You can read about Cristin‘s visit here and Ele‘s visit here. Cristin’s Flickr pictures are here.
He’s so famous!
March 7, 2008
Hospital Visitors
We had lots of visitors while in the hospital. Thanks to everyone who dropped by and brought gifts and well wishes!
We’d also like to thank Tyra for the keepsake box, mom for the pack ‘n’ play sheets, and Jonathan and Dawn for the lucky bamboo plant.
Kerri was our very first visitor.
And Cristin came by to introduce herself, too.
She brought these adorable handmade onesies
Grandparents Sue and Marv drove down from Cleveland
Ele and Will dropped by, and had to leave Finn with Marv and Sue while they visited.
Will is a natural
Jenny loved holding Henry
Hospital Pictures
I know you’ve all been patiently waiting for an update from the Dickens’ household. Here are some pictures.
Swaddled Henry
Bizarro makes a cameo
Dave holds a sleepy Henry
Henry looks up at Granma
Tiny Fingers
Tiny Toes
Flowers from Granma
Henry is ready to go home!
This is for Uncle Eric:
Dad holds Bizarro, tightly swaddled
March 3, 2008
Henry David
Sorry it’s been a few days since I’ve blogged. I’ve been busy. 🙂
Dave and I are delighted to introduce you to our gorgeous little man.
Henry David was born at 1:34 AM on Sunday, March 2nd. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 20.5″ long.
February 29, 2008
Lurkers, declare yourself!
Oh HAI! I noticed that some people guessed on our pregnancy pool that I don’t even know! Who are you? Come on, step up to the plate and introduce yourselves. See that little “comment” box down there? Go on, you know you want to. (No, seriously, I want to meet you!)
Drat!
Well, unless I have the world’s shortest labor, it looks like we won’t be having a leap year baby. If we did have a leap year baby, he’d age at 1/4 the speed of everyone else! How cool would that be?
Tolkien Trilogy
So for like, ever, I’ve had these Lord of the Rings tapes in my house. I thought that the tapes were The Lord of the Rings trilogy in audiobook form. The tapes belong to my brother.
Having never read the books (but seen the movies), I thought I’d like to read the books finally. I started listening to them last week and realized that they couldn’t possibly be the entire books on tape, because there are only four tapes per book. I’ve never read the books but I think they’re quite a bit longer.
So it turns out that this series is a Mind’s Eye production of a radio adaptation of the books, produced for public radio back in 1979. It reminds me of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio production from the BBC ages ago. It’s got a cast of characters each performing their different parts, with background effects and a bit of a soundtrack. It’s amazing there’s even an article on the Wikipedia about it, but I guess that shouldn’t surprise me, the intersection of two geeky worlds.
Anyway, the serial is unbelievably hokey. I stopped after two tapes. Actually, the fidelity is so bad that I can’t hear the low sounds if I’m on the highway, so that didn’t help matters. But really not very entertaining to me. At least not from my modern perspective.
It looks like the tape (and CD) version is still out there for sale.
February 28, 2008
My Pregnancy Advice Post
Pregnant? Here’s my advice for you, in no particular order.
Exercise
I was lazy. I coasted by on my current level of fitness, but now I’m seeing that 9 months of sedation isn’t the best way to get you excited about geting back into shape after gaining a good 30 pounds or more. I’m sure I’ll regret not having been more active. Get a basic prenatal exercise plan.
Noppies
Buy a few pairs of Noppies trousers. These are the most comfortable pants! Admittedly, they’re a little high-maintenance (I use the hand-wash cycle and they need to be ironed after drip-drying), but they make me feel like a million bucks. Once you start fitting out of your regular clothes, you’ll pay more to feel good in your maternity clothes. Money spent on nice maternity wear is actually money spent well.
Underwear
Cotton underwear, and you’ll want them in a larger size than you normally wear, I think.
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Avoid the following while you are pregnant
Buying new shoes
With your feet swelling and your bones spreading, now is not the time to get a whole new shoe collection. Granted, you may discover you have no choice after the baby comes if your feet don’t go back to the size they once were. But until you know, don’t invest too much in preggo footwear.
Getting your vision checked/ordering new glasses
Did you know your vision changes during pregnancy? I can definitely tell that. I need to have an annual exam but I’m waiting till after I deliver.
Buying new rings
Again, what with all the swelling, now is not the time to get a ring sized. I’ve given up on everything but my wedding band, which I’m sure I couldn’t get off if I tried.
February 23, 2008
Ferris Bueller
Yay for Cool Classics movie night at the Colony! And yay for Cristin who is my constant movie companion! 🙂
We saw Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
And we very much enjoyed our dinner at the Bull and Bear.
Oh, and then there was the stop at Dunkin’ Donuts. Here are my favorite pics of Cristin getting her sugar fix!
Cup o’ Pizza
For Cristin, who recently watched The Jerk.
Personally, I’ve always thought Pizza in a Cup was a real thing. I mean, any properly good piece of floppy pizza could be ideally served in a big styrofoam cup. Beats the multiple paper plates they use at Randy’s.
But after our discussion the other night, I’m not sure if this ever existed as a concept outside of the world of The Jerk.
So, imagine my delight when the soup of the day at Edward’s Mill was Pizza Soup!
It was pretty good!