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I Cross My Heart
February 28, 2006 20:29
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I wish this song had been out when we got married – it would’ve been our first (only!) dance song.
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Our love is unconditional
We knew it from the start I can see it in your eyes You can feel it from my heart
From here on after
Let’s stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow

Chorus:
I cross my heart
And promise to
Give all I’ve got to give
To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You’ll never find
A love as true as mine

You will always be the miracle
That makes my life complete
And as long as there’s still breath in me
I’ll make yours just as sweet
As we look into the future
It’s as far as we can see
So let’s make each tomorrow
Be the best that it can be

Chorus

And if along the way we find a day
It starts to storm
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Return to Normalcy
February 27, 2006 20:31
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Know what I did today? Do ya? Huh? Huh? Do ya?

Today I put on…

…

… JEANS!

They are my fat jeans, and they’re a lil snug, but still… I haven’t worn jeans in literally months, so I am THRILLED!
Language Explosion
February 26, 2006 20:31
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Thomas has gone through a real verbal growth spurt in the last month or so. He started talking (and walking, and eating, and crawling, and climbing) early as it is, but now he’s doing a better and better job of making himself understood. His phrases include:

* “Mutt’s doe-in?” = “Whatcha doin?”
* “Dat’s Thomas’ fote-anna-poon!” = “That’s Thomas’ fork and spoon!”
* “Teem teese!” = “Cream cheese!”
* “Skeem peace” = “Ice cream, please.”
* “Givin’ baby Mama milk!” = “Give that baby some Mama milk, you imbecile!”
First Bath
February 24, 2006 20:33
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Lindsey had her first bath today, under the watchful eye of her brother. Immediately afterward, she celebrated by making an enormous poop*.

*What, you were expecting me to talk about, maybe, politics? Just be glad I didn’t take pictures of THAT.
Definition
February 23, 2006 20:39
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Advantage isn’t just something you have – it’s something you take.
Lindsey's Birth Story
February 23, 2006 20:39
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I’m having a rare empty-handed-of-baby moment, so I decided to write up my version of Lindsey’s birth story. Enjoy!

Oh, and here are a few gratuitous baby pictures. :)


Stylin' and Profilin'
February 23, 2006 20:36
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More pictures of babies! Here is Baby Dove in one of the outfits she got from Grandma and Grandpa Gunderloy.


And a close-up of her sweet widdow face!


Finally, a shot of how she self-soothes. Her older sister did the same thing.


Fun Facts
February 22, 2006 20:43
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Fun Facts about Lindsey Nicole Gunderloy, age 2 days:

* She likes to be held. She doesn’t like to spend a whole lot of time in the bed by herself.
* Her nicknames include Gidget, Lins, Blinky, Monkey-Mine, and (my personal favorite) Lindsey-Dove.
* Both of her brothers, and her sister, believe she is “tute.”
* You cannot trust her body’s actual volume of output to, in any way, match its audible volume of output. Beware.
* She has long, thin fingers. The nurses predict she will play piano.
* Her upper eyelashes are long and curvy – they look like spiders are crawling out of her eye sockets. She has no lower lashes to speak of.
* She has the cutest little kitten mewl that gradually rises to this crescendo if not attended to.
* When full, she has been known to sigh, mumble, and sing.
* Her feet are very ticklish, and she Does Not want you to touch them. Her brother, Thomas, however, will get
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What a Letdown!
February 21, 2006 20:44
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And in other news, my milk just came in. Like… just 3 minutes ago. My, my, my. Aren’t they purty?? ;)
Lindsey's Here!
February 21, 2006 20:44
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Lindsey Nicole Gunderloy
Born February 20, 2006 at 5:36AM
8 pounds 13.5 ounces
21.5 inches in length
Parents: Dana Jones and Michael Gunderloy

Mom and baby are both well and back at home. The whole family is excited to welcome her into the world.

I promise more pictures – and a birth story – well… later. :)
Baby Update - Deadline
February 17, 2006 20:47
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Today was the OB appointment I never expected we’d keep. Everything is still frighteningly normal – blood pressure was 132/83, weight was up 5 pounds over 2 weeks, no mention was made of my urine being a problem, there’s plenty of amniotic fluid, and Lindsey’s heart rate is fine. I’m now two days past my estimated date of delivery. The doctor says he’s content to just let things roll along for a little while longer, but said if we have no baby by Thursday, we need to help things move. So I have another OB appointment at 10AM on the 23rd, which I hope not to keep. If Lindsey hasn’t arrived by then, we’ll almost certainly be inducing.

I’ve said all along that my guess for her birthdate would be February 21st. I shared this with the doc, joking, and found out that he’s going to be out of town both Monday AND Tuesday, so if Murphy has anything to do with it, I’ll be right. There̵...
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Adam's Song
February 16, 2006 20:49
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I was singing lullabies to Thomas, and Adam decided to help by making up his own. Here’s what he came up with:

Twinkle, twinkle, little dinosaur,
How I wonder if you’re a minosaur.
Down in the middle of the jungle so deep,
Like an anaconda that won’t sleep.
Twinkle, twinkle, little dinosaur,
How I wonder if you’re a minosaur.

Clever boy. :)

Oh, and.. yes. I’m STILL pregnant.
New Low
February 13, 2006 20:50
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Just when you think you’ve heard the absolute stupidest thing that anyone can say to a (very) pregnant woman, someone comes along to surprise you. Mike and I just got back from the grocery store where a woman called me…

…

… wait for it …

…

… an elephant.

