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A month and some odd days have passed since we last updated your blog, and, boy, did we have quite a time! Between multiple playdates (of sorts) with an old friend that led to a new level in cuteness, to a harried but fulfilling visit to your extended family in Pennsylvania for the holidays, to the double ear infection (which has all but healed) and case of asthmatic bronchitis (mama–and pregnazone and ambuterol–said “knock you [the infection] out!”) that made this past week a largely sleepless and groggy one that we don’t want to repeat any time soon (except tonight, as you noshed some horseradish-less super duper mac ‘n cheese and oh-so-cutely squealed as you knocked over the tower that I built in your honor with your new alphabet blocks). (more…)
On a balmy September afternoon, our little family set off from our home base in Spartanburg, SC for a long drive (Google Maps put it at 9.5 hours… the trusty, but eternally finicky GPS quoted us at 8 hours) which would eventually land us oceanside on the Outer Banks of North Carolina (Hatteras Village, to be specific) in a beautiful rental house with Granny, Popsy, and Uncle Malachi. Yes, the Lohmans invited us to share the renewal of their OBX-in-September tradition, which, after the beautiful week we had (suspense = over), we hope will continue, at least until Lulu’s in Kindergarten! (more…)
Our little Lulu is quite the busy bean. Grammy and Pop Pop arrived last Saturday (following the famed 10 hour drive from PA with 6 hours through the great state of Virginia!) to shower our almost-nine-month-old with hugs, kisses, adoration, and quite a few gifts. Stay tuned to Lulu’s Flickr for pictures of all of her new loot; toys, clothing (including a very interesting coat for the winter), a walker, and a high chair, to name a few. Grammy and Pop Pop also bought us a new grill for outside (and a new George Forman grill for inside), a new coffeemaker, a new surround sound receiver, new dishes… one must wonder who is more spoiled… Lulu or her parents!! Thanks Grammy and Pop Pop! (more…)
Well now, it has been quite awhile since we’ve updated, now hasn’t it? Lulu’s six-month birthday has come and gone (as has another trip to Pennsylvania and my first extended leave from my girls–SIX DAYS is far too many!) and, as you’ll notice in her Flickr photostream, the little mushy thing that we brought home in December 2008 is neither very mushy or little anymore. At her most recent immunization appointment (7/15/09), she weighed in at 19 lbs and some ounces, towered over her former self at 28 and three-quarters inches, and took her third round of vaccines like a champ, crying briefly then sleeping sweetly for the duration of the afternoon.
Instead of lamenting our lack of updates (or delivering yet another acknowledgment that this site needs some freshening up [maybe for her one-year birthday!!]), I’ll take the next few days to recap the last couple months in as few words as possible. (more…)
In anticipation of Kelly’s first Mother’s Day (and hoping to avoid the traditional platitude-laden greeting card-type blog post that accompanies these sappy holidays), I had a conversation with my beautiful daughter this morning–a conversation that I’ve had with her whenever we’ve had a few minutes of “daddy-daughter time.” As she stared up at me with her magnificant exploding suns (her mother says she gets them from me) just oozing with consciousness and self-awareness, I asked her to encapsulate everything her mother represents to her. Between cascades of glistening drool and outbreaks of semi-productive coughs (little bugger has a cold), this is what she babbled to me. (more…)
It’s almost a certainty… little Lucidia is teething. Slobberingly, gruntingly, babble-ly teething. It’s as if she developed an insatiable appetite for knuckles overnight…
To tell the truth, this has been going on for a couple weeks, as Granny is my witness. (more…)
We’re still awaiting the site updates I promised back on the 30th (sigh). It seems that having a baby severely detracts from one’s ability to keep the baby’s web site current… c’est la vis… it’s a welcome diversion. I will keep plugging away at the updates, and hope to have them before she is old enough to tell me to get my hands off of *her* web site:)
Lulu is in the midst of a visit from Granny and Popsy, who drove down from PA to see her (for Popsy, it was the first time). She had a great time being bored to sleep by Popsy’s stories (just kidding, Popsy) and seems very relaxed and comfortable with her grandparents (which is good news for mom and dad). I’m sure many fun times await Lulu and her family.
Mom and dad are still nursing a nasty cold that they developed last week (luckily Lulu has been unfazed, save for a stuffy nose and some sneezes), but we’re having the time of our lives getting to know our little munchkin.
Check back later for more. I’m committing to writing more in this blog–we’d not want to miss any major updates, would we?
Love you kid.
I know that many folks have been here looking for updates about the Lulumeister and, truth be told, we’ve been too busy oooh-ing and ahhh-ing and listening to the various coos and observing the newborn mannerisms and, and, and…
We’re starting to come to terms with the fact that we need to keep this blog updated, especially now that the little stinker (and I do mean stinker… she’s topped 10 diapers a day now… TMI, I know) is on the outside.
Mommy is going to take the half-birth-story that Daddy wrote at the hospital prior to all hell breaking loose (i.e., the wicked contractions, pitocin drip, epidural, and c-section) and finish it up so that y’all can relive the moment(s) leading up to and closely following her birth.
Daddy is going to revisit the site design (don’t worry, he’s still digging the nursery-themed color palate) to incorporate more of the kiddo herself, get the RSS stuff squared away, and work on some other odds and ends.
Thanks to everyone who comes by to check up on the little miracle who is currently feeding like there’s no tomorrow. Be sure to check Lucidia’s Flickr photostream (also available by clicking the link in the right-most column above the photo tiles) and Lucidia’s YouTube channel often, as we’re still in the “take-a-million-pictures-per-day” phase.
Here’s the kiddo, about to go shopping last night:
As many of those who routinely read this blog know, Lucidia Rose Lohman was born on Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 8:59 PM by Cesarean section at Mary Black Memorial Hospital in Spartanburg, SC (quite a few details there, huh?). She was 8 lbs. and 6.6oz at birth and 19.75 inches long (with a big head and “shoulders like a linebacker,” according to the doctor. Despite quite the deviation from our planned birth due to Mom’s elevated heart rate and blood pressure, Mommy and Baby Lulu are doing great, resting in our room until discharge, planned for tomorrow morning (Sunday). Grandma and Pop Pop (Mommy’s Mommy and Daddy) have arrived, and visited with Lulu earlier tonight. Mommy and Daddy are tired, but can’t wait to bring home our little Lulubean.
MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH more to come soon… in the mean time, check out Lulu’s Flickr Photostream and her YouTube videos!
Too-doo-lulululululu!
… the wonderful wizard of L&D!
Yes, Kelly’s blood pressure is elevated once again, and Dr. Awesome (one of the few OBs that she can tolerate without the onset of acid reflux) has sentenced us to return to L&D, where Kelly’ll again be poked and prodded. Hopefully, however, this time will be different, and the little reclusive kiddo will finally make her appearance.
This time tomorrow, my fatherhood visa will likely be stamped and official-ized.
