Rejections suck

I got another rejection from agent today. The hardest part (for me) about getting rejections is wondering whether a) That person just wasn’t the right agent and I need to keep querying until I find the right one, even if it takes 50-100 rejections to get there, or b) It still needs more work, [...]

Oh, shit.

Shea says, “Oh, shit” about every ten minutes now. Before it was “uh oh” and then it was “oops” and now, thanks to hearing me say it one time, he says, “oh, shit” every time he drops something, his ball rolls under the bed, etc. etc. How do I train him out of this? I [...]

Nine days and counting every minute

Oh Lord, I can’t do nine more days of this! I’m having contractions like crazy. I’ll be surprised if she waits until the third to arrive, but who knows. I didn’t swim yesterday, started timing contractions today because I was having so many, but nothing consistent yet. Did get woken up by them both last [...]

10 Days to Go

Well, 10 days until my due date, but it may well be longer than that since Shea was 10 days late. The baby room is mostly ready – all cute and pink, although I haven’t put anything on the walls yet. I have decals on order that will spell out her name, but I’ll wait [...]

Halloween

This is what I want Shea to be for Halloween, but I don’t think I have the time/energy/money to pull it together. I can’t find it online anywhere, so it would probably require some sewing and it’s been about 18 years since I turned on my sewing machine. There’s always next year, though! Meanwhile, I [...]

The Countdown Begins!

In writing news, I’ve received two very nice rejections from agents (with comments like, “great writing, compelling story, you should pursue this, you just need to find the right agent, feel free to send me other work,” etc. while two others requested to see the full manuscript and will get back to me after vacation [...]

Turn Baby Turn

I went to my OB appointment yesterday to find out that my baby is no longer head down. She’s not completely breech, but she is sideways (back up, feet down, head on the side), so next Friday, if she hasn’t turned back by then, I’ll go to the hospital for a version, where they try [...]

The Mad Mad ’50s

I watched Mad Men for the first time last night. A quick history of my TV viewing: I watched a TON of television as a kid. I could recite for you every show on every network (2,4,7, 20 and 50) from 3 p.m. to midnight any day of the week. I watched Batman, Green Acres, [...]

Dr. Shea

Yesterday I was unpacking Shea’s old baby clothes and came across this little machine that makes a heartbeat sound to calm the baby. We didn’t use it for Shea, but I turned it on for him to hear. He took it from me, pressed the button again to turn it back on, then lifted up [...]

Contractions

Having a LOT of contractions already. I guess this is normal (I don’t remember) and they tend to be more frequent the second time around. Kind of annoying to have them this early, though. Still another month to go …