my big adventure! (guest post by jack)

This weekend I took a ride on an airplane!

Mommy and Daddy took me to New York City!
I got to meet my Grandpa Spuches
And I got to see my Grandma Spuches again. I remember her because she was at the hospital when I was born.
My Daddy took me to some of the places where he used to play when he was a little boy
I even got to ride in a taxi!
I had to take a couple of naps. Luckily Mommy is very comfortable to nap on.
Then I took a bath in the big boy tub!
The next day, Mommy and Daddy took me to the place where they had their very first date. (They got all mushy over it.)
And also their first apartment together.
I also got to meet my Uncle Tim
And my other Uncle Tim (I let him wear my hat but I think it looks better on me)
And my Aunts and Cousins

And my Uncle Jack (he has a greeeeaaaat name)
Finally, it was time to go home. Daddy drove us to the airport.
So I took another nap
Then we took another airplane home. I got hungry on the way so I tried to eat Daddy's face.

That trip was really fun but it was nice to be home and put my jammies on and play with my toys again.

typing with one eye open

Well, I cannot promise to be much more coherent then I was yesterday because I have definitely hit a wall when it comes to sleeping. It seems like just when I think it is as bad as it can be (the peeing, the waking up starving) even worse things come up (leg cramps, sore hips, stiff back) and I find myself grateful when I only wake up 3-4 times in the night instead of what feels like every 10 minutes. I wake up most days already exhausted but staying in bed is not an option because the stiffness and soreness hits a peak after 8 hours or so and only getting up and moving around makes it feel better so sleep is no longer an option after 7:30 AM or so.


Anyway, that's the story of why I walk around in a haze now and why it has become so difficult to write a real post the last few days. I was hoping it was just a post-trip hangover but am beginning to understand that it is instead the new status-quo. So, I will adjust, it just might take a little while.

Now, about my trip.


NJ is so beautiful this time of year, with the leaves changing, and I am really glad I got to see it for a couple of days. It was also incredibly, unseasonable cold so I didn't spend much time outside except for a brisk walk Monday morning with Cathy to get some exercise and check out the changing leaves and suburban Halloween decorations.

The shower itself was so overwhelming, with so many people and presents and I felt such love and gratefulness to everyone. I don't know if I can ever fully express how warm and fuzzy it all made me feel. My sisters, Cathy, Beth and Nancy, really went above and beyond in everything, from the invitations, decorations, cake, preparations, etc. They really thought of everything and on top of it all, gave us some really generous gifts, including a gorgeous quilt that Nancy made herself.


They even thought of what to do with all the gifts that were brought to the shower and will be shipping it down here to me this week. (and I, like a little kid, can hardly wait for it all to get here, though I really have a big job ahead of me now, making room for everything in our not-so-big apartment) We have already received a lot of big things (swing, bouncy seat, bassinet) all of which are still in boxes in the guest room/future baby's room but Chris and I discussed last night exactly how we will arrange things to make room for those things as well as the crib and dresser/changing table that we have yet to buy. Also, the room really needs to be painted (as well as our bedroom) and as much as I don't want to do it, my baby is not coming home to a house with scuffed-up walls, it just won't happen, and I think this may be the beginning of what "they" refer to as NESTING....


In other news, I went to see another pediatrician today and now we need to decide if we want to go to a big practice with slick offices and lots of doctors or a small practice in a charming office and only one doctor. There are many other things to take into consideration but for the most part, those are the big differences between the two and personality-wise, I really like them both so we will see. I don't have to decide until right before Kumar is born so I have a little bit of time to (obsess) weigh things.


On the way home from the pediatrician, I decided to give Kumar his first lesson in exercising his rights as a U.S. citizen.

I let him wear the sticker.

hi! my name is...

I had a great weekend in NJ. It was exhausting for someone who is used to long naps almost every afternoon, but there was no time for that with a party every day and the fact that I did not sleep well Friday night did not help much. I had to get up at 6 to make my Saturday morning flight so I was really exhausted but I did get a little catnap in after I got there and I actually stayed up until midnight or so. BIG NIGHT for the pregnant girl!

Sunday, I got to have my Jersey Mike's that I have been craving for months and it was not a disappointment at all! I really wish someone would look into opening a franchise around here because I can honestly say I would eat it every single day for the next 6 months. I seriously crave it in a big way and I have to stop writing about it or it is going to make me very sad. Chris said that there is a pizza place a little ways away that makes subs that are "pretty good" and I may just have to check it out because it's better than nothing right? 

I put together a slideshow of some pictures from the weekend. For some reason I didn't take any on Saturday so these are all from Sunday. Please to enjoy:

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Oh yeah! You forgot to remind me to tell you about the guy at the gas station!
So I was going back to my sister's house with Tommy, Jenny and Kevin when we stopped to get some gas. So we're sitting in the car and the guy comes over to fill us up when all of a sudden, Jenny noticed something peculiar about the guy. So she took a picture.

(click on photo to enlarge)

That's right! Kumar was pumping our gas.
Good job on the covert photography, Jen!

jiggity-jig

I got home from NJ a couple of hours ago to find that Chewy had stopped puking but Chris had started. Apparently he ate at the pizza place that I have been telling him for years is disgusting and ghe-to but it took this for him to finally say he will never eat there again.

Big post tomorrow with trip stories and PICTURES!

And remind me to tell you about the guy at the gas station the other night with the very interesting name......

garden state

I leave in the morning for NJ to spend the weekend with the family. Tomorrow will be my niece, Jennifer's graduation party and Sunday is a birthday party for niece and nephew Morgan and Connor.

It will be a full weekend but it will be so good to see everyone after such a long time. My parents are actually picking me up from the airport and I haven't seen them since they were here (in February? March? how time flies...) and I think my brother is going to be there tomorrow and I haven't seen him since Christmas so it will be a really good time.

This afternoon I got my suitcase out and started packing and Chewy walked over to it, sniffed it, and layed down next to it with his nose up against it. Either he loves the smell of airplanes ( and who doesn't, really?) or he is sad I am leaving. I will be back Monday afternoon so he will be with Chris all weekend and then I'll be home in time for his afternoon walk so I don't feel too horrible about leaving but it still makes me sad.
Oh yeah, and I'm gonna miss Chris too. (I kid, I kid)

I'm off to watch The Dog Whisperer. I was talking to my friend today and she asked me how I thought Chewy was going to react to the baby and I really don't know. Everyone has their own ideas about what to do and I'm sure I'll hear even more opinions in the next few months but I think he will be OK once we let him meet the little guy ( yup, there I go again with the boy talk) and he will be a great big brother. We just have to teach Kumar how to be the calm, dominant one.

One last thing, the Yankees are playing the Blue Jays tonight and the Jay's are wearing their throwback jerseys! I love it!