button pops all the way out.
according to babycenter.com: Your baby weighs about as much as a
large mango -- just over a pound. (Length: more than 11 inches.)
i'm 23 weeks now... only ...what, 17 weeks left. or so. damn!
30 May 2008
baby update!
she's growing like a weed! i'm guessing two more weeks before my belly
button pops all the way out.
button pops all the way out.
29 May 2008
quick update
so, we got home safely...work is super busy. roy poked himself in the
eye, with the aid of a bouncing basketball, but he seems to be
healing. the weekend was gorgeous and busy and exhausting.
maybe i'll post more about it later if you are interested.
eye, with the aid of a bouncing basketball, but he seems to be
healing. the weekend was gorgeous and busy and exhausting.
maybe i'll post more about it later if you are interested.
here are some interesting links from the day's news:
a high profile mixed couple discusses: Commentary: Why Americans
can't get over race
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/cohens.race.politics/index.html
For real? Commentary: Slavery alive and well in U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/beck.immigrantworkers/index.html
Concurrent: After Immigrant Raid, Iowans Ask Why
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1809727,00.html
Tony Blair and Faith and Works--Would Tim Keller Agree?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810020-1,00.html
27 May 2008
22 May 2008
good morning, new york!
Well, we made it safely. I only thought I was going to go crazy once...well, maybe twice. Yesterday was the longest I'd walked and the longest I'd been on moving vehicles since I've been pregnant....not enjoyable. But we are here now--I'm actually in Queens right now , and we're going to the Met later today. New York is still at the end of spring, and it's lovely here, though a bit wet. --guess who forgot their rain jacket?
Okay. Me n' Iris need to eat breakfast, so I'd better go, but I'm sure ya'll were all worried. Just kidding.
But we are here. If we do anything radically fun, I'll let ya know.
Okay. Me n' Iris need to eat breakfast, so I'd better go, but I'm sure ya'll were all worried. Just kidding.
But we are here. If we do anything radically fun, I'll let ya know.
20 May 2008
stuff
tomorrow we fly to NYC for my sister's wedding-in-central-park.
by way of detroit.
may 29 there is a book signing at lemuria (free wine and other
refreshments) that i have to go to--your presence would be
appreciated. i think it starts around five.
christy is flying with me and roy.
i've never flown pregnant before.
i've only flown like two other times, if i remember right. i'm a
little anxious. not too much, but a little.
also, today, i am very tired.
i like roy.
the end.
19 May 2008
Catalogs and emails
Dear J. Crew,
I love your clothes, even though I can barely afford to pay for them
when they are on sale. However, getting catalogs and emails from you
currently is an exercise in futility. Until you come out with a
maternity line (com'on, you have kids, dogs, and YOGA!), would you
mind not sending me things for the next four months? The double
frustration of not being able to afford or to fit into your clothes is
something I could do without. If you could resume sending sometime in
mid-October, I would really appreciate it. Or if you developed a
maternity line, I might even pay full price for something!
Thanks so much for your consideration,
Emily Hubbard
16 May 2008
more...
these were also pretty good:
community gardens--maybe roy and i can work in it some!
http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/FEAT/80516026/1001/news
i think this one's about a bear
http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/NEWS/805160341/1001/news
meth lab or moonshine still? yes, we live in Mississippi
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880515008
interesting news items:
Be careful who you marry--they could get you sick or sent to jail!
Royalty comin' our way...
http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/FEAT/80516001
A white valedictorian at an HBCU
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/16/white.valedictorian/index.html
also, <baby update>
Iris is as long as a carrot (not a baby carrot, but a real one) and
supposedly weighs 3/4 of a pound. When people look at me, they know
I'm pregnant. Without a doubt. I'm also more confident that I'm
feeling movement. Sometimes I have to tell her to stop kicking her
momma.
14 May 2008
13 May 2008
12 May 2008
also, holy crap!
Yes, sh** like this still happens in our state.
link:
http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/NEWS/80512010
busy week for the Hubbards!
Well, Roy has five exams and graduation this week, my (our) baby is
apparently doubling in size (at least that's what it feels like), and
there's a lot to do at work!
apparently doubling in size (at least that's what it feels like), and
there's a lot to do at work!
I feel (lately I've been saying that word like "fIll", not "fEEl" so
you should read it accordingly) like I had other things to say, but
I'm not sure what they are.
Oh, I've gotten to the point (the never ending pregnancy updates!)
where my belly stretches so I can breathe deeply. It's interesting.
Also, either my stomach was hurting or Iris kept kicking the same spot
repeatedly last night. It kinda hurt. I think she might have wanted me
to go to bed.
The google ads on my sidebar have links to L. Ron Hubbard sites. I
think it's funny.
Roy has three exams today, and then presumably two in the next three
days. I don't really know his schedule. I'm not sure if that makes me
a bad wife or not, but it does keep me from nagging him about school
work. and Friday, praise-the-Lord, he GRADUATES! no more school for
that Hubbard! I, on the other hand, am still not done. Maybe it will
keep me humble.
