This is my favorite picture of our house. In fact, it's one of my favorite pictures ever. Our neighbors took this picture exactly one year ago today - March 26 2011 - after a huge and unexpectedly late snowfall blanketed the city. You might think I like this picture because of the way the snow delicately frosts each tree branch, or maybe because it looks like there's a ...
Nine and three quarters
Nick: So explain to me again why you're drinking that tea to make yourself go into labor when you have a c-section scheduled next Tuesday? Me: Because I'm miserable! I need to get this baby out STAT. Nick: So why don't you just move up the c-section? Me: No! I don't want the baby to come before it's ready! I want it to come out on its own time. You can't rush these ...
The little black tent
If you read my Facebook status on Saturday you'll recall that I had a mini panic attack mid-afternoon because I had to go to to a black tie event for Nick's work and I was completely unprepared wardrobe wise. I had a dress that I thought might work until I tried it on three days before and the six-inch gap in the zipper area gave me good reason to believe it would not work. ...
Somewhere between 35 and 36
This morning I had my 35 week ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing properly and help determine a date for the c-section. I had an inkling this little fella (or whatever the female variation of fella is... fanny?) was on the larger side, mainly due to the sensation of a combine harvester crushing my spinal discs together every time I attempt to walk, get up off the ...
Chocolate Rain
So last Thursday I experienced two awesome "firsts":1. Ellie vomited for the first time. I knew this day would come - I just didn't expect it to be in the middle of St. Louis Bread Company and completely coat me in regurgitated chocolate milk. From collar bone to knee, yo. The worst part about it is that I was wearing my "special" maternity pants and really hoping I could ...