We are now in serious house-hunting mode. Our current landlord had emailed us at the beginning of June, asking us if we would be interested in staying in the house until the end of September. We gladly accepted! Then, on July 31, he emailed that he wanted us out at the end of August.
Needless to say, this has caused us serious consternation. I pointed out that we had agreed on the end of September but apparently they want us out earlier. We have all of this in writing so, legally speaking, there is not a lot that they would be able to do. However, it's an unwanted and unpleasant stress in our lives. And, even though I am an attorney, we would much rather spend our time and energy finding a place that we will enjoy, than having any kind of conflict with our landlord.
So, as much as I would love to write about how we are feeling about the pregnancy and our future family, right now all we can think about is where we are going to be living and just how unpleasant this conflict is.
The stress is unexpected for me actually. I deal with landlord/tenant issues on a daily basis. However, as a lawyer I'm able to walk away from the conflict at the end of the day... and as long as I've done everything possible for my client, I generally feel fine. This is the first time that I can remember ever having a serious issue with a landlord of mine - and I've been renting for over 20 years... and in countries all over the world. Oh well.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Question from Dave today: Is it a Boy or a Girl?
The answer is yes! We are quite certain it is one or the other. Neither of our families has a history of hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism, or asexuality, so it's almost certainly a boy or a girl.
According to this article, it is possible to know the sex of a child at 6 weeks. More conventionally, people are generally able to find out between 17 and 20 weeks. So we have to wait a bit.
Karin seems to be feeling a little better today. For example, she hasn't vomited all day. I'm not a doctor but that seems to me to be a good sign. Of course, that may just be the Diclectin talking.
According to this article, it is possible to know the sex of a child at 6 weeks. More conventionally, people are generally able to find out between 17 and 20 weeks. So we have to wait a bit.
Karin seems to be feeling a little better today. For example, she hasn't vomited all day. I'm not a doctor but that seems to me to be a good sign. Of course, that may just be the Diclectin talking.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
It's Real!
We went to the doctor today... Actually we saw the nurse/midwife. This was Karin's inaugural visit so they had her strip down to her birthday-suit and don a hospital gown. Then the nurse/midwife had her way with Karin - right in front of me! I didn't say anything, though, because she promised to show us images of the little guy (or gal). So, following the "examination", Karin was invaded by an ultrasound machine. It wasn't exactly the most modern ultrasound - I think I saw it loading DOS 3.1 when she turned it on - but it did the trick... We got to see a little blob with what she said is a heartbeat! She also said she could see a leg and how the body was oriented but mostly it looked remarkably like a blob. Mind you, it is the cutest, smartest and most well-adjusted blob I have ever seen! The computer printed out black and white images of it all.. I'll post as soon as I get them scanned.
The official due date that the nurse/midwife gave us today is March 15, 2008. The Ides of March is lucky, right?
The official due date that the nurse/midwife gave us today is March 15, 2008. The Ides of March is lucky, right?
Sunday, August 5, 2007
More Nausea (some of it pregnancy-related)
Karin has been nauseous. Very nauseous, actually.
Perfect time for her to plan a birthday party, right? We (she) hosted it yesterday. Was good fun. Thanks, Rash!
We also received word that our landlord wants us to move one month earlier than they had previously indicated. This puts us in rather a difficult position. We are attending a wedding in Mammoth next week, Karin's parents are visiting the week after that, and more Canucks are visiting after that. Getting out in 3 weeks looks impossible. I won't get into the legality or morality of it all here, though. Suffice it to say that it is a significant extra source of stress for us.
Everyone is talking babies to us. Some of it is interesting. Some educational. Some annoying. But everyone has a lot to say.
One funny conversation took place at the birthday party yesterday. The discussion was about how focused people become on one particular appendage when looking at the ultrasound images... As in "Arms? Who cares about arms?" It was funny.
Perfect time for her to plan a birthday party, right? We (she) hosted it yesterday. Was good fun. Thanks, Rash!
We also received word that our landlord wants us to move one month earlier than they had previously indicated. This puts us in rather a difficult position. We are attending a wedding in Mammoth next week, Karin's parents are visiting the week after that, and more Canucks are visiting after that. Getting out in 3 weeks looks impossible. I won't get into the legality or morality of it all here, though. Suffice it to say that it is a significant extra source of stress for us.
Everyone is talking babies to us. Some of it is interesting. Some educational. Some annoying. But everyone has a lot to say.
One funny conversation took place at the birthday party yesterday. The discussion was about how focused people become on one particular appendage when looking at the ultrasound images... As in "Arms? Who cares about arms?" It was funny.
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