we live in nyc, and currently they're pretty much shutting down the city in preparation of this frankenstorm. its a combo of hurricane sandy, and some cold front coming across the north east. we're not big freaker-outers when it comes to storms, we're never the lets-go-clear-the-water-isle and stock-up-on-canned-goods people. however, when they shut down the entire mta (all busses and trains) AND close the schools, which never happens, AND shut down the stock market, i kind of start to get a little nervous. luckily we don't live near any water, doesnt seem like there would be any reason that we'd need to evacuate, and i think we have everything we might need for a few days.
im super thankful that all of my diabetes devices pretty much run on batteries and i have a bunch of insulin on hand. im also thankful that im not further along in my pregnancy as id be pretty nervous. the couple that moved in a few weeks ago (directly above us) are 35 weeks pregnant. im glad thats not the boat we're in. we did do a (regularly scheduled) grocery shopping so we've got plenty of food in the house. im pretty interested in how this all winds up. if/when will our power go out? for how long? will the old nyc pipes be able to handle all of the water that might potentially come down? do i need to worry about our crappy windows? real ny-ers are not accustomed to hurricanes. all of this and the pretty much constant news coverage just leaves lovedove and i feeling pretty anxious about the unknown.
baby can totally tell that a storm is brewing, she's been really active today which is nice. i could even tell how much she was jumping around when we were out and about this morning. we made sure to hit up the county fall festival and we made sure to get Sofia there so that she could be out in her costume since the weather on wednesday seems questionable. we had a really nice time and im really glad that we went. it was at the same place we went to on the trip last week, but it was a much more enjoyable experience without the busloads of children.
oh and today (i think) marks the official start of my third trimester. that sounds wild, and im very thankful for that as well. ticker says 84 days, and i doubt that my doctor would let me go over, so we're certainly getting there. i wanna know what this baby looks like!
anyway, wondering what the near future holds. hoping this crazy weather doesnt screw up my scheduled sonogram (where i intend to beg for a 4d shot to get a glimpse of this child's face) and non-stress test scheduled for wednesday. its my first non-stress test, anyone wanna fill me in on what i can expect?
with that said, hoping you are all safe at home, in better weather than we're expecting, and feeling good.
guess what im making to add to the available snacks tonight.. ill give you one guess.... yup!
BROWNIES!!! muahahahahahahahaha
Take care over the next 24 hours with this storm. Will be thinking of you.
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