they have microsized their parfait... 2 bites and she's down...
Mcdonalds swindle
they have microsized their parfait... 2 bites and she's down...
Bread Bargain
$15 bucks seems like a steal...
We the babies of the united car seat safety measures of desparate mommies
naked cabeza yet... Those cloth diapers have lots more than one
function.
Baby = death to the office plant
heaven help any subsiquent children!
Not so Mobile Me...
for the near future- everything a girl could want, including pampers
and potato chips all at arms reach...
Leo's first frozen yougurt
spoiled for life...
Details
After a nice relaxing evening at Santana Row on Friday night, we went to bed at a reasonable hour (11pm).
4:30 am, Julie bolted upright, and felt her water start to break. We both got excited, and started timing the contractions (which were low-pain at that time). They were very consistent - every 2-4 minutes, and they lasted about 60 seconds. Things calmed down a bit, until at 5:30am her second water membrane ruptured. Contractions were still not too bad, but we called up our midwife to let her know.
6:45 am rolls around, and BAM the contractions quickly became _very_ intense! My wife is a TROOPER!!! It was very obvious that her world was being absolutely torn apart for almost exactly 60 seconds every 2-3 minutes. She labored in the tub, with a hot water nozzle trying to provide a modicum of relief.
7:45 am - Julie got mini pushing urges, which clearly communicated that it was time to go to the hospital!! We arrived at Good Samaritan at 8:00 am, just to be tortured by an elevator that wouldn't come! Julie gritted her teeth together, and made it up the stairs between contractions! Wow!
8:10 am - First nurse checks Julie, and she's already 8 cm! Maybe 20 minutes later, she was at 9.5 cm! Finally, 10 cm arrives, and Julie was allowed to start pushing!
Then, at 9:09 am, all 8 lb 3 oz / 20.5" of Leo entered the world!!
Turns out Julie lost well over 1 L of blood, so the excitement wasn't over ... more to come ...
4:30 am, Julie bolted upright, and felt her water start to break. We both got excited, and started timing the contractions (which were low-pain at that time). They were very consistent - every 2-4 minutes, and they lasted about 60 seconds. Things calmed down a bit, until at 5:30am her second water membrane ruptured. Contractions were still not too bad, but we called up our midwife to let her know.
6:45 am rolls around, and BAM the contractions quickly became _very_ intense! My wife is a TROOPER!!! It was very obvious that her world was being absolutely torn apart for almost exactly 60 seconds every 2-3 minutes. She labored in the tub, with a hot water nozzle trying to provide a modicum of relief.
7:45 am - Julie got mini pushing urges, which clearly communicated that it was time to go to the hospital!! We arrived at Good Samaritan at 8:00 am, just to be tortured by an elevator that wouldn't come! Julie gritted her teeth together, and made it up the stairs between contractions! Wow!
8:10 am - First nurse checks Julie, and she's already 8 cm! Maybe 20 minutes later, she was at 9.5 cm! Finally, 10 cm arrives, and Julie was allowed to start pushing!
Then, at 9:09 am, all 8 lb 3 oz / 20.5" of Leo entered the world!!
Turns out Julie lost well over 1 L of blood, so the excitement wasn't over ... more to come ...
My first shot at feeding
Since Julie lost so much blood & couldn't breastfeed, and Leo had low blood sugar and needed sustinence, I got to feed my son!
Update II
Julie is doing better. They are moving to the mother / baby unit now. We will post pictures later - they won't upload to the blog from my phone.
Update
Leo is doing great. Julie is doing well too, but, she doesn't feel too great. She lost over 1 liter of blood. She is recovering and napping and requests your prayers.
Amy
Baby Handel on the Way!!
We are at the hospital now. Julie is doing great. She is 9 centimeters dialated.
Amy
Wine Charms
In efforts to organize my life - random bits of information are now going on this (searchable) blog. Here's one that I thought other wine lovers / entertainers might enjoy. Wine charms - though almost necessary in larger groups for certain occasions are very expensive. Make your own with beads and earring hoops - who knew!
http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/winecharms
Act surprised if you get this from me as a gift in the future :)
http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/winecharms
Act surprised if you get this from me as a gift in the future :)
What I've been reading...
I've just done a whirlwind update at Handel Bücher for those of those with a penchant for the literary - though I must admit my recent reads have very pragmatic objectives. Check it out if you want: http://handelbucher.blogspot.com
Mystery Plant
everywhere in my garden :(
Fava!
shucking and blanching - can't wait to munch!
Help Foster Children as You Shop!
