all groceries, cook dinner for wife every day after work, make desert for wife, and decorate and set up nursery
and I've probably forgotten a few things.
On top of this, my company has a huge software release scheduled for the week we are due to deliver the baby. This means a lot of extra hours, extra work, and extra pressure. This is the most important month for my company and everyone is working mega-overtime.
So, forgive me if I don't post often, return emails, or do any of the other things I'm scheduled to do.
I've got a lot on my plate and a lot on my mind.
No time to even comment on the moronic Eugene Kane column from the other day. It's so typical and ridiculous that it almost self-mocks. Which is good, because I don't have time to do it myself.
<< Home