A post of smallish creatures
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olorielI have muscles in my belly and pelvis that are permanently at work against gravity.
Not the sort that you can't control anyway (like the uterus, grr grr), but the sort that you can control, except mine habitually seem to be at work. I know that I can control them because, ever since I became aware that they were working, I can tell them to relax. Which they then do. Then my bump starts feeling very very heavy and drags floor-wards.
Then I sit down somewhere, and when I get up again, lo, they're working again. And I have to tell them to let go.
I am beginning to suspect that for most expectant mothers, these muscles (the ones in the belly, at the very least) are not working like that, which is why they have troubles in the final trimester that I didn't have. Which I guess is good.
I am also beginning to fear that these muscles are responsible for keeping the baby safely lodged in there. Which is not so good.
Breathe. Relax.
I never remember telling them to contract, but they sure as hell do. And while it's easy enough to tell them to relax, it's hard to keep them that way. Isn't it more normal that contracting muscles should be an effort, and relaxing is the natural state? :P
My body, that unknown creature.
Induction tomorrow morning. *sighs*
My grandmother already called to reassure me that the later babies are born, the less fugly and wrinkled they are. Quite honestly, I don't care about fugly and wrinkled, I just want to hold him already!
She also reassured me that both her first child (my mom) and my mom's first child (me) didn't want to come out without "encouragement", and that induced birth didn't always have to be bad. (Although I doubt that the inducing they did back in 1955 had all that much to do with inductions nowadays).
But it was sweet of her to say that anyway.
And I guess at least I'm lucky that we're having a very cool summer. I'm feeling with all of you poor Americans who're suffering under a heatwave - I'd probably be going mad if we had temperatures like that just now.
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Meanwhile, I've been amusing myself with the latest Hobbit production video. I have to admit that I've been a pretty bad Tolkien fangirl in that respect, so far: I only read The Hobbit twice or thrice, and while it's cute and has its moments, it just felt too much like a sweet whimsical 1930s children's book (as, of course, it is). So I never developed a passion for it, and accordingly didn't exactly care about the movie, either. I'd probably have watched it, sure, but, you know... like Narnia. It's cute but I'm not getting excited.
The more still photographs I see, though, the more I start to believe that it is not going to be a sweet whimsical children's movie (1930s or otherwise), but something potentially awesome.
If you haven't seen the video yet (and you probably have), it contains PJ being silly (and looking sick, good grief), Ian McKellen and John Rhys Davies being classy, dwarves being dwarves, and other anticipation-inducing material.
I don't think I'm convinced by Nori's Star Trek hairstyle, and my inner linguist keeps headdesking at their Khuzdûl ([xuzdu:l], for Eru's sake, not [kuzdu:l], no matter how much you aspirate the [k]!)... but I still feel myself getting enthusiastic after all. Wee!
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Date: 2011-07-23 11:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-23 01:14 pm (UTC)Happy birthing!!! Can't wait to see pics of your tiny boy! Your grandmother's right; lots of births are induced, and it won't make any difference to your birthing experience, except that labor may be shorter (which is a good thing all around.)
Most of America is sweltering, but here in the Pacific Northwest we had the second-coldest Spring on record, and the warm weather still hasn't showed up. I'm sitting here right now, wearing a Polarfleece jacket, Polarfleece vest, light cloak and wool cap - yes, in the house! in late July! because since it's 'summer', the furnace is off, and it's freezing in here.
I can't get too excited about The Hobbit movie. I'm sure it'll be just as pretty as the LotR movies were, and just as full of stupid errors, egregious re-arranging of Tolkien's words, plot and characters, and moronic modern 'additions' like dwarf-tossing and shield-skateboarding and all that. I am no great fan of Peter Jackson's dumbed-down, tarted-up fan-fiction version; I wish he would have actually read the books all the way through, and also that he would have shown a little respect for the intelligence of those members of his audience who DID read them. IMHO, the first movie was pretty good despite all the errors, omissions and inappropriate additions - the second movie was already sliding down the tube - and the third frankly Sucked Out Loud, especially DumbandCruel!Faramir with dirty-blond hair and a huge nose.
