Visiting Mommy In The Hospital

After losing 20 pounds, as well as temporarily losing my sanity, my doctor decided it was time for me to spend a couple of days in the hospital getting fluids and anti-nausea medicine. It was quite a lonely stay, with your daddy remaining at home to care for you. But I wasn't nervous at all about his single parenting skills.

As you know, I'm home now and feeling significantly better. I haven't thrown up in three days (cross your fingers that this will continue), but I'm still extremely weak and tired. My appetite isn't up to par, but at least I'm able to keep food down. I'm relieved to be through the first trimester and hope to feel more normal soon.

Since your daddy is working this weekend, Jana has been your primary caregiver. I don't know what we'd do without her.

Your daddy and I got to see your little brother/sister for the first time last week. He/she looks very healthy and is an active little fetus. The technician had trouble keeping up with all the baby's movements. It reminded us of you when you were in my belly. The baby did a few tricks for us, too, like signaling for touchdown, waving and kicking its legs.

Dear Baby Growing In My Belly:

Your daddy and I still haven't decided if we're going to find out if you're a boy or girl yet, but since you're only 9 1/2 weeks gestation we've got some time to think it over. I had a really weird dream about your birth the other night. I dreamt you were a boy who was the spitting image of your daddy. But the really weird part is that you were born via c-section in a shopping mall store that had been transformed into an operating room. I don't want a c-section or a shopping mall birth, especially if you're born in the men's outdoor wear section...

Not Much Has Changed Around Here In The Past Year

Opening day 2006 and 2007.

Nanny Share

Since I've been so sick, we realized we needed to get you into a more full-time daycare situation. Enter the nanny. Your friend, Henry, has had a nanny for most of his life. She was nice enough to take you on, as well, and we couldn't be happier.

You are really thriving with the nanny! You are now taking two naps a day (albeit a short second nap) so you're much less grumpy as bedtime approaches. Your walking abilities have really improved, too. But I think the biggest improvement has been your verbal skills. You're a pretty quiet (surprising coming from us), contemplative kid. In the past couple of weeks, though, you've really started verbalizing yourself more. You said "ut oh" today when you dropped something on the floor. It was really cute. It wasn't just "ut oh," it was "ut" (pause) "oh." We think you say bird now, too, and we're working on dog, although I think you find it confusing that the dogs in your life have names. You're not sure whether to call them by their names or call them dog.

Here's a picture from your walk today with Henry. I still can't believe his hair is redder than yours!

Hooray For Opening Day!

"Call For Baby Georgia On The Tigger Line"

Pool Time!

You Look Like Such A Big Girl In This Photo