Lauren Riley arrived this morning at 9:05am. She weighed in at 8lbs 10 oz and 20inches and is perfect. Rachel looks great and Victor is smitten already. They will be amazing parents. I have to say, I love babies and all but she really hi me hard. I was a teary happy mess thinking about going to meet her today. I snuck over alone this afternoon to steal some pictures. There will be lots more I am sure.
1. January wasn’t such a good start to 2010 for us. Hoping February turns things around.
2. Recent proud Mommy moment…”Jack, I’m going tell you all the manner words I know. Thank you, please, no thank you, and your very welcome. You got that buddy? Mommies like kids with manners.”
3. Jack had his 15 month well baby visit today and he is “perfect.” We already knew that though. He is almost 22 lbs and almost 32 inches putting him in the 20th percent for weight and 80th for height. That has been his curve for a while now. Looks like he takes after his dad, tall and skinny.
4. I used some money lingering in my pay pal account to get a bag for my camera from Priddy Creations on Etsy. It is quite fantastic.
5. As the spring approaches, I refuse to believe Lucy will be 4. Of course, despite my denial, I have started to plan her birthday bash.
6. Dear Fountain Diet Coke, I believe you stand in between me and a single digit pant size. Why must you be so addicting?
7. It hardly seems possible that Rachel & Victor are about to have their sweet baby girl! In just a few short days Lauren will join this crazy family. Be sure to stay tuned for lots of updates and pictures.
8. Lucy has become fascinated by Harry Potter after seeing the first movie and visiting the Exhibition at MOS. I forgot how much I enjoyed these stories. The movies are so great. Now we are hoping to visit the Wizarding World at Universal when we go to Florida in the fall.
9. My guilty pleasure television has always included General Hospital. For awhile I stopped watching but it’s better than ever lately. I can remember watching it after school 20 years ago!
10. Have you heard JT singing Hallelujah? It is breathtaking. I’ll leave you with that to lift your spirit this week.
We love Uncle Kenny for so many reasons. His boots are hard to fill but Jack is going to try. If he is half as kind and loving, I’ll be a happy mom. Looks like he has some growing to do. Where are those suspenders?
So I sent Lucy to her room today for a time out. I heard her crying for a minute and then it went quiet. Another minute later I called her back down and heard, “OK, I’m coming Daddy!” Another minute later and this was standing in the hallway.
I took the kids to get haircuts today. It was Jack’s first and he really needed it weeks ago. His mullet was getting to be out of control. Lucy’s last cut was a year or so ago. She needed a trim and loved every moment of it. It was all over so quickly but I managed to get a few pictures.
It is far too early on Monday morning and I laid awake in bed last night writing this post. Do you remember this “Getting Real” post? Sadly most of it remains to be true. Rereading it hit me hard, not much has changed. But in an effort to remind us all that we are human and get some of what I am feeling out there in the world, I decided it was time to be real again. Click here to read the rest of this post »
This was Lucy at the age Jack is now. They do look a lot alike but also quite different. It really blows me away how much she has grown up. 
Lucy had her first visit to the dentist today and did great! Teh assistant was very impressed with her and I was very impressed with the office. Linda came out to talk to Lucy for a few minutes before taking her back to check her teeth out and do a little cleaning. Apparently Lucy did everything she was asked and even had some fluoride brushed on afterwards. They came out to get me as she was finishing up and told me she had beautiful teeth and she was doing well with brushing at home. She has a slightly crooked jaw but nothing to be concerned about. She got a small bag for her toothbrush with paste and a brush for Jack as well. The dentist came in for a moment to introduce himself and take a peek inside her mouth. They took her picture for the wall which Lucy will see next time she goes in six months. She got to pick a prize and a sticker before we left. I could not have been more proud of her. Of course I took a second to snap her picture in the awesome glasses she got to wear during the cleaning. She was so cute and grown up in the chair.
This weekend, I had the chance to have my first real Tarot reading. While it was of course in good fun, it still was very interesting. The reading was about a half hour long and I didn’t make note of it all and some of it was hard to interpret but I’ll share some of the fun stuff. Likely I am missing some bits but bare with me as I jump around here. Some stuff I’ll leave out that didn’t make sense or I am not ready to share. Apparently I should expect big changes in the next 8 weeks. Click here to read the rest of this post »
