23rd August 09
Jude just started laughing about two weeks ago – so far usually it’s Nick who is able to get him rolling & we’d never been able to capture it on video til this afternoon.
archives for August, 2009
20th August 09
7th August 09
Helllllo Wisconsin!
Yes, that’s the opening line to “That 70’s Show” and every year when I’m at the Wisconsin State Fair it feels appropriate to yell that out at least once.
How can it be that my little boy is no longer a newborn? Just this past week I had to sort through his clothes, removing everything with the newborn label… which somehow makes it feel very final. We may never have another newborn phase in our household – at least not if our plan to adopt all subsequent children goes through (assuming I can keep my fertile Myrtle-ness in check). And so folding up the tiny onesies that will get split up between my two pregnant sister-in-laws made me feel a bit sniffley and reminiscent of his first few days in the world.
At the State Fair a sheep lady self-assuredly asked if this was our son’s first outing. Nick & I both giggled. First outing? Can’t she see how big he is? He’s 13 weeks for goodness sake! This boy has already been in 3 states and was initiated into the land of gross flight delays before he could roll over. He’s been to a rock concert (The Offspring), was walked across the National Mall, and has looked through the glass skydeck on the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower. Oh the places he’ll go.
In context, the State Fair is a mere blip on the radar – soon he’ll be getting his passport stamped in Egypt and Jordan. Although to be fair, it’s quite possibly the only place on earth where you can find virtually every edible item skewered with a stick. Take for instance the deep fried smores on a stick. Seriously, who ever thought that sounded like a good idea? It had to be a carnie who had smoked one too many… 
5th August 09
It’s taken me awhile to sit down and go through the thousands of photos on Flickr – but I did want to post a few pictures of the people that made this year’s BlogHer conference for me.
Cecily, Sarah, Magda, & Julia [photo courtesy of EyeFiCard]
Baby Ivy & Stephanie [photo courtesy of GoPortraits]
Heather, Christy, & Kim with baby Libby
Me & Kathy
Me, Roni, Janette, Sahar, AJ, Carla & Lisa [photo courtesy of Roni's Weigh]
Right before every blogging event I tell myself “this time I promise to take more photos & videos”, but inevitably I get caught up in all the excitement and before I realize it the conference has ended.
Sadly there are lots of fabulous people I met, like Zakary, that I didn’t actually get a photo of – *sigh* – next time.
