Our cousin Carla just sent this to us. Funny we got this in the mail the day I put up a 3yo pic of myself :). Carla also said that if I stopped dying Liv's hair blonde she would… Read more ›

Shortly after Liv was released from the hospital after her birth, she had to be readmitted due to high jaundice. It was a very scary time for us. In the bathroom of Liv's room… Read more ›

Liv did great beforehand but then it was hot inside the building and the heat tired her out, but she was fine at the playground :). Here she was last year . Read more ›

I bought Jack a magic wand in a Rite-Aid in Mississippi right after I found out I was pregnant with Liv. Jack loves the wand. He tells everyone that I snuck it on the plane to… Read more ›

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Liv didn't get to play with the real eggs this year. Here she is with her Easter eggs . Read more ›

So right now I am sitting on Jack's bed watching Tor play on the computer. He is playing Nick Jr., games. Barkley is sitting next to me because she loves me and is worried about… Read more ›

This is what I was doing a year ago today, and this is what I looked like. This was the result. What a beautiful result :). Read more ›

Wow, Liv is going to be one in a little over a week. Amazing. She is such a good baby. We are all so lucky to have her in our lives. We almost didn't. She was just meant to be .… Read more ›

A year ago today I found out my mother died. She died two weeks before Liv was born . As a result this has been one of the worst years of my life yet also one of the best years… Read more ›

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English was not my first language, Greek was. My parents sent me to Kindergarten not knowing a word of English. My best friend Nanette introduced me via email to her nephew Brian… Read more ›

Sunday At Niko's. We were in the mood for Greek food. 2:16pm 2 kids sleeping. 1 kid wide awake. 10:30pm 2 kids awake. 1 kid asleep. We are going the wrong way. 10:41pm Looking at… Read more ›

Sunday For 6 years Jack has had gorgeous birthday party days in Jan. Today is the first time it's snowing. Most is down, hope everyone still comes. 11:08am I should have said for… Read more ›

I can't believe Jack is already 6. Amazing. It seems like just yesterday ( yesterday 6 years ago ) that I was reading a book and my water broke :). We headed to the hospital and… Read more ›

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We had Jack's 6th birthday party at the same place we had his 5th birthday party -- Stepping Stones Children's Museum. It was great. There were about 24 kids not including… Read more ›

Sunday Poor Kara is sick. been sitting on couch with her, Liv and other 3 dogs for past three hours. Jack came down a bit ago. It's a party. 5:22am i mean 2 other dogs. that's… Read more ›

Sometimes when I am trying to get the kids attention I call them like they are dogs -- by accident. Here I am doing it again... Read more ›

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Sunday Thought I hated on hold music. Called place with no on hold music & was on hold for 5 min. Kept wondering if I was disconnected. annoying. 12:16am Just got a pic with… Read more ›

Sunday Got Liv some teething rings you can freeze. Just washed them & put 'em in the freezer. Gave her Tylenol b4 we left & she slept the whole way 9:34pm @ Dorie93950 I… Read more ›

Today we made Vasalopita, Greek New Year's Bread. Jack and Tor helped this year just like they did last year . I used my mom's recipe and I thought of her the whole time. I used… Read more ›

Sunday @ Dorie93950 yeah I got it my freshman year of college, right before Christmas too. He is missing his holiday play & he had speaking part. 4:38am @ Dorie93950 he is so… Read more ›

Tonight I found some of my baby pics Brian scanned awhile ago. Photo #15 reminds me a lot of Liv. Read more ›

Sunday Drank lots of 60 year old scotch. I love my friends. Brian is driving is home now. Had too much fun! 1:04am Kids party was fun. Hostess of last nights party fell asleep… Read more ›

My cousin Maggie did a blog post on her family's Christmas traditions. It got me thinking about mine as a kid. Every Christmas Eve before my Yiayia died in '80 we would go down… Read more ›

Sunday Just walked the dogs. It's snowing. So pretty. 1:15am This am I smelled like baby spit-up. Took shower, changed clothes gave baby bath, changed clothes. We smell like… Read more ›

Sunday woke up today to snow falling outside. The boys were so excited. Now it is raining :). 10:43am Got a great pic of the kids in front of the dino Christmas tree at the… Read more ›

Sunday Baby is natural heater. Last night I was cuddling with her to get warm and tonight dogs are. 12:58am Moved dogs to foot of bed & told them I loved them. Brian said he… Read more ›

