Farewell 2013

I know, I know...I'm a little late to the show on this look back, but things got a little thrown off schedule with the move and lack of computer access. So please forgive my belated 2013 retrospective :-)

2013 was a good year - one of new beginnings (the arrival of baby Elijah) and the end of an era (where I finally accepted that Michigan is no longer home for me).

I can't wait to see what 2014 has in store for us!

Welcome Baby Boy

He's here! The newest addition to the family arrived at 4:49 PM on Wednesday, July 24th. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches long. We will be waiting until Thursday to announce his name, so stay tuned.

An awkward first family photo

A Baby Shower

I know it's not typical to have a baby shower for a third baby of the same gender, but my biological father's family was kind enough to throw me a little party last weekend to celebrate the new baby. While the ladies did the shower thing, the boys were outside living it up in the pool.

Right Now

Right now I am…

·         Reading: I just finished The House at Tynedford by Natasha Solomons. I’d never heard of this book before and just picked it up on a whim from the library. I ended up loving it. It’s the story of a young Austrian Jewish woman who moves to England just before WWII to work as a maid (and escape the impending war). Really good!

·         Watching: I watched What to Expect When You’re Expecting the other day and the Elizabeth Banks character cracked me up. Like me, her character is a complete hot mess during pregnancy and seeing her melt-down made me feel a little less crazed.

·         Looking forward to: There are almost no words that can describe how excited I am for Season 4 of Arrested Development. They start airing on Netflix on May 25^th and I can barely contain myself!!

·         Regretting: I forgot my camera on Mother’s Day, so I don’t have a single picture from our day. My parents hosted a lunch for me and the boys (Shawn was in California). Hope you had a great one Mom!

·         Envying: My friend Stephanie and her boyfriend Edwin recently dropped everything to hike the Pacific Coast Trail from Mexico to Canada. You can follow along with their adventure on her blog, And Everywhere in Between.

·         Craving: Cantaloupe.