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little miss P

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:41:31 GMT

because it's seemingly taking me forever to do things, especially get together with people- i've decided to take some time to update you on the happenings of our cute little miss p (which stands for a plethora of things). she's very cute (i am biased) and very BIG! At her last checkup, she was 90% for weight and head circumference and 75% for height. so there is no worry that this child is malnourished in any sort of way. and yes, she's sleeping through the night (at least for now) from 8 pm to 8 am with one wakeup around 5 am or so. she is also quite the loquacious little one- babbling sweet nothings into her monitor, which I can only make out as her way of giving me orders (sort of like a drive through). i always at her beck and call, respond with my own mutterings, but upon seeing her very wide toothless smile- can only think of how cute she really is. and if you don't believe me, here is one of her current cutest.

have a good weekend everyone!

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Wed, 10 May 2006 12:39:38 GMT

okay, so i can't complete a weblog, or have a complete moment to myself- but allow me to paint a better picture of motherhood. after waking a little before 7am this morning to feed audrey, i put her down, creep back into the bedroom to sort the laundry. having fimrly esatblish lights from darks- i run down to the laundry room only to hear little whimpering noises from my attached monitor- so decide to put the enitre load of laundry (whites, darks, brights) all into one machine and run upstairs. she of course stops making little barks and instead i am greeted by the cutest of little devilish smiles. Realizing an hour has almost passed, i put her in the bouncy seat, lug her to the kitchen and hook myself up to the pump. though the gentle purring of the electric pump keeps her smiling, it isn't long before she starts grimacing and grunting. so with one foot placed firmly on the ground, i raise the other to start "bouncing" her little seat. it was quite a sight- hooked up to a pump, standing on one foot- reading the new york times, eating birthday cake...

so, the moral of the story is- a) stay on birth control and b) whatever kind of day your having, it can always get weirder... HAVE A GOOD DAY everyone!

baby travels

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:49:44 GMT

recently someone told me "when it rains it really pours." i thought of that last night as i laid in bed pondering what kind of night lay in front of me. lately, things have been drastically different (not that i expected otherwise) but, it seems so long ago that i had any other focus than the baby. and now i can't even keep track of the hours, the days, or the weeks. yes, i've had my couple of weeks of the "baby blues" but still it seems that things keeps spiraling out of control. considering all the things i've given up to receive- i guess that's just the way it works.

it probably sounds like i'm just gloomily ranting about nothing- i am, but i've finally found a quiet moment and needed to relish in some much needed deep thinking.

on a different but sort of parallel topic, i've just begun the book "paris to the moon." it's a novel recalling the author move to paris and raising his son- metaphhorically comparing the two. a classmate of mine from columbia is moving to london with her two sets of twins, and lately all we've been ale to talk about is laundry and voltage adapters. having been to europe a handful of times, i've always noticed that laundry takes much longer there (when you're doing it yourslef as opposed to having the ritz concerige do it for you) and voltage adapters are such a bother since your hair inevitably is not going to respond to a hairdryer the same it would here... but could you imagine being only a train ride away from paris? a friend who has lived in london for years, is always telling me how she goes back and forth between berlin, london, paris, prague, and is just returning from spending three weeks in the cote d'azur- c'est la vie, no? i am emphatically jealous of her and her 10 month old son, who has a passport that would envy george W. always the dreamer, i use to envision how easy it would be to travel with child- but in all honesty- infants are not as "portable" as people say. andy and i considered packing up the car for a few days and traipsing to Georgetown to visit our friends for a few days for my birthday- but the idea of staying so far from our comfort zone (in case of a meltdown grandparents are very helpful), seems farcical, and though i so desperately would love to get out of the city, it seems

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:30:51 GMT

Okay, so i really am slowing down in my old age... it's been about 9 months since my last entry?!?!??! But a very arduous nine months it has been. Pregnancy was no fun, and a tumultuous 28 hours of labor, is certainly not my idea of a pleasurable experience (not even with a 12 hour working epidural) but here is the end result-

Audrey Emerson Lee was born Tuesday, March 21, 2006
6 lbs. 6 ounces
21 inches

It won't be long until we're strolling the street, hopefully she'll get to meet all ther new aunts very soon- she already met one... It was so nice to see you Michelle, I hope you had a nice visit here, we had a great time with you both, and thank you so much for your gift- KITSON rocks! It won't be long until we're out your way and shopping down the Drive, looking for some cute clothing- soon, very soon...