An. Elephant.

She said I looked like an elephant.

Not a cow.

Not a very large sheep.

Not a pig or a goat.

An elephant.

…

There are no words.

Thing is, I don’t think she was TRYING to be hurtful (though it hurt, a great deal). I seriously, honestly just believe that she was so unbelievably THOUGHTLESS as to say the first thing that came to mind, and as I was wearing all gray…

Still. Is it REALLY so VE...
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State of Mind
February 12, 2006 20:52
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I am so miserable. I am so very ready to STOP being pregnant! I want my daughter out, where I can see her, and where she can beat up on and abuse someone else for a change. I want to start nursing, and start losing this “baby fat.” I want to be able to bend over and touch my toes without squatting to do so. I want my back to stop hurting, my hips to get back into alignment, my shoulder to quit aching.

I want to regain my normal attention span. I want to be able to eat something – anything – without the horror of heartburn. I want to feel sexy and wanted again. I want to stop smelling like an alleycat. I want to be able to cuddle my other children without feeling like they’re going to kill me. I want the contractions to either STOP, or KEEP GOING – this stutter-stepping shit is getting seriously old.

I hate this.
False Start
February 08, 2006 20:54
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I swear, I can NOT have a baby without first making an aborted attempt at delivery, and having to come slinking home from the hospital with my tail (and fetus!) tucked firmly between my legs. UGH. I am thoroughly disgusted with myself.

Timeline:
Tuesday, February 7th
4:30PM I lay down to have a nap before dinner.
5:00PM Contractions start, and are uncomfortably strong. I call Mike in to coach.
5:45PM After timing contractions, we realize they are coming anywhere from 2-4 minutes apart. I get up to take a shower, and he gets up to pack last-minute things into the van, “just in case.”
5:50PM I squat my knees a little during a contraction, and feel some kind of gush. I’m not sure if it’s amniotic fluid or urine, and as I’m in the shower, there’s no way to know for sure. I c...
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ER Visit
February 06, 2006 21:02
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We made a run to the hospital last night, but it wasn’t for me. We were sitting upstairs, chatting about kids and half-working, when I noticed Thomas chewing on something red that had dripped down onto his shirt and was smeared on his forehead. My first thought was that he had bitten his tongue, but then I realized we hadn’t heard a peep out of him. “He must’ve found a piece of candy lying around,” I thought, so I inspected. Damned if he wasn’t chewing through a hunk of his tongue, on his right side!

Oh. My. God. It was so disgusting. I couldn’t figure out why he wasn’t screaming – didn’t it hurt? – until Mike later reminded me that we had recently given him a dose of Motrin because of a fever (100.7) he was spiking, so he probably wasn’t feeling pain at full force. We tried to get the hospital on the phone, to see if they had any ideas about stopping the bleeding. I mean, you can’t just apply...
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New Toys
February 03, 2006 21:04
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My computer has been getting flakier and flakier lately. Microsoft Outlook was mysteriously crashing on me 3 or 4 times a day, and Windows Explorer was getting unresponsive. It was finally time to bite the bullet and rebuild the operating system. This is always a major pain in the ass, not to mention a time sink. I had been putting it off for weeks.

I downgraded my operating system from Windows 2000 Server to Windows XP, mostly because more of what I’ve been trying to use lately was incompatible with 2000 (including my Christmas game from Mike). So I’m looking forward to that.

As another gift/surprise/business necessity, Mike bought me a memory stick and media reader for my camera! Now I can take HUNDREDS of pictures at a go, rather than my former limit of 46 or so. I’m stoked!! I can also dump the camera myself, without bothering my poor, already-overworked-but-loving-kind-sweet-and-generous husband. Score!
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Closing In
February 02, 2006 21:07
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Another boringly uneventful doctor’s visit today. In fact, this pregnancy has, in general, been SO unremarkable that my doctor said that, in absence of some concern on my part, I could skip next week’s visit. (He’s going to be out of town on a “Men’s Retreat” skiing, and I’d just as soon wait for his return to resume my prenatal care, such as it is.) I teased him that he could just slip us a protein strip (for testing the urine), and we could check weight and blood pressure at home. He kinda chuckled and said, “I could… but… I don’t think I will.” Hee.

So, let’s see… what WAS there to report this week? Weight was down a pound (go figure). Blood pressure was at 110/80, which the doctor deemed “excellent” and the nurse called “consistent.” (They LOVE that word, “consistent.”) I got a bi...
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Assault and Battery
February 02, 2006 21:06
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Crime in the Palouse!! I lifted this story from this week’s Whitman County Gazette (they have no website).

Snowman Attack Hearing Set
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Three Colfax 13-year-old boys have been charged in juvenile court with attacking an inflatable snowman which was on display in a yard in the S. 600 block of Mill Street. The youths have also been charged with taking a tip cup from the Daily Grind on the same day, Dec. 26.

They have been summoned to a juvenile court hearing Feb. 16.

According to the Colfax police report, the investigation started when a staffer at the Daily Grind reported a tip jar had been taken. The suspects were later located with the help of descriptions from a resident who spotted a group of boys loitering in the area behind the building adjoining the Daily Grind stand.

Police the same night received a report that three youths attacked the inflatable snowman. Descriptions of the suspects mat...
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