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El Tornado
2:20 pm CDT March 21, 2008
Yes, we (and all of our friends) survived the tornado. It was pretty crazy though. On Friday night, we were having dinner with friends at a restaurant about a mile from Cabbagetown, a part of town that suffered serious damage. The restaurant lost power, and we ended up staying there and waiting for the storms to pass. We had no idea how bad they were though. And on Saturday, when we learned of another tornado heading straight for downtown Atlanta and continuing east (we're less than 5 miles east of downtown), we gathered the pets and spent some good, quality family time in our bathroom. Luckily, the tornado didn't touch down again, and the only damage we suffered were some plants pots that were pelted by hail. The boy was not oblivious to the situation either. In the middle of the night on Friday, a huge clap of thunder woke us up and shook our house. And as I woke up, I felt the boy literally jump in my belly. He was obviously startled, too. Poor thing.
So yeah, he's apparently able to hear now -- though obviously, sounds are a bit muffled to him. When my alarm clock goes off in the mornings, he immediately starts kicking. So much for my old snooze routine. He might actually hate the mornings as much as his daddy does. At least Eric doesn't kick me though -- not usually anyway.
For me, one of the hardest things about being pregnant has been not being able to go to concerts. I could probably go to a venue if it was large and open enough, but most of the bands I like play at small, loud, smoky bars. We're going to see Chris Rock at the Fox this weekend -- it's not exactly a concert, but it should be a lot of fun. I wonder what the boy will think about that. Let's hope he can't make out all of the expletives.
The nursery is really starting to come along. Eric has been working dutifully on the crib, and I've been working on organizing and cleaning and that sort of thing. I also painted a few pictures for the boy's room. Scary thought, huh? I actually think they turned out pretty cute. Once we have the crib finished and set up, I'll take some pictures and post them. I just love being in his room -- it already has such a sweet presence about it. That might have something to do with the fact that it's the one room in our house that doesn't smell like dog or cat.
We had a meeting with the boy's pediatrician yesterday. And yes, I know exactly how crazy that sounds. No, we don't have a baby yet. Yes, we did have an appointment with a pediatrician. Stay with me here. Apparently, their practice likes to meet with new patient's families and just explain how everything works and to see if there are any questions. We already knew we wanted to go with this particular practice (we're lucky to have my sister nearby who is full of good recommendations), but we still learned a lot and appreciated seeing the place and meeting some of the people there. So now I can check that off of List #4 entitled "Things to do Before Baby." You think I'm kidding. Sadly, I am not.
On our way home from the pediatrician's office, we passed by a Sam's Club and decided to stop in and open a membership. We figured that, with the amount of diapers, wipes, etc. we'll be going through (not to mention the amount of Vitamin Water and cereal we already go through), we will more than pay for the small annual membership fee. I think we could've spent hours in there, but after about 20 minutes, the hunger pains hit and we got out of there stat. Disaster was narrowly avoided.
Next Thursday I have my glucose screening to test for gestational diabetes. Basically, I have to drink some super sweet juice and then have blood work done to see how efficiently my body processes sugar. So unless I'm in a sugar coma, I'll plan to update afterwards. I hope you all have a great weekend! Happy Easter!
the tornado over downtown Atlanta last weekend (that's it on the left-hand side of the picture, just to the right of the building with the illuminated top)
the pictures I painted for the boy's room
They don't show up very well here, but these jungle pictures were in my nursery when I was a baby. We re-framed them and are putting them in the boy's bathroom.
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