I'm baaaaaaacccccccckkkkkkk!

It's been ages since I last blogged. I would love to say that the massive lack of posts was due to having an infant daughter but the truth is I was just in a very bad place with my last job and I knew that if I wrote anything about it I could find myself in an even worse situation. So I decided to abide by the rule if you can say anything nice than don't say anything at all. Hence the blog silence.

Now I am happy to report that I have a new AMAZING job located only 6 miles from our new house! I find the new job much more fulfilling and the best part is now I have more time to spend with Zoie and Scott. I'm finally starting to feel like myself again and enjoying things/life much more now that I don't have to deal with the drama at the old job anymore!

Happy wife, happy life

At least that is what Scott tells me :-)! And I have to say that lately I really agree with him. I never thought that I would say this but I am very sad that my maternity leave ends this Monday. I really don't want to have to leave my little girl, even though we picked out a truly wonderful daycare for her where I know the staff will treat her like she was their own daughter. Its just that I want her smiles, little coo's, her snuggles all to myself.....ok I'll share them with Scott too... But you get the idea. Maybe that sounds a bit selfish of me, but its how I feel now. And that in itself is amazing to me- I never expected to be almost inconsolable about returning to work, mostly because I know I am not truly the housewife type. [Well at least not the June Cleaved, everything spic&span , dinner in the table by 5, and then after dinner I am sewing the kids Halloween costumes. ] I've always been much more career oriented. Even when pregnant I fully expected to be working at home due on maternity leave, because I thought I would be going stir crazy. In fact the opposite happened, being a stay at home mom [at least at this point] has been so much fun, and quite rewarding. Its seriously making me wish I could be home with her for her entire 1st year... Sigh, but such things are not meant to be.

So I've decided to focus on what I can do for my daughter. Instead of moping because I can't be with her I have focused my energy on what I can control-selecting the decor for her nursery in our new home! It may not be much but at least it make me feel like I am doing something positive !

Wedded Bliss

Just wanted to wish one of my oldest friends and his lovely new bride all the best as they start out their first day of married life together today.

Here's to you Jena & Ryan: may you always be as happy as you are now!

Introducing....

Zoie Eileen!

Born via induction (then c-section) on August 25th@ 6:53 pm- 6 lbs, 14 oz

She opted for an early/dramatic entrance into this world and since then has totally stolen our hearts with her cuteness, and love of snuggling!

Here is Zoie & Daddy on her first day home, seems like they both are at ease- wouldn't you say?

This is my favorite pic of me & Zoie. She is about 2.5 weeks old here and growing and changing so fast!

because today just needs a bit of FABULOUS!!!!!!

It's been a long, tiring, but totally productive week at work. And today- well today is dragging. Plus I am still a little grumpy from having to wait almost 2 hrs to see the OB yesterday for my now weekly appointment. Let me tell you a =/- 37 weeks pregnant no matter where you are no matter where you are sitting you are NOT comfortable, plus standing for that long makes it no better.

So there I was yesterday hot, uncomfortable, trying to wait patiently for my turn to see the MD but clock-watching. Not that I had to get back to work- but because last night was to be my BIG TV night. You see its pre-season football... and I am SOOO READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL! So having a 4pm appointment at like 5:15 pm and still not seeing the MD I am beginning to worry that I won't make the Patriots 6:30 kickoff! Long story short- due the NFL being dumb I couldn't even LISTEN to the game on the radio/web cause we couldn't find a station that carried it! ***SOB****

So my husband and I pile into our car and decided to run a quick errand- after which we then decide since there is nothing special going on tonight to go out to a local restaurant for dinner. We had a great time and I totally got to relax and destress over not seeing Brady, Welker, and my defensive line play. I relaxed so much that I FORGOT that Project Runway was ALSO on last night! (My other addiction- I know doesn't match well with NFL; so sue me.) By the time I remembered it was too late :(

Last night was a TOTAL TV fail on my part. No Football, No fabulous gay men. No wonder I am grumpy still today.

So in an effort to tide me over until project runway posts its last episode to on demand I turned to youtube- to provide me with another fabulous gay/ yet talented man. And let me tell you they did not disappoint. So without further ado- here he is; enjoy!

Thankful Thursday

This week I have so much to be grateful for, so here is my list -in no particular order:

• Frisky’s surgery (last week) and the fact that she is slowly starting to get better and return to her perky lovable self.
• The fact that 2 friends from New England are sending down yummy treats: homemade strawberry jam and coffee fudge respectively.
• A 90 minute skype phone call with my best friend who lives/works in Seoul.
• Getting a bunch of packages sent down from my parents’ house in MA containing some baby shower items.
• Getting the official word that 2 of our good friends are moving from MA to TX in July
• The afghan that Jena made me: at 30 weeks pregnant it is the only bed covering that doesn't make me too hot or too cold. Plus it is pretty!
• Vacation is only 2 business days away, and that my in-laws rented a very nice condo and asked us to join them in it for the week.
• The fact that Netflix streams musicals : )
• Roku box- otherwise I could never watch Red Sox Games.
• Having friends here in TX that are more than willing to bunny sit our 2 rabbits next week (and give one of them her medication)when we are on vacation in exchange for babysitting services.
• The fact that Scott is getting very excited for our little girls birth. He’s flying around setting up all the “equipment”, researching techniques on how to calm a crying baby, as well as trying to scientifically determine which diapers are the best for us to use. (Ok- this last one makes me laugh a lot. I am just waiting for him to break out the white lab coat, a whole slew of different infant diapers to test, and a beaker of water dyed blue- to give better visibility as to when the diaper reaches maximum saturation level.)

What are you thankful for this week?

Genetic Roulette

Scott has been OBSESSED lately with -well let's just call it genetic roulette. The closer we get to the due date the more anxious he is to find out what our little girl will look like.

So most of this week he's been pestering me for hair and eye color of our family tree to try and determine all the possibilities / traits we could pass along .

After an exhaustive chain of emails detailing up to 4 generations back (in some cases) here are his conclusions:
• 47% chance of having a Blue/Green eyed Redhead
• 53% chance of having a Brown Eyed Redhead.

Which is almost exactly what I came up with doing a simple punnet square (bio 101). It made me chuckle. Still I am very happy that he is getting more and more excited as we near the due date.

As for me- I can honestly say I don't care what her hair color or eye color is. Right now I am hoping for happy, healthy (aka has all her fingers & toes- everything is in the right place), and if at all possible I'd really like her to be a good sleeper. Anything past that is cining on the cake.