I'm in Colorado visiting my sister, brother in law and absolutely wonderful new niece, Emilia Mae!
I'll give more details later but I can say with absolute certainty that she is a sweetie pie. I held her for the first time today and I didn't break her or make her cry so, I felt like a real champion! Ck and Joe are amazing parents and are just so good with her. I've been taking pictures like crazy so expect a couple cute shots in later posts.
Ed is ok. He's been moved from Stanford Hospital back to rehab. We're still working out this new weirdness that we're living in, waiting for things to change. Ed is holding up the best he can. He appreciates all the jokes and love sent his way, it does help a great deal.
Ok now for a quick bump update:
How far along? 17 Weeks
How Big Is Baby? An onionSleep: Once again a rarity that is not enjoyable even when it does happen.
Best moment this week: Holding Emilia! Was just such a comforting experience. A teeny, tiny, warm, burrito of cuteness.
Movement: Nothing yet, but I am spending more time feeling around for him/her in there.
Symptoms: I'm a complete dragon lady. Joe gave me the diagnosis and I'm in complete agreement. Mom said I could control my emotions but, I truly cannot. I'm a fire breathing, weepy dragon lady thanks to my dragon egg. So my sincere apologies to everyone who crosses my path. I'm aware of it and totally helpless to stop it.
Food cravings/aversions: I was really into sweets, cheesecake and hot chocolate and ice cream. But I'm coming back around to food sounding pretty bad in general, unfortunately. Hopefully it's just the emotions and when they calm along with the stress, I'll enjoy eating again.
Gender: tbd
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being relatively level headed. Being in a rage spiral or having unexpected cases of the sads is exhausting.
What I am looking forward to: My next OB visit. We get to see the baby again and maybe find out the gender. I just can't wait to see the little alien.
Funny moment of the week: Holding Emilia. She was passed out but had a big full body sleep jerk. It scared her and me equally. I think we both jumped a foot :)
Labor Signs: Ha.
Weekly Wisdom: Be forgiving and cut some slack for people going through things - babies, illness, or just a plain ole bad day. If you're friends with me on Facebook I recommend that article on the 'comfort in, dump out' theory of communicating with people in times of crisis. ( http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/07/opinion/la-oe-0407-silk-ring-theory-20130407 )
Milestones: Becoming an aunt to a wonderful, healthy, strong niece that I cannot get enough of. I love imagining her and my baby growing up together all goofy and brilliant. :)
Amazing! I love that Emilia is doing the Dr. Evil pinky thing in that photo. She definitely fits in with this group! Yay babies everywhere! And glad to hear that Joe is back in rehab!
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