Archive for March, 2007
roller coaster (of looo-oo-ove… and crackers)
It’s 5:53 a.m.
So, in college I never took a class that started before 10 a.m. For most of my life, morning has been something for other people. I’m a night owl. Used to have a list of friends I could call at midnight to chat with, list of TV shows I loved that aired at [...]
Posted by calm mama on Saturday, March 31st, 2007 at 5:53 am in pregnancy | comments »
two pink lines
March 26, 2007
So today, I feel like the best kind of Looney Toon. I’m laughing, I’m crying, everything is beautiful, especially the wind and rain outside my office window on the green green spring plants and pink vining roses.
Yesterday morning at 5 a.m., I bolted awake again. My period hadn’t come yet. My sister was [...]
Posted by calm mama on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 11:26 am in pregnancy | 3 Comments »
not pregnant
I’m not pregnant. At least according to the pee-on-a-stick test I took this morning. And it’s funny, I don’t feel pregnant anymore.
Could my mind have been THAT powerful? Really?
Or could the ball of cells have just stopped dividing, or not implanted. Or could the test be wrong?
Now, we wait.
Posted by calm mama on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 at 9:23 am in pregnancy | comments »
knowing and not knowing, yet
If I’m not pregnant, then this is a mean case of PMS.
Heartburn, breast tenderness. Bolted awake at 1:45 a.m. with the absolute certainty of it.
I’ve only told four friends so far that this is even a possibility. One, having just witnessed the two-year fight another friend my age had with infertility issues, leading to four [...]
Posted by calm mama on Friday, March 16th, 2007 at 2:36 am in pregnancy | 2 Comments »
how it began
Already, almost a week has gone by since our minds changed, and so much detail has been lost.
These are the things I’ve noted:
This morning I woke up to catching a glimpse of Scott’s red plaid flannel clad butt as he was bending over in the backyard, pulling up dandelions, at 7:00 a.m.
This — à propos [...]