Our little dude

Big yawn after our first visit.

Bundled up to head out for pediatrician visit. Living in the city means, Dr. Trapasso is around the block from our apartment.

5 days old

Just minutes after born

9/20/03 at 9:23

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

2 1/2 hours pushing (hardest part by far), total of 16-17 hours labor.

10 more days

The Dude is doing some strange things inside. Definitely having "Alien" moments, expecting him to emerge through my stomach. We have set up everything, washed his clothes and now just will wait for him to arrive.

I do hope he arrives as scheduled, but am fully prepared for the fact that on 20 percent arrive on due date. He should wait until the 22nd because I want him to be an Aries. I have a good track record with Aries'.

well, should get back to work as I'm treating any day as my last before a very long hiatus.

This is irony

Trying to be healthy and thoughtful I purchased an Odwalla drink from my local grocer on Monday for G because he was feeling under the weather. He didn't want to drink it, so I downed in later that evening. Well, I woke up in the wee hours of the morning not feeling quite right, but I'm 32 weeks pregnant so what else is new. I spent the next 24 hours feeling more than terrible. We suspect it was food poisoning since G and I had eaten same lunch and dinner that day. What a bummer. Definitely do not recommend. Baby is fine because at the OBGYN she gave us a stress test since I was so ill, just as a precaution.

I'm happy to report I feel much better and sadly, am back work. At least it is Thursday.

2008 is in full swing

I'm terrible at blogging. New Year's resolution - to write more and this will count towards it. Another year, and what a year it will be. Gunnar and I are expecting our first (of course) child, who we know is a boy. We are excited and I can't wait to see who he looks like. My due date is March 23, but he'll come when he's ready.

Everyday Gunnar reminds me to eat something specific. It is pretty funny. For example, this morning he said, eat a yogurt. Last night for dinner he made bbq chicken wings (a favorite of mine) and he doesn't even like wings; and they were tasty.

My birthday in two weeks

Yup. Number 32, Magic's lucky number. It is surreal considering I don't particularly feel 32, but what did I expect it to feel like? Entering this next year is going to be quite a ride, full of some new memories and a whole new chapter. Forget chapter, it is going to be its own story. I best begin writing it. Maybe I will become the great American novelist? Or maybe just a published novelist!

I'll be spending my birthday on a plane going to SD. Been much to long since I've seen my Mom, and I'm well overdue for a visit. Looking forward to some maternal TLC because no one does it better than one's Mom.

Just before getting dinner in Paris

One of my favorite photos ever - us girls, you can probably tell where we are...of course, this is the beauty before the beast. Sort of speaking because shortly after placing our drink order at the restaurant, the server spilled red wine all down the back of Jos's cream cardigan. She handled it very well, and she didn't let it put a damper on her Tour d'Eiffel experience afterwards.