Creepy

Am I the only one that finds the floating, inanimate fetus on the sidebar a bit disturbing? Anyone have a better suggestion?

Time to Vote!

Check out the poll on the right side of the screen. Place your bets! We'll know on the 25th!

Ava's Rule

A darling woman named Sheye Rosemeyer lost her little girl almost three years ago. Please distribute this image far and wide. Visit http://www.avasrule.com

New pictures!

Here are some new pictures of the little one. Unfortunately, the u/s machine at work isn't awesome, so the pictures are a bit grainy.

Face profile, see the lips and nose?

Foot

Arm and hand

In other news, there has been a swine flu outbreak at work. Awesome. A co-worker tested positive for H1N1 after coming to work sick two days in a row. We haven't received the vaccine (not that I was planning on getting it) so I'm on prophylactic Tamiflu.

Also, I've started telling people at work. An outbreak of a potentially lethal virus seemed like a good time to warn people that I was now in a high-risk group. :) People are taking it well and being very nice about it.

I'm trying to find someone to sew very basic baby bedding. I just can't handle the horrid stuff they sell at Babies R Us. It's hideous. I want a simple but nice pattern with coordinating colors - of course I'd like to be the one to pick those patterns/colors. Does anyone know how to sew?

Finally posting...

I've been meaning to post for weeks. I've been trying to think of a cute new blog title because I couldn't figure out how to remove the automatic import setting to Facebook. Not everyone needs to see my blog in their news feed, you know? I finally figured out how to fix the problem.

Anyway, I'm sure everyone reading this already knows the big news: I'm pregnant. We're due late April/early May. I'm not a fan of due dates. It's really a due month. If you already know my actual due date and can remember this far in advance: please, please don't call me every 12 minutes on my due date and the day after to find out if the baby is here. I've seen too many women feel rushed and like a failure if their baby is "overdue" - Thanks, but no thanks. I'll announce it via blog and Facebook the moment the little darling has arrived. Until then, only call if you have a reason. Otherwise you'll get a cranky, tired preggo explaining that no, the baby isn't here yet. Thanks for asking.

If you haven't gathered, pregnancy has only heightened my own worst character features. I'm snarkier, bolder, and less patient than usual. I'm sure you can gather how much fun this is for Carl. He's overjoyed. Last night I (apparently) attempted to whollop my husband in my sleep. Unfortunately (for me, not him) I happened to be facing the bedside table and punched it instead. My hand hurts and I have a lovely white crescent on my fingernail to document the injury. I suppose it's for the best...

To answer the burning questions:

• Yes, I really am pregnant.
• Yes, I'm still going to be a doctor.
• No, I'm not crazy.

Now that those are out of the way, let's move on to the more typical pregnancy related questions:

• I'm due the end of April.
• I feel great so far. No morning sickness - just general food aversion.
  
• I have gained -5lb. I say -5 because I've lost 5lb thanks to the aforementioned food aversion.
• I'm not showing yet (see photos). Anyone who claims that I am forgets that I started 15lb fluffier than normal and my stomach is just squishy. Yay.
• We will be finding out the gender. Despite previous statements, we actually don't have a preference in gender anymore. Boys are awesome, so are girls. We'd be happy with either as long as it's happy and alive. We will know the gender sometime after Thanksgiving, as long as the little squirt cooperates.
  
• We have names. They are not up for debate. I don't care if your childhood drug-addict neighbor had that name, you'll have to get used to it. Opinions are not welcome. (See, I told you I was snarkier than usual) - I apologize to all friends that previously received my unsolicited opinion on baby names. I get it now. Please forgive me.
  

If you have any others, please feel free to ask. I'll post them up here for all to see.

So, on to the pictures.

9 weeks

14 weeks

Our Love Story from AuroraC on Vimeo.

11.5 weeks

Arm and abdomen at 12 weeks

Face at 12 weeks (see the eyeball?!)

That's it for now... I'll update with some Halloween photos soon.

My adorable husband.

He looks hot in scrubs, don't you think?



Aurora

My first day

Today was my first day at a new job. In fact, my first job since graduating (other than babysitting). It took 15 resumes and 4 weeks, but I'm employed (I was actually offered several jobs, but chose this one). I'm a Medical Assistant at a gynecology and obstetrics practice, just like before. Except I take the bus. Carl drives me to work in the morning (on his way to school) and I take the bus home. So far, so good. I enjoy my co-workers, the doctors are nice, and I've been getting lots of support with the med school thing, which is nice for a change. So many doctors try to talk me out of it. Glad I don't have to work with a bunch that hate what they do for a living.

It's been a long time since I've posted. Since last time (a year ago), I learned to crochet and graduated from UC Davis. Exciting stuff, I know. The point is, now I'm back to work and crocheting, so you'll probably hear more from me. You know, if anyone actually reads this thing. Probably not.