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My New Year's resolution is to keep in touch more with folks. And to keep family and friends who care updated about the antics and awesomeness of Noah and Teresa. So...if you are interested in updates on a randomly (but hopefully monthly) basis about our kiddos and life adventures please follow my blog...as I will typically forget to link it to facebook or even remind folks that there is something to read.
As for past posts...wouldn't read them...they are old...the opinions and ramblings may or may not coincide with my current sleep deprived thoughts and opinions. :)
More soon I promise!!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Amusement
So I decided to snoop on the forum for one of the preggo websites that get emailed to me.
Hysterical!!! I now read them because these people are soooo neurotic that I feel normal.
There was an entire post on pooping. Seriously? Pooping? And people who are at the same stage as me who still don't know that the office visits are mostly just chit-chat sessions where they check your bp and measure you tum.
Maybe I am just lucky because I have a few books and an EXCELLENT OB. But I pray for these women. If they are this clueless now...what's to come with an infant?
Ahhh! Scary! I hope I don't break it!
Hysterical!!! I now read them because these people are soooo neurotic that I feel normal.
There was an entire post on pooping. Seriously? Pooping? And people who are at the same stage as me who still don't know that the office visits are mostly just chit-chat sessions where they check your bp and measure you tum.
Maybe I am just lucky because I have a few books and an EXCELLENT OB. But I pray for these women. If they are this clueless now...what's to come with an infant?
Ahhh! Scary! I hope I don't break it!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
NU Con
Happy Labor Day! So sorry for those who had to work yesterday. =(
This weekend was full of gaming fun and frivolity as we celebrated NU Con 1.0 in Charlotte. 5 couples and their dependents together chatting, playing games and reminiscing about their days in Chicago.
More than once I heard "when did we all grow up?" in response to everyone's new homes, jobs, children, significant others and myriad of other random accomplishments and post-grad stories. (Mine adult contribution was curtins in the living room...oh and pending Baby Bryan!).
It is times like this that I am amazed at the dynamic of true friendships. Okay, maybe amazed is the wrong word, but definitely pleasantly in awe. I haven't seen some of these people since my own wedding 4 years ago, and it seems like the conversations just pick up where they left off the last time. Yes, there is the "what are you up to", "what's new", blah blah blah, but when its all said and done and, in this case, the Settlers of Catan come out, we are all warped back to the way we fondly remember trading sheep for ore.
True, I was only a transient member of this cohort. I appeared occasionally on the El and disappeared just as quickly, but have noticed it in all close knit groups. Here is my shout out to the TSD crowd! Get us on the dance floor to Kung Fu Fighting and you can just envision us exactly as we were before we were scattered across the country.
So I raise a glass of alcohol-free "beverage" to all those friends out there, near and far, that I miss dearly. And I hope that no matter where the wind takes us and how long until we meet again that we can always just pick up the conversation.
Cheers!
Jess
This weekend was full of gaming fun and frivolity as we celebrated NU Con 1.0 in Charlotte. 5 couples and their dependents together chatting, playing games and reminiscing about their days in Chicago.
More than once I heard "when did we all grow up?" in response to everyone's new homes, jobs, children, significant others and myriad of other random accomplishments and post-grad stories. (Mine adult contribution was curtins in the living room...oh and pending Baby Bryan!).
It is times like this that I am amazed at the dynamic of true friendships. Okay, maybe amazed is the wrong word, but definitely pleasantly in awe. I haven't seen some of these people since my own wedding 4 years ago, and it seems like the conversations just pick up where they left off the last time. Yes, there is the "what are you up to", "what's new", blah blah blah, but when its all said and done and, in this case, the Settlers of Catan come out, we are all warped back to the way we fondly remember trading sheep for ore.
True, I was only a transient member of this cohort. I appeared occasionally on the El and disappeared just as quickly, but have noticed it in all close knit groups. Here is my shout out to the TSD crowd! Get us on the dance floor to Kung Fu Fighting and you can just envision us exactly as we were before we were scattered across the country.
So I raise a glass of alcohol-free "beverage" to all those friends out there, near and far, that I miss dearly. And I hope that no matter where the wind takes us and how long until we meet again that we can always just pick up the conversation.
