Dear Zane-Well, you went and did it.  You turned six months old this past Wednesday, and frankly, I'm not sure I approve.  Oh, sure, all the new things you are doing, like sitting up unassisted, getting into crawling position, rolling a

Dear Zane-I said it before, I'll say it again.  The second kid really loses out.  Well, you turned five months old on Sunday, and boy oh boy, where has the time gone?  It seems like we just brought you home, and that is probably in

Well, Mr. Zane, somehow you are three months old.  I don't know where this last month has gone - it's been quick!  We just got back from your special 3 month appointment, and you only weighed 16 lbs 11 oz, which surprised me more th

Dear Zane-Somehow, you have turned 2 months old.  In some ways, it feels like you've been part of our family forever - two months can be a very long time, especially  when so little sleep is involved. I am pleased to say, however, that

Dear Ada- Today, you turn 2 1/2.  That's almost 3!  Soon you'll have to learn to say "I'm 3!" instead of "I'm 2!", which will be fine, and so will "I'm 4!", but I'm a little worried

Second babies definitely get the short end of the stick, including less blogging.  We certainly don't love him any less, there is just so much less time when you throw a toddler into the mix!Anyway, things here are going ok.  The jaundi

Zane is nine days old - the time has both flown and creeped by.  It was a pretty traumatic weekend.  On Friday, our pediatrician expressed concern about Zane's jaundice, which had been low when we left the hospital.  Ron took him t

For those who may be living under a rock, Zane Ronald Harvey was born Monday, March 23 at 3:45 p.m.  He weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds even, and was 21 1/2 inches long.  It was a rollercoaster of a weekend (much like with Ada), and not

Dear Ada-Yesterday you turned 28 months old.  I had sort of hoped to welcome your sibling yesterday, but alas and alack, it was not to be.  I *think* I can confidently say that this is the last month-birthday update before we have the baby

The stitches come out tomorrow - at that point, it could be any time from an hour to 5 weeks (sob!) - I'm gunning for after the 21st, preferably during the week - no rational reason other than making sure baby is full term (will be on the 17th) a

I'm back on bedrest.  It's ok, really.  It is what it is.  Seems that sitting up for long periods of time (more than 3 hours) causes mucho contractions, so we need to not do that.  It's "modified" bed rest, l

Dear Ada- Today you turn 27 months old.  Every monthiversary seems to suit you better than the last, and I'm sure this will be no exception. The changes in you are so subtle, but so extraordinary.  You are singing on your own

Well, for the most part, Ada has been sleeping through the night for the past 9 days.  Hooray!  Most nights, she'll stir once or twice, go to the door and call for us, but then goes right back to sleep.  Last night, she didn't

Dear Ada - I have been horrible about monthly updates, and realize that I even failed to do one for your second birthday.  It is not because there is not a lot to write about you, but because for the past 7 months, it has been difficult to remem

 It's been quite a week here.  We had a measurement ultrasound on Tuesday.  Discovered I'd regained some length (yay!), had one hour gestational diabetes test on Wednesday, saw my regular OB on Thursday (and was released from b

Sorry for the delay in posting - please no more whining!  It's surprising how busy one gets being on bed rest.Here's our Christmas in photos- it was a nice one, although obviously a little more subdued than I would have liked.Ada woke up

Every year that we've lived here, we've bundled up and gone to see the luminaria set up in the neighborhood just south of us.  This year's trip was much shorter than previous years, for obvious reasons, and also non-obvious reasons,

I know I post this every year, but I think it holds up well.  Merry Christmas, everyone.Luke, chapter 2And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.  (And this taxi

After a long bout of cramping and contractions on Thursday and Friday, I spent many hours at L&D on Friday afternoon/evening.  Discovered at that point that I had lost more cervical length, enough that I was just on the cusp of "normal&

For all her pickiness, Ada LOVES black beans.  Here she is enjoying a cup of black beans at Chipotle.  Whenever we give her beans out in public, we always garner a lot of attention- you can see why. And then here's the baby belly a

Baby Harvey v.2 is doing well - he/she is a big wiggle worm, and was kicking so strongly last night that I could see my belly move.  Ada was a little more subdued in the womb, and I don't remember any thing this strong until much later. 

Even without a toddler and a pregnancy and a full-time job, this time of the year is just hectic - not a lot of time for writing.  Ada continues to be more fun every day, Baby Harvey v.2 continues to grow, kick and punch.  As of Tuesday, my

Here's a few of Ada's birthday party.  It was a complete success, I think, although we really do need to purge some of her older toys at least to storage for the new baby.  This child must have 100 toys and 5 times as many books!&nb

 Trying to talk her into going to sleep tonight - she wasn't interested. 

Against some of our better judgment (and desire to sleep), we decided today would be  a fine day to switch Ada over to a BIG GIRL BED.  She loved it this afternoon, hopefully she will stay in it all night without event.