Our area is supposed to get hit by a storm, but not just a normal storm....a Frankenstorm. I can't make this shit up.
All the spare parts appear to be coming together to create what forecasters are calling "Frankenstorm," a monster combination of high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and maybe snow that could cause havoc along the East Coast just before Halloween next week.
The weather people are having a field day with this one and my Facebook feed is full of people posting links to stories about our impending doom.
The last hurricane was Irene (over a year ago) and after that I told my husband that I wanted to evacuate for the next one. Right now there is only a 30% chance of the storm directly hitting us here, but I'm really hoping that changes to be less since I can't exactly evacuate in my current state.
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| It's a good thing Faith always "helps" with my picture taking |
Considering how much I freaked out about Hurricane Irene, I didn't think it was possible to be worse, but I was wrong. Having a big storm hit the week I'm due? That's how you make it worse.
The low pressure system of the storm and the full moon early next week create prime circumstances for two things: coastal flooding and inducing labor. How do I know this stuff?
One of the things that I worry about at 4am when I'm awake for no reason is not being able to get an epidural for some reason. I get that some people actually seek out drug free childbirth, but that sounds like a nightmare to me. Now tonight I can have dreams of giving birth in my husband's truck as we try to make to the hospital through downed trees and flooded roads.
Yes, I am panicking and no, I'm not listening to reason at this point. My husband already tried to reason with me. That fool.
Since I can multitask, I spent some time with Faith today talking about being a big sister. She's a huge fan of the topic, mostly because of this book:
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I also ran today, but it wasn't too exciting. I did 2 miles outside, then ate, then 3 more miles inside, and then ate more. I'm living the dream.
Do you freak out about storms or are you like my husband and just roll your eyes at the Weather Channel "STORM OF THE CENTURY COVERAGE" stuff?
If the baby is born during the storm, you should name her "Frankie". Or Sandy. I bet there won't be anybody that does that.
ReplyDeleteI think I saw a porno like that once.
DeleteYou will be just fine. There is always so much hype about hurricanes and they turn out to be nothing. Oh well, yes, there was Katrina.... Never mind. No worries!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping it's overhyped and we just get a little rain!
DeleteThe weather people (especially on the Weather Channel) are pretty much obligated to blow every foul wind completely out of proportion in order to further the global warming agenda / conspiracy. [wink, wink]
Deletei know i'm a jackass, but you're not small. you look pretty full term to me, you just don't have a fat ass and face, at least you're not running MCM in the rain eh?
ReplyDeleteHaha I don't feel really small, so I agree with you on the looking full term.
DeleteI'm SO glad I'm not doing MCM this weekend. I can't even imagine that misery!
I want to start off by saying you are a rock star for running through your ENTIRE pregnancy (with exception of the ninja rib awhile back...). I also want to say that you look great. But I do wonder who says you look small and will have a tiny baby? You look perfect and totally full term
ReplyDelete(in a non creepy, totally non stalker way...).
Literally every time I go out and about, someone says I look small and can't be full time and/or will have a tiny baby. I guess it's a compliment? I've seen much smaller women though, so I'm trying to not let it go to my head. :)
DeleteI can see that Faithv1 is going to be a great language coach for Faithv2.
ReplyDeleteSometime in the 90s there was an ice storm that left some people in the cold with no power for days, or weeks. Probably people living aroundyourabouts. The next year lots of people were looking into generators.
ReplyDeleteI think the crazy stories though, are from Hazel, back in the 50s. I've heard them from several people who were present. I think St George's Island was completely flooded, and the schoolhouse (which is no longer there) was maybe destroyed then.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, just practice that "do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel" song -- have Faithv1 and your husband sing that, while you give birth in the bathtub.
ReplyDeletetrinkle trinkle...
ReplyDeletethat video is priceless. you will be love to see her as a big sister.
A few weeks after I had Charlotte, Snowmageddon 2011 occurred and I was completely snowed in. I was glad i delivered her early!
just like a man to try and win an argument with logic. he really should know better by now. has a twitter hashtag been determined for your labor/deliver/post-whatever deal? you should have a contest for best tags. i'm going for #TFPnomore
ReplyDeleteOh don't worry, that baby ain't going anywhere till at least Thanksgiving anyway.
ReplyDeleteMy BFF is running MCM this weekend. She's almost as worried as you are.
Oh my goodness. Who are these people that think you're small?!? That video of Faith is priceless. I also love that you are cracking up through the whole thing. You probably need to teach Faith that baby heads can't turn around backwards like that.
