Sunday, May 3, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
cozy she must be
i think i'm what they call a "42 weeker." or less, with her, i hope.
soon. soOn. very soon. maybe tomorrow to coincide with my date of birth, the 29th. i would love that. 4.29.09. yes. i like.
a few photos:
alasdair + papa playing their 'heE-tars'
alasdair sporting little lady's lovely new hat, made by our good friend jamie.
ben + i enjoyed a lovely, and much needed, date night last friday while rye rye and birdy (sariah + dana) were in town. thank you, sisters. we were able to enjoy TWO AND A HALF hours of sushi dinner. so nice.
soon. soOn. very soon. maybe tomorrow to coincide with my date of birth, the 29th. i would love that. 4.29.09. yes. i like.
a few photos:
alasdair + papa playing their 'heE-tars'
alasdair sporting little lady's lovely new hat, made by our good friend jamie.
ben + i enjoyed a lovely, and much needed, date night last friday while rye rye and birdy (sariah + dana) were in town. thank you, sisters. we were able to enjoy TWO AND A HALF hours of sushi dinner. so nice.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
an update, of sorts
no lady, yet... and to be honest, I think we're in for another week :)
staying positive.
trying. to. stay. positive.
keep the goodness + baby vibes coming! hope to post photos of our sweet lady soon. soon.
soon enough, it will be.
staying positive.
trying. to. stay. positive.
keep the goodness + baby vibes coming! hope to post photos of our sweet lady soon. soon.
soon enough, it will be.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
ode, to be a lady
In the first months of pregnancy I claimed a late April, early May due date. As more and more time passed, it became the 29th of April... the 24th... now, the 21st. The "official" "due" date. Why, why do I do that to myself, knowing well that the likelihood of her kicking it for an extra 10 days past the "due" date is probable. Well, I did do it. I am doing it. The whole "I'm due in 5 days" bit has got me thinking and hoping she could choose to come any day now.
I guess I don't quite recall the 15 days of waiting for Alasdair. Past his "due" date.
I write this to say to all of you lovely people reading this: please send energies and goodness to the wee lady, will her decent + welcome her smile on the 22nd, if she would so comply. Earth Day. Would be dreamy.
Whenever she chooses will be grand, of course.
It's amazing how much I feel like I've forgotten, or chosen to stash away in piles of memories, regarding the world of having a new baby. The late, nay--early---nights. The all-nighters. The helplessness of a teeny human being. The beauty of that helplessness. The painful nipples and aching back. The minutes turned to hours spent staring at your new babe when you should be sleeping. Identifying every finger and nail and hair and inch of your babe's body. Counting toes. Fingers. Almost watching as their eyelashes grow.
I am so eager to meet this sweet being of a lady. So eager to watch her and Alasdair interact.
And, to realize how Alasdair's world is about to change so dramatically is wild. Never again will he be the only baby. Just as special and lovely, yes, but never again the only one. He is feeling change. He is acting out---waking up at all hours of the night, for hours in the night. Sweet as pie during the day. Channeling sister's wakeful nights, I think---prepping us. I love to think of their communication, he and the lady. I imagine their eyes locking upon first meet outside--in this world. Eager for that.
Saw the midwife today, and the chiropracter---whom I've been seeing weekly for about a month now, a few times prior to that, too. I imagine I will see them both again in a week....
but.
We're still under snow. In a lot more since Tuesday/Wednesday's craziness of a snow storm. Three+ feet of heavy snow made for 8 feet of drifts over the road, which made for road closures. Literally snowed in yesterday. No work, sorry---it's late April and I can't get to town. Nice to be forced to don the comfy pants and do some screening instead. Made for a lovely day at home with the boys.
Well, I hope next time I post.... no, I'll say this: I know that next time I post I'll be closer to meeting this sweetness--and possibly posting photos. The sun is due---ah, the "due" word again---to shine come Saturday. and to shine shine shine. Along with my babe. A welcoming.
I guess I don't quite recall the 15 days of waiting for Alasdair. Past his "due" date.
I write this to say to all of you lovely people reading this: please send energies and goodness to the wee lady, will her decent + welcome her smile on the 22nd, if she would so comply. Earth Day. Would be dreamy.
Whenever she chooses will be grand, of course.
