Indoctrination

Ryan Wade, at just over a month old, learns to cheer for the Patriots.

Boat, new years (and some pregnancy griping)

Despite finally taking the plunge to purchase the expensive digital SLR camera I've been drooling over for the last year or 2 (I ended up with a Nikon D40x, if you care) - over a month ago - I haven't been taking a lot of pictures, or doing much else for that matter.

Trimester 3 of pregnancy so far has me spending most of my non-working hours moaning on the couch (till I fall asleep at around 10) - either that my back hurts (a maternity belt has helped with that some), my bra is too small (though I just discovered extenders, available at sewing stores for all of $1.59 - why is this not a more well-known tip?), that cat is stepping uncomfortably on my belly (a shove is the best bet there), or that my skin is too tight (giving up food seems the best solution to that one, but that just doesn't really work) or whatever... Or spending my available energy laundering the 3 pairs of pants that fit me at present. Pregnancy rocks.

Well, we did manage to get outside briefly the other day for a walk around Newburyport, and a picture of this boat reflection.

Happy New Year! A healthy and happy 2008 to all.

Overstuffed car

I've been in-between hibernation, holidays and an attempt to clear out a room upstairs to become a nursery (speaking of which, anyone want a free tv? from 1985ish and has a nifty row of buttons down the front). In addition to seeing family and eating turkey over Thanksgiving, we were given just about every baby item that hasn't yet been deemed unsafe by the FDA from Josh's sister, Jennifer. My poor car was just a bit loaded down, but despite a day of drizzle, the packing was superb and all stayed dry and attached.

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Worms and Coffee

A couple more pics from NC. The worms and coffee thing in a way was a refreshing reminder that the world isn't yet completely covered with strip malls - but in reality just a low-grade gas station convenience store that sells, well worms.




And a pier.

Feet, shoes, sandy dog

Josh and I were in North Carolina on the beach this weekend for a reunion of some of his ex-co-workers who have now scattered themselves around the eastern seaboard - I'd say where, but the geographic details are pretty fuzzy. Somewhere near Wilmington? I personally wasn't able to partake in his 2 gallons of Long Island iced teas, so I'll skip the 3-man photos with lampshade hats, as I napped on the floor with the dog. (Zeth got hold of my camera and left me with about 30 out-of-focus pics of dice, thanks.)

Anyhow, here are a couple pic from the beach. Kevin's flip flops, at eye level:

Feet, in the disturbingly warm surf:

And Kuma, Kevin and Kim's dog, after rolling around in the sand:

Couple more trees

Just a couple more pix from our weekend in Lincoln, NH - trees this time.

Looking up:

and out:

River rocks and, er, little feet

In Woodstock NH, we stumbled on a lovely river park - just after buying a lot of chocolate. I was a bit fixated on the rocks.

And here's Josh, with disproportionately little feet.

(No disparaging foot size comments, please - it's just a perspective thing)

Stream with fall leaves

These are my fake fall leaf + water shots. Well, the leaves and water are real, but they did not meet in this manner naturally. I actually did go to the effort of picking up a few leaves elsewhere, then seeing if I could shoot them before they drifted too far downstream.

I see pregnant people...

It's not just me - it's going around. In fact, compared to Stef, Saru and Sharona, I hardly look pregnant at all. And baby showers abound. I don't really mean to harp on it, but it has permeated my social life.

Even though this 2nd one is not so great a picture (well, at least of me) the front-on view just doesn't show off the contours as can be seen here:

And, there's Heather, who beat us all by a few months. Jace is now happily on the outside.

Trails

In and over the Plum Island sand.