Sorry I haven't posted recently. And yes, this is a post just to post post. I have been feeling guilty lately about not blogging but my creative juices just aren't really flowing right now. My friend Steph's blog is hilarious and I literally laugh out loud when I read her blog. I feel very inadequate after reading her blog...she is just so darn funny!
I have another good reason for not posting. Tim and I recently went to California for a mini vacation. We had such a great time and the coast was absolutely stunning. It is hard to melt back into reality after visiting such an enchanting place as Carmel, CA.
Not sleeping has also taken its toll on me. I sleep for literally 2 hours a night if I am lucky. The rest of the time I stuff my face trying to coax my baby boy into a food coma so that he falls back to sleep and stops kicking me in the bladder. It doesn't always work and therefore Tim and I have become zombies and somewhat reclusive (if I don't sleep Tim doesn't sleep). We close our shades at 7pm hoping we can fall asleep early. It doesn't work so I have started to become most productive between the hours of 2am and 5am. Pippin's schedule is totally screwed up. Our neighbors are confused by our trash appearing on the curb at 4:30am. I have already planned my spring cleaning during sunrise hours next week.
So, yes this post was full of excuses but I do feel better now after getting them all out. Promise to post pictures of our babymoon soon!
12 March 2008
Trip to Connecticut
Last weekend I FINALLY got the chance to go and visit my older sister Sally, her wonderful husband Seth, and their two precious children- Cate and Will. Will is now a month old and he is the best baby I have ever met. Sometimes I didn't even know he was there. I heard him cry once and it was only for 45 seconds. I am not lying. He is the best baby ever!
I am told this is not always the case with new babies (I am being sarcastic if you didn't pick up on it). I am hoping and praying though that my little boy learned a few things from Will when he was visiting.
My sister lives in the cutest town - West Hartford. The neighborhood streets are wide, clean, and lined with tall trees. The village is so quaint and has great character. After picking me up from the airport Sally, Cate, Will and I headed to Target where I finally found a somewhat decent maternity bathing suit. What is it with maternity clothes designers? Just because we are already huge and feeling 5 pounds away from being a whale doesn't mean that we also want loud hideous patterns on our clothes. Isn't the stomach bullseye enough?
Anyway, after Target we went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond so Sally could buy me a fan, which I told her I didn't need in order to sleep. But she bought it anyway. With all my pregnancy snoring, they probably needed the fan more than I did. Then we went to Babysrus- and boy was it crazy. Cate and I had a great time trying out every single glider. Cate also told me (she likes to tell people what to do) that I was a baby and couldn't talk so for half of our time at Babysrus I had to speak by crying at different octaves. I was able to add some more stuff to my registry though which was great! It is so fun shopping now that I know I am having a boy. After our excursion to Babysrus we went to Starbucks to refuel and then on to West Hartford's premiere toy store.
By the end of the afternoon we were exhausted. We had just enough time to relax and change before hitting the road to go and see Jake Armerding perform. Jake went to camp with Seth when they were younger, and also went to Gordon College. He put on a great show and we had an awesome time.
The trip was wonderful and definitely too short. Since Sally has gone through pregnancy twice now she is a great source of honest information, and I stress the word honest. I can't wait for our little boys to meet! I have posted pictures below of the trip.
I am told this is not always the case with new babies (I am being sarcastic if you didn't pick up on it). I am hoping and praying though that my little boy learned a few things from Will when he was visiting.
My sister lives in the cutest town - West Hartford. The neighborhood streets are wide, clean, and lined with tall trees. The village is so quaint and has great character. After picking me up from the airport Sally, Cate, Will and I headed to Target where I finally found a somewhat decent maternity bathing suit. What is it with maternity clothes designers? Just because we are already huge and feeling 5 pounds away from being a whale doesn't mean that we also want loud hideous patterns on our clothes. Isn't the stomach bullseye enough?
Anyway, after Target we went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond so Sally could buy me a fan, which I told her I didn't need in order to sleep. But she bought it anyway. With all my pregnancy snoring, they probably needed the fan more than I did. Then we went to Babysrus- and boy was it crazy. Cate and I had a great time trying out every single glider. Cate also told me (she likes to tell people what to do) that I was a baby and couldn't talk so for half of our time at Babysrus I had to speak by crying at different octaves. I was able to add some more stuff to my registry though which was great! It is so fun shopping now that I know I am having a boy. After our excursion to Babysrus we went to Starbucks to refuel and then on to West Hartford's premiere toy store.
By the end of the afternoon we were exhausted. We had just enough time to relax and change before hitting the road to go and see Jake Armerding perform. Jake went to camp with Seth when they were younger, and also went to Gordon College. He put on a great show and we had an awesome time.
The trip was wonderful and definitely too short. Since Sally has gone through pregnancy twice now she is a great source of honest information, and I stress the word honest. I can't wait for our little boys to meet! I have posted pictures below of the trip.
10 March 2008
02 March 2008
A Little Taste
For a little taste into what it is like being pregnant...
- being pregnant is sleeping for two hours, then laying in bed for two hours making a mental list of everything that you need to do before the baby is born, going downstairs to get a glass of orange juice hoping the hunger pains will subside, getting up to use the bathroom 8 plus times, getting completely and totally frustrated with your husband and dog who are both snoring and seem to care little about the fact that you are carrying their baby/sibling and are having an awful time resting, finally giving in and getting out of bed around 4am to read blogs and finish off the box of saltines that you opened earlier that day.
Luckily tomorrow is Sunday and other than church we have no real plans.
To take my mind off of the fact that I can't sleep I am remembering the delicious meal that Tim and I shared earlier this evening (which to think of it probably is the cause of this sleepless night)...Tim and I finally went out for Valentines Day. Our friends love Montmartre, a French restaurant on 7th Street, SE near Eastern Market so we had to see what all the fuss was about. Boy did it live up to the hype. We had an amazing meal (rockfish with red beet risotto and roasted asparagus followed by a scrumptious blueberry tart), the service was efficient, and the whole evening was just relaxed and totally fun! Then we came home and I made Tim watch Con Air which is probably one of THE most cheesiest movies ever, but for some reason I love it.
Here is to hoping that all of my other fellow pregnanties are fast asleep...and if not please google chat me.
- being pregnant is sleeping for two hours, then laying in bed for two hours making a mental list of everything that you need to do before the baby is born, going downstairs to get a glass of orange juice hoping the hunger pains will subside, getting up to use the bathroom 8 plus times, getting completely and totally frustrated with your husband and dog who are both snoring and seem to care little about the fact that you are carrying their baby/sibling and are having an awful time resting, finally giving in and getting out of bed around 4am to read blogs and finish off the box of saltines that you opened earlier that day.
Luckily tomorrow is Sunday and other than church we have no real plans.
To take my mind off of the fact that I can't sleep I am remembering the delicious meal that Tim and I shared earlier this evening (which to think of it probably is the cause of this sleepless night)...Tim and I finally went out for Valentines Day. Our friends love Montmartre, a French restaurant on 7th Street, SE near Eastern Market so we had to see what all the fuss was about. Boy did it live up to the hype. We had an amazing meal (rockfish with red beet risotto and roasted asparagus followed by a scrumptious blueberry tart), the service was efficient, and the whole evening was just relaxed and totally fun! Then we came home and I made Tim watch Con Air which is probably one of THE most cheesiest movies ever, but for some reason I love it.
Here is to hoping that all of my other fellow pregnanties are fast asleep...and if not please google chat me.
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