Thursday, 18 June 2009

Thursday, 14 May 2009

  • Nine Years


    Larry and I had a wonderful anniversary day yesterday.  After a fairly typical morning of feeding the kids their breakfast and going to the grocery store, we dropped them off at Rah-ree's house, and headed out to the Waterfront.  Much to my delight, Larry had suggested going to see the new Star Trek movie, which we both enjoyed very much.  Then we walked around for a while and did some shopping (I don't know if anyone else would find an office supply store as romantic as we do, but that's just who we are).  Then we had a fantastic dinner at Mitchell's Fish Market before heading back for our boys.

    Nine years ago... so much has changed in our lives.  We've gone through so much together, weathering the storms of life and revelling in the sunny days.

    But some things will never change.  Like how much Larry loves me, how hard he works for me and the boys, how committed he is to providing and caring for us.  Like how he makes me laugh every day.

    I am blessed.

Friday, 08 May 2009

  • The most amusing e-mail I've had in a while...

    Emily -

    Thanks for your order with CD Baby!

    [order info]

    Your CDs have been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with
    sterilized contamination-free gloves and placed onto a satin pillow.

    A team of 50 employees inspected your CDs and polished them to make
    sure they were in the best possible condition before mailing.

    Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over
    the crowd as he put your CDs into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy.

    We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party
    marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of
    Portland waved "Bon Voyage!" to your package, on its way to you, in
    our private CD Baby jet on this day, Monday, May 4th.

    I hope you had a wonderful time shopping at CD Baby.  We sure did.
    Your picture is on our wall as "Customer of the Year."  We're all
    exhausted but can't wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!!

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    Sigh...

    --

    Larry and I had a good laugh over this one...

Saturday, 18 April 2009

  • Birthdays

    Happy Birthday to me!  Well, one day late.

    I love my birthday.  I don't care if anybody knows how old I am (31, if you're curious).  I had a lovely evening out with my dear husband - a delicious dinner at P.F. Chang's and a stroll through the Waterfront (including the bookstore - my favorite).  I remembered bringing my sweet little baby home from the hospital exactly one year ago - my best birthday present ever.

    Fun Facts:
    I share a birthday with my cousin.
    My son Malcolm shares a birthday with my sister Sarah.
    My husband and my mother share a birthday.

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

  • Malcolm is 1!

    My littlest boy turned one yesterday!  He has grown and changed so much recently, it hardly seems possible that it's been only a year. 

    .:He's starting to take tentative steps, "talk," and wrestle with his big brother. 

    .:His love for his Daddy grows every day (even to the point of pushing Mom away when Daddy comes home from work). 

    .:He's got an ENORMOUS appetite (a whole banana and a bowl of rice cereal for breakfast today and he's just getting started).

    .:His smile is infectious.  He is such a happy, content, sociable little guy.

    .:I am so blessed to be his Mommy.  His face still melts my heart!



Friday, 27 February 2009

  • Just more kid-related gushing


    My sister had a baby a few weeks ago.

    My BABY sister had a BABY.  Oh, boy.  [Or, girl, actually - and cute as a button.]

    I got to go up with my parents to meet my new niece, and Malcolm was with me.  Next to the dainty, 6 pound Kay, he looks absolutely HUGE.  Of course, the fact that he's climbing stairs and standing on his own makes me realize that he's Growing Up, and I won't have a Baby much longer.  I can't believe he'll be a year old in 6 weeks or so!


    On the way to drop me off at my parents to head up to Saint Marys, Little Larry fell asleep in the car.  It was his naptime, and we were leaving right away, so we let him sleep on in his carseat while we transferred suitcases and Mal's carseat, said our goodbyes, and got ready to leave.  Big Larry got back into the car, at which point Little Larry suddenly woke up and tearfully said:

    "I tell Mommy I love her, and I don't hear her say it!"

    Whereupon he is brought inside for a proper farewell hug, kiss, and "I love you" and all is well.  That boy sure knows how to tug this mama's heartstrings.

Wednesday, 04 February 2009

  • The Boy with the Big Head, concluded

    Malcolm’s visit with the neurologist today could not have gone better.  Though we had to wait about an hour past our appointment time to see the doctor, Mal was happy and a big flirt with everybody.  No wonder we jokingly call him "Mal-Content."

    Not only did Mal do all his “tricks” for the doctor (excellent reflexes, good focus and eye movement), but the doctor had NO concerns whatsoever about his ultrasound.  Big Larry and I were both there, and after examining Malcolm and measuring everybody’s heads, he was convinced that this is “famililal macrocephaly” and we don't have to follow up or anything. 

    God is good!


Tuesday, 27 January 2009

  • Malcolm update

    Malcolm had his ultrasound yesterday, and apparently there are some unusual measurements in his head which may warrant a CT scan or MRI.  While our pediatrician, Dr. Lambore, doesn't feel that there is necessarily a problem, he has advised us to consult with a pediatric neurologist before proceeding with any tests.  Our appointment with Dr. Varma is for next Wednesday morning.

    Please pray for Malcolm, and for us.  I could use a little peace in my heart today.  I know God is faithful and hears our prayers, and I am refusing to give in to "what if" scenarios today.  I praise God that my baby is, to all appearances, normal, healthy, and happy, and I hope and pray that doesn't change.

    What I do know, is that if it does change, God doesn't change.

Friday, 16 January 2009

  • The Boy with the Big Head

    Mal saw his pediatrician on Wednesday.  I'm afraid I was a bit off about guessing his weight (our scale must be WAY off).  He's only a little over 21 pounds.  He's about 28 inches tall.  And his head is 49 cm.  And 49 cm is a little on the large size for his age.  However (as I asked the doctor), have you SEEN his brother, or his dad?

    [In case you were unaware, my husband's head is so large that the Army doesn't make a helmet big enough to fit him.  They had to special-order his beret.]

    While the doctor agrees that it is most likely familial, he still wants Mal to have an ultrasound of his head done, just to rule out anything else.  I'm confident that this is "benign familial macrocephaly" and nothing else, but since this is a very non-invasive test (no radiation, no anesthesia), I decided to do as the doctor suggests.

    It's funny, before Larry and I had children, we used to have an inside joke about calling babies "smallheads."  For some reason, we don't do that anymore...

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

  • Bliss

    Malcolm crawled forward yesterday for the first time! He is nine months old today, and thinks rice cereal is great . . . for smooshing around your face.

    .:.

    A conversation this past week:

    Little Larry: "Mommy, are you cold?"
    Me: "Yeah, a little."
    LL: "Would you like me to get a blanket to cover you and me together?"

    Sweet.

    .:.

    Little boy playing happily and quietly.
    Holding a sleepy nursing baby.
    Snow falling gently outside.
    Glenn Gould playing Bach inventions on the stereo.

    Bliss.

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