Dallas was almost the last person in his group of friends to settle down and get married. Everyone thought the impossible had happened, but now the impossible really has happened! The last of the last, Teddy Hall, got married this weekend. We spent the weekend in Fayetteville to attend the wedding and to visit with Carl and Georgia. It was a nice, relaxing weekend.
Unfortunately, the wedding (and our visit) did not coincide with days off for Carl and Georgia, so we didn’t get to see them as much as we would have liked. Due to some changes at the tower, Carl has to work more evening and weekend shifts than usual, and this was Georgia’s Saturday to work. However, there were plenty of projects to keep Dallas busy and being away from home kept me from obsessing about my list of baby to do’s. It was great to have the opportunity to visit before the arrival of Rowdy when traveling will get much more challenging!
Teddy and Lavon’s wedding was just about perfect. The Hall’s hosted the wedding in their lovely home. The atmosphere was happy and friendly and comfortable. The Hall’s are such a wonderful family, and we were so pleased to attend.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Babymoon Trip Journal
For those of you not familiar with Dallas' trip journals, you are in for a treat! Dallas likes to capture detailed and entertaining anecdotes about his trips to share with family and friends. He usually emails his daily accounts during the trip, but we stayed much too busy during the cruise to finish the updates. This trip journal is actually a combination of both our efforts. The initial entries are written by Dallas and are much more colorful than the later entries, which were written by me. However, in an effort to get things posted before the baby arrives, I used Dallas' notes to complete the journal. I mentioned that Dallas is very detailed, so the entire journal is pretty long. Each day of the trip will be posted in a separate entry with the posting date corresponding to the actual day of the trip. That means these posts will show up in the March archives, so you'll definitely want to check out the archives over the next few weeks to read about our vacation.
In a nutshell, the cruise was perfect! The weather was almost perfect, the ship was brand new, the staff and crew were wonderful, the activities and ports of call were fun, and the experience was fantastic. We enjoyed the time away together and managed to spend nearly the entire trip not worrying about preparing for the new baby. We didn't even discuss baby names! We just enjoyed being together and look forward to the adventure ahead of us.
In a nutshell, the cruise was perfect! The weather was almost perfect, the ship was brand new, the staff and crew were wonderful, the activities and ports of call were fun, and the experience was fantastic. We enjoyed the time away together and managed to spend nearly the entire trip not worrying about preparing for the new baby. We didn't even discuss baby names! We just enjoyed being together and look forward to the adventure ahead of us.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Tips and Tricks
Good morning. Most of us are new to the world of blogs, so I wanted to give you some tips on how to find things on DRAMA. I don't want you to miss out on any great updates.
Location
Want to be able to find the blog once the email I sent out has long since disappeared? You can find DRAMA by typing http://ourlittledrama.blogspot.com/ into the url or just open the blog from the email and add it to your desktop or add it as a favorite.
Pages
As of today, we have two pages on the blog - the home page and a photo page. Look directly under the heading that says Dialectic Ruminations on "Advanced Maternal Age." See the two words "home" and "photos?" You are on the home page, which lists the most current blog entries. Some blog entries include a few pics. If you click on photos, it will take you to the page where I post links to large photo albums. Today, there is a photo album that has all the pics from our "Babymoon/Cruise." Click on that picture of Dallas holding a stingray to be taken to the whole album. When you are ready to read the updates, click on home.
Archives
The blog only shows the most recent posts. All other posts are archived automatically. From the home page, look down the right-hand column. The right bar has a heading for Blog Archives. Click on any month with a little number beside it to see the posts for that month. I backdated a few of the posts to update on our earlier sonograms. There is a post in January on the first trimester screening and a post in March for the second sonogram. Once I get caught up on the baby udpates, I will quit backdating things. For now, however, check it out! Click on your home page at the top of the screen or on the current month to get back to the current posts.
Let me know if you have problems finding something. If you are having problems, someone else probably is, too. I'll try to post directions. Have fun!
Location
Want to be able to find the blog once the email I sent out has long since disappeared? You can find DRAMA by typing http://ourlittledrama.blogspot.com/ into the url or just open the blog from the email and add it to your desktop or add it as a favorite.
Pages
As of today, we have two pages on the blog - the home page and a photo page. Look directly under the heading that says Dialectic Ruminations on "Advanced Maternal Age." See the two words "home" and "photos?" You are on the home page, which lists the most current blog entries. Some blog entries include a few pics. If you click on photos, it will take you to the page where I post links to large photo albums. Today, there is a photo album that has all the pics from our "Babymoon/Cruise." Click on that picture of Dallas holding a stingray to be taken to the whole album. When you are ready to read the updates, click on home.
