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May. 28th, 2011 01:51 amFor as much as I am done with being at work, the generosity shown by my co-workers today has me seriously impressed. I knew they had something up their sleeve, with all the low, secretive talking and skulking around. They move pretty fast, because one moment I was having coffee in the break room and everything was normal, and a few minutes later I walked in to a crowd of people and a room decked out in full regalia.
Again, I was overwhelmed and fighting back tears. A powerful feeling I would like to hold onto for as long as I can. There are now many more thank yous to write, and I want to express in each one how completely grateful I am for the generosity, love, and support shown to me. Michael and I have been so blessed throughout this entire process. I really shouldn't be continuously surprised, but I am.
Last night, we had dinner with Jacque and Leisy, both of who weren't able to make it to my shower a couple weeks ago. More overwhelm. I was happy to see them. Michael made everyone laugh by telling the story of his 80 year old grandpa cutting open a 500 lb. vacuum-packed container of stuffed animals within the confines of his storage unit and having it explode. I really can't get over that story. I keep picturing it in the style of a slow-motion action sequence, and it kills me every time. (There's more to the stuffed animals, but 500 lbs. of them -- how many would that even be?)
Today I started thinking that I might be having this baby sooner than expected. Sitting at my desk this morning, trying to crank out specimens, I kept getting sharp pain and pressure sensations in my cervix and lower back. I've been having cervical pains every now and then for a couple weeks, but this was a little more noticeable. Everyone told me to walk, so I went up and down the hall and outside, and it lightened up. Just random preparations probably. He feels lower than ever.
Again, I was overwhelmed and fighting back tears. A powerful feeling I would like to hold onto for as long as I can. There are now many more thank yous to write, and I want to express in each one how completely grateful I am for the generosity, love, and support shown to me. Michael and I have been so blessed throughout this entire process. I really shouldn't be continuously surprised, but I am.
Last night, we had dinner with Jacque and Leisy, both of who weren't able to make it to my shower a couple weeks ago. More overwhelm. I was happy to see them. Michael made everyone laugh by telling the story of his 80 year old grandpa cutting open a 500 lb. vacuum-packed container of stuffed animals within the confines of his storage unit and having it explode. I really can't get over that story. I keep picturing it in the style of a slow-motion action sequence, and it kills me every time. (There's more to the stuffed animals, but 500 lbs. of them -- how many would that even be?)
Today I started thinking that I might be having this baby sooner than expected. Sitting at my desk this morning, trying to crank out specimens, I kept getting sharp pain and pressure sensations in my cervix and lower back. I've been having cervical pains every now and then for a couple weeks, but this was a little more noticeable. Everyone told me to walk, so I went up and down the hall and outside, and it lightened up. Just random preparations probably. He feels lower than ever.
