Sunday

November_369, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

Today is the first day of getting back to normal.  Nate went to work and the girls are home again. It's a good feeling. 
Ellie is enormous... I'm sure she gained 5 lbs while she was gone. She  seems more grown up. Also a bit sassier.
Mia begs to hold Stuart all the time and is frequently heard saying, "I love him SO MUCH" or "He is so cute, isn't he cute?"
Stuart is doing fine, he does keep us up for a few hours each night.  Either it is getting better or we are getting used to it, I'm not sure exactly.  Those night hours tend to blend together.  Do not underestimate the power of a good comfy rocker in your nursery!  

Baby Days

Finally Here

Finally Here, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

13 days late. Sweet as possible. Perfect little everything.

Little Green Hat

Little Green Hat, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

It is a Boy!

Stuart Finn
7lbs 9 oz
7:05PM November 23

Still Here, Still Waiting

Mia, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

Girl or Boy?

It's Saturday

Goofing Off, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

Nate's working at remodeling the bathroom. Things are really flying up there. I'm scared to go look. So I'm baking cookies and goofing off with photoshop.

Wouldn't a Friday be a nice day to have a baby? Or a Thursday evening for that matter? Oh, how I wish. How I wish. Do not ask me when I am due as that is so tricky to explain, but it would not be fair to complain about being overdue without actually mentioning when it really is supposed to all happen. I was due the 16th until my midwife mentioned she has me down for the 10th. I brushed it off and later ran the calculations myself and um... the 7th. But really, none of this means anything as the baby will come when it is time. Or so it has been said. I for one am terrified that I will be pregnant forever. What if?

Burk Family

Burk Family, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

A Smile & Rug Burn

A Smile & Rug Burn, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

Last nights blogging got cut a little short due to the Phillies game. We ended up going to bed early anyhow and I had Nate asking me at 2AM this morning "Did the Phillies lose?" He can ask me these things because I don't sleep the whole night through and catch up on stuff like that at 2AM.
Ellie took a terrible fall down the steps last week. Thus the rug burn under her nose. Ouch.
Last night we went swimming! Indoor pool that our neighbors put in. Very fun family outing for these cold days. Well, until you go to leave and it's cold outside. That is rather strange. We told them we would be out by 8:30... imagine our surprise when we left and realized it was only 7:30... The clock in the pool room is still set wrong. Something like that can make you feel so out of touch with reality.

Notice the paint on their legs. They were happy to get into Grandma's paint again yesterday!

The Only Tree She Can Climb

The Only Tree She Can Climb, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

Today I learned how to meter. I've tried so many times to understand this, and today it clicked. Whew. And now it seems so silly that I did not understand this before.
Monday my Mom, Dorcas, and I took in a photoshop seminar in Philly. We use it a lot at work. Mom and I. Ate yummy cheeseteaks from Reading Terminal Market.

Rachel Brown Came To Town

Rachel Brown, originally uploaded by LydiaJo.

Rachel Brown. Was so good to see her again. She lived in the basement of the house we stayed in, in Grenada. We shared a washing machine and a phone line for three years. Good times. She is currently at SMBI for a term and then heads back to Grenada to finish out the school year there.