Who's on your list to shop for? Whether it's mom, dad or grad, you can find Macy's savings on May 16th and give something back to one of my favorite non-profits ~ HELP ONE CHILD! You can find out more about them and their mission to recruit, train and support foster families right here in Silicon Valley at helponechild.org.
In the meantime, would you help me help them?
Here’s how it works:
Macy's has given Help One Child Community Shopping Day tickets to sell for $10. Tickets entitle the holder to
• 10-20% discounts on regular price, sale and clearance priced merchandise on Saturday, May 16th.
• Spend $25 and receive $10 off one purchase – in essence, get your donation back!
• Use the ticket stub to enter to win a $500 shopping spree in the store!
Participating Macy's include:
Macy's Stanford Shopping Center
Macy's Valley Fair
Macy's Union Square
Macy's Pleasanton
Items excluded from Macy's Community Shopping Day discounts are cosmetics,
fragrances, everyday values and handbags by Coach and Dooney & Bourke.
Important:
• Treat tickets as cash! Checks are made out to HELP ONE CHILD and because of the shopping benefits are NOT TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
If HELP ONE CHILD sells 100 tickets, they will also receive a cut from general ticket sales amounting to several thousand dollars!
Ticket holders may pre-shop starting May 2 and items will be laid away, but must be paid for and picked up during the May 16th event for the discount.
Please let me know if you are willing to help me Help One Child. Post a comment and I'll contact you for payment and send you a Community Shopping Day Ticket.
Shameless Plug
I've been on a campaign to scan in the family photos. Actually my mom has been scanning them in for me... the other day my savvy husband spent five seconds googling and found ScanMyPhotos who will scan up to a 1,000 photos for $50! And they'll do it just for shipping costs if you post them to your blog - so now you know. I'm excited to see all my memories in a more accessible format and promise to post a few as evidence :0).
You should listen to this...
I watched this while exercising today... it was a great message to hear considering the times. It's time to re-think my priorities.
Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations
Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations
(s)he waved at us!
Pete and I went in for my "pregnancy confirmation" appointment today. Little "blueberry" was quite active for our glimpse into it's private little world. It seemed to stop its swirling around just long enough to lift an arm and wave it vigorously at us (I'm sure it knew who was looking through the ultrasound wand inserted oh so close to his comfy home.) Here is the pic we got to take home... sadly much blurrier than the rest of the ultra sound :(
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my husband is the best ever!
Pete got home from NYC this morning. He brought me a piece of one of my favorite memories of New York: Levain Bakery. How thoughtful!
Star Struck Weekend
Pete and I went down to LA with our good friends Nate and Lindsay this weekend. We had a lovely time together. The main event of the weekend was a fundraising dinner for Act One. The evening took place at Burbanks lovely union station. Pete and I couldn't resist taking a few photos.
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going into the wine making business
okay, we're not hoping to make a profit here, but it will be nice to drink some stuff we had a hand in, and the calculated cost per bottle is not bad either ;)
Pete and Bernard went a-picking yesterday afternoon.
Then we all gathered a the Bell's to see the results.
Pete and Bernard went a-picking yesterday afternoon.
Then we all gathered a the Bell's to see the results.
thinking lately
Pete and I have been scouring Zip Reality these days... looking at houses we definitely couldn't afford a year ago. When I'm not looking for a new (bigger) house to move into, I'm thinking about what I'd like to do with ours, from smallish (new door) to extravagant (complete re-model). I think I"m thinking about it so much it's even become a source of discontent, when I totally should be soooo overwhelmed with gratefulness for all that I have. I was completely convicted when I read a friend's blog who is living in Africa as a missionary. Reality Check! Definitely worth a read:
http://gilandamy.blogspot.com/2008/09/living-with-but-not-in-poverty.html
http://gilandamy.blogspot.com/2008/09/living-with-but-not-in-poverty.html
all we ever do is eat....
I've just started thin within and am ashamed to say that the only non-vacation pictures I have to post from this summer are of, you guessed it, me over-eating. The irony! Well at least I enjoyed it.
Here I am with Pete at The Left Bank for his birthday.
And then a few days later I was out again, this time with girlfriends. So hungry we were eating with our hands (Ethiopian style).
This is what we had... it was yummy!
Here I am with Pete at The Left Bank for his birthday.
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And then a few days later I was out again, this time with girlfriends. So hungry we were eating with our hands (Ethiopian style).
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This is what we had... it was yummy!
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What have we been up to??
July was a busy month... we were away on a Missions trip with our church to Moldova. Read all about it on Handel Travels if you please. I will be publishing the trip chronologically in "serial" fashion. Translation: I'm way too busy to sit down and do it all at once... piecemeal will have to do.
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