gumption

gumption, noun: enterprise, initiative

I've been unable to muster up the gumption to do much these days. My energy level is getting lower as the pregnancy progresses, and my back hurts when I bend down to pick something up, and the monkey requires most of my attention when she's awake.

This post has been brought to you by the letter N, for Nap.

cesarean section

cesarean section, noun: a surgical incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring.

I had to have a c-section when the monkey was born, and I am now all set up to have another for the delivery of her little brother. We have so much to do in the house to prepare for his arrival. I just hope we can get it all done. We have to rearrange the office, move all the guest bedroom furniture into the basement, move the monkey into the old guest bedroom, and then set up for the little dude in the nursery. I don't know why, but I've been calling him the little dude for awhile now and the nickname has just kind of stuck in my mind.

ETA: I just read way too much about c-sections when I looked up the definition for this post. Out of curiosity I clicked a link to Encyclopedia Brittanica, and then decided to check out what Wikipedia had to say about c-sections. Apparently some lady in a village in Mexico is the only person known to have given herself a c-section. I cannot imagine that!

Book Review: Inkdeath

This book was so hard to get into, but since I read the first two books of the trilogy I was kind of committed to finishing it. There was really only one way the book could have ended, so the only real "surprise" were the events leading up to the inevitable. Even those weren't that interesting.

sputum

sputum, noun: expectorated matter especially from the air passages in diseases of the lungs, bronchi, or upper respiratory tract

The monkey and I are down with colds. She is getting very tired of not leaving the house and keeps running to the door and saying "friends, friends, friends." Whenever we head out to a baby class or storytime I tell her we are going to see her friends. We haven't been anywhere in almost a week. Here's hoping to improved health in our household.

Book Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire

This book was just as good as the first one. I want to read the third one but may put it off for awhile because I will be sad when the series ends. The author died before the books were even published, so there's no chance of any more books being added to the series. I hear there are talks of making a movie based on the first book. That would be awesome.

p.s. I realize these book reviews are very short and unsubstantial, but if you click on the links to Amazon, you'll see reviews and synopses by the experts. I just want to share my overall opinion and don't lately have the time to elaborate. I have a crazy toddler and much less energy what with 3 months left in my pregnancy.

Book Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Bottom Line

I loved it, and I can't wait to read the next two books in the series.

absent

absent, transitive verb: too keep (oneself) away

absent, adjective: not present or attending: MISSING