Baby Shower

Yesterday my mom (with the help of many others) threw me a wonderful baby shower. I was completely overwhelmed with every one's generousity. It was so special to have everyone there - family, childhood friends, church family, and my great-grandmother too! When I came home, James wanted to look at each and every present before he went to bed. He too was very humbled by all the gifts and we both felt undeserving and loved.

Today, while I was putting away each item I had such a fun time thinking about how my little baby-to-be will look in each outfit, use each piece of "gear," and play with each toy. Having all this baby stuff around the house makes Baby Wong much more of a reality.

As for James, he was been extremely busy with home repairs. He's nearly finished redoing the nursery and has started on the library. I'm so thankful I married such a handy man (and I didn't even know it!) I guess I have James' dad to thank for that.

I don't have any pictures of the shower itself, but here are some vignettes (along with a long-delayed pregnant picture of me) I created this hot and humid afternoon. Enjoy!

Before the Shower, in our backyard. 8 months pregnant.

My mom had this bassinet set up at the shower complete with a dressed up baby doll. My grandmother made the lining before I was born I think.

Baby's high chair is already in the dining room. Nannie Glidden gave us the high chair, Kate Spade (ooh la la) silverware from Morgan and Mike, and super necessary Cheerios container from Katie Miller.

Bath time fun. Cassie made the super cute goose and duck bath toys. Bathrobe is from Justine.

Baby play time. I already teared up reading "Love You Forever."

Travel system from my sister and girl-cousins on my mom's side. I set it up myself too! This fireplace is in our basement, pretty fancy, eh?

What James was up to during the shower

New Car

James and I got a new car this week - a Subaru Outback. Its funny because both of us always thought we would get a much "cooler" car, but instead we are driving a station wagon. It has a lot of safety features, is good in the snow (which is a particular requirement of mine after flipping over in the Bronco a while ago and because our driveway is so steep), and the back seats fold down so we have a lot more cargo space (so I suppose now we can buy a lawnmower, I think all our neighbors will be very thankful).

My first car and its icy demise.

When I went to pick up the car I noticed a black grease smudge on the black part of the back windshield. When the smudge was wiped away it revealed a scratch! I was so upset. I don't know what upset me more, the dishonesty or the fact that my new car wasn't perfect. I pointed it out and the car dealership (after a bit of persuasion) is in the process of ordering another windshield.




So, the car isn't my dream car and the scratch is a reminder of the fragility of material things, but ultimately I love the car and am thankful for it because it is what we needed right now was a family.

New Car

What a year!

I've decided to give this a try, in part because I love reading other peoples' blogs so I thought that some of you out there might enjoy reading mine.

I've had so many life changes in the past year - law school graduation, moving to Massachusetts, marriage, becoming a lawyer, pregnancy, new house, stopping working and soon the arrival of baby Wong - its all been a little overwhelming.

I've named this blog "Crib Notes" because you can use it as a cheat-sheet for the goings-on in my life, because my current focus is making this house (aka my "crib") a home, and because, soon if not already, life has become all about a certain crib-dweller due to arrive September 10th.

Law School Graduation

Wedding

Bar Swearing in Ceremony

Baby at 9 weeks

Our First House