Archives
The blog only shows the most recent posts. All other posts are archived automatically. From the home page, look down the right-hand column. The right bar has a heading for Blog Archives. Click on any month with a little number beside it to see the posts for that month. I backdated a few of the posts to update on our earlier sonograms. There is a post in January on the first trimester screening and a post in March for the second sonogram. Once I get caught up on the baby udpates, I will quit backdating things. For now, however, check it out! Click on your home page at the top of the screen or on the current month to get back to the current posts.
Let me know if you have problems finding something. If you are having problems, someone else probably is, too. I'll try to post directions. Have fun!
Monday, April 12, 2010
The world seems like a better place this week!
Not that the world seemed like a bad place last week, but my mom visited all weekend! Sometimes a girl just needs her mom, and being 25 weeks pregnant was one of those times for me. We had a great time, but we worked all weekend long!
Mom helped me hang window tint on our top floor, which stays miserably hot all summer long. I think I’ll spend more time up there than usual once the baby comes, and now I won’t have to worry about both of us dying of heat stroke in late July/early August. Thanks, Mom, for all the hard work. Those sliding glass doors were a challenge.
We also went on a multi-county, multi-state search for material for the crib bedding. With half of America pregnant, we expected to find lots of options for material for the nursery. Wrong! Thanks to Mom exploring every fabric store from Memphis to Nashville as well as those around my house (some stores more than once), we found the perfect combination of fabrics, colors, and coordinates. Mom even talked me into making custom piping. I wasn’t very laid back when the sewing project didn’t go as planned; but she was confident, and the piping is going to look great. I really wish she was close enough to come back and help with the sewing once I get the material we ordered.
As if that wasn’t enough to accomplish in a few days, Mom had the enthusiasm to rearrange our living and dining rooms, the patience to ooh and aah over the little baby clothes I showed her piece by piece, and the energy to take Nemo on an unexpectedly long walk (after she made a wrong turn).
I've been overly anxious about all the decisions that need to be made to get the house ready for the baby. I'm blaming pregnancy hormones, not my A-type personality. I am a bit calmer today with some of those decisions behind me. Dallas and I both wanted Mom to stay a lot longer than she did! I love you, Mom. Thanks for visiting.
Mom helped me hang window tint on our top floor, which stays miserably hot all summer long. I think I’ll spend more time up there than usual once the baby comes, and now I won’t have to worry about both of us dying of heat stroke in late July/early August. Thanks, Mom, for all the hard work. Those sliding glass doors were a challenge.
We also went on a multi-county, multi-state search for material for the crib bedding. With half of America pregnant, we expected to find lots of options for material for the nursery. Wrong! Thanks to Mom exploring every fabric store from Memphis to Nashville as well as those around my house (some stores more than once), we found the perfect combination of fabrics, colors, and coordinates. Mom even talked me into making custom piping. I wasn’t very laid back when the sewing project didn’t go as planned; but she was confident, and the piping is going to look great. I really wish she was close enough to come back and help with the sewing once I get the material we ordered.
As if that wasn’t enough to accomplish in a few days, Mom had the enthusiasm to rearrange our living and dining rooms, the patience to ooh and aah over the little baby clothes I showed her piece by piece, and the energy to take Nemo on an unexpectedly long walk (after she made a wrong turn).
I've been overly anxious about all the decisions that need to be made to get the house ready for the baby. I'm blaming pregnancy hormones, not my A-type personality. I am a bit calmer today with some of those decisions behind me. Dallas and I both wanted Mom to stay a lot longer than she did! I love you, Mom. Thanks for visiting.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Never ask a woman if she's pregnant...
Apparently, this rule of etiquette has an expiration date. The expiration date for me was this week. Relative strangers went from staring at my stomach as they passed me in the halls of work to flat out asking when the baby is due.
Not only do I look quite pregnant all of a sudden, but I feel quite pregnant all of a sudden. I think Rowdy gained about 5 pounds over the course of a few days, which has most likely contibuted to the abuse of etiquette mentioned above. And our temperatures went from the 50's to the high 80's this week. I'm hot. The house is hot. My clothes are hot. My skin is hot. Summer is going to be very hot!
It's been a big week!
Not only do I look quite pregnant all of a sudden, but I feel quite pregnant all of a sudden. I think Rowdy gained about 5 pounds over the course of a few days, which has most likely contibuted to the abuse of etiquette mentioned above. And our temperatures went from the 50's to the high 80's this week. I'm hot. The house is hot. My clothes are hot. My skin is hot. Summer is going to be very hot!
It's been a big week!
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