From the category archives:

Pregnancy

Introducing Violet Grace!

January 19, 2010

Our Newest Little Monkey

At 1:05 p.m. we welcomed Violet Grace into our family and became officially outnumbered by this gorgeous 5 pound 12 ounce, 19 inch long (hairy) bundle of joy!  Of course I will post the full delivery story tomorrow but I just had to share a pic or two tonight.
Look at how happy I am…the [...]

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Privacy Has Exited the Premises

January 16, 2010

When you have kids – a lack of privacy seems to become the norm.  Some people are better at preserving this precious privacy better than me.  For me – it flew out the door the minute I got to Labor & Delivery to have Sophia in 2006.  Whenever I think it can’t get any worse [...]

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One Last Date before the Big Day!

January 15, 2010

This afternoon my babysitter came at 2:30.   This in itself is a novelty. As I left the house by myself in the middle of the afternoon I felt like I was having some sort of miraculous our of body experience.  I picked up my husband from work and we began our last date before the arrival [...]

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A Few Words from the Fetus

January 14, 2010

Well hello there.  I want to start by saying I can’t believe I am going to meet you in just a few days – I heard you and Daddy talking and I think you sound just wonderful.  I am so super flattered that you are so excited to meet little ol’ me.  I know I won’t [...]

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Ghost Bunny and the Missing Brain

January 12, 2010

Call me Miss Flibbertyjibbit but I am too pregnant to write anything really coherent despite the fact that I am completing another fabulous DIY Project.  Well, at least I think it is fabulous.  It will just be a couple of days late.  Who wants to bet I will have to re-post the tutorial after the baby?  [...]

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The Pregnancy Packing Dilemma

January 11, 2010

Oops.  I have never packed a bag in advance of going into labor.  This is a shock even to me.  I am a consummate list maker and  knew I would need a bag at the hospital I just didn’t ever actually do it.  I abhor packing of any kind.  This aversion to putting my things [...]

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Big Day for Sophia and Miles

January 10, 2010

We had 2 firsts today!  I absolutely love having little kids because there is so much that is absolutely new for them and as a grown-up I get to see the excitement and joy in the simplest of things.
Sophia’s First Movie
Sophia saw her first movie today, The Princess and the Frog.  She absolutely loved the [...]

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