So now PJ is making a fourth movie, and since The Hobbit is fairly short and uncomplicated, maybe he actually managed to read it all the way through, but I'm not counting on it. Thank Eru he's not attempting The Silmarillion at least; that would be a black evil.
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Date: 2011-07-23 01:24 pm (UTC)Is somebody assigned to buy all the newspapers on the day of his arrival?
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Date: 2011-07-23 02:29 pm (UTC)I've been hearing so many horror stories about birthing, particularly induced labour, that I'm rather a bit nervous! So everyone who tells me otherwise is extremely welcome. ^^
We've had a really warm and dry spring, and a few hot days in between, but for the most part this summer was just cool and (often) wet. Not cold enough for Polarfleece - that can't be pleasant either! - but cold enough for long sleeves and socks.
I did enjoy much of the LotR movies, although I also would tell anyone who asked (or didn't) how much many of the changes annoyed me. I'm no longer so bitter about most of them by now, but DumbandCruel!Faramir and the whole Osgiliath arc still stick out like a sore thumb! (I didn't mind Faramir's looks, though, on the whole, despite the inappropriately fair hair.)
A fourth and fifth, even! We'll see how they turn out to be. I guess as I'm not passionate about The Hobbit as a book, I'll mind any potential changes and additions a lot less. As for the Silm, a lot of additions would be necessary to make that work as a movie (or series, which I think would be a more sensible approach if anyone actually were to attempt it) - otherwise it'd feel like a documentary chronicle. But as it'd be impossible to please everyone, I guess it's just as well that nobody's attempting to film it. Although I'd love to see a good Silmarillion adaptation one day! But there's the rub - everyone's ideas on what'd make a "good" adaptation are so vastly different that anything I'd love, many others would hate! And vice versa, of course. A PJ version probably wouldn't fit my expectations either, though. ^^
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Date: 2011-07-23 02:35 pm (UTC)Besides, sharing birthdays isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm born on the same day as my father's father - and he's always offended when I decide to celebrate with friends that day instead of following his invitation. Much better NOT to share someone's birthday.
Haha, we haven't thought of that yet, but it's a good idea! If tomorrow pans out, there won't be quite so many anyway... and I don't think I'll want the BamS even on my son's birthday. *g*
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Date: 2011-07-23 04:59 pm (UTC)Seriously, don't worry about the induction; these days it's a very routine, very well-monitored procedure. Labor will probably be shorter, faster and harder, which is good in terms of getting on with it, but can be more painful. I got an epidural when I had to have pitocin, and it was blessed relief; I would have asked for it sooner if I'd known - I'd been in labor 20 hours with no drugs, and it wasn't going so well. Once I had the epidural and the pitocin, things moved right along, and my baby was in my arms by dawn, pretty as a little rosebud.
Me smacks with a trout all the clueless, cackling hens who tell horror childbirth stories to pregnant women. Yes, things can go wrong, but mostly they don't, because giving birth is an essential, natural function, and evolution has arranged for it to go as smoothly as possible. You are a strong and healthy young woman, you'll have expert help and care; there's every reason to look forward to this with joy rather than fear. Of course it's going to hurt; so does winning a race, but in this case the prize is ever so much better.
Tell you what; when the pushing part comes, then you will know the truth of female strength; then you'll be the Goddess giving birth to the Universe. Early labor is increasingly uncomfortable; later labor is frankly painful; transition is frankly wretched - a lot of women give up at that point, and decide that they're just going to go home and not have a baby that day after all - but it's mercifully brief, and then comes The Power. My sister told me about this before I had my baby; I didn't really believe her, and then.... woah. OH yeah. Mountain Woman Strong Like Bear!!!
The pushing is the second-best thing about labor. The first-best thing about it is that last push, followed by your baby's first cry. Woo hoo, won't be long now; blessings blessings blessings!
*hugs hugs*
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Date: 2011-07-23 05:34 pm (UTC)ich denke morgen ganz fest an dich! Hoffentlich geht es dennoch schnell, dass du deinen krümel bei dir hast.
P.s: Sei bloß nicht krampfhaft tapfer, wenn´s nimmer geht. Ich hab kurz vor knapp auch nach ner PDA gekräht nur um einmal durchatmen zu können.
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