September 21, 2008: Getting Ready for CCA Tomorrow

61 Days to Baby Day! (31 Weeks and Two Days Pregnant) “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain Dominica and I slept in this morning.  I love long weekend with no schedules.  It was around nine thirty when we dragged ourselves out of …

September 20, 2008: The Toccos Come to Peoria

62 Days to Baby Day! (31 Weeks and One Day Pregnant) “If there’s anything unsettling to the stomach, it’s watching actors on television talk about their personal lives.” – Marlon Brando Dominica and I really slept in this morning.  We were totally exhausted after all of the driving last night and did not get up …

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 …