He asked for it...

You might recall an earlier post in which Alex talks about having a geek kid. While we can't really know that our child will have a proclivity to geekiness, there is one thing we can be sure of - that he or she will have a geek dad!

Some new additions

A new, stylish rug that can double as a roadway for baby's toy cars sometime down the road. A closet organizer that Dad lovingly created, and a wood transition that he so artfully crafted. Just a few finishing touches, some furniture, and a happy healthy Baby G, and the room will be complete!

Quote of the day

Transportation by bike means you are riding in, not driving through like a car. You are life-experiencing, not sight-seeing. You are in it and of it, and the beauty goes so deeply inside you that you could weep, and you just never want to get off the bike again. - Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man.

Getting bigger, together

And, no I don't mean Alex and me, although he'd like to think he's eating for two too (couvade?). The baby's kicks are getting stronger, and I can feel its shoulders, head, and rump as it tumbles about in the womb. I've been thinking some pretty profound thoughts about how the baby is all alone in there, and only knows its own experience - kind of like humankind here on Earth, not quite knowing what lies beyond our universe. What a shock it must be to be born!

Getting out there

On Sunday we took the first snowy trip (keep it broad because we vacillate between snowshoes and cross country skis) of the year and had a great time! On our way up we grabbed a bite to eat in Hood River, and Dani laughed so hard she started crying and then really started crying. Neither of us know what was so funny, or what was then so sad/ emotional. Chalk it up to baby taking the helm for a moment.
After about a half hour of plodding around in knee deep snow we had the requisite snowball fight, made some yellow snow and headed back refreshed. The tranquility of being in the snow muted forest is my second favorite part of living here in the winter. The other being that the snow is on our terms: we visit it, instead of it haunting us for months. And when it does make its way down to the lowlands of Portland it is hilarious pandemonium that shuts down the city. To me this is a win-win. (see photos in the bar on the right)-->

Hand on the belly

Kicky Kickerson is rockin' the womb! Feeling the thumps and imagining how the baby is positioned in there, how it looks, what it's thinking; all these things are indescribably amazing. I look forward to actually communicating- beyond talking at a fleshy globe and feeling for morse code replies- with my child when it is done baking. For now it is the coolest thing in my life!

Near escape!

Last night our friends, Kristin and Zakk (pictured as the bird whisperer and inspector #42), threw a Halloween party: costumes required!
We had a great time, baby got a driving lesson, some hand shakes and of course candy but thankfully decided to go back in at the end of the night. Oh, and I got to show off my sexy stems!