Naked Monkey Knits

Monday I am 40 weeks and guess who is coming down with a cold? Yeah....... I am sooo lucky.

Well, my shower was Saturday and I think it went well. There were no games and the party throwers arranged for everyone to decorate a onsie for the Grey man. I am looking forward to seeing all of them. I hope people didn't think it was too lame but hey...... If they did not my fault. It was a tad bit uncomfortable opening presents with 20 people staring at me but it went fairly quickly and I am overwhelmed by the gifts people gave us as well as the love and support I feel by my friends and family.

The next day we (me, Mr Nakedmonkey, the bug, my 2 sisters, and my mom) drove out to Astoria and then onto Seaside. I had a nice time and it was the perfect Oregon day. It was nice and gray all day and not too cool and you could see the first kiss of fall on the trees. My sisters freaked out by all the beauty down there and I gave them a little "I told you so" about Oregon. We ate and ate and ate and had a pretty good time.

My sisters leave tonight leaving my mom for a couple of months. We will see how that goes. If it does become too much......................... Can I stay at your house?

37 Weeks.

My mother and sister arrive tonight. Tomorrow is my midwife appt. and my 3rd wedding anniversary. Thursday we take the bug to the circus for her birthday. Friday I get adjusted and pick up my other sister from the airport. Saturday I go to my shower. Sunday we do the coast.


I can do all of this?













right?

36 weeks now and I have a long list of things to do.....

~ Have a date with dh for our anniversary.
~ Take dd to the circus for her birthday.
~ Get the basement ready for my mother.
~ Pack my bag.
~ Make a belly cast.
~ Finish the baby sweater.
~ Get the yard together.
~ Get dd a lunchbox before school starts.
~ Go buy some cpfs.


Anything you all can think of that I have forgotten?

I. Have. 5. Weeks. To. Go.


Holy shit.


I got a wonderful diaper bag from my super talented friend Jen. (again I would show you pictures but alas I am camera free). My MIL and friend are throwing me a shower and I hope that he isn't born by then. I feel pretty good. Heavy. tired. I have been sewing a lot and making booties (oh did I mention that I also have insomnia).

Can't think any longer.

I want to go camping.

Now I have the flu (have had it for 5 days now). Nothing will stay in my body (TMI? I could care less) This is my theory................... We are having out own little armageddon.......... We have had a pox, some locusts, and a plague if it starts raining blood I will let y'all know.

Alright first off thank you Korin for taking actual proof that I am pregnant and I will be posting the picture on here soon.


We are officially in the 8th month (holy shit, I know) I am working on a sweater for the little man and hope to get it (as well as a few hats and booties) done for him in time. Now that the knitting content is done I can tell you what else has been going on. I have been checking my blood 1000 times a day and so far everything seems on track. I hate the new diet and am real real real tired of pricking my finger already.

Went to the babywearing conference on Saturday and had a great time. I saw a lot of cool slings and wraps and fell in love with the mei tais. Met up with my ladies and had lunch. It was lovely. That leads us to Sunday...... We had the bug's best friend and her folks over for what was supposed to be a bbq. Mr. Nakedmonkey found ANOTHER wasp nest in the back yard so grilling was out.

The farmer's market was closed.

Then during dinner our neighbor comes running over and bangs on our door wanting to use our phone because she found her baby in the tub and thought he had drown. Our friend is a NP so she ran right over to help and I just sat there stunned. I tried to distract the girls during this thing but I was just in shock. I felt guilty. I felt afraid. Our friend returned after the emt arrived and said that the baby had a pulse and was breathing albeit very shallowly. After that we went to the park to get over the shock of it all. It was just awful. Late last night Mr. Nakedmonkey ran into one of the people who live across the street there and he told him that the baby should be alright and CPS is involved (thank goodness.............. That is not me being mean you would have to live across the street from them to understand). The babe is supposed to be breathing now just fine.

When we returned home the girls had watermelon and then our friends returned home. We sat on the sofa to relax and I noticed that there was something in the bug's hair. It was just that. A bug. So off we are to the store to buy nit combs and up I am until 1 washing linens and combing the bugs out of our girl's hair. We checked her again this morning and it looks like we got them all. Mr. Nakedmonkey is a gift for me, I believe, to replace all of my very bad luck. He want through our girl's hair with a skewer and the smallest comb on the planet.


So that has been my past 48 hours. I need a vacation.

As I took blood from my finger today to check my sugar an old familiar friend came back.............. Failure. I know I didn't do anything to cause this (unless you count being in love and happy and gaining a butt load of weight) but I don't know if it is residuals from infertility or what but that old familiar failure feeling came back and wrapped itself around me like a nasty ex boyfriend.

Going camping this weekend. It is supposed to be 400+ deg. I must be out of my mind.

We are in the third trimester now. Can you dig it?? 12 weeks to go. I don't have a camera but I look a lot like this............. 8


I have been in a funk for the past few days. Money issues are threatening my sanity and then I also feel....... I don't know.......... a longing for something missing. Be it in my circle of bitches or just in my own head. I will let you know what I figure out.


Baby Nakedmonkey kicks like crazy. I love feeling that. I look forward to nursing.

One of my kick butt knitting friends donated some diapers and a sling to the baby nakedmonkey pile and it is very very appreciated.


We go camping with one of the bug's friends (we call her the diva) and her folks in a couple of weeks and I am really looking forward to the vacation. It is the only one Mr. Nakedmonkey gets for his company doesn't believe in paternity leave *shrug* So we will go camping for 4 days and hope that that will be enough.


Oh and we have a name. ;)

I am going to let Ani do the talking for me today. It should be grey outside. It should be storming and awful because that would speak to my soul.......

the sky is grey
the sand is grey
and the ocean is grey

and i feel right at home
in this stunning monochrome
alone in my way

i smoke and i drink
and every time i blink
i have a tiny dream

but as bad as i am
i'm proud of the fact
that i'm worse than i seem

what kind of paradise am i looking for?
i've got everything i want and still i want more
maybe some tiny shiny key
will wash up on the shore.......


......regretfully
i guess i've only got three
simple things to say:
why me?
why this now?
why this way?
with overtones ringing
and undertows pulling away
under a sky that is grey
on sand that is grey
by an ocean that's grey

Blogger

Milk

Doughnuts

The bug (or at least her stomach)

Stitting

Being awake

Sleeping

Cheese

Ice Cream or really anything with milk

The outside

My computer


I think that is it for today. Next volume is people that hate me.

and all is well. It is still kind of freaky for this to be going so smoothly. I had some trouble breathing but it is just allergies and now I have to take a claritin everyday and it should clear up. If not then I guess I will move back to the desert just like Doc Holliday. The man child is kicking me like nobody's business and I blame it all on Mr. Nakedmonkey (I was told to take advantage of the fact that I am carrying "his" manchild) The bug is on summer break now and from the rate she started high speed talking this morning she should be on a plane to either Indiana or Nevada in a matter of weeks;)


I made a gift registry and now my mother wants me to send it to everyone in the US........... I feel like that is begging for gifts............ I dunno.