Liv is about 7.5 months and she sat for the first time today. With Jack I would have checked to see if she was doing things "on time." I might have even checked… Read more ›

Sunday Timex: takes a licking and keeps on ticking. 11:17am Was out all day with the kids. First Chuck E. Cheese, then the mall. Got home just after 8, got kids in bed. Started… Read more ›

Sunday @ mattraub it was our first time seeing it until we buy it on DVD and watch it like 100 times :). It was actually way better than I expected 1:53am @ mattraub although I… Read more ›

Sunday got up today and set out breakfast for everyone, clothes. Looked up school lunch. Jack came down & told me today was Sunday, no school. 7:08am i was like no today is… Read more ›

Sunday well that was an exciting rays/phillies game :). 12:52am Amy Poehler had her baby boy earlier tonight. She was hysterical last Saturday rappin' on Weekend Update. Brian… Read more ›

Monday @ sarahgilbert wow, no kids :) that doesn't happen often. hope you can do something besides work. 11:52am @ veroniquec I don't know, that is a pretty cool shirt. I think I… Read more ›

We had a busy weekend. On Saturday Liv was baptized. She was wonderful. We had a really nice reception here at the house after. It was a great day. Then on Sunday evening we went… Read more ›

Sunday Waiting in line at dumbo and this guy and his kid climbed over chain and cut in front of us. Called him on it he said so what 2 xtra people 4:12pm Said he was rude and he… Read more ›

Sunday Tor fell out of bed at 6am.He's ok. Everyone woke up. Boys refused to go back to sleep. Usually get up at 7:30 and they NEED all their sleep 8:07am @ Dorie93950 aw, so… Read more ›

Haven't updated my blog lately. I have more Cape Cod pics, professional pics, Jack's first day of Kindergarten, Jack riding the bus, Tor's first day and his 3rd birthday party.… Read more ›

Sunday Having big cuddlefest. Me, two dogs and three kids. Fun. 7:11am @ zeldman happy birthday Ava. I remember when she was born. Time flies. 7:22am lost iPhone this am. Called… Read more ›

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After breakfast Brian and Tor played on the playground. Jackie got these pics... While Liv and I accompanied Jack on his quest to catch a butterfly. He was successful. He caught… Read more ›

That night we took everyone to Cooke's for dinner. I only got pics of Liv in Daddy's arms. Here the boys are last year at Cooke's . Read more ›

On the way back from the harbor cruise we stopped by Barnes & Noble and got a few books and some green tea at Starbucks. When we got back to the Inn, Grandma Jackie,… Read more ›

On Tuesday of our trip, we continued our morning routine. Breakfast at the Inn, playing on the playground and jumping on trampolines. We did that every day :). This time we also… Read more ›

We had two queen beds in our cabin. Daddy would start out sleeping in the middle of the boys and then sometime in the middle of the night he would sleep on the other side of Liv… Read more ›

Brian and I were still full from breakfast, so we just ordered food for the kids. It took the pool guy a long time to bring it so when he did we asked for ice cream sandwiches… Read more ›

After lunch, Brian watched Liv while I went in the pool with the boys. Remember how I said I teased him about how he was easing himself into the water because it was cold? He was… Read more ›

We had a great day today. I actually slept well last night despite sleeping with three kids (one nursing) and two dogs. It was probably because Brian paid us a surprise visit as… Read more ›

The other day I put up three small pics of me and Liv. I put up all three because I thought she looked good in the first two and I didn't but I looked better in the third but she… Read more ›

We went to the Gap Kids and Baby Gap today and got Jack some solid thermals for the fall. I got those because he likes to wear his super hero t-shirts over long sleeved shirts in… Read more ›

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Have I mentioned that Brian really hates the beach ? Well he does. So it is exceptionally cool that we honeymooned in St. Lucia and that every year we go to Cape Cod and stay on… Read more ›

We got to Cape Cod late Thursday night or early Friday morning, depending how you look at it. We had breakfast at the Inn and the kids played on the playground and then we headed… Read more ›

It was great to go back to The Lighthouse Inn with Liv because she was conceived there on our last anniversary trip . She is now eating rice cereal. Kind of neat. Read more ›

When Jack was a baby he had a Graco car seat that he loved. He would even sleep in it. He rarely fussed in it, in fact when he was almost 3 months old, he and I drove from NY to… Read more ›

