belly shots
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Oh! I almost forgot. Here are two of the promised shots of Marla’s growing belly. I love it!
baby update #2 (ultrasound tour)
We had our big “Baby Tour” on Wednesday. The “Baby Tour” is that awesome ultrasound session you have sometime in the second trimester. If you’ve had it done, you know what I’m talking about.
The ultrasound tech begins poking and prodding with the probe, pointing out interesting features along the way. It’s a lot like the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, only without the corny jokes.
“And here, you see The Kid‘s the feet. See those little toes? Aren’t they cute?”
“And this, of course, is the head. See the nose? And the eyes? So cute…”
You don’t, of course, see the eyes or the nose. But it sure sounds a lot better than, “See the eye sockets? Aren’t those cute eye sockets? And how about that nasal cavity!”
playing in the sprinkler
I’m normally really annoyed when our association water sprinklers go off in the middle of the day and stay on for hours. It’s fun when things malfunction and waste precious resources, don’t you think? In this case, though, it happened in the late afternoon on a weekend when we happened to be outside playing, anyway. What better way to introduce Emma to the fine art of playing in the sprinkler.
alton brown in mission viejo
Our favorite “celebrity chef” Alton Brown was in town yesterday so, of course, we had to attend. He was doing a cooking demonstration and signing autographs at The Shops at Mission Viejo.
We’d seen him once before at the LA Times Festival of Books back in 2002 when Marla was pregnant with Emma. He cooked ribs and signed our copy of “I’m Just Here For The Food.” We figured Emma would definitely need to meet him for real this time. On the menu: beef jerky (made with a box fan) and funnel cakes. How can you go wrong with that combination?
The mall was packed, but after waiting in line for hours we finally were able to get our Sodium Chloride Containment Unit signed. (Emma entertained herself decorating cookies (and eating icing galore) while Mommy and Daddy took turns standing in line.)
fountain fun
We love our little town, it’s true. Rancho Santa Margarita is such a family-friendly town with lots of parks and such to keep everyone occupied.
The fountain is just outside a Baja Fresh that Marla really enjoys. Emma has looked at it longingly for many months now and we finally let her play in it.
chuck e. cheese
Chuck E. Cheese may be the happiest place on Earth while weathering the blackout days for season pass holders at Disneyland. Emma’s quite fond of the carosel and drving the little yellow bus.
angel is a centerfold
Emma’s new thing is taking all of her clothes off. “Emma get naked!” she likes to shriek. I’m convinced that she’s just excercising a new-found skill (getting herself dressed/undressed) and not a budding nudist or anything.
fun in the sandbox
A few weeks ago we went to the Rodenbaugh’s for a cookout on Dipper’s fancy new grill (a Father’s Day present).
He was mighty proud of his grill but his daughter, Shayna, was even more proud of her brand spankin’ new sandbox. She and Emma played and played… and then played some more. The light was just right and I took gobs of pictures – are you surprised?
water fountains and baby cakes
I put up two new sets of pictures tonight, the last of those from our trip to Atlanta in June.
In the first set there are some cute shots of Emma swinging with Grandpa and Uncle Paul in this gallery, but the real fun starts in the shots of her second second birthday party.
another northcutt on the way
Our little family of three will be expanding soon.
You know what I’m getting at, right? Yep, I thought so.
Emma will soon be a big sister come January/February. (There’s a little bit of disagreement on the due date… Estimates range between Jan 26 and Feb 6.)
We are excited and so is she!