Geek Habitat

The state of the art new Center for the Intrepid rehabilitation facility, and two more Fisher House living centers for injured soldiers’ families, opened yesterday at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) here in San Antonio, Texas. The facilities serve the burn and amputee populations returning from Iraq and Afghanistan (more).

…but a mother, I am soon to be. To mark my 31st week of pregnancy, Justin spent over an hour working with me and his new studio lighting setup to create some memorable pregnancy photos.

Any and all flaws or annoyances in the photo are due purely to the model, and not the photographer and his skill. I would never have photos even remotely like this taken, if not by my husband and soulmate of 18 years… (And, in the interest of full disclosure so folks don’t get weirded out — I am wearing nude-colored underwear. You will.never.see any nude photos of this body, ever, on GeekHabitat.com or elsewhere, and for that I believe we are all justifiably relieved and thankful!)

Today marks the transition to single digits for my “weeks remaining in pregnancy” — 9 weeks to go (give or take a couple).

One of us (me) is now going a little nutty, feeling like there’s no possible way we’ll have everything done by then, while the other (Justin) is going nuts at work, but when he’s home, has a confident (if not slightly eerie) calm about him that we’ll be set by the time Sprout arrives.

Nonetheless, the recent string of sunny days — and the slow greening up of our lawn — have Justin and I excited about the upcoming Spring, and having Sprout with us by then! Time has certainly flown by these past 7 months!

Yeah, leave it to a pregnant gal to search for Orange Julius at 5:59 AM…

I’d lamented to Justin some time back that there was no longer a place to get an Orange Julius in San Antonio. Apparently, I was wrong — there is one location in Rivercenter Mall, a combination Orange Julius/Dairy Queen location that serves the much-loved concoction. We’ll have to visit and try it out sometime. It appears they have added more flavors since the 80’s, but I bet nothing’s as good as the original Orange!

Anytime a non-smoker smells cigarette smoke — even if it’s on a smoker’s breath, hair, clothing, or their home furnishings – it is considered second hand smoke.

All news is good news…

• I haven’t gained any weight in the past two weeks (there’s plenty of time, yet, for baby to gain 2-5lbs. and send me into the “WTF?” weight category);
• My blood pressure’s good;
• Sprout’s heartrate is great (151 bpm);
• Sprout’s still in a head-down position, although I admit it’s a little eerie that she’s now large enough for my OB to tell that that just by poking around my abdomen a bit!
• I have a prescription for Ambien, which means I might actually get some real, uninterrupted sleep soon!