22 September 2006

Daddy!

David's been away for a week, fishing with his brother and a friend. He just got back this afternoon. All week Anya was talking about Daddy -- every time she saw something that makes her think of him, like his stuff, or his side of the bed, or heard a sound outside that might mean that he was out there. David says she looks more grown up to him -- she's definitely doing more new things, like asking for the Wiggles DVD.

It's been a tough week for me and I hope to get to sleep in at least once this weekend. I got less and less sleep with each passing day this week, partly due to Anya and partly due to work-related insomnia. David peeked into her mouth at dinnertime and discovered that Anya has another tooth (#5) up top, which is probably the reason for her rough sleeps this week.

Tuesday was my mum-in-law's birthday, so I made a cake and invited everyone over as a suprise for her, since 2 of her 3 sons were away fishing! She wasn't really that surprised as she'd been half-hoping for everyone to come around anyway. The cake was a success -- moist chocolate with white chocolate custard poured into carved-out holes, then refrigerated and topped with chocolate ganache.

15 September 2006

Latest Wordsmithing

OK, I have no idea what these mean. Anya has been saying them for weeks now:
bee-ah-bee
me-ah-mee
Usually said repeatedly in a clear, bell-like voice. Today she said me-ah-mee in a growly voice, playfully. I once thought that bee-ah-bee meant bellybutton, because about half the time she would laugh and point at her bellybutton while saying it, but I don't think there's a clear link.

Meanwhile, new words this week are:
puh-pul (purple)
bubble (learned thanks to bathtime hijinks)
sto (stove)

And she continues to love saying stah (star), mooh (moon), bow-wow (dog), moh (more), pee/gee/dee (please), ta (thank you), and has started repeating words at random as we talk to her.

Eggs

Monday (11th) was egg pick-up day. Thirteen eggs... no wonder I felt so bloated... After getting home I told David I'd like a nap, and the next thing I knew, I woke up at 9 pm having missed Anya's entire dinner-bath-bedtime routine.

Tuesday I went to work, but operating at half-speed, so decided to go home a bit early. Typically, I didn't actually manage to leave until an hour after deciding to leave.

Wednesday was embryo transfer day. At Dr Kilvert's recommendation only one embryo was put in. David sat next to me holding my hand and we were discussing the difference between American and Australian TV when Dr Kilvert, who'd been poking around down below, said it was done. I was a bit surprised, as I didn't see the scientist come in with the egg (last time it was shown to me), and I had no idea that he wasn't just prepping.

I'd intended to go to work in the afternoon, but went home instead and rested and napped. I wasn't this exhausted the first time we did this!

We now wait fifteen days before we can test for pregnancy. Meanwhile, every morning and night I top up my progesterone levels with refrigerated pessaries (wax pellets that I insert... /shudder). Sunday I also inject HCG to help things along. I feel like a pincushion with all this self-injecting.

Work is of little interest to me at this point and I find myself fantasizing about just quitting, or getting some mindless sort of work to do, like running a video rental store.

01 September 2006

T-shirt design

Here is a photo of the finished shirt. (shirt is well used by now and somewhat stretched...) -- Jan'07












This is the t-shirt design I came up with for my mothers' group (for the toddlers in the group to wear). I thought it would be cool to have something that linked everyone together, plus it would be fun for us to make the t-shirts. We will be making them next week -- I'll update with an image of the finished product.