ReplyDeleteYou might get on the news if you push out your enormous fetus in the middle of a Frankenstorm.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's totally true about more babies being birthed during low pressure systems. I think it's got something to do with physics and pressure equalisation. Or it could have nothing to do with that and I'm making it all up.
I'm sure it's overrated. Do you remember Irene? I just rained.
ReplyDeletePatrick is ALLLL about this stuff. We have emergency food and he fills the bathtub with water. This morning he asked me to "think about what I want to eat that he can cook over his camp stove" in case we lose power this week.
Eh, I haven't really been watching the news about the storm. I don't really pay attention to that stuff. At least I have Patrick to make sure we're safe and fed during natural disasters!
I am a little worried about how this will affect NYCM...
It didn't just rain here for Irene! I don't know if you remember the news being like "DC spared...except for St. Mary's County" lol.
DeleteWe had a ton of local damage and some people didn't have power for weeks. We were stuck in our neighborhood for almost a full day because of downed trees and power lines!
We lost power for a week during Irene, so I'm definitely panicking. My offer still stands to come and midwife.
ReplyDeleteObviously, based on my blog post, I am freaking out, and my doomsday planner husband already has massive amounts of emergency supplies stockpiled. Can't you just evacuate and go take a little trip or something? Not far, just out of Sandy's path. Of course, based on Irene, I feel people are freaking out and nothing will happen.
ReplyDeleteSo far, you're the first person with enough reason to freak out about the storm. I totally love stalking the weather channel, but I don't get worried. I kind of get excited? Probably not a good thing to say....
ReplyDeleteNot gonna lie, I am kinda freaked out for you! Storms scare me way more than a rational person and I always imagine the worst case scenario. Although since you are so "small" I am sure the baby will slip right out if you go into labor during Frankenstorm!
ReplyDeleteCan you order an epidural from the internet, some Canadian pharmacy or something? You know, just in case? Kidding :)
Good luck! There is also a full moon on Weds, FYI... so... it looks like next week will be go time LOL. I still have two weeks left till I'm due so I'm hoping I get out of work for the frankenstorm.
ReplyDeleteAs long as you don't name your baby after the storm, I think all's well that end's well. They keep saying category 1 and tropical storm. Those are puss terms. Say Category 5 and "New York City" all in the same sentence and the shit will then get real. Otherwise, grab an umbrella. Specifically one that one buckle under heavy winds.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool, all you have to do is activate your zombie apocalypse survival plan and just modify it for the childbirth part, right? :-D
ReplyDeleteI know how intense childbirth is, but all I keep thinking about is how you ran like a million miles all at once last year and trained like a mo fo putting yourself through some serious physical and mental stamina. Not that it would ever happen that you were in a situation without the option for an epidural, but if it did happen, I think you have an advantage!
I love how they gave the storm a Halloween themed name. :)
ReplyDeleteThat video made my morning. Faith is freaking awesome.
Huge eye-roller over here. People are crazy about storms and 99.9% of the time, they almost never hit (us) very hard. Worst case scenario power is out for an inconvenient amount of time.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the pressure inducing labor though -- go to the hospital early and just sit there until the baby pops out! I had a friend who did that during a blizzard. The docs told her to hang around so she didn't get stuck having her baby on a road packed with people driving stupidly in the snow (or unable to see through the white out conditions).
You're totally going to give birth in a mobile home that's getting washed away in a flood, and the weird lady who lives in the mobile home will help, and force you to name your daughter Stormy as thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a full Moon Monday - maybe it will be that day.
ReplyDeletei roll my eyes. i seriously thought we were just getting a nor'easter or something until i heard all this hurricane shit earlier today.
ReplyDeleteguess you're not considering naming the baby sandy?!
Yikes! I hope the storm stays away. We got away with nothing here in FL. I happen to love the irony that all of our friends and family in VA and NC told us NOT to move to Miami because of the hurricanes and they've had more than us. I've actually never had a hurricane here.
ReplyDeleteI love that video to Faith! She's so cute!
oh my gosh!!! maybe u should go get some books on home delivery. JK!! that sounds like a nightmare! i'll be hoping that crazy storm passes before u deliver. and u are just about the cutest mama out there! :)
ReplyDeleteNicely used House of Lies gif.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Florida, so even when hurricanes come directly at us, I barely take it seriously. I should stop that, especially since I've actually been in the eye of a category 1 before (that was creepy). But I don't know if the creepy was because of the storm or the fact that I was sitting in a small closet with my in-laws.
BTW, good luck on welcoming Faith #2 into the world!