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August 12, 2006

positively shocking

Wow, you know you haven't updated in a long time when all your content falls off and leaves your poor blog naked as a, um, NEWBORN BABY. As I hope you will appreciate from the picture, I believe I have a good reason. I've been too busy scraping my brains off the floor, putting them back in my head, and then blowing them out again.

The timing is particularly interesting as we just got the Bean totally potty-trained, I was finally down to my pre-baby weight, and we are in the process of starting a new business. Plus, I am a million years old, far too old for wanting more babies. I told my OB that last time when I was THREE YEARS YOUNGER, the term "advanced maternal age" was written all over my chart. My OB said this time they were going to write "elderly maternal age". She also told me I could eat sushi and drink wine (not that I am going to! But maybe!) while pregnant. These things made me like her.

Whenever I describe my birth experience to a doctor or nurse, I cry. Suffice to say, forty-one hours of labor, a 10.8-pound baby and 30+ stitches in the crotch did not a fantastic time make. Everyone is suggesting a planned c-section this go-around, but I'm worried about recovering from that, taking care of a three-year old and sticking a baby on my boob for eight hours a day. I don't know what is worse, that "just sat on a chainsaw" feeling or getting your guts ripped open, having a baby fished out of you, then being sewn shut. Any thoughts?

One thing you do when you're pregnant is tune in to all the other folks in the world who are also pregnant. As such, I am happy that Maggie is preggers, too. And I just found out a friend of mine is having twins - double ha ha on him! Rest up now, folks! Go see every movie ever filmed, walk around your homes admiring your beautiful things, sleep in - heck just enjoy four consecutive hours!

A chasm opens between life before and after parenthood. Apparently, once you cross it, you fill it with more children.

Posted by Max at 06:07 PM | Comments (8)