Paint it Black.

Vake and I have been talking more and more about Baby Gil. If you ask him, he knows that we are having a baby and that the baby's name is Gil but that's about it. He knows that the room next to his is the baby's and that we have some clothes in it that the baby will wear.

So today, with the hurricane day, I took him with me to look for a dresser at the thrift store- I don't need anything fancy- just something I can pop a changing pad on top of. So Vake and I were talking and I asked him what color we should paint Baby Gil's room.

Vake looks at me and says, "Baby Gil's room: uuuummmm. We should paint it black."

Silver Lining

to Hurricane Irene is that I have the day off tomorrow! Yippeee!!!!

Irene...really?

Sort of unbelievable. First the earthquake and now a hurricane. Is it possible that the universe is trying to tell us something?

But on the positive side of the ledger, it is so dark in Vake's room that he's liable to sleep for the rest of the afternoon.

Earthquake?!?!?

What was that shaking Richmond this afternoon about 2? It was Vake Martin, tipping the scales at 41 pounds and 41 inches tall!!!! Yikes!





Great visit to the pediatrician this morning- he's hit all the developmental milestones. Go Vake!!!!

By the way - according to one totally reliable internet source, Vake is expected to hit 6"8" by the time he's 18.

Transformation

Does anyone remember this room from our house and the Mother's Day House Tour 2010? I LOVED this room- I thought it was so pretty and would be SO perfect for a little girl.

Ha!!!! Fate does have a way of laughing at you- and I've started to take this room apart for baby Gil.
As it just so happened, Mom needed the bed (which I love- and love in its new location at her house, too) for a guest room- so since about April, this room's been a wasteland of toys, books, a crib, a really depressing playmat "rug", etc., etc.

But today, everything started to change. Finally tackled this closet, with its melange of too big clothes, items leftover from various house projects, etc.

So the weirdest thing about this room (I think) is that it has the two carve outs for closets- one for Gil's closet (on the left) and one for Vake's closet (obviously accessed from the other side) on the right- it's part of the original design- and the rooms actually open up onto each other.

Ha! The empty closet! Thanks Mom! Mom's been helping Anne out in Baltimore- I've forgotten how great it is to have someone who is a huge fan of helping you with unpleasant chores like closet cleaning.

Oregon Vacation Day Eight

This day was definitely the highlight of Vake's vacation- in fact, he's still talking about when he saw a train "on Oregon" and "got to touch the wheel."

On Friday, we took a one way train ride (about a half-hour) down the Pacific Coast- it was an absolutely gorgeous day and I really think my little pumpkin believed that he had died and gone to heaven. All aboard!!!!!

We got to sit out in the open air. And I am not kidding when I tell you that this was his expression for the vast majority of the trip.

This outing made the whole long journey to the West Coast totally worthwhile!!!!!!

Tree Climbing

We needed some help from Daddy, but look who climbed a (very short) tree tonight at the Fan concert.