Yep – Just another blog…and the 'G' is silent.
Status: 91.56% Today is my Sister’s birthday, so I would be amiss if I didn’t take this opportunity and say “Happy Birthday Alicia!” Last night was a rough night. Nobody in this house slept well, and with each severe “Ugh” and “Guh” from Heather throughout the night, I was convinced we would be making a […]
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Status: 90.27% Captain: We have reached Full Term!!! I was very much a preemie. In fact I was born very early, by more than a month actually, and I see this as having been a precursor to my habitual need for being early for things today. I have to say though, that reaching this stage […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 89.42% Oh, the waiting…I’m sure it’s the waiting that is the worst, but in so many ways it is amazing in the thought process you go through as individuals and as a couple, waiting for this little miracle to join, and in so many ways become, your world. I spent the day out at […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 87.6% According to my Daddy app (yes, that’s the actual name of the app), Baby G is now the weight of a cordless drill, and the size of a small toolbox. Most nights after dinner, we will sit down on the couch, and I will rest my head in Heather’s lap and read a […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 87.26% On a sunny Thursday evening in May, I met my niece Georgia for the very first time. When we walked into the maternity room of Langley Memorial Hospital where my sister had been two days earlier when we saw her last, we saw a little bundle that was our niece, swaddled up sitting […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 86.58% If this was a grading system from when I was in high school, we would get an A. At least the A would be for effort I think… It is gorgeous outside this morning, and I plan to spend the day working out at the family farm. A quick trip to Home Depot […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 85.84% Go Canada Go! Last night was one of the first nights that Heather and I had a chance to sit down together, and watch the Olympics with any sort of dedication, and we focused our attention on the pool. It was an amazing showing by the Canadian swimmers last night, and they have […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 85.27% Tomorrow would have been my Bestemor’s birthday. Born in 1903, she lived to within two months of her 100th birthday, and was the matriarch of the Gjertsen family. Oh how I miss her, and wish she could have met little Georgia, my niece, and our impending arrival as well. Family is so very […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 84.75% To Do List: Finish the Dresser *check* Relocate Car Seat to my car *check* Pack Hospital Bag *check* Had a really enjoyable weekend, which was in the end quite productive, but yet very relaxing. We have a garage again, with cars in it! Amazing… The next 2 – 3 weeks are going to […]
Continue ReadingStatus: 84.49% Aside from needing to modify the two top drawers a bit, the dresser is officially done. A quick trip to Home Depot to get some #12 screws will allow me to put the freshly painted knobs, and then I can install the drawers! This has been a crazy undertaking, and I am thrilled […]
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