Into the dangerous world

So there I was, confined to a hospital bed, in unholy (read: pitocin-induced) labor, listening to LCD's "Antony and the Johnsons" Pandora station while breathing through contractions. And then Bright Eyes' "First Day of My Life" starts playing. And of course, I utterly lose it. Even though it's not really about childbirth and babies, it may as well be.

This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don’t know where I am
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said “this is the first day of my life
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you
But now I don’t care I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy”

So if you want to be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me

Welcome to the world, Mr. Colin, my Pi Day baby.

Meal Planning, I am doing it

I seriously can't handle it anymore and know it's going to be infinitely harder with two kidlets, so I'm really making it happen. Today we are eating Domino's for dinner, but I started making a list of stuff I know how to make, especially the ones I make frequently and that are somewhat easy when I am the only adult in the house. If my random three readers have any low-stress but still somewhat interesting and tasty recipes to share I would love it. Here's most of my ideas so far, Believe it or not the seafood stuff is the most likely to be eaten by the two-year-old.

My go-to meals
Linguini with clam sauce
Dijon/BK Breaded Fish
Stroganoff
Soup: chicken or beef with noodles, sweet potatoes, spinach, onions, carrots, etc.
Baked chicken
Sausage and spinach pasta
Baked salmon, rice, veggie

Sometimes meals
Spaghetti w/ meatballs
King Ranch Chicken
Tacos and Mexican Rice
Omelets

Holy crap we finished the basement (and other happenings)

Remember how I posted about our latest home project and I kind of made it sound all wrapped up? Yeah, that was just the mold removal phase. Now finally as of yesterday morning, all drywall is up; wiring re-done where necessary; walls painted; baseboards also painted, assembled, and attached; and stuff reorganized enough to actually use the main room as a functional place to hang out/play music/play toys.

Also, some severely nice people threw me a baby shower and baby #2 now has clothes! And we also got to see some old friends this weekend that I go back 10+ years with. And then we actually had time to "relax" while watching a movie last night. By relax I mean half-heartedly watch the movie while I sorted all of baby brother's clothes and LCD halfway built a shoe rack. Luckily it was a slow-going thoughtful movie so we didn't have to pay that much attention to get the gist.

Next on my checklist is to pack for the hospital and tidy up the house for visitors. I am kind-of-sort-of-almost ready to have this kid.