We had a wonderful time on our annual Cape Cod trip. We left on Thursday July 17th very late in the afternoon. We moved Liv to the back of the mini-van so I could sit next to her… Read more ›

Our subdivision has a clubhouse and a pool. It is a nice pool but the kids aren't tall enough to reach the botton of the pool even at the shallow end so we joined the pool at… Read more ›

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The first photo was the day after we met Andy Pettitte and he insisted on wearing his Yankee Jersey. Andy pitched a great game that night. Read more ›

Liv sure has changed since the last time Tante Nanny saw her . Read more ›

Liv loves her Aunt Nanette too ! Read more ›

We went up to the Cabin on the Fourth of July. Here Bestemor is meeting Liv for the fist time. Later on we sang Bestemor a happy birthday and cut the cake the kids made . Read more ›

Several months ago I ordered a Bugville Butterfly kit to raise our own butterflies. The kit came and just like with the ant farm , we had to send off for the insects, in this… Read more ›

The people that organized the Lego exhibit left a room for the kids to play with Lego's too. That was brilliant. I mean what fun is it for kids looking at Lego's but not being… Read more ›

I had Liv resting on Jack's bed while I coated Jack's body with SPF 50 sunscreen. When I was done he cuddled with his sister and I had the camera in my pocket so... Don't know if… Read more ›

I have known Dorie since we were high school sophomores and we have kept in touch over the years. She and her family came East for their summer vacation and stayed with us one… Read more ›

This is one of my favorite outfits for Liv, I also got it in a size 12-18 months for next summer. Read more ›

We had a playdate a few weeks back at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Sam, Charlotte, Jack E., and Graham were there. Charlotte took a picture of the albino alligator while I… Read more ›

Here is Brian opening his Father's Day cards at the end of the evening. Tor and Jack both got him Mr. Incredible cards and Liv got him a giraffe card. Read more ›

Liv is looking at the lights, she is fascinated by them. Read more ›

Friday night on our way home from Jackie and Nanette's cabin we stopped halfway at McDonald's because Liv needed to nurse desperately, or so she thought. She HATES her car seat.… Read more ›

Jack started camp today. Brian and I got him out the door together. Brian got him up and to the bathroom, I put sunscreen on his body and on his face and got his bathing suit on.… Read more ›

First thing we did was take all the kids to the doctor . Jack had a fever the other night and has been complaining of joint pain and a headache ever since. Tor has a hacking… Read more ›

Brian doesn't look as happy as Jack and Tor. Have I mentioned before that Brian HATES the beach? Read more ›

Jack hasn't had a fever in a little over four months. That is a record I think, poor guy. The record was snapped last night. Brian put the kids to bed last night while I took… Read more ›

I ran some errands today with Liv and we had a nice lunch together. We picked up the cutest 4th of July dress for her and some 4th of July t-shirts for the boys from The… Read more ›

We have had a nice day so far today too. We all slept in until 8:30 :). Woo hoo. After everyone was up and dressed (quite a feat let me tell you) we got in the car and headed up… Read more ›

Keisha was off yesterday and I had the kids all to myself. Brian usually helps me with their breakfasts, but he was in NYC all day, so I was truly on my own. I was up at 6 with… Read more ›

After the memorial and lunch, we went to the cemetery and I got to see my mom's grave for the first time . She is resting next to a little lake and there is a bench nearby to sit… Read more ›

After church we went to my Mom's favorite Greek restaurant in Tarpon, The Original Mama Maria's . We met Papou, Georgie and Darcy there. Then my mom's good friend Thea Mary came… Read more ›

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Saturday afternoon my Dad, Georgie and Darcy came over to the hotel. The boys had just fallen asleep for their nap so Daddy stayed with them while Liv and I walked with them to… Read more ›

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After we arrived at Tampa airport we got our rent-a-car and headed over the Courtney Campbell Causeway to Clearwater. We met my Dad, Georgie and Darcy at Bennigans at the end of… Read more ›

After Jack's graduation we came home, finished packing, took the dogs to the kennel and then headed to Newark for our 3:15 flight to Tampa. We choose Newark because JFK's flights… Read more ›

Liv with her future teachers , but especially with Miss Kelly. Miss Kelly adores her. They will be Tor's teachers next year. Read more ›

They enjoyed cupcakes. Can you tell? Tor is sitting next to his girlfriend Charlotte. He really loves her and she seems to like him okay back :). Liv came to Jack's party too . Read more ›

