Sorry for my blogging absence...I've been tied up with this bundle of ridiculous cuteness!!
I'm sure that you can understand!!!
I'm sure that you can understand!!!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
seven days...
Hudson wasn't here with us at this time last week.
In fact, I was in my seventh hour of labour at this time last week. Hooked up to a splendor of monitors and IVs, we waited for our son to make his appearance.
Everything indicated that he was well on his way...but I wasn't so sure! I didn't believe the doctors because they had been telling me that for seven hours already; I didn't believe my body because it had been dilated for two weeks already; and I didn't believe Hudson because he was six days overdue already.
But I did believe my husband.
As he sat next to my bed, stroking my hair, I believed him when he said that it was almost time.
That time didn't come for another five hours and most of my memory of it is a flurry of doctors, nurses and a mad but futile attempt to block out the pain. But the moment did finally come and I remember that as though the moment has yet to pass; they placed our baby in my arms...Hudson looked up at me...I looked up at Steve...Steve was looking down at Hudson...and just like that, we had become a family.
And we haven't stopped looking at each other since.
In five hours, our baby will be a week old.
Thank you Baby Hudson for the best week of our lives...
In fact, I was in my seventh hour of labour at this time last week. Hooked up to a splendor of monitors and IVs, we waited for our son to make his appearance.
Everything indicated that he was well on his way...but I wasn't so sure! I didn't believe the doctors because they had been telling me that for seven hours already; I didn't believe my body because it had been dilated for two weeks already; and I didn't believe Hudson because he was six days overdue already.
But I did believe my husband.
As he sat next to my bed, stroking my hair, I believed him when he said that it was almost time.
That time didn't come for another five hours and most of my memory of it is a flurry of doctors, nurses and a mad but futile attempt to block out the pain. But the moment did finally come and I remember that as though the moment has yet to pass; they placed our baby in my arms...Hudson looked up at me...I looked up at Steve...Steve was looking down at Hudson...and just like that, we had become a family.
And we haven't stopped looking at each other since.
In five hours, our baby will be a week old.
Thank you Baby Hudson for the best week of our lives...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
sweet new love...
Ladies and Gentleman...
Please allow me to introduce to you the new man in my life...
Hudson Daniel Smyth
Born March 11th, 2010
He's handsome...
He's charming...
And just like his daddy...
He swept me right up off my feet!
Please allow me to introduce to you the new man in my life...
Hudson Daniel Smyth
Born March 11th, 2010
He's handsome...
He's charming...
And just like his daddy...
He swept me right up off my feet!
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
lady in waiting...
Did you know that there is actually something called the Wicked Bible? It's an edition of the Bible from 1631 in which the editors accidentally (so it's presumed anyways!) omitted the "not" in Exodus 20:14...the verse that is supposed to say "Thou shalt NOT commit adultery". I can only imagine the confusion that must have resulted!
This is the kind of stuff that is taking up my time now that I'm beginning my fourth week off from work and still awaiting the arrival of our son. This little tidbit of information is courtesy of A.J. Jacobs and his book The Know-It-All, which has caused more than one perplexed look as I find myself laughing out loud in Starbucks over my morning coffee!!! What can I say? It's pretty funny finding out that while Caravaggio may have been a brilliant artist, he was also a complete and total jackass!
I'm finding that this period of time is like living in no man's land; I've left behind the life that I knew and am patiently awaiting the life that will be. It's a bit strange. It's been relaxing and reflective and while I probably knew this before...almost much needed. I've needed the time "away" and the opportunity to get used to life outside of an office. I'm still at a computer right now, but it's front of my living room window with my cat purring on my lap...a bit of a change from the desk life that I've experienced for a decade.
As a lady of leisure though, I've found that sleep has eluded me over the past couple of weeks. I've been taking advantage of the newly renovated Starbucks nearby and the shared custody that I seem to have over the corner chair by the window! I read my book, write in my journal or sometimes, I just watch the world go by and I almost always wonder if that day is going to be the day that our world gets flipped upside down. The funny thing is that on my way home, I also catch myself wanting to run errands; pick up some groceries, stop at the video store, etc. But I can't. I can't because none of those places are open yet! Can you believe that?!?! I've always been a self proclaimed "anti-morning person" and yet, here I am...walking home from my morning routine as people are just driving themselves into work!! Thank God that Starbucks considers the crack of dawn to be reasonable business hours!!
On another note, I'm learning a lot about Tugger by being home during the day!! The truth is that you never really know your pets until you've been around to observe them during their normally unsupervised hours!!! Just yesterday, I found him hanging out in our bathtub playing in the little puddles of water. I think that it's worth mentioning that all this time, he's given us the impression that even coming near our bathroom was the feline equivalent to descending upon the depths of hell! He also seems to fall down the stairs a lot from chasing his tail! I always figured that he knew that was attached to him!!!
I always remember hearing that "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans". Well, I've concluded that life, and barrels of useless information, is what happens when you're waiting to go into labour!
Who knew?!?!
This is the kind of stuff that is taking up my time now that I'm beginning my fourth week off from work and still awaiting the arrival of our son. This little tidbit of information is courtesy of A.J. Jacobs and his book The Know-It-All, which has caused more than one perplexed look as I find myself laughing out loud in Starbucks over my morning coffee!!! What can I say? It's pretty funny finding out that while Caravaggio may have been a brilliant artist, he was also a complete and total jackass!
I'm finding that this period of time is like living in no man's land; I've left behind the life that I knew and am patiently awaiting the life that will be. It's a bit strange. It's been relaxing and reflective and while I probably knew this before...almost much needed. I've needed the time "away" and the opportunity to get used to life outside of an office. I'm still at a computer right now, but it's front of my living room window with my cat purring on my lap...a bit of a change from the desk life that I've experienced for a decade.
As a lady of leisure though, I've found that sleep has eluded me over the past couple of weeks. I've been taking advantage of the newly renovated Starbucks nearby and the shared custody that I seem to have over the corner chair by the window! I read my book, write in my journal or sometimes, I just watch the world go by and I almost always wonder if that day is going to be the day that our world gets flipped upside down. The funny thing is that on my way home, I also catch myself wanting to run errands; pick up some groceries, stop at the video store, etc. But I can't. I can't because none of those places are open yet! Can you believe that?!?! I've always been a self proclaimed "anti-morning person" and yet, here I am...walking home from my morning routine as people are just driving themselves into work!! Thank God that Starbucks considers the crack of dawn to be reasonable business hours!!
On another note, I'm learning a lot about Tugger by being home during the day!! The truth is that you never really know your pets until you've been around to observe them during their normally unsupervised hours!!! Just yesterday, I found him hanging out in our bathtub playing in the little puddles of water. I think that it's worth mentioning that all this time, he's given us the impression that even coming near our bathroom was the feline equivalent to descending upon the depths of hell! He also seems to fall down the stairs a lot from chasing his tail! I always figured that he knew that was attached to him!!!
I always remember hearing that "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans". Well, I've concluded that life, and barrels of useless information, is what happens when you're waiting to go into labour!
Who knew?!?!
Friday, March 05, 2010
happy due date to us...
"On a day like today...
the whole world could change...
the sun's going to shine...
shine through the rain...
on a day like today...
you never want to see the sun go down..."
~ B. Adams
the whole world could change...
the sun's going to shine...
shine through the rain...
on a day like today...
you never want to see the sun go down..."
~ B. Adams
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