I actually have them today…woohoo!
Eric’s birthday present arrived yesterday. I ordered in on Wednesday, I think. The free shipping is 7-10 business days. It came in two. Works for me!
The Today Show (I watch while I eat breakfast) had a segment on the vaccines/autism in children debate. I don’t know where you all stand on that concept, but it was kind of interesting to watch. Their medical correspondent (Dr. Nancy Snyderman) got almost cranky at Matt Lauer over it (she sees no causal link). If you care, you can check it out…
I got all my thank you notes written yesterday. And in envelopes. And all but 4 addressed. But the best part of all is that they are finally using up my old stamps. I bought a roll of stamps at 39¢ years ago, but haven’t been able to use them up (despite TWO rate increases) because we pay most of our bills online. So today, I can finally go buy a roll of stamps which means I can go back to putting only ONE stamp on every letter I mail (instead of 3 – 39¢ + 2¢ + 1¢). Yippee!!
Yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment. I’m 32 weeks and 4 days. She didn’t even bother measuring how big I am (fundal height). I guess that means I really am ginormous! They’re still both breach, so they scheduled a c-section. For December 8. 
That is 38 weeks, six full weeks away. I was not really excited about how far away that is. Of course, I doubt I’ll make it that long (ie, will need an emergency c-section after I go into labor), but still, the guaranteed end is not as “in sight” as I was hoping it might be. Oh…and I have developed PUPPP which is a harmless but really annoying rash with intense itching. It won’t go away until they’re born. Oh goodie…
I’m so ready to be done with this…
Eric’s brother came and took him out for dinner last night. That worked for me because I had no idea what to have for dinner. So I found something for myself and worked on thank yous, and they went and found a costume for Ryan to wear to work today (a monk’s outfit… he looked like something from Monty Python and the Holy Grail). Then we just hung out for a bit.
I actually have an agenda today! Here’s the plan so far (in no particular order):
- Make a meal plan for November (and maybe December, just to have one when the babies come)
- Mail thank-you notes
- Buy a roll of stamps (preferably the “forever” kind, so future rate increases won’t affect me)
- Cash a couple of checks
- Make a couple of returns (to Meijer and Target)
- Buy a few things so I can survive the weekend (I’m almost out of peanut butter
). I hate to shop on Saturdays…that’s when the crazy soccer moms are out! - Hand out candy for Trick or Treat-ing tonight.
- Buy coffee grounds so Eric can have coffee over the weekend.
I’m sure I have a few more errands to run (apparently they’ve been collecting all week), but we shall see what else pops up today.
Anyway, I hope you all have a marvelous Friday and a relaxing weekend!
I have given all my kids all their vaccinations at the recommended time per our pediatrician’s schedule. They have had no adverse reactions (barely any of the expected reactions/side effects either). Being in the healthcare business, I have no desire to risk any of them getting something that could have been prevented. They are definitely seeing a rise in “old time” diseases because of the lack of vaccinations.
To aal of you that are so against putting so much stuff into your bodies: I know someone who is dealing with the effects of polio because her parents didn’t think she needed the vaccine. It’s not pretty. The shots are well worth the not having to worry about what they might come in contact with. You never know when the next epidemic is going to arrive.
@ch1pch0p – Just FYI: the only vaccine you didn’t get was the second one for measles/mumps/rubella because of your reaction to the first one. You didn’t seem to be bothered by the rest of them.
@shannahhogue – Whooping cough, definitely. If I had been planning on putting my little one in daycare, I probably would have gotten her vaccinated against pertussis. Measles and mumps are still very rare and I wasn’t too worried about my infant catching them. And once they get past one year of age, those diseases aren’t nearly as dangerous if you contract them (most healthy bodies can fight them off pretty easily). I think the fear of disease in our country has kind of crippled our immune systems…we’re so worried about protecting against diseases that our bodies aren’t building any good antibodies anymore (which is why allergies have become so prevalant). Chicken pox, for instance, is a great way to help a child build a strong immune system…I think the chicken pox vaccine is just ridiculous.
@MlleBaroque – @ch1pch0p – Definitely, they are actually beginning to see outbreaks of measles, mumps, whooping cough, etc., diseases we haven’t seen in 40 years, which is blamed on the drop in vaccinations. So the diseases aren’t gone, just controlled.
@MlleBaroque – Actually, no disease has been completely eradicated; a few have just been contained (smallpox jumps to mind). The reason they seem eradicated is because they are so rare…quite likely because of vaccines.
I agree with you, though, about putting so much stuff into such small bodies. It’s a lot for them to take!
I’m not totally anti-vaccines, but we’re waiting until our kids are older to start them. I just don’t trust injecting large quantities of gunk into my babies when they’re so tiny; it scares me. I grew up with a girl who started getting seizures right after her 2-year-old booster shots and she ended up dying of a seizure when she was 13. Just that rare chance of something going wrong keeps me from buying into vaccines lock stock and barrel. We’ll probably eventually get our kids the Tetanus shot and maybe the measles one too. Most of the diseases have been pretty well eradicated, so I’m not too worried about my kids catching them.
i just got a roll of stamps at the post office, and they gave me the 42 cent ones instead of the forever ones, but i didn’t notice until i got home. ugh.
hope you have a great day!!
Wasn’t that yesterday on the Today show? I saw something about it.
I’m torn on the vaccinations, too. Part of me thinks the reason so many people can (safely) opt out of them is because the majority has them — the “herd effect.” On the other hand, I survived without most of them…but our parents also survived without carseats. Hmmmm….
We’re heading over to the church tonight. Maybe we’ll stop by your house so you can see the cutest horsie in the world!
Vaccinations=our biggest parenting dilema thus far. We’re both unsure. So, so far we’ve opted out of all of them but DTaP at 12/18 mos. We’re wackos in the eyes of lots of people (including our dr.) but…obviously the answers aren’t simple or there wouldn’t be so much passionate debate about them! I’ll have to watch that video later.
wow to her not measuring your belly. 🙂 That makes me laugh a little bit (poor you that you’re so big that she doesn’t bother anymore. eesh. I’m trying really hard, for your sake, not to be amused by this.
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I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the Once a Month cooking idea, but it would be nice to have some frozen meals you could just heat up after the babies come… you know, in your spare time with your extra energy, you could whip some up!
Also, they’ve already come out saying that the “forever” stamps might not really last forever, so don’t get too excited about those!