Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere

Just when I thought I couldn’t take any more photos of Owen and pumpkins, I did. The pumpkin patch was ripe for photo ops.   Let’s flash back one year ago to October 2008 at the same pumpkin patch. Here is sweet Devi and me. (Little Owen is there too, if you look hard enough): And [...]

The time, how it continues to fly

Let’s see … It’s only been about one month since my last post, so I could be doing much worse. It’s just, you know, vacation is lots of fun, but then you return home and there are only fifty-five million things to do. Like … WORK! Work was crazy, and then the HOUSE! The house [...]

Exposed

The hour or so prior to making my pregnant announcement to some girl friends was an hour of Sweat, Loss of Appetite, Stuttering Words and Lack of Concentration. I was inexplicably scared, because to tell people you see frequently that you’re pregnant is … admitting that you’re pregnant. Not to mention the fact that Kyle and [...]

Lions and tigers and bears

I read an interesting thing today: During the second trimester, many pregnant women dream about cuddly, baby-like animals, such as puppies, chicks, and kittens. Friendly creatures in your dreams are generally thought to signify that you’re tuned in to your instincts. Menacing animals, on the other hand, may represent ambivalence about the strange new creature [...]