Chowder's Notepad

Update from hectic central

Things are going better:

• We all survived Thanksgiving. (That's something to be thankful for!)
• The Daddy-o is living back at his place. His blood sugar level is under control. He's feeling better and he's not sore or tired.
• My sister has gone home. My stress level is slowly going down. And there's less chaos in our house.
• We had a sonogram last week and saw the baby's heart beating and limb buds. What a crazy phrase "limb buds". Seeing the heart beating was very cool. Technology can be amazing.
• We saw the OB/GYN today. My wife's about 11.5 weeks into the pregnancy. And everything looks good.
• She's starting to feel sick less often. The doctor said 4 to 7 more days of this and she'll be through the first trimester when the nausea & sickness are the worst.
• Work has been slowing down. There are still spurts of craziness but with the holidays and the end of the year, everybody is easing up.
• My stress is slowly coming down. I'm doing breathing exercises, yoga, relaxation exercises, and trying to exercise more.
• HRH is doing well. He'll be due for his check-up right after Christmas.

I have no idea where this year went. It really doesn't feel like the end of the year, much less Christmas to me. It wasn't that long ago we were getting the lawn & garden ready for the new season. And I was getting the Miata ready for another season of use.

I've noticed the older I get the less Christmas has that special appeal. Maybe it's because work has kicked my butt the past few years, maybe I'm getting jaded, maybe I see it as just 1 more chore to do (cards, decorating, gifts), maybe I'm just tired of the commercialism.

Hopefully having a child will give me the chance to see Christmas through some younger, less cynical eyes.

Labels: Family, HC, Health, Holiday, Update

posted by ChowderHead @ 12/10/2007 09:20:00 PM