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Sometimes we have bad days . . .

and not even Neena can figure out why.  I hate to see her cry like this and thankfully it is not very often!

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I'M ON OVERLOAD!

Apparently I am supposed to be able to

• keep a perfectly clean house
• sew a new handcrafted purse
• make dinner
• balance the bank account and pay the bills
• take care of a fussy baby

and this should all be done every single day!  Oh and I am supposed to take care of said fussy baby the mama's way instead of the way I KNOW will work.  Additionally I should not interrupt the mother of the baby while she is eating one of her 3 well-balanced meals or during her 1.5 hour showers.  During all this I am supposed to drive the mother of the baby around while she fills out applications and interviews for a job.  Also I think during the driving around is when I am supposed to eat that quick snack I was hoping to get instead of breakfast or lunch.

ARGHH!!!  If I would have known all this I would have I would have given up before I even started!

Frustration is my middle name right now.  I really do want to have the baby and her mom here and I do think little mama should get a job.  But something is going to have to give.  Hopefully I can express this a little bit better tonight at our family meeting that I am calling.

FINALLY . . . she's here!

The BIG day!!

I'll be leaving in just a bit to go back to the hospital to see Jacy's arrival.  She got checked in last night and after they gave her the medicine to thin her cervix she was having  some cramping and a few contractions but not enought to justify me staying the night.  She took a sleeping pill so she could get a good night's rest for the big day.  When I left last night she was having to lay on her right side because her blood pressure was crazy high (142/97) but other than that everything was great.  When I got there the baby's daddy had returned with her food requests of chocolate mini donuts, sprite, sun chips and rolaids!

Here she is last night

 

I'm taking the laptop to the hospital today and if I am able I will keep everyone informed.  I can't believe I am going to be a grandmother today!

The baby is coming . . .

The baby is coming!  Mom-to-be goes to the hospital on Wednesday night to begin the induction of labor.  They will give her something mild to get the labor started along with a sleeping pill on Wednesday night.  Then on Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. they will start giving her a stronger medicine to really get her labor going.  I'll be going to the hospital on Wednesday night to make sure she gets settled in okay.  Then, of course, I'll be there on Thursday morning for the real thing.  So the new baby's birthday will be August 2, 2008.  I'm very excited! :)