Friday, November 16, 2007

A eulogy.

You'll never guess what I did today.

I was really driven to it. The status quo had just become intolerable. I just couldn't stand it any longer. I could have gotten someone else to do it, but I have always had the feeling that I could do it myself, so I did.

I don't really regret it. The change was a little drastic and more than I was expecting, but I have been feeling that it was necessary for a while now, and while I do miss the old, I think I'll be happy with the new. Oo, now that I've said that, I think I'm going to cry.


Yep, I cut my hair. That's about ten inches setting on the edge of the sink right there. I hadn't meant to take that much off. My hair now rests directly on top of my shoulders, and I was hoping to leave a couple more inches. I forgot that hair gets shorter as it dries. I also forgot that cutting usually means trimming afterwards. But I'm not that disappointed with the result, even if I can't get a good picture of it.



My first thought was that now I just look like any other pregnant woman. I think I look a lot younger with shorter hair and a lot less distinctive. I also don't want to throw my clippings away. I keep thinking, "What's Seth going to think?" And I can't figure out if I like it. I was really fond of my hair. It was long and soft and almost chestnut. I could do the most wonderful braids and twists with it. Oh, why did I make it so short?

On the other hand, my head is much lighter now. I don't have to do as much with it. And I don't look in the mirror and think, "Too much hair. It makes me look tired." Instead I think, "Grow another inch or two, quickly." Oh well. When it does grow that inch or two, I think I'll be happier. And it's really not so bad.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Ultrasound results.

Inconclusive. Baby was in a perfect jackknife position, thereby obscuring any pertinent information regarding gender. We know baby is healthy. We know baby has long legs. "His" feet were all the way past "his" head. But that's all we know for now.