Here he is eating fruit with his teacher Miss C Now he is eating cookies His baby sister Liv went too Here he is with his friend Archer at the end of the party. His teacher Mrs.… Read more ›

Jack LOVES ants . He has five in this bucket along with some popcorn for them to eat if they get hungry :). Jack should have been wearing those sunglasses when he was in the army… Read more ›

Mrs. Knight just sent me this picture David took of Liv while we were visiting. She said, "Liv Marie is absolutely adorable - the enclosed picture shows her cute little… Read more ›

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Liv wore tights for the first time. Read more ›

On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, we went to a wedding in CT. It took us about 45 minutes to get there and Tor fell asleep right before we got to their house. I stayed in… Read more ›

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Tante Nanny is comforting Liv with her knuckle, nothing works better (besides Mama). Read more ›

We drove up to the cabin to see Grandma Jackie, Grandpa Noel, Tante Nanny and Onkel Lynn on Memorial Day weekend. Of course we had to stop at the Olive Garden in Middleton on the… Read more ›

Had a busy day yesterday. We got up around 8:30 and had breakfast at the hotel. We all went down to the beach and I took the kids in the water and played in the surf with them… Read more ›

Liv giggled for the first and second time -- Saturday night in her sleep Tor told his first pun. Brian told Tor he was happy that Tor slept well, Tor said, "You mean… Read more ›

But she is fine -- Thank God. Here's the story: Keisha and I took the kids to the beach yesterday. Liv was hungry and started fussing and then crying as we got there, so I took… Read more ›

I bought Eagles tickets a few months ago when I was pregnant with Liv not thinking that Liv would be only two months old by the time the show came around. I so did not want to… Read more ›

I was talking to Tor the other day and I told him that Keisha thinks that Liv looks like him and I asked him what the thought. He said that she looked like Jack. I asked him why… Read more ›

We took these pics of Liv last week. Read more ›

Tor and I went to the Yankees/Mets game on Sunday night while Daddy stayed with Jack and Liv. The previous week I went to see Iron Man with Jack, so this was my date with Tor. I… Read more ›

Brian made me a nice breakfast for Mother's Day and all the kids gave me signed cards including Liv. Jack wrote my name on the outside of Liv's card for her. It was funny, the… Read more ›

I took Jack, Tor and Liv to Whole Foods yesterday and it went great! It was a spur of the moment trip so I wasn't stressing thinking about doing it for hours. That is probably… Read more ›

Bill gave me the title of the blog post of his son holding Liv -- " Liv Tyler " after the actress of the same name. I didn't actually get a picture of Bill with the… Read more ›

At Tyler's party , we took turns with the kids. When it was my turn with Jack, he wanted to play another driving game. Liv was in her sling against my chest and abdomen so he… Read more ›

When we were readmitted to the hospital for Liv's jaundice , I was really worried. I was worried about Liv's health of course, I was worried about the boys being without me for… Read more ›

Saturday we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for Tyler's 7th birthday party. Here is the birthday boy holding Liv. Read more ›

The Sunday afternoon that Liv had her 40 day blessing , Brian took a train down to Philly for a code jam with his development and management teams. He was only going to be gone… Read more ›

Joanne took these beautiful pics of Liv's 40 day blessing for us. Read more ›

Liv had her 40 day blessing on Greek Easter Sunday. The church was gorgeous. There were a lot of flowers around the church and bay leaves spread all over the floor. The… Read more ›

Forty days after birth and in accordance with the Old Testament tradition observed by the Virgin Mary (Luke 2:22-24), the mother brings her child for her first visit to the… Read more ›

Around the time Liv was going to be born, Jack started asking questions about how the baby becomes a boy or a girl. He wasn't satisfied with the simple answers I was giving him,… Read more ›

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Up until last Saturday, Liv only had sponge baths. They were quick and easy and she still had her umbilicus . Here she is having her first real bath. Read more ›

Keisha and I took the kids to the beach again the Thursday of spring break. No we didn't go to Daytona Beach, we just went to Oakland Beach again :). This time we took our beach… Read more ›

Liv's hips are perfect! Dr. Widmann said, "You can make good hips look bad, but you can't make bad hips look good." Liv and I saw Dr. Widmann at the Hospital for… Read more ›

