still breathing

at two weeks old Maxim is just so damn cute!!!!!

I mean look at him:



he is now 4 weeks old and i need to download more pictures of the cutie

Here are a few things that i have learned in his first 4 weeks of life:

1- babies poop alot! just because you changed the diaper 5 minutes ago, does not mean that you do not need to change it again
2 - sleep when they sleep! 'cause you do not know when you will get to sleep again, EVER!!!
3 - babies make it hard to knit or crochet :(

4 - breastfeeding is not easy just because it is "natural" - but if you get one of these and something like this, for a few minutes a day your hands are free to knit or crochet - so you can make something like this for someone else's little girl (was so tempted to put it on Max, but Fritz said no)

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more to come - both knitting and baby!

how i spent my weekend...

march 23, 2007
@ 13:49
Maximilian Joel
7 lbs 15 oz
21" long



pic taken only minutes after birth (overhead surgery lighting is fabulous for picture taking)

check out jill's pics of us! she has a fabulous camera and takes very nice pictures - nd you can see some here :)

maybe baby!

not quite yet!
but here is a view of the before taken in a lovely apron made by my assistant as a "domestic goddess" present - front view:



and the side view (a bit blurry, but you get the idea):




he is gonna be huge, i tell ya!!!

my mom is here and is totally dealing with the crazy pregnant lady...crazy isright - it feels like the night before my wedding, but this is much scarier!!! husband you can get rid of by way of divroce, babies? well... that way leads to jail, i think....should i test it?

alright - well i am not sure when you will hear from me again - but I will get Fritz to post obligatory cute baby pictures at some point....

the biggest question i have right now is....what will the baby wear home!!!!?????!!!!!

thank you

Just wanted to get a public thank you out to all of you who posted and sent me personal emails about my dad.
It really meant a lot to me.
I am not one who is very skilled at the flowery or the poetic or the good writing; and it is so kind to know that friends, family and friends of the blog world said such lovely things and sent positve thoughts, and all that :)

so thank you

“Lawzy, we got to have a doctor. I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies.”

In case you haven’t heard – I am having a baby. Scary, isn’t it? I think so.

And you know what is even scarier? The little Maximilian is scheduled for next Friday…NEXT Friday…that is one whole week until baby – that is, unless he decides to miss his beat and enter early well before his cue. I would like to think of my doctor as his own personal Stage Manager. There might even be a technical rehearsal next week if the stage decides to fully open and let it all go, but that would mean he would still enter backwards, more butt then feet this time. He is no longer standing on my pelvis he is now sitting. Guess his little fat legs got tired 

But he will get to see this lovely mural aka the TIGERENTE MALEREI:



IS THAT NOT just F&*^#@ awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot wait to get the curtains up and the crib and the dresser painted and the changing table built….. (Umm, Fritz, are you reading this? Because that is your list…)

Oh and I have got to finish the cute outfits:
Sock monkeys…needs a matching hat –



holiday themes:



And there is also a sushi outfit which I need to make a wasabi green hat to go with. According to Fritz, Babies taste good with Wasabi (while cats taste good with teriyaki sauce!)

And if anyone wants to see my fat arms and some cute baby items from friends and coworkers, there are pics from my baby shower here, and do not forget to check out the awesome onesie Yvette embroidered with the skull….This kid is going to have one hell of a wardrobe!!

sadness

I usually do not post things that are TOO personal since i am the type of person who really does not like her personal space invaded unless it is from people who i consider close (try working in theatre when you do not like to be touched all the time! oh AND pregnant :) )

But this is about my Dad - and this will effect (affect?) so many other things later.
My cousin sent out an email with this fabulous picture of my dad as a kid. I added the other ones :)

Love and miss you Daddy.

MILTON GREENE
October 13, 1939 - March 10, 2007




After a month long, hard fought battle with
multiple myeloma, our much adored Milt died
peacefully this afternoon at Clara Maass Hospital.

...

We then gathered at Janis's home and had a
Chinese feast in his honor.










it went fast!!!!! barely any left overs - he'd be so proud :)














(my birthday last may)
Dad, Mike, Jan, Me

4 weeks - possibly 2!!!

okay the new knitty is out and have you seen these socks!?!?!?!? Way too hard to follow during midnight feedings with newborn, I am sure but i so want to make them...NOW!!!!!!!!!!! (and of course I will have to knit this for Maximilian)


Oh my goodness!!! I was at the ob-gyn today and there might just be a chance of 2 weeks. You see, i am deformed :) on the inside and Maximilian is just lounging about and not in the mood to turn around. He is very relaxed in there and not interested in going anywhere...obviously Fritz's son :) - this might lead to inducing and all that fun stuff....so that might happen in 2 weeks instead of 4...so that is the baby news...


I have also made so many cute rompers and onsies, it is unreal and he will probably outgrow them sooner, rather than later. But I have no batteries to download from the camera and you would think that i would reload the software for the bluetooth on my camera phone since the the computer is back from the computer hospital..but now we have to get Verizon to let us back on the system...

so until all that goodness happens check out this lovely link to a local paper about knitting and woolwinders

we are so cool!!!!