hair today, gone tomorrow

sorry for the graphic nature of this post but my hair continues to fall out at an alarming rate. it's been a month now [i remember because it started when i was at my parents' house, around 20 weeks post-partum] and although zack tells me he can't notice a difference, i find this hard to believe. i could probably knit a sweater for every child in india with the hair i've lost.

if this keeps up, thea and i are going to be sporting the same hair style before long: business in the front, party in the back. yah baby.

the first of many, i hope

we had a very lovely day yesterday. zack and thea did such a great job with the festivities, i couldn't have planned a better first mother's day myself :)

i got to sleep in until 6:30 am - my, times have changed when that's considered 'sleeping in' but we all have to be grateful for small things i guess - and then spent a good hour snuggling with our little monkey. [yes, we still have that same damn comforter. it might just be the death of me.]



later in the morning we drove about an hour east of our house and hiked to a waterfall:



the waterfall itself was somewhat anticlimactic but watching thea enjoy the hike made it all worthwhile. she loves being outdoors and exploring life from the bjorn, generally bouncing her legs, flailing her arms and making lots of noise. she gets so excited about whatever we do and is always up for an adventure. i absolutely love this side of her though i'm sure i'll be cursing it at least a million times when she's a teenager.







































after the hike, zack and i went to a yoga class, our first one together since thea was born, while heather babysat [thank you heather, that was such a treat!], and finished the evening with a yummy steak dinner prepared by zack.

i'd like to file a motion to make mother's day once a week. anyone? anyone?

and to all my friends and family who are mothers or became mothers this year, congratulations and i hope you enjoyed your day! being a mom is not the easiest job in the world but i can't think of anything i've ever done that's more fun.

in honor of my mother

i hope that one day thea has as many wonderful memories of moments with me as i have of my mom.

thanks mama mia. i love you!

they call me 'fish hook'

i have at least ten photos of thea with a finger [or three] in her mouth just like this, but here is my favorite:



plus another cute one of the nug with her dada, taken at the same time:

crib recall

i found out yesterday that nuggie's crib has been recalled. so, we're going to take it apart this weekend [zack] and go shopping for another crib [me]. i guess we'll get a voucher for the price of the old crib but, still, what a pain in the neck.

on a side note, i'm eating a sprouted wheat bagel from trader joe's and thinking of my mom this morning.

just the three of us

we were with extended family for so long and then returned back to a busy week of work and catching up on all the little things that i forgot how nice it is to just hang out at home with boo #1 and little boozie.

south beach, fl

our miami trip came and went too fast. in a very full three days, we got to meet little max, hang out with family, eat great food, play a lot of gin, grab a drink with zeus and manuela, watch the red sox beat the yankees THREE TIMES IN A ROW, and even sit in the sun for a few minutes. here are a few of my favorite photos from the weekend....

g.ma [or would you spell that jima?] and jimbo:







i love this photo:



beautiful baby max:



thea trying to eat beautiful baby max:





g.g.pa and papa:



three generations of randel [manuel] men:



thea loves her g.ma:



happy belated birthday g.g.ma!





it's nearly impossible to get 11 adults and two infants all looking good at the same time but here's the best [and only] photo i have of the entire group:



our last photo before heading home:



we had such a good time and are incredibly happy that the entire family could be together. thank you carol and jim for making our stay so amazing! let's do it again soon...we miss everyone already!

our wicked awesome trip home

we had so much fun hanging out at home but it went so fast and i'm kicking myself that i didn't take more pictures. i'm especially sad that i didn't get one of thea, scarlett and hayden [plus baby day-to-be] at the brunch :( how did that not happen?! anyway, here are a few photos from our week in newburyport.

thea and big ducky:



my cousin, elizabeth, who made a trip up from virginia to hang with us [e: it was so great to see you!!]:





thea and her cousin, william:





my dad's cousin, frances:



wee william, getting bigger by the day:



aunt katie always provided a human jungle gym for nuggie:



my mama and dada:

it was wonderful to see so many friends and family. thank you for making time to meet our little monkey! and thanks to my parents, katie, john and lucy, as always, for all of your love and help. we MISS you!!

ps: miss puke-adora apologizes for the gallons of spit-up that went all over each of you and everything else in the house!