Exciting news today... We had a doctor appointment and we officially scheduled the amnio for 11/19. The amnio is a test they perform to examine the maturity of the lungs. If the lungs are mature, then we will have a c-section that evening! If the lungs are not mature yet, we'll wait a few days. This is great news because it means three weeks from tonight we might have a new little "M" running around! I'll keep you posted if anything else develops.
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Monday, October 28, 2002
A good weekend... at least mostly. The good news is that Michelle came home Friday night and was home all weekend. So far no contractions and all is well. We have another weekly checkup tomorrow morning, but we expect all is well.
The best news of the weekend is that I wore a suit to church on Sunday that I haven't worn in five years! It was a little big for me, but overall it was pretty close to right. I hope to undergrow it before the Spring! The suit I've been wearing the past 3-4 years looks like a clown suit on me. :-)
The bad news is that I spent way too much time installing a garage door opener this weekend (which still doesn't work right!). Matthew must have asked me at least 25 times if I was ready to play with him yet. How ridiculous that I would lose two days of playing with my kids (who won't want to play with me forever!) to save $99 of an installation charge. I'm a wienie. Of course, as I say this I'm picking out the paint that I'll use to waste my next block of free time splashing on the hallway. I'm a VERY slow learner.
Monday was a big Mr. Mom day. Madison had dance, then we had to run some errands at Target and such. Then a late lunch at Taco Bell, some more errands, checking on Michelle, and then the matinee of Jonah the Veggie Tales Movie with our good friend Jonathan (sp?) Crisp. We got home late, but still had to clean the house before the housecleaner comes tomorrow. (BTW - what kind of crazy world is it when you have to clean the house for the housecleaner!!!!).
The other bad news... struck me when I (finally!) logged onto my computer tonight at 11pm. Today is the day I was supposed to be in Boston interviewing at Northeastern University for a position in their b-school's IS dept. What a turnaround. From being in beautiful Boston interviewing for a coveted faculty position to cleaning up for the housecleaner. I hate to think of the direction my life is moving... (said with tongue firmly planted in cheek).
The other good news... 1) The Redskins won convincingly (almost) over the Colts. 2) I had a wonderful bike ride this morning for about 13 miles through the peak of fall foilage here in Southern Indiana. It's really beautiful. I'm going to try and capture some of it with my camera Wednesday morning when I'm out. For those of you who live in non-green environments (Stan and Susan!) you are really missing out.
The best news of the weekend is that I wore a suit to church on Sunday that I haven't worn in five years! It was a little big for me, but overall it was pretty close to right. I hope to undergrow it before the Spring! The suit I've been wearing the past 3-4 years looks like a clown suit on me. :-)
The bad news is that I spent way too much time installing a garage door opener this weekend (which still doesn't work right!). Matthew must have asked me at least 25 times if I was ready to play with him yet. How ridiculous that I would lose two days of playing with my kids (who won't want to play with me forever!) to save $99 of an installation charge. I'm a wienie. Of course, as I say this I'm picking out the paint that I'll use to waste my next block of free time splashing on the hallway. I'm a VERY slow learner.
Monday was a big Mr. Mom day. Madison had dance, then we had to run some errands at Target and such. Then a late lunch at Taco Bell, some more errands, checking on Michelle, and then the matinee of Jonah the Veggie Tales Movie with our good friend Jonathan (sp?) Crisp. We got home late, but still had to clean the house before the housecleaner comes tomorrow. (BTW - what kind of crazy world is it when you have to clean the house for the housecleaner!!!!).
The other bad news... struck me when I (finally!) logged onto my computer tonight at 11pm. Today is the day I was supposed to be in Boston interviewing at Northeastern University for a position in their b-school's IS dept. What a turnaround. From being in beautiful Boston interviewing for a coveted faculty position to cleaning up for the housecleaner. I hate to think of the direction my life is moving... (said with tongue firmly planted in cheek).
The other good news... 1) The Redskins won convincingly (almost) over the Colts. 2) I had a wonderful bike ride this morning for about 13 miles through the peak of fall foilage here in Southern Indiana. It's really beautiful. I'm going to try and capture some of it with my camera Wednesday morning when I'm out. For those of you who live in non-green environments (Stan and Susan!) you are really missing out.
Friday, October 25, 2002
Thursday... Michelle was in the hospital all day. She hoped to come home in the afternoon, but they decided to keep her overnight. I spent the day there reading a few articles. Thursday night we (I) had plans for our monthly GFGT. So the Crisp's and Wheeler came over for dinner. I made Tequilla-Marinated Chicken Fajitas. Very yummy. Although I didn't have time to go to the store for skirt steak so I just used chicken. I also didn't have any limes, so I used lemon juice. It was pretty good, but I'd like to try it with lime and beef.
Friday... The kids and I went to the hospital around 10 AM and took Michelle to the dr.'s office for a sonogram. Everything looked OK so they sent us home. :-) Michelle came home and went right to sleep in her bed. The kids and I are playing on different computers. I'm working, Matthew is playing Dungeon Seige on his computer, and Madison is playing Barney Christmas on her computer. What a day to raise a family!
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Tuesday... A great day. I was able to get a good bit of work done at the office while Matthew was at pre-school and Madison was with Jennifer (Thanks Jen!). Plus, in the evening I played one of my best nights of tennis yet. If ESPN had only had their cameras there!
Wednesday... started out well. A wonderful morning devotional, a great accountability group, some work, Dungeon Seige with Matthew and a bike-ride. Who could ask for more. However, around 5:30 Michelle started having regular contractions. By 8pm we were at the hospital. The kids and I came home around 10pm, but Michelle is there for at least 24 hours, and maybe more. We'll just see. I'll keep you posted. It's now midnight and I've not heard from the hospital so I assume that the contractions have stopped for now.
Wednesday... started out well. A wonderful morning devotional, a great accountability group, some work, Dungeon Seige with Matthew and a bike-ride. Who could ask for more. However, around 5:30 Michelle started having regular contractions. By 8pm we were at the hospital. The kids and I came home around 10pm, but Michelle is there for at least 24 hours, and maybe more. We'll just see. I'll keep you posted. It's now midnight and I've not heard from the hospital so I assume that the contractions have stopped for now.
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Michelle came home Saturday night and continued to have occasional contractions throughout the day on Sunday and Monday. Monday evening we almost went back to the hospital. I called my buddy Phil and asked him to come over and watch the kids if necessary. He, of course, was more than happy to. However, the contractions slowed down and we were able to have a pretty uneventful evening at home.
Monday I played the entire demo of Dungeon Seige. What a terrific game! I'm definitely adding it to my Christmas wish list, if I can wait that long!
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