September 19, 2008: TGI Long Weekend

63 Days to Baby Day! (31 Weeks Pregnant) “Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.” – Benjamin Franklin in a letter to Andre Morellet. I had …

September 17, 2008: So Much for the Market Recovery

65 Days to Baby Day! (30 Weeks and Five Days Pregnant) Dominica was really exhausted when she dragged herself from bed this morning.  She barely got any sleep.  Five hours at the very best and likely only a tiny fraction of that.  Oreo and I had the luxury of sleeping in quite a bit.  Now …

September 16, 2008: Calm Before the Storm?

66 Days to Baby Day! (30 Weeks and Four Days Pregnant) I woke up this morning to the sound of the fire alarm.  Fortunately, Dominica had closed the bedroom door and Oreo was under some blankets and was not really disturbed by the alarm.  It turned out later that something in the alarm system had …

September 15, 2008: Wild Ride on Wall Street

67 Days to Baby Day! (30 Weeks and Three Days Pregnant) One month until we close on the new house! We are in the home stretch now. Just six more weeks of life in Newark. I got pretty much no sleep last night.  Oreo needed me to walk him pretty late in the evening which, …