Hip displasia specialist called this am, can see her today in NYC or late next week. Took today, in future might be able to see him in Westchester they said, but he is out of… Read more ›

The other night as I was feeding Liv, Jack was straightening her hair with his hand, I know because I asked him what he was doing. I whispered that I wanted her to have curly… Read more ›

Liv had her hip ultrasound today to rule out hip dysplasia and the results are better than we expected. Her left hip socket is a little shallow, meaning it is probably slightly… Read more ›

When I was nursing Jack, I had a nice quiet nursery, a glider rocker, Norah Jones playing on my CD player, my feet elevated, my nursing pillow and a glass of water on the table… Read more ›

Had more work done today on the tooth they have been working on for over 2 years now .  I needed a root canal after the dentist replaced my filling. It took three… Read more ›

The boys love their tents, especially the Cars tent. When I was pregnant with Liv they couldn't understand why I didn't want to sit in the tent with them (not easy to get in,… Read more ›

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Originally she had an ultrasound scheduled for yesterday to rule out hip dysplasia.  The hospital radiology department called last week and spoke with Brian. They had to… Read more ›

I woke up this morning in a lot of pain due to a urinary tract infection. Ugh. No fun. I used to get these all the time, but thankfully I haven't had one in years. I called my… Read more ›

When we added Liv's car seat to the mini-van everyone switched places. Jack used to be behind the driver's seat and Tor behind the passenger seat. We put Liv in Tor's old place,… Read more ›

On Friday night we met Walter, Kim and Mitch for dinner at Q . We had a great time. Walter had come to the hospital to meet Liv after Mitch's bedtime on our last night, so this… Read more ›

This is Liv's first trip to the beach. How cool is that? Liv's nursing in this picture. I love my nursing cover . She is still being supplemented with a bottle several times a… Read more ›

Both boys would kiss Liv non-stop if we let them. They adore their little sister. Jack says he even loves Liv more than he loves me. Good for them :). Makes me happy. Here is a… Read more ›

I took this picture after I gave Liv a bath on her changing table this morning. She hasn't had a "real" bath yet, just sponge baths. I love her hair! Read more ›

Today at school we ran into Miss Kelly , one of Jack's current teachers and Tor's teacher next year. She is also going to be Liv's teacher in a few years. Liv was crying and Miss… Read more ›

Liv went to another follow up peds visit today. She is still not back to her birth weight, but she gained 2 ounces in the last 4 days . Half an ounce a day is acceptable. She has… Read more ›

Liv has two birthmarks, both are called Salmon Patches, or more commonly called "Stork Bites." One of them is on the back of her head under her hair, no big deal. The… Read more ›

Brian put up our Twitters from Liv's "birth day" and now I'll fill in more details! The night before we were to be induced, we got a disturbing phone call at 11pm. Lots… Read more ›

I love to read, so of course I wanted to take a book or two to the hospital when I had Liv. My favorite book ever is "The Time Traveler's Wife ." I originally checked… Read more ›

Almost two weeks and she is already watching baseball ! I didn't pose this shot either. We were watching the game and she turned her head to watch it too. Good thing I had my… Read more ›

Here is a photo of Liv wearing the same exact outfit Jack wore when he was a baby. Jack is leaning down to kiss his sister, how sweet is that? Jack is almost 3 months in this pic… Read more ›

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Last week I could tell Liv was getting really jaundiced, so I moved her crib over by the windows so she could get some sun. Despite how sunny this picture looks, it was a cloudy… Read more ›

After our peds visit on Monday we stopped by Niko's for lunch. That was also the same restaurant that Tor went to for the first time. Jack, of course, went to City Limits :). Her… Read more ›

This was taken on Monday when we went for our check-up . I didn't take the camera to the hospital when she was admitted this past weekend. So she had pics taken last Thursday and… Read more ›

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Here is what it looked like the day before she was readmitted to the hospital. Read more ›

Saw the pediatrician today. Liv gained 3 ounces in 3 days. Pretty good except we have been feeding her every 2 hours and supplementing my breast milk with A LOT of formula. So we… Read more ›

Brian twittered that Liv crowned while GNR's "Patience" was playing and that she was born while the theme from "The Greatest American Hero" played. Kind of… Read more ›

Neither of us took a laptop to the hospital when I had Liv (unlike Jack and Tor's birth where Brian worked between contractions). We did however take our cell phones and we used… Read more ›