Cheers!
Jess
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September!!??
Excuse me, but what happened to 2009?
Don't get me wrong I love the fall, but it seems like this year has just flown. It could be denial that I still haven't unpacked my house in over a year...but we'll just pretend that isn't the case.
At the same time it feels like I have been waiting for this little critter to makes it debute forever! Here's hoping that the third trimester goes quickly and smoothly!
PS. I would like to say a prayer of thanks for the break in the heat! I realize it is coming back, but I'll enjoy this while it lasts!
Don't get me wrong I love the fall, but it seems like this year has just flown. It could be denial that I still haven't unpacked my house in over a year...but we'll just pretend that isn't the case.
At the same time it feels like I have been waiting for this little critter to makes it debute forever! Here's hoping that the third trimester goes quickly and smoothly!
PS. I would like to say a prayer of thanks for the break in the heat! I realize it is coming back, but I'll enjoy this while it lasts!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
88 Days...but who's counting?
Hooray! Down to the double digits. It seems like things are starting to fall into place.
The nursery base coat is done! The pencil sketch for the mural is done! (Note that after helping draw the vertical lines for the grid, Dave suggested I take a nap and rest while he finished.)
Crib and changing table are ordered and waiting for pick-up. Shower plans are coming along.
28 week U/S is on Monday along with the glucose screen that I am fully prepared to fail.
Only 2 more day care centers to scope out.
Things of note as we finish up the 2nd Tri...
1. The triage nurses at OB's have to be the most patient people on the Earth.
2. Baby is moving a lot and seems to like to rest its foot in my lung.
3. Dave and I are working on names. Girls name...easy and done...Boys name...not so much. Each of us made a list of 20 names that we were then going to compare. Alas not a single overlap! So now its just a random "how about ...", followed by "ooo, I kinda like that" or "eeewwww no way." May have to get a book.
4. Notable name rejections: Orion Bryan (seriously??!), Thor (not even acknowledging that one), and Phineas (sure to be born with a pocket protector).
5. The generally cranky phase seems to have passed, back to the ole' anxiety phase.
That's all for now. Hope everyone had a great summer! Yay fall! My favorite season.
JKB
The nursery base coat is done! The pencil sketch for the mural is done! (Note that after helping draw the vertical lines for the grid, Dave suggested I take a nap and rest while he finished.)
Crib and changing table are ordered and waiting for pick-up. Shower plans are coming along.
28 week U/S is on Monday along with the glucose screen that I am fully prepared to fail.
Only 2 more day care centers to scope out.
Things of note as we finish up the 2nd Tri...
1. The triage nurses at OB's have to be the most patient people on the Earth.
2. Baby is moving a lot and seems to like to rest its foot in my lung.
3. Dave and I are working on names. Girls name...easy and done...Boys name...not so much. Each of us made a list of 20 names that we were then going to compare. Alas not a single overlap! So now its just a random "how about ...", followed by "ooo, I kinda like that" or "eeewwww no way." May have to get a book.
4. Notable name rejections: Orion Bryan (seriously??!), Thor (not even acknowledging that one), and Phineas (sure to be born with a pocket protector).
5. The generally cranky phase seems to have passed, back to the ole' anxiety phase.
That's all for now. Hope everyone had a great summer! Yay fall! My favorite season.
JKB
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Ode to my Pontiac
Oh Pontiac! How you have sucked me dry!
From the moment I drove you off the lot to so many years later you still find ways to ensure I never pay off my credit card debt.
You have gently glided into walls, attracted blocks of cement, and randomly stopped working on so many important occasions. You occasionally spew smoke from your interior and now leave us stranded across town at midnight.
And why? Was it lack of love and nurturing on my part? Perhaps.
Did your mother not show you all the love you deserved? Ummm...well.
True, we had some good times too. But those were less expensive.
So here's to you, oh grey beast of burden! Ye who neither quilfies for cash for clunkers or is yet old enough to trade in. Please start today.
The end.
From the moment I drove you off the lot to so many years later you still find ways to ensure I never pay off my credit card debt.
