Click to enlarge...and that very handsome uncle is my son, Nick! Doesn't he look amazingly thrilled? I love that picture!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Newest photos of sadie rose...
Click to enlarge...and that very handsome uncle is my son, Nick! Doesn't he look amazingly thrilled? I love that picture!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
I am officially a grandmother...
to Sadie Rose Stevenson. She is a tiny little sucker! 4 pounds 14 ounces, 18 inches long. She was born at 10:31 last night. I was in the delivery room holding my daughters legs up for her. It was the most incredible thing I have ever seen.
Pictures to follow...but right now, I have a baby to go snuggle.
Yay!
Pictures to follow...but right now, I have a baby to go snuggle.
Yay!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Okay...what the fuck...
It is now Wednesday. I still do not have a grandchild. This girl has been in labor for two freakin' days now. Are they really expecting me to wait this long to take my position as Certifiable Queen?
She's two centimeters dilated and getting contractions every five minutes. PAINFUL contractions...but her cervix is too high up for them to rupture her bag of water.
She is extremely bitchy which is why I am home right now. She's evil. Her head is spinning and she is spewing pea soup vomit everywhere. They aren't letting her eat which is making matters worse.
Do not say the words "ice chips" to my child right now lest you lose your beating heart as she pulls it out of your chest.
So the wait continues.
The hotband ended up flying in from Chicago for the big event...and this baby is just NOT COOPERATING with our time frame.
She's just like her grandmother already. Has to be fashionably late and make a grand entrance.
She's two centimeters dilated and getting contractions every five minutes. PAINFUL contractions...but her cervix is too high up for them to rupture her bag of water.
She is extremely bitchy which is why I am home right now. She's evil. Her head is spinning and she is spewing pea soup vomit everywhere. They aren't letting her eat which is making matters worse.
Do not say the words "ice chips" to my child right now lest you lose your beating heart as she pulls it out of your chest.
So the wait continues.
The hotband ended up flying in from Chicago for the big event...and this baby is just NOT COOPERATING with our time frame.
She's just like her grandmother already. Has to be fashionably late and make a grand entrance.
Monday, October 13, 2008
My grandbaby is on the way!!!
They are inducing labor at 4am. I am freaking the fuck out as I thought we had a couple of more weeks at least. Her blood pressure is up and her urine protein is high so they have to induce her. I am SOOOOOOOOOO not ready for this! My husband is in Chicago at work and he is broken hearted that he may not be able to be here for this event.
So, my grandbaby will be born sometime tomorrow...care to guess the time?
So, my grandbaby will be born sometime tomorrow...care to guess the time?
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
When a child dies...
I didn't know Anthony Granton.
(Click the above sentence for the news article)
All I know is that he was a 17 year old kid who was found in a dumpster three blocks from where I live. The church he was found next to is the same church where my son goes for guitar lessons. My sons music teacher from school works in that church. His father in law is the pastor there.
A few days ago, the whole block was roped off. There were forensic trucks there, a coroners van and a half dozen police cars. Apparently, someone from the church was throwing away garbage in a dumpster and found Anthony's body in the debris. He was clothed but there were stab wounds. He was killed elsewhere and dropped off here, at the church dumpster...almost as though he were an offering.
Again, I didn't know this boy, but I might as well have.
My daughter went to the same high school this kid went to. He was a senior, just like she was three years ago. My son goes to a private school right up the street. This crime has walked into my front door and shot down any notion I have ever had about ours being a quiet little neighborhood...the kind where children can play freely outside without fear.
The dumpster where Anthony's body was found is filled with memories...his friends turning it into a makeshift shrine. There are candles, flowers, teddy bears and pictures. It's heartbreaking. These kids have no where to grieve and to mourn...so they chose the final resting place. The last place he ever was.
Today the police came and took the dumpster. They threw away all the candles, teddy bears and other offerings because the church wanted it off their property.
The church.
This is where my problem lies. Everyone who has read me knows I am Jewish. I am not a religious woman but one of faith. To me, it was a terrible slap in the face to the children of this community to remove the dumpster along with all the memorabilia being placed around it. They didnt want the kids on their property any longer even though they held a memorial service for him on Monday night. They just want it to go away.
Kids are still leaving flowers and notes on the spot where the dumpster was. They aren't letting the people of the church discourage their mourning.
My problem is with sending my son to this church for his guitar lessons any more. I feel that they let these children down by not allowing the dumpster to stand. Throwing away those items that they left behind was an act of cruelty. These poor kids don't know where to go and grieve and this was the only place that made any sense to them.
Do you see my plight?
Do I continue to support the church by letting my son take his music lessons there...or do I support the right of people to be able to grieve in their own way?
I am very confused and I am heartbroken for this kid.
It's just too close to home...literally.
(Click the above sentence for the news article)
All I know is that he was a 17 year old kid who was found in a dumpster three blocks from where I live. The church he was found next to is the same church where my son goes for guitar lessons. My sons music teacher from school works in that church. His father in law is the pastor there.
A few days ago, the whole block was roped off. There were forensic trucks there, a coroners van and a half dozen police cars. Apparently, someone from the church was throwing away garbage in a dumpster and found Anthony's body in the debris. He was clothed but there were stab wounds. He was killed elsewhere and dropped off here, at the church dumpster...almost as though he were an offering.
Again, I didn't know this boy, but I might as well have.
My daughter went to the same high school this kid went to. He was a senior, just like she was three years ago. My son goes to a private school right up the street. This crime has walked into my front door and shot down any notion I have ever had about ours being a quiet little neighborhood...the kind where children can play freely outside without fear.
The dumpster where Anthony's body was found is filled with memories...his friends turning it into a makeshift shrine. There are candles, flowers, teddy bears and pictures. It's heartbreaking. These kids have no where to grieve and to mourn...so they chose the final resting place. The last place he ever was.
Today the police came and took the dumpster. They threw away all the candles, teddy bears and other offerings because the church wanted it off their property.
The church.
This is where my problem lies. Everyone who has read me knows I am Jewish. I am not a religious woman but one of faith. To me, it was a terrible slap in the face to the children of this community to remove the dumpster along with all the memorabilia being placed around it. They didnt want the kids on their property any longer even though they held a memorial service for him on Monday night. They just want it to go away.
Kids are still leaving flowers and notes on the spot where the dumpster was. They aren't letting the people of the church discourage their mourning.
My problem is with sending my son to this church for his guitar lessons any more. I feel that they let these children down by not allowing the dumpster to stand. Throwing away those items that they left behind was an act of cruelty. These poor kids don't know where to go and grieve and this was the only place that made any sense to them.
Do you see my plight?
Do I continue to support the church by letting my son take his music lessons there...or do I support the right of people to be able to grieve in their own way?
I am very confused and I am heartbroken for this kid.
It's just too close to home...literally.
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