Archive for January, 2006
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Rant: Government Pointlessness and the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPA)
Let me first emphasize, even more than usual, that these opinions are my own. My employer has nothing to do with these opinions and I have no idea what they think.
This rant was sparked by an article in the San Jose Mercury News today, which says that the US Dept of Justice has demanded […]
8 Comments » - Posted in Current Affairs by Liza
Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Contractions and Paperwork
For the longest time, I couldn’t tell whether or not I was having "Braxton-Hicks" contractions.
I am now. Mostly I have them every couple of hours, although occasionally I’ll have 2 in a row. Jill and I also both think the baby has dropped — I can eat larger meals again, and I’m not as […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Pregnancy, The Real Live Boy by Liza
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Another New Love
We plugged in Smudge’s little froggy humidifier last night, and I am in love.
This is the first morning in weeks when I haven’t woken up feeling dehydrated. It’s a good thing that he’s going to be in a bassinet in our room for awhile, because I’m not sure about giving up the humidifier, at […]
No Comments » - Posted in Pregnancy by Liza
Monday, January 16th, 2006
Top 10 Things About Being Pregnant
I’ve been being pretty negative about the physical experience of being pregnant lately, so I thought I should balance that out.
Here’s my Top 10 Things About Being Pregnant list:
Watching him move. When I’m awake already, there is nothing cooler than looking down and watching my belly ripple and wriggle while he stretches and […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Pregnancy by Liza
Monday, January 16th, 2006
Midnight Blogging
Jill’s back, which is lovely. She had a great time at the wedding and visiting with DC friends and family.
And I had a nice, quiet weekend. The final session of class was very cool, and it was fun seeing everyone and having them get to see me being gigantically pregnant. I didn’t get most […]
No Comments » - Posted in Personal, Pregnancy by Liza
Saturday, January 14th, 2006
A Quiet Weekend - The Last One Ever?
Smudge is kicking and wriggling, but not too uncomfortably.
Jill is in DC this weekend, for a wedding of two DC theater friends.
And I have the final 3 hour session of my class late this afternoon, but otherwise, nothing scheduled. I’m so excited to have the quiet time! I’m planning a busy weekend:
laundry
groceries
bookstore (mmmmm, gift […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Personal, Training and Development, Pregnancy by Liza
Friday, January 13th, 2006
Big Baby in Context
Since yesterday, I’ve been talking to lots of female relatives about the prediction that Smudge is going to be 8.5 - 9 lbs at birth.
It appears that my mom is the only one in the extended family to only have average sized babies.
All 4 of one aunt’s children were over 9 lbs, with […]