Also, somehow we managed to pay RTS so Roy can graduate. Well, really,
I think God paid RTS, because we're still eating, too. Also on the
God-looking-out-for-us front, somebody gave me much needed maternity
clothes and someone has offered us a Pack-n-play. And we had Caroline
Kimbrough over for Sunday dinner and she emptied and loaded my
dishwasher. And we paid my sister back for our plane tickets to New
York (we leave in a week and two days!).
I cooked my chicken all by myself--I couldn't find a recipe that I
wanted to us...I kinda pretended it was a pot roast, so I put
vegetables (carrots, potatoes, celery, green and red peppers) down on
the bottom of my dutch oven along with some water, and then put the
chicken on top. I think really you are supposed to secure the legs,
but I didn't have any string, so the chicken looked a little
lascivious. But I did remember to take the guts out. oh, and I poured
melted butter on it and spices, mostly rosemary and then poultry
seasoning. and I stuck it in the oven, covered, at 375 and got ready
for church in like five minutes (seriously, I finished the
preparations for the chicken at like 10:52) and hoped I wouldn't burn
the house down. Church went long, but the chicken was fine and
delicious. I especially liked the carrots! They were so sweet-tasting.
And after we were done eating, I went ahead and picked the carcass, so
we'll be having some sort of left-over chicken dish soon--it made me
feel VERY grown-up to be picking the carcass. I also spilled chicken
juice all over my kitchen in the course of taking it out of the
bag--gross! Just the thought of all the germs made me so nervous. But
I got out my clorox spray and hopefully that took care of it. So, if
you ever use a chicken in a bag, you might want to open it over the
sink.
okay. I have to go be diligent. Pray for Roy if you get a
chance...he's got a lot on his plate. but at least he's not going
through his ordination exams at the same time, like other folks we
know.
okay. bye!
09 May 2008
Baby update!
I know you love 'em!
"Your baby has grown as big as a banana. (Length: about 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom, and 10 inches from head to heel.)" I am 20 weeks today...I think that makes me a little bit more than halfway through.
all this info comes from this website, by the way!
http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size
i am definitely feeling big. not really fat, but extremely large. My belly button is getting shallower and shallower.
Also, it appears that our three finalists for Iris' middle name are Jean, Jane, and Blair.
What do you think? I'm worried that the perfect name is out there and we just have missed it, but...at some point (when we have to fill out her birth certificate, i guess) we'll just have to decide! I think i'm okay with a lil ambiguity, though, for right now.
and, at some point this weekend, i'm going to try to cook a whole chicken! whoa! maybe chicken potroast? i've never done it before, but it just looked really fun. (I know, i'm a cooking loser!)
and we're going to get to see the Coopers! yay!
okay. bye!
07 May 2008
pray for me
not only am i sick and pregnant (I hate it that I can't take Nyquil)
My life seems to be extra messy and I'm having ethical dilemmas that
are not my fault, but I still have to figure out what Jesus would do
(or would have done) and if I need to repent and how I should behave
in the future. it's a mess.
but i do have a pretty wise husband to talk things over with, if we
ever have the time.
I wish Jesus would just come and tell us what to do.
Okay. Bye!
p.s., i had a mostly good birthday--Roy gave me great presents and
Christy brought me peonies (and herself!) and mom brought dinner and
andy came too and ginger paid for my lunch. and the hornets won.
06 May 2008
05 May 2008
I brought you into this world.....
Having a kid on the way begins to make me think about what to expect. One of the things I have been thinking about as a soon-to-be-dad is discipline. So, I have already begun to brainstorm about is the many one-liners (what I like to call "one-hitter-quitters") that my mother or the parents of my friends spoke to pretty much end any disciplinary problems with their children.
The most common I've heard (but my mom never used on me) is the statement, "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..." Imagine saying that to a 14 year old girl who starts questioning your authority, "I'm going to the school dance!" This hypothetical girl can be seen here.
or here.
Imagine saying that a 8 year old boy who just wants to watch Saturday morning cartoons in peace (in his Sponge Bob "drawls" (underwear)) and not clean his room. You can see this hypothetical kid of yours here.
Rather than look like this,
or do this,
You can just simply respond, "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."
So, I like to be prepared when it comes to this aspect of parenting, and I've stored about 9 more "one-hitter-quitters" into my repertoire (sp?) to lay down the law. I like to think about what to expect and how I would deal with certain situations (in a Christian manner, of course). I also want your input on some of your experiences...help me out....please. Here is the list I have so far:
1.) "Wait til your daddy gets home... " - I grew up in single parent home (mother), so this was one I often heard my friends' mothers say to their rebellious youth. It often brought instant submission, tears, repentance, good behavior, more tears, etc...did I say instantly already? Something about dad coming home from a hard day's work and wanting to find release when he got home, made his coming one of terror.
