The Muscle

So, recently, a few of us (namely Elena, Shellie, Ashley, and Natalie) embarked on a binge cruise aptly named "Moms Gone Wild '08". We sat by the pool and stuffed our faces and didn't have to be responsible for anyone but ourselves for 3 whole days. Also, for 3 whole days we were reminded of Elena's quest to attain Carrie Underwood's inner thigh muscle. Every stair we climbed, every mile we ran, every hour we sat next to the smelly garbage, Elena talked about the ellusive "muscle". So I had to track down a picture and show Elena my undying, never-ending, support of her muscle mission. Here's to you LEGS!!

Nat

Jerome "Rome" William Stewart came to us at 8:15 on April 12th. I will have to tell you all the story of standing in line for 6, yes 6!!! hours for the Deal or No Deal casting call and then heading directly to the hospital to have him! Crazy! He was 6 lbs. and 14 oz., 19 inches long. Can't wait to see you all in a few weeks...and Elena, this is a pre-apology, but I will not have the book read...I know...baby or no baby, no excuse! :)

Weird Comments

I think we should make our blog private to avoid the weird comments from random strangers...

Becca had her baby...

So, I don't have any pics but Becca had her baby Saturday, that's right 12 days early. It was a quick one, only in the hospital for I think 2 hours before he was born. She came home today...that is all I know, didn't even ask his name...I am so lame!

On a different note, as requested, I added the links to all of your blogs that I could find. If you have one and I missed it, sorry, you can go in and add it to our list!

Rachel had her baby!

NATALIE LYNN FORD

This is Rachel's post from her blog...

So look who has arrived! Natalie came to join our family on Tuesday, April 8, 08.....4-8-80....isn't that a great birthday?! I went in that morning to the hostpital to get her turned.....she was breech. When the doctor checked- Natalie had turned head down on her own....good girl for not making me go through the 'getting a baby turned' process, I hear it's very painful. My doc decided just to induce me because if she turned breech again the chances for a C-section were much greater, I didn't want that! So we forced the little cutey out. I did get the epidural and it was FABULOUS!!! Natalie arrived at 8:47 that night (it was a long day!) she weighed in at
6 lbs. 15 oz. She was 20 inches long....10 fingers, 10 toes and perfectly perfect everywhere else! She is a great eater...and sleeper (all day she was anyway-we'll see how her first night at home goes!) So weird to now have a family of four children....bring on the chaos!!!!!!

Congratulations Rachel! I can't even imagine or comprehend having four kids.

Now we have two Natalie's in our book club. Yeah!

A "Lifetime" Movie Worth Watching?

If you have ever been awake at 3:30 am and turned on the T.V., you have surely stumbled onto a Lifetime original about a teenage cheerleader who collects beanie babies and her struggle with meth or a teacher's love affair with her 13-year-old student and her struggle to figure out how she will raise their illegitimate children while she rots in jail. I know you have been brought to tears by the incredible script writing and inspired acting. Or maybe you were just crying because you realized you will never get those minutes back that you just spent watching that crap. Well I just saw something that could change that (maybe). Lifetime made a movie of the book "The Memory Keepers Daughter" which we read (and I think mostly really liked). It premieres on Saturday, April 12th at 9 pm/8c and stars Dermot Mulrooney as Dr. David Henry and Gretchen Mol as Norah Henry. I'm thinking, since it's not a Lifetime original movie that they wrote, it might not completely suck. I may not give up my Saturday night just in case, but i think I'll tivo it for later...

Nat

Literators: let's go to the movies!

sex & the city: may 2008

the time traveler's wife: november 2008

twilight: december 2008