Two, and three.

I was still in labor. I'm a bit fuzzy about the details, but right about now might have been when I first asked for painkillers, but I didn't want an epidural because then I wouldn't be doing it the natural way. Never mind that taking drugs of any sort means I wasn't doing it the natural way. I was in pain, I wasn't thinking straight. Anyway, I caved about 18 hours in and asked for the epidural. After being forced to sit up (only time I swore at Damm) the relief was pure bliss. I slept for a couple hours before it was time to push. Then you were finally born and they brought you to me. I was a bit weirded out because you still had blood on you but the ordeal was finally over. Then they cleaned you up, whisked you away and wheeled me to my room. I passed out for a couple of hours (as did Damm). I don't think I could fall asleep now if you were in a separate part of the hospital but 24 hours of labor + drugs delayed the mother bear reaction. When I woke up I got b...

At least it stinks when stuff starts malfunctioning and my tech-savvy husband isn't available to fix things. Fortunately my tech-savvy brother-in-law is around or we'd still not have internet/PS3 capabilities, and that would have made life somewhat stressful. My kettlebells, however, are functioning just fine. I read a book last week called "The Swing" by Tracy Reifkind, a lady who lost 100+ pounds and gained an amazing physique with kettlebells. Her program is simple: the kettlebell swing with a couple variations, 15-30 minutes a day, 2-3 times per week (now would be a good time to mention that I am in no way affiliated with this book/program. I am writing about it because I like it:). I did my kettlebell swings Friday morning for 15 minutes (not continuous, 10 swings per minute) followed by 5 sets of 15 reps of the Russian Kettlebell Twists. I was sore the next day! (Yes, I totally found that exciting. Yes, I'm slightly odd.) I did another workout today and ...