I just got home from what is my last day at FIS at least until Feb. 2010. I'm surprisingly very very depressed about it. I mean, my job wasn't the greatest but I liked it. It was my own little slice of the world and I could control my place in it (to an extent). I've known this day was coming for a long time now...heck I've been counting down for months now, why on earth am I so sad?
I really am going to miss my friends there. I think that is the other part that I am sad about. They were great friends but it is hard to keep in contact when you leave - especially when they are mostly guys. It's harder that way.
I usually don't use this blog to rant about how I'm feeling at the moment...but it's on my mind so I'm laying it out there. I'm sure this will get easier.
7 days.
Wives Tales - #7 (Hand Test)
The Hand Test goes something like this. Someone asks you to hold out your hands, if you palm was facing the floor then it is a boy because he is giving out the money, if it was facing the ceiling then it is a girl because she is receiving the money. I did this one a long time ago when I first found out I was pregnant and I was palms up! :)
GIRL!
GIRL!
Yes! Batman CAN fly!
Jackson got into his first verbal altercation yesterday at preschool.
Here is a little background. At Six Flags on Sunday he found a Batman cape and just had to have it. He's worn it consistently since we walked out of the store. The only time it comes off of him is when he is taking a bath...and that took some serious convincing. He'll only respond to Batman (since he is no longer Jackson) and I think it's just about the cutest thing in the world. So you can see why when two 'big boys' (all of 4 years old) told him that Batman couldn't fly he was beside himself. He had to involve Mrs. Salonish to set the story straight, but even when I picked him up that afternoon he was still offended by the suggestion that Batman was less than amazing.
LOVE these days!
Here is a little background. At Six Flags on Sunday he found a Batman cape and just had to have it. He's worn it consistently since we walked out of the store. The only time it comes off of him is when he is taking a bath...and that took some serious convincing. He'll only respond to Batman (since he is no longer Jackson) and I think it's just about the cutest thing in the world. So you can see why when two 'big boys' (all of 4 years old) told him that Batman couldn't fly he was beside himself. He had to involve Mrs. Salonish to set the story straight, but even when I picked him up that afternoon he was still offended by the suggestion that Batman was less than amazing.
LOVE these days!
Wives Tales - #6 (Weight Gain)
GRRRR!! Well you can all blame my husband and his stellar metabolism for this one!!!
The tale goes something like this, if your husband puts on weight during your pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then you're carrying a boy.
I had Jereme weigh himself this weekend and of course, not one little pound. Well, actually he said it was up like 1 lb, but he had on his clothes so basically it was a wash. He said he's been the same weight since he was 18 so what was I to expect? :( Where the pregnancy weight gain support? I thought guys were SUPPOSED to gain when the momma gained.
BOY!
The tale goes something like this, if your husband puts on weight during your pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then you're carrying a boy.
I had Jereme weigh himself this weekend and of course, not one little pound. Well, actually he said it was up like 1 lb, but he had on his clothes so basically it was a wash. He said he's been the same weight since he was 18 so what was I to expect? :( Where the pregnancy weight gain support? I thought guys were SUPPOSED to gain when the momma gained.
BOY!
Wives Tales - #5 (Heartbeats)
Ok. So the heartbeats wives tale goes something like this...if you're having a girl, then the fetal heart rate will be above 140. A boy will have a heart rate below 140.
So far the heartbeats have been:
178 - +
156- +
150- +
150- +
142- +
136 - -
147- +
148- +
153- +
160- +
AVG: 152
Seems pretty high to me and has lots of plusses..but then I look at Jackson's:
156- +
156- +
160- +
156- +
144- +
156- +
133- -
147- +
153- +
144- +
133- -
AVG: 148.9
This little turkey is averaging at 152, Jackson averaged at 148.9. Not a big enough difference to matter...right?
So the wives tale would indicate GIRL, however history indicates BOY.
INCONCLUSIVE!
So far the heartbeats have been:
178 - +
156- +
150- +
150- +
142- +
136 - -
147- +
148- +
153- +
160- +
AVG: 152
Seems pretty high to me and has lots of plusses..but then I look at Jackson's:
156- +
156- +
160- +
156- +
144- +
156- +
133- -
147- +
153- +
144- +
133- -
AVG: 148.9
This little turkey is averaging at 152, Jackson averaged at 148.9. Not a big enough difference to matter...right?
So the wives tale would indicate GIRL, however history indicates BOY.
INCONCLUSIVE!
Wives Tales - #4 (Couch Test)
Well, we did the good old Couch Test for Jack and it was right so as SOON as I found out that I was pregnant we did it for this little Turkey too. At Ladies Night Out at Crystal's house (the traditional couch that we do this for) it said we were having a girl! It's actually a pretty easy test because she only has two cushions so it's really 50/50...but isn't the gender a 50/50 as well? So maybe, just maybe it all works out in the end?
Wives Tales - #3 (Carrying)
Carrying
The test goes, if you carry the baby straight out in front of you--not wide, it's a girl. If you carry the baby more wide on each side and not so far out in front, it's a boy. Can't tell until later in pregnancy with this one
Ok, so this one is a little subjective. I mean, I’m definitely not as wide as I was with Jackson, however I also have been a lot more careful with my diet this go round as well. So which one is to blame? The gender or my not eating a pack of powdered sugar donuts & a large orange juice every morning?
But for the sake of ‘science’, I’ll go with the facts and say ‘GIRL’.
The test goes, if you carry the baby straight out in front of you--not wide, it's a girl. If you carry the baby more wide on each side and not so far out in front, it's a boy. Can't tell until later in pregnancy with this one
Ok, so this one is a little subjective. I mean, I’m definitely not as wide as I was with Jackson, however I also have been a lot more careful with my diet this go round as well. So which one is to blame? The gender or my not eating a pack of powdered sugar donuts & a large orange juice every morning?
But for the sake of ‘science’, I’ll go with the facts and say ‘GIRL’.