You have gently glided into walls, attracted blocks of cement, and randomly stopped working on so many important occasions. You occasionally spew smoke from your interior and now leave us stranded across town at midnight.
And why? Was it lack of love and nurturing on my part? Perhaps.
Did your mother not show you all the love you deserved? Ummm...well.
True, we had some good times too. But those were less expensive.
So here's to you, oh grey beast of burden! Ye who neither quilfies for cash for clunkers or is yet old enough to trade in. Please start today.
The end.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Random Musings
It has been an eventful couple of weeks!
We have travelled south to visit family and north to celebrate friends.
In Hilton Head we discovered that GZ can indeed swim (though he prefers not to) fairly well considering the current was probably pretty strong for a 10lb pup. We also got to see Dave's niece and nephew along with other family that we haven't seen since the wedding! It was so nice to catch up with everyone. And it was nice to get away for a weekend...there is just something about driving away that resets the perspective.
Last weekend landed us in Cinnci for a wedding. It was a great time. A reunion of TSD people that I haven't seen in years. It's times like these that you can appreciate good friendships that just pick up where you left off....no matter how long its been. =) I miss all of those folks a lot so the visit was very cathartic for me. Despite the fact that I felt a little like a polka dotted cow with this whole body make-over c/o baby.
We also got to visit with one of Dave's grad school friends who was gracious enough to drive us around and give us a place to crash for the night. Congrats to him on his engagement! Yay! We visited the Cinncinatti zoo, which was really nice. (I love zoo's!)
Hmmm what else. Ahh...mamacita has uprooted again and landed happily in North Carolina. We are off to Asheville to visit them this weekend.
Work is work with both of our jobs presenting their own frustrations. However we remain grateful that we have employment, especially with the baby!
Oh yeah...the baby. We are more than 1/2 there now! Yay! I can't say that I am one of those glowing preggo ladies that cherish every hormone-induced moment, but I am thankful that everything has been progressing smoothly. This whole pregnancy thing was definitely not designed for the impatient, pathological worriers. =) And now I am reassured by the random somersaults that go on throughout the day. Sadly the kicks aren't quite hard enough for Dave to witness which has resulted in some drill-like commands at my tummy "kick harder! Ahp cha ki!"
Hope everyone has had a nice July..cause well...its pretty much gone. Amazing how quickly summer slips away.
We have travelled south to visit family and north to celebrate friends.
In Hilton Head we discovered that GZ can indeed swim (though he prefers not to) fairly well considering the current was probably pretty strong for a 10lb pup. We also got to see Dave's niece and nephew along with other family that we haven't seen since the wedding! It was so nice to catch up with everyone. And it was nice to get away for a weekend...there is just something about driving away that resets the perspective.
Last weekend landed us in Cinnci for a wedding. It was a great time. A reunion of TSD people that I haven't seen in years. It's times like these that you can appreciate good friendships that just pick up where you left off....no matter how long its been. =) I miss all of those folks a lot so the visit was very cathartic for me. Despite the fact that I felt a little like a polka dotted cow with this whole body make-over c/o baby.
We also got to visit with one of Dave's grad school friends who was gracious enough to drive us around and give us a place to crash for the night. Congrats to him on his engagement! Yay! We visited the Cinncinatti zoo, which was really nice. (I love zoo's!)
Hmmm what else. Ahh...mamacita has uprooted again and landed happily in North Carolina. We are off to Asheville to visit them this weekend.
Work is work with both of our jobs presenting their own frustrations. However we remain grateful that we have employment, especially with the baby!
Oh yeah...the baby. We are more than 1/2 there now! Yay! I can't say that I am one of those glowing preggo ladies that cherish every hormone-induced moment, but I am thankful that everything has been progressing smoothly. This whole pregnancy thing was definitely not designed for the impatient, pathological worriers. =) And now I am reassured by the random somersaults that go on throughout the day. Sadly the kicks aren't quite hard enough for Dave to witness which has resulted in some drill-like commands at my tummy "kick harder! Ahp cha ki!"
Hope everyone has had a nice July..cause well...its pretty much gone. Amazing how quickly summer slips away.
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