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01/05/2005 Archived Entry: "Labor, schmabor"

I keep reading all these things about the length of labor. They all seem to agree that for a first baby the whole process can take 14 hours or more. Hah. Hah! I say. I had a 5.5 hour labor with Tabitha. Since most things also say that the second baby often comes quicker, I'm going to guess that I used all my good labor mojo last time and will be going a long time with this one. Of course, we have to be prepared for the exact opposite and make sure I get to the hospital in time. I don't mind delivering at home, if it comes to that, but I draw the line at giving birth in our Kia, lol. In any case, it doesn't matter. I'm more concerned about what day I go into labor than how long it lasts.

We were originally going to have Tabitha's birthday party on the 16th, which would be two weeks early, but it turns out that's bad scheduling for Chris. He has work stuff going on around that time and wouldn't be able to help out much in the days leading up to the party. So we moved it to the 23rd, which is closer to her actual birthday, of course, but also getting me closer to my due date. I was researching everything that's available for a Scooby-Doo themed party on the internet and I was rather pleased with all that I found. I also came up with what I think is a cute idea for the cake so I won't order one after all. We need to make a trip to the good party store (as opposed to the bad one or the mediocre one) this week so we can see what they have and then I'll know if I have to order anything. I'm hoping to just pick it up all at once like I did for Tabitha's party last year.

Chris is home with us today so that's a nice treat. I'm not 100% sure what's on the agenda other than picking up the computer that's being given to us. I managed to get into my mail this morning but am still not receiving mail from any of my groups so only got to read spam for Rolex and the like. I'd like to go back to the mall we were at the other night and pick up a fabulous pair of pants we saw for Tabs at the Gap. Also, I'm trying to find a coat for her as her closet is full of about 12 jackets and not a single thick coat. Turns out it's kind of cold here right now! Well, I guess that's relative. I keep reading on people's website how it's a "balmy 60º" and I'm thinking "60? That's when I put on more layers!"

Tabitha is going through some emotional angst every time she gets scolded for something. She's been saying that the baby will be better behaved than her and will be the good one. Lots of reassuring is necessary around here. She and I had a long talk last night about it all. I didn't say anything new really, except to remind her that once the baby is here, we will be rather busy and if she feels she needs more attention to please tell us so we can remedy the situation. I know it's going to be hard for her, but we're doing the best we can to be sure she doesn't feel overly slighted. Interesting journey this is going to be.