September 2010

One-year letter

September 29, 2010

Dear C, Tonight, only moments after I put you to bed, I sit with my computer and think about what I want to say to you tomorrow on your first birthday.  And it seems I am at a loss for words.  In my mind I have fleeting memories of our last year together and glimpses [...]

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All I wanted

September 27, 2010

We were “Team Green” throughout my pregnancy with C.  Craig was pretty adamant about wanting to be surprised and I didn’t feel that strongly about it either way.  Yes, it would have been nice to paint the nursery for a little girl and stock up on pink clothes before I delivered, but there was something [...]

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Goodbye twenties

September 22, 2010

It’s official. Today is the last day of my twenties. When I wake up tomorrow, I will be OLD. At least according to my 14 year old self who thought that 30-year-olds wore mom jeans, drove mini-vans to shuffle kids from soccer practice to piano lessons and got in my way on the escalator at [...]

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Almost a year

September 20, 2010

We started practicing for C’s birthday this week.  Meaning when you say to her, “How old are you going to be?”  She answers by holding up a finger and flashing you a cheesy grin.  And, when you start singing the first few words of Happy Birthday she starts bouncing and waving her arms like an [...]

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An announcement, of sorts

September 16, 2010

Internet! C has something she’d like to get off her chest, er… back….   My due date is March 13th, I’m feeling OK and Craig swears it’s a girl and prefers the phrase “New Baby” over “Baby #2″.  (And he keeps reminding me.) More information will follow.  For now, I must nap.  And eat ice [...]

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Why was tonight different?

September 14, 2010

side note: this was actually written Friday evening, not today.  it just took a while for me to hit the publish button. Why, tonight, when she squirmed away from me as I tried to put her pajamas on, did I giggle and chase her to the other side of the bed?  When another night this [...]

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It’s football season, folks.

September 13, 2010

 When Craig and I started dating, I used the 15-16 weeks of high school football season as “Krista time”.  He was tied up with practice and film and scouting and prepping for the next game so I made dinner dates with girlfriends, shopped a lot and took spiked drinks to the games.  (Yeah, he coaches high school.  [...]

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Look what happened when I blinked.

September 10, 2010

  Left photo taken: 10/3/2009           Right photo taken: 9/10/2010

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A taste of work at home

September 8, 2010

The upside (well not upside, but the thing that made it bearable and kept me from losing my mind) to my mother-in-law getting sick a few weeks ago was having the flexibility from my boss to work from home as needed.  The excited, if not naïve, Krista had visions of sleeping in until 6:30 (yes, [...]

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She’s going to be an “outside girl”

September 2, 2010

I have a confession to make:  I’m not an “outside” person.  Don’t get me wrong, I love those first few days of spring and summer that are sunny and warm.  I love going outside for an hour or two in the afternoons and hanging out at the pool.  I love walking around fall festivals in jeans and [...]

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