Happy Holidays!

The BOY and I went to our monthly doctor's appointment yesterday. The news was not good but also not surprising...the previa hasn't moved at all (because of the fibroid) and a c-section is pretty much inevitable. I won't even be able to go into labor first, which I'm actually kind of disappointed about. The doctor wants me to be in Anchorage at 30 weeks (that would be January 6) and I have another appointment next week for more testing and blood work. So that's not too encouraging although I'm trying not to let the doctors freak me out too much. Everything on the home front has been pretty stable...you'd never know that I'm a walking, talking, hemorrhage waiting to happen. I'm probably in denial about it...but then again, I'm not going to launch myself into hysterical overreaction without a little more justification (short of bleeding to death, of course).

At any rate, we got some more pics of the BOY. As I anticipated, he was in no mood to strike the traditional poses. But we got a nice shot of him yawning before he realized what we were up to:

The BOY is very expressive with his hands...I believe I mentioned on on December 7 that he flipped us off (that pic is forthcoming). Here's one where it looks like he's giving us the "a-ok" sign:

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So the plan now is to try to prepare for the big 3.5 month "vacation". I need to make arrangements for the FEE in Anchorage...there is no boarding here in Bethel (and if there were, it would be three times what it would cost in Anchorage) and I'd want to visit the FEE every now and again, anyway. According to one of the magistrates, there are furnished condos in Anchorage that you can rent by the month...I need to check availability on those (and see if they will let me keep the FEE there). I need to front-pay my rent and necessary utilities and shut off the unnecessary utilities. I need to arrange for plant care. I need to try to get ahead on my work so my coverage doesn't hate me when they're working my files. And my boss said it's possible that I might be able to work in the Anchorage office for a few weeks before I need to start studying for the bar exam on February 1. Needless to say, I won't be able to take care of all this by January 6..maybe by January 15. But no earlier than that. What a pain in the ass...

At any rate, I hope everybody has a lovely holiday and new year...thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers for me and the BOY. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, as well. ( :