A Healthy Baby

Bundle of Nerves

The big ultrasound is tomorrow.  I pray that everything is okay with our little one but have also come to terms with whatever blessing we receive.  Our concerns are the normal parents-to-be ones, centered around Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Klinefelter Syndrome, and other genetic disorders.  We declined any of the first-trimester screening tests, for we [...]

Stay Thirsty My Friends

My betrothed is currently obsessed with The Most Interesting Man in the World, courtesy of Dos Equis.   Yes, he has a man crush.  If I am talking, Clay orders, “silencio” when he appears on television and watches as the latin Chuck Norris dispenses advice for those wishing to be the most interesting man in [...]

Wordless Wednesday

She didn’t understand that her leash wasn’t needed to go into the ocean.

Our Newest Obsession

Grilled corn on the cob.  Summer is (almost) officially here, much to the excitement of my husband who believes (almost) anything can be grilled.  

Butter, salt, corn.  Couldn’t be simpler.

Just What We Needed

Sun, sand, water, and a good book.  SIgh.  I am now one of those people who talks about how she wishes she had time to read (cliched, I know).  Next thing you know, I will exclaiming, “I needed a vacation from my vacation” at the next dinner party we attend, holding club soda with lime [...]

I Think She Might Be Pregnant

While I haven’t “popped,” over the past couple of days I think I have morphed from “Wow, she is getting chubby” to “I think she might be pregnant.”  I’d love to be able to report that I am one of those women who equate pregnancy with goddess-hood and feel invincible as she nurtures her unborn [...]

A Baby Called “It”

17 weeks.  The big ultrasound is two weeks away.  I am a bit nervous.  Our last ultrasound was 8 1/2 weeks.  We have heard the heartbeat at the past couple of OB appointments but as all new parents know, the fear still exists.  Yes, we going to find out the sex.  With the uncertainties associated with [...]

Entering the Real World With a Splash

We traveled to Georgia over the weekend to celebrate Scott (my brother) graduating from University of Georgia.  He celebrated by jumping into the lake.

Movies and Music

Music can make a good movie better and a bad movie watchable.  Below is just a sampling of my favorite movie scenes involving music.
Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons.  You will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body.  - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dan [...]