Monday, August 08, 2005

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 22:38:59 GMT

It has been a very long two months...

went and came back from the virgin islands, jackson hole, and ann arbor. now, planning to get ready for school and paris!

and as usual, i am the odd one out! as if i hadn't had enough reason to be anti-social, here's another- i believe dave called it first- i'm pregnant! (hey kat- that was in the style of telling people like you know who, on purpose)

of course, very early still- 8 weeks, but still enough to make me sick every morning, noon, and night. but i have found some miraculous way to still go to the gym, meet at schiller's and celebrate Justin's birthday this thursday- of course, (i apologize to the birthday boy), sans alcohol.

yep, so your very outcasted xanga-ite will soon be more out of the loop. at least, tao and i still have our weekends on the island (not that many more) and trips out to princeton- peanut and i need a little reprieve from the crowds, and tourists... thank god for 11968! (wink wink- FYI- i hate those hideous tote bags that everyone has been carrying, could people get anymore crass?)

Monday, May 30, 2005

Mon, 30 May 2005 12:11:51 GMT

ahh, the joys of warmer weather- basking in the warm sun light, enjoying expansive sunlit hours, getting your first sinus infection...

Regardless, I can't be too upset. I am, after all, leaving on saturday for the USVI- woo hoo! One whole week of reading books, massages, and umbrella drinks. How is this different from my daily NYC life, you might ask? Well, extremely different, since I will be doing it all on the beach! I'm not gloating, I'm just extremely excited to be going away, it's been a while.

so, anyway- I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their three day weekend-

and in the wise words of my nephew, alex

"Peace!" (well sort of...)

Sunday, May 08, 2005

Sun, 08 May 2005 17:43:16 GMT

After a much needed night of dinner and dancing, I am exhausted. So tired, actually, that i can't even fathom going to go to the gym! *gasp*

And I could probably use the exercise, after all the delicious italian food we ate last night- what did you guys think? il pranzo era squisito ed il vino era stupefacente!!! molto bene! (i think i need to brush up on my italian...)

Here are just a few pictures-

and of course, no birthday celebration would be complete without il mio amore un allineare (my one true love )

Anyways, I'm so glad some of you were able to make it out for my birthday, next- dinner at my place! si? no?

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:55:14 GMT

There comes a time in every woman's life, when she must make the transition from winter into spring... to me spring cleaning is not just happily placing my sweaters into storage- but finding things i didn't remember that i had, and the dreaded- closet extreme makeover. For the past 3 hours, i have been engulfed in a whirlwind of clothes, shoes and handbags- argh! My apartment looks like a couture tornado ran through it, with tons of sh*t everywhere, I had no idea I had this much stuff. i did happen to find, though, a yellow, brown and white paisley print, linen ODLR dress, that surprisingly still fits me, and two Marni shirts- don't you just love spring cleaning?

what a mess...

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:09:29 GMT

If you happen to look carefully at my personal info- you'll notice that May 9 is my DOB and since that happens to be coming up very soon- we'll be celebrating with a night out at BLVD (199 Bowery at Spring Street) 11pm... hope to see some of you there!

Monday, April 25, 2005

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:10:00 GMT

Regardless of the dreary weather this past weekend, I hope everyone enjoyed theirs. Even through the bleak drabs of rain, it proved to be a very happy eventful couple of days. Saturday, we wined and dined ourselves at Jean Georges, followed by the most spectacular evening at the opera. After a bottle of wine and two glasses of rose, i was singing from the center grand parterre, the most lovely of loveliest mozart arias- Der Holle Rache from Die Zauberflote (the magic flute). As if I hadn't been spoiled enough by thine opulence of thy husband, we went apartment hunting yesterday! Not that we're really thinking about moving, at least not yet- but eventually, I will unfortunately grow out of my current shoe closet and will need a lot more space. The question is should we do it now (since the aforementioned is inevitable) or should we wait for one that doesn't need quite so much work? In actuality, how often do three bedroom apartments with a laundry room and all the other necessary accoutrements (like his, hers, and an extra guest bathroom), plus a walk-in closet (okay, there is currently no walk-in closet- but I've already scouted the perfect location for one in the apartment) come along? On the other hand, we really do have a great apartment (sans a washer/dryer) that we've poured so much work into just to get it so. Hmmmm.... decisions.
On another note, we just heard from a friend of ours that her husband, a black hawk pilot stationed in tikreet, was granted temporary leave and coming back for two weeks- starting May 19! woo hoo! Things are beginning to look up.