"Hand/Bring me that belt/(tree) switch..." - I've had only a handful of these, but this ploy is devastating because it is not only physical, but also psychological. The parent basically is, in response to a child's defiance, telling them to get the weapon, instrument, utensil, (from the Hebrew word, "cali," for you Hebrew scholars out there...) in which discipline will be administered. In my experience, you often break down crying in the process of walking to get the weapon to which you don't need to be hit...the damage is done. But there have been some who have tried to counter this discipline by bringing small tree switches or getting small, soft, or flimsy belts (like this one), only for the parent to retaliate by retrieving the weapon of destruction his or her self. These may look like this:
weapon of mass destruction 1
weapon of mass destruction 2
3.) [Expletive] - Believe it or not some parents resort to this and it works...I don't recommend it though. But I think a few of these will come out in the life of every parent.
4.) "I'm gon' fix you"...this is just as real as "I brought you into this world..." I just tremble at the thought of being "fixed."
5.) "Come here..." This is the cousin of "Bring/Hand me... #2" It adds an additional element of surprise as the child being disciplined doesn't know what to expect as he comes to you. It could be a swift pat on the backside, or a sharp blow to the gut or throat whichever you prefer, or a crisp spinning roundhouse kick much like this man's...check out his feet. Or you could just talk to them.
6.) "You gettin' smart?/Who you think you talkin' to?" - This question is probably the "Game-Changing-Performance" question of discipline. Just when a child thinks he has the upper hand and is going to assert himself in an argument and raises his voice a little above the speaking level of the house, then you can retort, "Who you think you talkin' to?" It changes the momentum.
7.) "Roll 'em ...I'll control him..." - This probably is just straight up New Orleans, uptown, 3rd ward language but when a female decides she is going to "roll her eyes at you," demonstrated here, you can just say, "You could roll 'em, but I'll control 'em." I honestly don't know what the expression means, but I think it pretty much means I punch you in the eye or something like that...I don't know. I was always scared for people when I heard somebody tell them this.
8.) (Calm response...) -I think this response is probably the most jolting because kids (and people in general) often want you to match their level of intensity when they get angry. It is the reason why so many people love Mr. Rogers and Dr. Huxtable; you can just never imagine them yelling at their kids. I can imagine Mr. Rogers being like, "C'mon now kids, let's settle down and breathe easy....aaaaahhh doesn't that feel refreshing? Let's talk now..."
9.) (Laugh...) - I think laughing for no apparent reason at your kid when they are being defiant basically throws them off. It's kinda not the right response to a kid that is mad at your not letting them use the car, but it does work well when they decide they are going to be the tough guy or gal. Just laugh...
So, this is all I have so far...still trying to work on more. Again, I need your help, input, insight, on more of these...so I can have the jump on these kiddos....I close with these words, "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him (Proverbs 22:15)." Again, that's just too real!
Peace.
03 May 2008
Roy is watching top-ten basketball
And I'm bored.
I didn't have any exciting emails and nothing fantastic happened on facebook so i'm pretty much internetted out. I also might have to go to the bathroom.
Sorry...this may turn out to be another inane Emily post. whee! there was a thunderstorm last night. I woke up because of it or because of my bladder, but i didn't get back to sleep easily. I didn't mind too much--i kinda like thunderstorms. When that tornado-storm came past what was it, three weeks, a month ago? I was on my porch, watching it. but I wondered if Iris minded.
Iris, by the way, is our tentative first name for our daughter. We had a middle name of "hope" but Roy didn't like it as much as I did (Sorry Kathryn!) and so we are on the lookout for a new middle name. We welcome suggestions, as long as you can handle rejection--We're picky.
I'm not as scared as I was on Wednesday about having a girl. But I'm still a little apprehensive. And so far, no one has seemed to take my fears really seriously. They just think things will be fine. And, really, of course, I'm probably a bit more liberal about gender than a lot of people we know (don't tell!), and talk about gender roles sometimes frustrates me, but I also realize (sometimes through painful experience) that gender-conforming makes your life easier. Ultimately, we just want a little girl (or a big girl) who is like ALL of Jesus' attributes--compassion AND courage, but if that same little girl likes to go shopping and paint her nails and wear makeup, her momma is not going to know what to do. I mean, I do have friends and sisters that have volunteered to step in and pinch-hit in those areas, but will it hurt my feelings if Iris likes things that I don't value? Or will it hurt her feelings? I know there were somethings (mostly boys) that I didn't talk to my mom about because I knew she would think it was stupid and/or foolish. But I do hate when being a girl means that you have to sit with the girls and talk about table-cloths or place mats instead of listening to the boys talk about interesting things like theology or sports. And while I'm not prepared to give our child a gender-neutral name (Iris is too pretty not to use, anyway), I would prefer that she not feel bound by extra-biblical cultural (or sub-cultural) gender constraints. And so...I guess if she does feel like conforming, I'll just have to get someone else to help her conform well. Can you tell that I took a gender seminar in grad-school?
So... that was not really a productive or well-thought out post, but it is something that does worry me. Maybe I should worry more about her being mixed-race, but being a girl can be hard, too. Any thoughts? (Note: this is not necessarily a Roy-approved message...I know we've talked about it some, but I didn't make him read this before I posted it. I believe he would say something along the lines of "As long as she loves Jesus, it'll be okay.")
02 May 2008
01 May 2008
baby pictures
Sorry this one is upside down. that top picture, if you look closely, shows that this baby is a girl.
Whee!
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