Nilda went to the doctor on Monday and all is well. The baby's in the right position, his heartbeat is strong and Nilda's looking good. We reminisce about what her belly button used to look like. Nilda is now 34.5 weeks and starting to feel uncomfortable, which makes sense given that she has a human head on her cervix. The doctor told Nilda to pack her bag. Shit just got real.
The purpose of this post, however, is to celebrate the one year anniversary of the newest addition to our family, the car. You have given us the gift of trips to Target, Stew Leonards and now Buy Buy Baby. We can go to the movies without having to endure a 30 minute subway ride. We can go to the new shopping center at Ridge Hill, which has a movie theater (a nice, new one), a Whole Foods (I can finally get a growler of beer) and (gasp!) a Cheesecake Factory. It's like we're living in the suburbs but we can still tell people we live in Manhattan, which is technically true.
You've taken us to Vermont, Montreal, Woodbury Commons, trips up the Hudson Valley, restaurants in Westchester and, someday, those wineries out on North Fork. You take us to Philadelphia as we want, without having to take the subway to NJ Transit to a car. I've even learned how to parallel park. I see it on the street and can't help but say "el carrito!" and wave hello, which only makes me wonder how I allowed Nilda to get that in my head. Happy birthday, car. Pretty soon we'll be installing a car seat for your brother.
On another note, Mary's blog, Growing Our Nest, is as good as any blog can be right now. She and Matt are in China right now adopting their daughter and blogging about it every day. We're wishing the best for you guys and so glad you're sharing your story. I'd say that you're in my prayers, but come on, who are we kidding. Gracie is absolutely adorable. Can't wait to meet her!
P.S. - You've probably seen this already, but check out Asshole Baby.
The purpose of this post, however, is to celebrate the one year anniversary of the newest addition to our family, the car. You have given us the gift of trips to Target, Stew Leonards and now Buy Buy Baby. We can go to the movies without having to endure a 30 minute subway ride. We can go to the new shopping center at Ridge Hill, which has a movie theater (a nice, new one), a Whole Foods (I can finally get a growler of beer) and (gasp!) a Cheesecake Factory. It's like we're living in the suburbs but we can still tell people we live in Manhattan, which is technically true.
You've taken us to Vermont, Montreal, Woodbury Commons, trips up the Hudson Valley, restaurants in Westchester and, someday, those wineries out on North Fork. You take us to Philadelphia as we want, without having to take the subway to NJ Transit to a car. I've even learned how to parallel park. I see it on the street and can't help but say "el carrito!" and wave hello, which only makes me wonder how I allowed Nilda to get that in my head. Happy birthday, car. Pretty soon we'll be installing a car seat for your brother.
On another note, Mary's blog, Growing Our Nest, is as good as any blog can be right now. She and Matt are in China right now adopting their daughter and blogging about it every day. We're wishing the best for you guys and so glad you're sharing your story. I'd say that you're in my prayers, but come on, who are we kidding. Gracie is absolutely adorable. Can't wait to meet her!
P.S. - You've probably seen this already, but check out Asshole Baby.
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I've decided that I would like the author of the asshole baby blog to be our friend.
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