Oh Joy

So, we just got home from the ER... I swear I've been to the doctor/hospital more in the last 3 months than I have in any one year period in my entire life.
I have gall stones which means I have to have my gall bladder out in the next couple weeks. The doctor said it's extremely common in women of child-bearing age, but also just common in general. He said the doctors at the clinic where they do the surgery do half a dozen a week each. So I guess that's good because it means they have a lot of practice...
Ugh, I do not want to have surgery and I especially hate IV's... but neither do I want to go through the extreme pain that I experienced this evening.
Yay.

New Cool Science

Scientists unearth Superman's 'kryptonite'

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time!!!

Musings

You'd think after 9 months I would be used to the fact that I have a baby. But no, it still kind of boggles my mind that there's this other little person here. It's like he just appeared by magic! And I'm totally responsible for him. That's kind of scary in and of itself.

I'm one of those people that change takes a long time to get used to. And I've been in such a haze for the last few weeks (who wouldn't be on an hour or two of sleep here and there!) that it really hasn't sunk in yet. It still feels like a dream. Not a bad dream most of the time, but still a dream.

Sometimes when he's not screaming and just awake and looking at me I think he understands me. Probably crazy, but he does make the cutest expressions! Pictures could never do them justice.

And I think I'll probably have to get used to always having a wrinkled shirt because his favorite place is sleeping on my chest which means we both get kind of sweaty... and so much for the shirt!

First Bath

So, we don't have too many pictures from this last week. Mostly Cory's been screaming, eating, or sleeping. And we haven't had many visitors that always require pictures. But... we did give him his first real bath the other night! I don't think he liked it very well. Mom's not so good at keeping him warm yet. But he has much lighter hair when it's clean and dry rather than all sweaty from screaming. I think he's going to be a red-head - or at least have very red highlights in his hair. Brian thinks that means he'll be strong-willed. I hope not!

Yesterday was his first doctor check-up and he's gained 1 1/2 inches and over a pound. He now comes in at 9 1/2 pounds and 22 1/2 inches long. The doctor says he looks good and is a strong little boy. He's got strong lungs that's for sure!

Otherwise, I'm sad because my best friend and her husband sold their house and are probably moving to Waterville. That's a good half hour drive away and a really nasty road in the winter. Now I can't just drop by her house whenever I'm in that part of town. :(

The "Next-Blog" Button

Have you ever hit that link at the top of the page that says Next Blog? It can be quite interesting. You never get to the same page twice, some of them are in foreign languages, and some of them are not worth looking at. But then again you find some really cool things sometimes! Like this one from http://inspiration-stories.blogspot.com/

A Nun asked her class to write notes to God.

Here are some they handed in:

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Dear God :

I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool.

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Dear God:

Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't You keep the ones You already have?

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Dear God :

Maybe Cain and Abel would not have killed each other if they had their own rooms. That's what my Mom did for me and my brother.

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Dear God:

If You watch me in church on Sunday, I'll show You my new shoes.

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Dear God :

I bet it is very hard to love everyone in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I'm having a hard time loving all of them.

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Dear God:

In school they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation?

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Dear God :

Are You really invisible or is it just a trick?

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Dear God:

Is it true my father won't get into heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house?

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Dear God:

Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?

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Dear God:

Who draws the lines around the countries?

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Dear God :

I went to this wedding and they kissed right in the church. Is that OK?

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Dear God:

Did You really mean "do unto others as they do unto you"? Because if You did, then I'm going to get my brother good.

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Dear God:

Thank You for the baby brother, but I think you got confused because what I prayed for was a puppy.

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Dear God:

Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up.

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Dear God:

I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big, but not with so much hair all over.

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Dear God:

You don't have to worry about me; I always look both ways.

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Dear God :

I think about You sometimes, even when I'm not praying.

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Dear God:

Of all the people who worked for You, I like Noah and David the best.

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Dear God :

My brother told me about being born but it doesn't sound right. They're just kidding, aren't they?

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Dear God:

I would like to live 900 years just like the guy in the Bible.

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Dear God :

We read Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday school they said You did it. So, I bet he stole Your idea.

A week from hell?

So, apparently I'm making up for having a relatively symptom free pregnancy by getting everything weird now. =( I haven't even been to my 2 week appointment yet (actually 3), but I've already been back to the doctor twice. First I got an infection and then after I get off the antibiotics my "stretch marks" have been turning bright red, spreading down my legs, and itching more and more. So yesterday I went to the doctor again to find out that I have a text book case of PUPP which is something like pregnancy induced papules. I looked just like the picture in the doctor's book. Basically it's a reaction to the fact that Cory has Brian's genes as well as mine. So now I'm on prednizone and trying not to scratch...

So this coupled with the fact that for some reason Cory's been screaming all week has not made for a lot of fun. I finally had a thought last night that maybe he has gas so I bought some drops for that and today he seems much calmer. Yay! It's actually quiet at our house at the moment...

Poor Brian has not gotten much sleep at all since he went back to work this week. He was even late for school on Wednesday. Good thing he can fall asleep fast so he can take advantage of any opportunity to cat nap!

On one happy note: Our car is finally in the shop and getting fixed. Woo hoo!

More pictures of course!

There's that crazy Uncle Kevin

Sleeping on Auntie Allison - which is his favorite position

And again on Grandma H

Grandpa H and Cory check each other out

Daddy has way too much fun dressing Cory...

Cory has now met all his immediate family except for the great-grandparents on Brian's side. He is eating well and screaming A LOT. We're not quite sure why except that he just wants to try out his lungs. Which doesn't make for a whole lot of sleep for mom when he screams for 2 out of every 3 hours between feedings...

Meetings

Cory meets Grandma...

and Grandpa...

and Great-Grandma!

This is the bunny, Flopsy, that Great-grandma thought would be the same size as the baby... I'm so glad he's smaller!

This is my favorite picture so far!

He's a pretty responsive little guy!