HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: Coming home to an absolutely spotless house on Tuesday. We hired professional cleaners (Sunshine Cleaning for the local folks), and it was one of our best decisions in recent memory. Of course, now we’re tiptoeing around trying not to disturb things before Peanut’s arrival! Symptoms: Occasional cramping and minimal discomfort. But, [...]
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moments: All of the essential items have been checked off our to do list. The clothes are washed. The diapers are stacked. Our suitcase is packed. The car seat is sitting by the front door. And now we relax. And wait. Symptoms: Well, I finally understand what women mean when they say [...]
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moments: My family was reunited this weekend for the first time since February! After seven months in London (plus trips to Italy, Ireland, the French Riviera, Amsterdam, Germany, and Greece), my brother is back on American soil. I’m sure glad he got to see the bump before Peanut arrives! Though I think [...]
It’s nice to have a photographer for a friend. Because when he buys a new camera — say a medium format camera — he may ask if he can take some photos of you for his portfolio. We were more than happy to pose for our friend, Phillip Mackenzie, and are thrilled with the shots [...]
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: We were thrilled to be guests at the grand re-opening of the Carnegie Inn & Spa this week. We stuffed ourselves with roasted mushrooms filled with diced pears and Gorgonzola cheese, butternut squash ravioli, and crab cakes topped with cucumber-melon-corn relish. We stayed in one of the Inn’s 20 cozy rooms [...]
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moments: This week we were the guests of honor at a shower hosted by my colleagues. I feel so fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive and compassionate men and women. And we had a very productive weekend, thanks to help from my sister and her boyfriend. We washed and folded baby [...]
Belly bump update to come after we receive the photos from this week’s maternity shoot! HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: Peanut and I shared center stage with Daddy on Saturday at a co-ed shower hosted by our Virginia friends. It’s rare that the whole gang is able to get together these days, and although we were [...]
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: So many good moments this week! First, we found out during our sonogram that Peanut is measuring right on track at about 4.5 pounds. In fact, my prediction that the doc may change our due date was wrong. Still no explanation as to why I gained no weight between weeks 30 [...]
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: The former guest bedroom/home office is finally starting to feel like a nursery! My parents came this weekend to help move furniture, hang pictures, and finish crafts. We also got a special delivery from my dad, a.k.a. Poppy. He made a beautiful set of shelves for Peanut! And my mom, a.k.a. [...]
HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: We had our first childbirth class this week! Despite feeling a bit stressed by the time we arrived (we underestimated the time it would take to commute home from work, eat dinner, get downtown, and find the classroom in the hospital … oh, and we forgot our pillows), the class was [...]