The Sympathy Stare

I'd like to think I'm a "normal" pregnant size for 6 months along. So I traveled to San Francisco for business today and people have moved from the "Awe, cute, you're pregnant" to the "sympathy stare." The looks says something like, "So sorry you have to travel, you don't look comfortable." To top it off, at lunch today in a full blown Italian accent, the waiter said by the looks of me that I've already had plenty to eat. I think his exact words were, "The next time you eat a watermelon, don't forget to cut it up." Classy Italian. Flattery will get you everywhere.

March 23, 2007. Jill still pregnant.

Picture from a cold Easter morning in Atlanta.

Hopefully Jill will be able to provide us with some good travel stories from her trip to San Francisco this week.

Greg = 1, Crib = 0

So, it's been a while since our last update. Everything is going swell (there's a pun about Jill in there somewhere). Jill's doing great, getting a little bigger and the baby is very active - especially after some Girl Scout cookies.

We've done some painting and what is apparently known as "nesting," but what I was really intrigued about was the dreaded crib assembly.

Now, I'm no Bob Vila, but I consider myself fairly handy - especially when it comes to an Alan wrench. I chalk it up tp three years in New York and lots of IKEA furniture. However, I've heard over and over again that the two worst things about prepping for the child are the assembly of the crib and the installation of the car seat. Well, with one down, I hope that putting in the car seat is as simple as the crib. Start to finish 75 minutes with a bit of an assist from Mrs. Hare.

Perhaps we were aided because we opted to bypass the drop down front on the crib. The level of the bed adjusts, but no movable gate. So hopefully the baby doesn't care. I doubt that she will.




Still a couple months until the car seat installation. Looking forward to that.

Updated pictures of Jill's tummy to appear post-Easter. Get Excited!