it's taken me far to long to complete it, but mostly because i dragged my feet for the final assembly: the pieces were easy enough to work up. i modified the arms a little, but otherwise followed the pattern closely and was rewarded with an adorable finished product. his head is huge, and thus heavy, so he can't support its weight. still adorable.
i started finishing the assembly friday morning and was done saturday afternoon. our big plans to go out and about on nissa's birthday were thwarted by her coming down with a cold. . . we thought it best to have a restful day at home instead. the constant question during that whole time was "are you done yet?" no dear, but you'll be the first to know, i promise!
she loves it. and has said so quite a few times since his completion. and mommy made it for me. it's not real, it's made of yarn. it's yarn-y. it's so cute!
mission accomplished!
so nissa went to bed with her new dinosaur yesterday for a nap, slept from 6 -10. then was up till about 1. we both went to bed then. i woke up around 4 (for my regular bathroom break, ah, pregnancy!) to find her curled up in my arms. adorable, but confusing. and really messed with my dreams too, by the way. i tried unsuccessfully to move her to her own bed, so she ended up with us till morning. not sure what put her in our bed in the first place, but apparently she made herself quite comfortable and i was too tired to even notice. how sad.
in all, this pregnancy has been quite kind to me. rough in the beginning, plagued with occasional heartburn, but otherwise OK. i'm carrying much higher and centered this time, as opposed to low and across my hips. . . so bending over and slouching have been tedious for a few weeks now. there's something rewarding about sporting a high, round belly: it's so obvious and i like it. and nissa gets a kick out of it too:
she's been good about the belly: limiting her roughhousing, offering the baby (my belly) kisses, the whole nine yards. just saturday she hugged the baby, kissed her and offered to keep her warm (laying across me) and was very affectionate. i told nissa that soon we'd be able to do all those things in person (after the doctor helps me get the baby out, of course), and she seems ok with that idea. man, things are going to change around here. it's times like that that i hope nissa adjusts well. she's such a good kid, i want to do everything i can to keep her that way and keep her happy. maybe it means a few more trips to the park and fish store, but it'll always be worth it.
