Coming This Christmas….

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Just so you all know, no one is getting presents this year. I’m gonna be a little busy.

Baby Project 2.0 is due on December 23, 2010. Here is a picture of it at 10 weeks old, looking remarkabley blob like, just as Lucy did at that stage.

A Beautiful Blob

(You can see Lulu at around the same age here. She’s more of a “I’m way cool and just hang out in the corner” kind of girl, while this one is all “BACKFLIPS!!! I AM ALL OVER THE PLACE WOOOO!” At least, sonogram-wise.)

Luckily for you, the morning sickness phase passed a few weeks ago, so you won’t see gems like this one this time around. This pregnancy is different from mine with Lucy in so many ways, it would be idiotic to list them all here. All I can say is we are thrilled and excited and Lucy has set aside her old tricycle for the new baby. She also gets on Trent daily to build out our new room in the basement so the baby can have the one that’s currently his office.

Really, kids are great for assisting in the household nagging duties. You should get yourself one. Or two.

OMIGOD….two.

Best Family Picture Ever

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Good Parents (edited)

Taken by Erin, right after the Rutgers graduation ceremony. In our defense, I was calling Trent’s mom, who’d been separated from the group, and he was trying to text her. But it just looks like we’re total bonehead, hipster parents. Which, eh? We can be sometimes.

And Lulu is gifting me dandelions. Which is just so, so her. Love it.

Some Things I’ve Learned Since Becoming A Mom

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1. Take time every day to cuddle.
2. When your kid wakes up in the morning, don’t forget to ask what they dreamed about.
3. Dress babies in plain onesies, because trust me, those stains are not coming out and you’re just gonna end up throwing them away.
4. There is no “right” way to be a parent.
5. Putting your baby or child in daycare will not scar them for life.
6. Don’t use the super-strong hair tyes in your kid’s hair if she twirls it. She’ll just yank them out, along with huge chunks of hair.
7. Try to cook dinner most nights, but pizza is okay too.
8. When your kid won’t eat veggies, try avacado and cream cheese sandwiches.
9. The best incentive to work out is if your kid loves going to the gym daycare.
10. Movie nights are a must.
11. Don’t buy Barbie DVD’s unless you are willing to watch them 487,025 times.
12. No matter how much you discourage it, your girl will probably love princesses.
13. If your kid says she wants to be a princess when she grows up, say that will be fine. But make sure to tell her princess-doctors are even better.
14. You will screw up.
15. Swaddling really does work.
16. Making time for your partner is a goal you won’t always achieve, but you can’t stop trying.
17. Take a mental picture every time your kid compliments your outfit. That won’t last forever.
18. Teach your kid to say “please” “thank you” yes ma’am” and “no sir” at a young age.
19. Have dance parties in the kitchen.
20. Hold hands whenever they let you.

Hiatus

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At the beach. Yes, I am. You have permission to be jealous.

Nothing like a day at the beach to make all your troubles seem a bit less heavy.

Listening to Miike Snow – Animal

Life Goes Fast

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Last Thursday, after a cah-ray-zee couple of weeks, I was perusing Facebook when I saw my friend KT had entered a contest to win tickets to see the Flaming Lips in concert. I quickly texted her, “Just so you know, if you win those tickets, you are so taking me with you!” Her reply, “Haha, totally!”

After some silent wishes for good juju, she got the news. The tickets were hers! So followed an unexpected Friday treat, a night outside listening to amazing tunes, drinking delicious beverages and celebrating all around revelry.

By the last Lips encore, I was dead. So tired from the long day, and drained from the night out. But then Wayne came out an stage and made a speech. And every wall I have spent the past two months building, just came tumbling down.

(Flaming Lips, Do You Realize?, Kansas City, April 23, 2010)

My dad has cancer.

It feels strange to write that. To say it out loud. To read it.

He’s doing fine, always the optimist. And for the now the prognosis is good, so we all have every reason to be optimistic. We’re lucky to live in an age where cancer isn’t necessarily an immediate death sentence, and being a former cancer researcher himself, my dad has a knowledge of this disease that most people don’t.

But I hadn’t cried about it. It was like I was in a constant state of shock. Through the doctor’s visits and phone calls, it never really sunk in.

Until Friday night, when Wayne dedicated “Do You Realize” to a young band member whose dad had just died of cancer. And I just broke. I cried so hard, poor KT held my hand and hugged me. Crap, even the random guy next to me asked if I was okay.

The weird thing is, finally, I think I am.

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