Archive for April, 2008
I’m Ready!!!
I am officially ready for this child to get here. (Nevermind the fact that I have 14 weeks left!) The pregnancy has flown by so far, but the end of it can’t get here soon enough. My friend, Sandi, just had her baby, and the time I’ve spent holding Abbi has gotten all my maternal instincts revving into high gear. I have been going through our old pics and found this one of Charlotte at 4 weeks old:
Look at that little mouth and tiny fingers! I can’t wait for that again. The sweet-smelling baby breath, the tiny, furnace-like body, and even that delirious, sleep-deprived look in my eye.
I just can’t wait.
P.S. Yes, this clearly is the result of some influx of happy mommy hormones, but I don’t care to remember the “other stuff” just yet. I’m going to keep looking at this picture to get me through 
Zoo Trip
We’ve been a little slack lately, so please bear with the retroactive posts. I’m a little slow moving for the time being 
A couple of weekends ago we enjoyed a little good weather at the zoo. We fought some unbelievable school field trip crowds and still managed to see all the animals.
The girls were far more interested in the Jell-O and the train ride.
It was a great day. Can’t wait to go back!
Okay Chris…
I’ve been busy geez… here’s your post. So last week I was in a wedding in North Carolina. It just so happened that they had a full band at the reception… and it just so happened that all of the members of my old band were in attendance (and our manager who negotiated the terms of our impromptu performance).
Side note: our drummer was getting married AND it had been three years since we played together.
Here is quick highlight of us doing one of our original songs… it was fun. Just like old times, except without all of the practicing, sound checking and late nights.
In case you were wondering. That is apple juice that Chance, our singer, is drinking.
Tummy Talk
Charlotte has started talking to the baby through Katie’s stomach. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the baby can’t understand what she’s saying. This one is short but cute.
Homemade Ice Cream
Yesterday Katie made a batch of homemade strawberry ice cream. The best part was obviously the clean up. It’s fun to be a kid.
Sibling Love
While Charlotte took her nap this afternoon, Olivia and I hung out on the couch. My baby bump happens to make an excellent pillow. The baby decided to investigate and started kicking Olivia’s cheek. This went on for about 10 minutes.
Olivia is a fan of # 3. . . for now.
We missed out on most of the sibling rivalry when Charlotte came along. Olivia was just too busy to care, but I don’t think we’re going to be so lucky this time. Most of our battles are over Mommy’s lap. Any advice from you parenting experts out there?