Like everything in our house, this site is going to be going through some serious renovation for a little while.  I’m very picky.  Almost to a fault.  And so far, this blog isn’t quite where I want it to be.  But it is going to get there, so like most other things, just bear with [...]

This morning I heard Amai open her bedroom door a little after seven.  This is normal.  She usually gets up and turns cartoons on until we get up (yes, we sleep as long as we can in the mornings sometimes.)  But what was abnormal this morning was that in about ten minutes, she came in [...]

Today was my 10 week checkup.  Everything looks/sounds great.  We got to hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time- and we’re in love already.  I forgot how sweet it is to hear the fast little beating of your baby’s heart.  Makes me want to go out and buy one of the doppler things they [...]

Our little man likes to eat dirt and I thought this time it looked like he had facial hair.  :)  Time to shave, Ashe? I’m going to be ten weeks this coming week and the morning/allday sickness hasn’t loosened its grip on me yet, but we are surviving.  Yesterday, Aunt Patti sent a marvelous package [...]

More frequent and clever postings will resume once I feel better….  Hang in there, you faithful few… I’ve felt like crud lately.  No energy, super tired, so gross in the stomach, and just really wishing I could hibernate for about 2 more months until this part passes.  Thank God for Zofran, I just wish it [...]

Last night in a conversation with Amai at bedtime: Amai: “Mama, does it take a really long time to grow big and tall like you are?” Me: “Yep, it sure does.” A: “Well, I wish it didn’t take so long.  I’d like to be big like you so we could be two big girls together.” [...]