Happy New Year!

[same_sky]

Today was very pleasant. We have a family tradition of congregating at my grandfather's house and eating cabbage rolls on New Years, and today was no exception. Apparently, it's good luck to eat cabbage on the first day of the year... or something.

I am feeling a little disgruntled now because I fell asleep for the last few minutes of the drive home, and I have that post-nap feeling... which is compounded by really, really not wanting to go to work tomorrow. The mail man stopped by to chat with M on Saturday, and informed him that state employees have Tuesday off because of Gerald Ford's death. I assumed that he was either wrong and it was just the post office being closed, or he meant federal employees, or it wouldn't apply to us as we're a pseudo state agency. I googled it just to make sure, and I was right--there is no such decree. We did get the day off when Ronald Reagan died, so it wasn't completely impossible. Still, it did make me feel a bit let down. I had a good weekend, though, so I can't complain too much. Well, I can, and I will--but I shouldn't. :)

Last night, at 19w1d, M officially felt Ducky move for the first time. There was some question about whether or not he had felt something a week or two ago, but this was a grand tumbling movement.. the biggest that I had ever felt, too, and it went on longer. Today, after I finished lunch (including a glass and a half of punch) he began rolling around in the same way, so I nudged Mom--and she felt it too! I was surprised that it worked out that easily, after M waiting impatiently for weeks. It's amazing how fast things change. Just two days ago, I couldn't even feel that sort of movement. I tried to let my aunt feel a few minutes later, because he bounced around for half an hour in the same manner, off and on, but she never could feel it when he was doing it. I am thinking that the poor thing was on a sugar high from the punch. I sure was.

Comments

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

How exciting!! I want prego photos please :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Prego photos are for skinny people! ;) No, seriously, you really can't tell all that much unless I take my pants off. I think some days, people might wonder when they see me (like today) but it's not obvious, and just depends on how my clothes fit. I really, really need to buy some clothes! If I run into any pictures where you can tell, maybe I'll post them. Maybe.

[e11en.livejournal.com]

Chances are it was federal employees in DC because they shut the city down for the funeral procession, etc. When I worked at the Smithsonian, we got Inauguration Day off because they just didn't want any extra people down there.

What fun feeling Ducky move!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure exactly who has the day off, but I do know that the US postal service is closed today, no mail, so I'm guesing all federal employees. I find it interesting because, as I said, we did get the day off for R.R. It's hard to imagine how they could do it for one and not the other but I guess that's politics for ya.

[gissa.livejournal.com]

It just hit me with all of this talk about Ducky that names like Donald or Daffy are definitely out. Oh, and don't let M talk you into Kalle Anka either. It's so cool when you can share those first movements. I bet your mom was thrilled, not to mention M.