Shake Rattle and Roll! v.2.0

Oh my god, we just had one hell of an earthquake. 5.6 on the richter scale, and over 10 seconds long. It was centered about 20 miles from us, but we never would have known that while it was rumbling through our apartment building. This one was much bigger than the last one we felt -- the one that woke us up in the middle of the night. This one rolled through the building shaking everything. Henry and I were just glued to the couch, totally not sure what to do. I kept thinking it was over and then we'd be hit by another wave. It really was a scary one, and I was sure it was The Big One. Once it was over we went to search out the cats, who were both cowering under the bed. I was so glad that Riley had come home last night, and wasn't still out. He'd never have made it home after that! Things seem to have calmed down now, but holy cow, that shook us up (har har).

I was really happy to go to acupuncture tonight. My practitioner is finally back from her wedding and honeymoon, and I was so glad to see her. Her sub had been ok, but not great, and after my treatment tonight I felt better than I've felt in weeks. She's really been an incredible gift to me throughout this pregnancy, and I shudder to think what it would have been like without her help. We talked a lot tonight about induction, and although we did not take any steps to induce tonight, she agreed that as soon as I am ready, she'll start working the induction points. So exciting that she can do that. She thinks the baby will be early based on my pulses. We'll see if she's right! So far she's been right about everything.

Henry has started to put the crib together, and I stopped by IKEA tonight to pick up a few storage items. They have some really cute things there for baby rooms, so I also picked up a couple of mobiles and a rattle that looks like a big, blue fish. I'm really enjoying the nesting -- it is fun, and I feel all cozy when I'm doing things like folding teeny weeny socks and stashing them away, knowing that in a matter of weeks we'll be stretching them over the toes of our very own little person.

Shake Rattle and Roll!

I had the strangest dream on thursday night. I dreamed we had a teeny weeny pet bear with a long tail, sort of like a raccoon. I dreamed that the bear was running around our bedroom chasing a yellow plastic ball full of bells across our hardwood floors. Riley and Munchie got in on the action and they were all chasing the ball, making quite a racket. Then they all jumped up on our bed, shaking me awake. I did wake up, and the next thing I knew at 4.2 earthquake was, in fact, shaking its way across our neighborhood! It was terrifying! Riley hid under the bed and wouldn't com out for several minutes. I found Munchie hiding under Henry's desk in his office, whimpering. We comforted the cats, and checked around the apartment for damage. A few things had tumbled from the shelves, but thankfully nothing broke and we were all OK. Our neighbor came knocking to see if we were OK. Lights had come on all over the block. We switched on the TV to see if there was any news, and went to USGS.com to report in on their "Did You Feel It?" survey, and found we were the first to report in. It was still quite early in the morning, about 5a.m., so we decided to go back to bed and get a bit more sleep, but it sure did make for an exciting evening.