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rules for my unborn son
i just stumbled upon this amazingly applicable blog, 1001 rules for my unborn son: let’s get some things straight before i get old and uncool! it’s a blog revealing everyday maxims about how to be a great man, such as:
* eat lunch with the new kid.
* ask your mom to play. she won’t let you win. (i love this one in particular since david and i joke (well, i joke, but i think david is actually worried) that because i am so competitive, i will probably be the hardest critic and biggest fan of my children (and hubby!)).
* all drinking challenges must be accepted.
*bring your mitt to the ballpark.
*never underestimate your fertility.
* feel free to crash a tailgate. (our baby boy already has a onesie that says “future tailgater”)
*make time for your mom on your birthday. it’s her special day too.
*learn to pronounce french words correctly.
and, i could go on and on. it’s a great site that is heartbreakingly sweet and wise and the best news of all is that the blogger has now written a book about his blog that comes out october 27th!
i am dying to have it! it couldn’t be more appropriate.
i can start counting down on ONE hand!
that’s right. ONE hand. i’m at 35 weeks today! FIVE more weeks until my due date. i have spent hours decorating his room, washing and folding his tiny little clothes and blankets, organizing his bottles and bibs, and writing in our belly book. when i forget for a moment that all i am working on is just periphery, jack moves around inside me turning and poking, and i remember again what this is all about… how everything i’ve done since that morning in march… when two pink lines popped up on a stick and my heart climbed up into my throat… has been for him, for us.
and yet, the truth is, i have no idea what i’m doing. and, while all the unknowns terrify me, i am so excited for it all. i can hardly wait to hold him in my arms and watch everyone meet him for the first time. and, baby jack, know that while we will surely be parenting with mistakes, i already love you more than i thought humanly possible and i promise to do my best taking care of and loving you.
shower me with baby love.
we have been so grateful to have two of the most amazing baby showers for our little jack-a-roo. it’s overwhelming to think of how much everyone did, and i don’t quite know how to explain what it means to me, which is why i think i was putting off writing this post. i wish every baby could come into this world as fortunate as baby jack.
here’s a peek at some of the fabulousness from our showers:
happy weekend!
i hope everyone has fun plans for the weekend. we are looking forward to visiting with family, relaxing, watching some movies, cheering for our football teams, and running errands, but a big part of me wishes instead that we could be here…
wouldn’t a small town beach vacation be nice right now?! i am so looking forward to taking baby jack here one day SOON (or escaping for a weekend alone with just david…)- both sound lovely.
happy weekend! xxo-
here comes the son
as many of you have already heard, david and i are thrilled to know that this fall we will be welcoming a perfect little baby BOY into the world! it is amazing how much changes when you learn what gender baby you are growing…he went from an “idea” to our son within seconds! and, we now both imagine him as a real person. we can’t hardly think about anything else!
of course, we hit the stores last weekend with my sister and parents to find our son his first outfits. i’ve heard it’s more challenging to find cute boy clothes and now i can attest to that! i am up for the challenge, however, and find it thrilling that we will have to hunt for adorable clothes to dress our little dude in. and, i am so ready for the fall and winter clothes to hit the stores…i am ready to look, get ideas, and BUY!!!
and a funny aside…what keeps running through my head is the line from sex and the city when miranda announces she is having a boy and carrie states, “You know you are growing a teeny, tiny penis in there? That’s so sci-fi.” when i said that to david the other night, he said “what’s even weirder is that you have a whole skeleton in your belly!”
thanks to everyone for all the well wishes and support! it is amazing how much love there is in the world for this little boy already. what a joy and a pleasure to share all this with you! xxo!
i can hardly wait…
we go friday for our 20 week ultrasound where they will measure all our baby’s body parts and, most importantly, tell us if we are going to welcome a baby boy or a baby girl in the fall.
(dear baby lamar,
EVERYONE thinks you are a boy! we will see if they are right…!
love, mommy)
i am so excited!!! my family is coming up for the weekend- it will be a double celebration of father’s day and the uncovering of the baby’s gender! we plan to go baby shopping and purchase our first gender-specific clothing.
stay tuned for the news!
the tuscan coast
my heart is swelling as i think about my sister-in-law enjoying a summer of european study abroad, especially now that her travels have brought her to italy. this article in sunday’s ny times travel section has made my heart swell even more…oh how i desire to return to italy, more specifically to the italian coast.
tell me that the following passages don’t make you want to be there too, enjoying the fine food and the crystal blue mediterranean waters:
“…the slope-hugging road…can be thrilling to drive, with breathtaking views to the south, north, east and west. The sun glints off the water, then sets below it. Best to abandon the car and find a seat in a waterfront cafe before that happens. Porto Santo Stefano has many of them, and they adhere to an unimpeachable philosophy, which is that a predinner glass of prosecco or white wine should be accompanied by a pre-dinner nibble, or rather cornucopia of nibbles: peanuts, olives, cubes of mortadella, cubes of Parmesan cheese. On a warm, breezy night, these arrived with a first round of drinks, and they were replenished in full with a second round. We even thought about staying put for a third, the scene around us giving us cause to linger. Buffed yachts glided out of the harbor while battered fishing trawlers lumbered in, the beauties making way for the beasts.”
“…the tone of our meal there was immediately set by the first thing to hit the table: an amuse-bouche of sautéed red mullet, diced tomato and olive oil, combined in a spoon, enough for just one happy bite. Each ingredient was flawless. After that there was squid-ink tagliatelle with shrimp and artichoke, oversize fusilli with scorpion fish and more red mullet, and nuggets of rabbit — the bones gone, the meat tender — with black olives and roasted tomatoes. It seemed right to add that bit of turf to the surf, and the turf justified the bottle of northern Italian pinot nero we chose.”
during my dreams of italian food, sun, and water, my thoughts move to the idea of our baby playing alongside david and i on the italian sand and my heart swells to nearly the point of bursting…
oh…just the thought of it makes me smile from ear to ear!
i adore pom-poms (and cable knit booties)!
this hat and booties set is PERFECT for us- it’s cable knit and has pom-poms! isn’t it the cutest?! i have been coveting the booties since we spotted them at the pink olive in brooklyn and when i saw them as part of an online boutique sale, i didn’t hesitate for a moment to buy them for our little one! i am so looking forward to seeing our snuggled up baby in such cute winter wear!
off to visit in the sunshine state
have a wonderful weekend, lovelies! after working eleven days in a row and being on-call over the memorial holiday weekend, i get a three day weekend of my own and i am spending it in sunny pensacola parked right next to my parents pool. my goals for the long weekend: spend time with my family (jessica is driving up too!), sit and read by the water, enjoy yummy food, and NOT to step foot into a car until sunday.
back next week!
first baby item, purchased!
while in new york, david and i bought the first item for our new baby! it’s so adorable , we couldn’t pass it up (espcially after meeting the artist who makes them)! but, it’s so hard to believe i am growing something inside of me that is going to fit into it one day!
