Update and baby randomness
admin May 29th, 2008
So I met in person with crazy advisor yesterday and suddenly he is no longer crazy. He was happy and friendly and told me that things were on track and that my dissertation was even stronger now, and oh, go ahead and see about getting a new date. I suppose that this is what people mean when they say that things are completely misinterpreted via email. Or maybe I really am insane.
This is why one should never get emotional in an email. It can be completely misinterpreted, and the forward button is a click away. I am so glad that I didn’t send any of the venting emails I was itching to send and vented here instead.
On the pregnancy front I am still having a pretty easy time, though my back still isn’t all that happy about recent developments. I will really miss feeling all these movements when my son is born. I bet the pharmaceutical companies could make good money with a pill that simulates fetal movement. Or is that called gas? Please ye fates, let these favorable conditions continue.
And here I would like to take a second to appeal to all those very kind people who send the pregnant lady baby gifts. First of all, thank you. You are very kind and thoughtful and she is really touched that you sent her things for the baby. Secondly, please do not send the pregnant lady 500 newborn clothes. Know that everyone else has sent her 500 newborn clothes as well. They are all so tiny and cute that she will keep them all knowing some will never get worn and then after a few months her baby will have to run around in loincloths stitched from the 50 receiving blankets she received.
My career decisions are in limbo until this dissertation thing is done. Apparently my stipend really does make a difference to our finances. More to come on this later. Now it is back to work.
When we had our baby showers I, at first, could not figure out why some people were giving us outfits for 6,9, and even 12 months.
Then I started to see the number of infant clothes people got us and realized that those other people were geniuses. Or parents already.
You won’t miss feeling the tyke when he’s out…you’ll be too busy cuddling with him.
Do you have a carrier? I know a lot of people like slings and Baby Bjorns, but the lifesaver for me was a baby wrap. (http://www.mamatoto.org/) I made my own by taking a length of cloth (1.5 meters?) and cutting it in half the long way. I made a french seam in the middle and then just hemmed the edges. The only way I could get my younger one to sleep was to carry him around in it.
Anyway, something to think about other than clothes.