Well, I had my OB appointment this morning and the baby is very happy in there. I am 2 cms, 25% effaced and she is in my pelvis but still pretty high. So, based on these facts, if I were to do the induction on Monday, I'd need pitocin to get her down a little lower before my Dr could break my water. Otherwise, there would be a chance of cord ( Read more... )

We had our NTT (nuchal translucency test) screen yesterday and got a glowing result. What a huge relief to know that the baby is apparently healthy (at least so far as Down, tri 18 and many cardiac defects). I will get the results of the blood work in a few days and will know more but all looks great ( Read more... )

My sister, Shawnee, gave birth to Tristan Benedict early Thursday morning!! He weighed 7 lbs, 6 ozs and is 21 inches. He's doing great and nursing is on its way to good ( Read more... )

My daughter cracks me up! She is loving, sweet, funny and oh so opinionated. She can go from wonderful to whiny in a split second too. Mostly though, she is a joy ( Read more... )

We went to Moab for the weekend and camped with friends. It was a great time. We went mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking and to the water park (where I skinned my ELBOWS trying to slow the freak down ( Read more... )

We returned on Mother's Day from our week at St George Island Florida. It was a great week ( Read more... )

I've been in St Louis for the past two days for a deposition. (Interesting guy--don't particularly LIKE him, but he's interesting. He claims he holds the world record for shooting the biggest brown bear. :rolleyes: He is a computer expert for the opposing party ( Read more... )

I have been married for 4 whole years. We're going out for sushi tonight!

Happy Anniversary to CB (Marie) as well.

Life here is good. Tomorrow is our 4th anniversary (Marie's too!! (CB)) and so much has changed since that windy day on a Malibu beach! We quit our lucrative, high stress jobs, took a 6 month trip around the world, moved to Colorado from Manhattan Beach, took the CO bar, bought a house and started making babies. Now we have two adorable kids, ( Read more... )

I want to start Rachel in a preschool in the fall. She will be 2.5 (31 months). Most traditional preschools won't accept kids until they are 3 and they follow the school district cutoff guidelines of September 15. Rachel will be 3 in February ( Read more... )