It's amazing how much I feel like I've forgotten, or chosen to stash away in piles of memories, regarding the world of having a new baby. The late, nay--early---nights. The all-nighters. The helplessness of a teeny human being. The beauty of that helplessness. The painful nipples and aching back. The minutes turned to hours spent staring at your new babe when you should be sleeping. Identifying every finger and nail and hair and inch of your babe's body. Counting toes. Fingers. Almost watching as their eyelashes grow.
I am so eager to meet this sweet being of a lady. So eager to watch her and Alasdair interact.
And, to realize how Alasdair's world is about to change so dramatically is wild. Never again will he be the only baby. Just as special and lovely, yes, but never again the only one. He is feeling change. He is acting out---waking up at all hours of the night, for hours in the night. Sweet as pie during the day. Channeling sister's wakeful nights, I think---prepping us. I love to think of their communication, he and the lady. I imagine their eyes locking upon first meet outside--in this world. Eager for that.
Saw the midwife today, and the chiropracter---whom I've been seeing weekly for about a month now, a few times prior to that, too. I imagine I will see them both again in a week....
but.
We're still under snow. In a lot more since Tuesday/Wednesday's craziness of a snow storm. Three+ feet of heavy snow made for 8 feet of drifts over the road, which made for road closures. Literally snowed in yesterday. No work, sorry---it's late April and I can't get to town. Nice to be forced to don the comfy pants and do some screening instead. Made for a lovely day at home with the boys.
Well, I hope next time I post.... no, I'll say this: I know that next time I post I'll be closer to meeting this sweetness--and possibly posting photos. The sun is due---ah, the "due" word again---to shine come Saturday. and to shine shine shine. Along with my babe. A welcoming.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
funny man..
alasdair cracks me up. not daily. not hourly. i'm talking minute to minute. his words are turning into flows of gibberish, which often produce strings of 'normal' sounding phrases. so wild to watch as his language develops, so interesting to hear which words he chooses to incorporate in his explanations + observations of the world.
we recently purchased him a bed. a twin, which is sweet because ben +/or myself can climb in bed with him during the transition. (way to wait until the last minute...) see photos below. when he's old enough to rock the top bunk, we'll flip the frame upside down to create a bed up top, fort below. imagine it. good times for little people. and me.
we've also---no, my ridiculously generous + lovely pc friends + mama---purchased a much desired baby hammock for the little lady. those photos will be posted later today when we hang that bad boy. you can check it out at: www.kanoe.us
the bed.
we call this one 'sitting horse.' he's into riding his animals :)
the styled 'cicle-cyle' ride around the house.
smiley self, per usual.
mama + the babes.
alasdair + brynn rock, rockin' it.
we recently purchased him a bed. a twin, which is sweet because ben +/or myself can climb in bed with him during the transition. (way to wait until the last minute...) see photos below. when he's old enough to rock the top bunk, we'll flip the frame upside down to create a bed up top, fort below. imagine it. good times for little people. and me.
we've also---no, my ridiculously generous + lovely pc friends + mama---purchased a much desired baby hammock for the little lady. those photos will be posted later today when we hang that bad boy. you can check it out at: www.kanoe.us
the bed.
we call this one 'sitting horse.' he's into riding his animals :)
the styled 'cicle-cyle' ride around the house.
smiley self, per usual.
mama + the babes.
alasdair + brynn rock, rockin' it.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
brevity
hi. photos will have to tell a bit of the story once again because i have little time to pack and only minutes to post. last tuesday we returned from our 12-day adventure to the south (east). we arrived in nashville, stayed 5 days, drove east to charlotte, passing through asheville (which i would move to in a matter of days were it out west), stayed 5 days, back to nashville and then home. today we are headed down south for ben's water conference. let's hope for warm(er) weather :)
we are all doing well + wonderful. alasdair is a riot... as photos project. and this little lady is growing, growing, which also means her kicks and jolts have much more 'gusto' --- night-waking for mama, already. so soon and we'll meet her. i need to prepare.
we are all doing well + wonderful. alasdair is a riot... as photos project. and this little lady is growing, growing, which also means her kicks and jolts have much more 'gusto' --- night-waking for mama, already. so soon and we'll meet her. i need to prepare.
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