Surprisingly the food at Lawrence Hospital, where Liv was born, was really good. So before I was discharged I ate lunch there. Brian was hungry though so we stopped by Burger… Read more ›

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The band-aids on her heels are from the bilirubin heel sticks. Read more ›

The day before I gave birth, I went and got a manicure and a pedicure . I don't wear color on my finger nails because it just chips and I don't have time to deal with fixing it.… Read more ›

On Tuesday afternoon, the day after she was born, Liv was really fussy. She didn't want to nurse and she didn't want to bottle feed. I pumped her legs for gas -- no gas and her… Read more ›

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Brian and the boys brought me an aquamarine necklace and matching earrings. They have three stones each, representing my three children. Cool huh? The other cool thing is that… Read more ›

Jack has been a big brother for 2.5 years and now Tor is one too. They are both so excited to be a big brother to a little sister. I got them both "Big Brother" shirts… Read more ›

I have an online diary/calendar that keeps track of everyone's birthdays and other milestones that are important to me. For instance, Liv was born on March 31, 2008 and on March… Read more ›

The first of many times! Daddy was making a really bad pun and she just happened to roll her eyes right after. It was just coincidence, but it made us giggle. Read more ›

Liv went to her pediatrician today. She was very pleased with how well the phototherapy and the "force" feedings worked in bringing down her bili level. She said that… Read more ›

Liv was jaundiced , but so were Jack and Tor a few days after they were born so I wasn't all that concerned. Brian and I took her to her follow up (after birth) pediatrician… Read more ›

Brian actually sent out the original email (from my account) announcing Liv's arrival only an hour after I gave birth to her. I am good, but not that good! He also sent out the… Read more ›

Jack wasn't able to nurse due to being tongue-tied ( a short frenulum ) combined with the fact that he had really bad jaundice and had to be practically force fed formula for the… Read more ›

Father Elias called me at the hospital Tuesday to see how we are doing and he put this announcement on the church site. He's coming to the house next Tuesday to do the eight day… Read more ›

Brian, Niki, Jack and Tor welcome Liv Marie to the family. March 31, 2008 ♥ 3:46PM ♥ 9lbs ♥ 19.5" Read more ›

Here we are in our "birthing room" shortly before my doctor induced me! Read more ›

Opening day for the Yankees ! Now what did you think I meant? Oh right, today is the day Liv is being born. Well that is NOT what I meant, really ;) Read more ›

We got up and went to City Limits for breakfast and I actually got breakfast food. That's unusual. I got an egg white omelet -- good source of protein for the baby. Then we went… Read more ›

Grandma Jackie came Thursday night in case I had the baby. She left Friday night and won't be able to come back until Sunday night and she can stay until Tuesday night. She was… Read more ›

Yay. Went to the doctor today and after lots of painful probing he said I am 2 cm dilated. I was crying afterward and someone took my hand and stroked my hair and I thought it… Read more ›

The Bronx Zoo had their annual Eggstravaganza this weekend so we went today. We didn't go yesterday because I had my doctor's appointment but it worked out well because today was… Read more ›

With Liv With Tor  With Jack You can't tell but I am wearing the same necklace in each picture. My Yiayia gave me the pendant when I was a baby. I remembered that I did that… Read more ›

Friday was American Good Friday so the kids didn't have school. A couple of weeks ago, several of the mothers from school planned a playdate for the kids at Chuck E. Cheese for… Read more ›

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Here are the 4D scans of Liv from yesterday's doctor's appointment. The top one is the best one. Her face is turned to the left and her eyes are closed. Her left cheek is a… Read more ›

I asked my doctor this morning if I could try any "old wives tales" to bring on the baby. He paused while writing in my chart and said, I could do whatever I wanted. So… Read more ›

I saw the doctor today. I was originally scheduled to have an induction or a c-section on Monday the 24th but Liv isn't ready to come out yet. She must be very comfortable inside… Read more ›

When I was a senior in high school I took a speed reading class. I already read very fast and I always got perfect scores on reading comprehension tests, so I probably thought it… Read more ›

She is all legs :). She also has a big head, of course, just like the rest of her family . They estimate she now weighs about 8 lbs 3 oz. I lost a lb too, so now I have only… Read more ›

We found out Wednesday morning that mom died and Wednesday was a hard day too, but I must have still been in shock. It just seemed so surreal and I spent most of the day on the… Read more ›

She and my Dad are on a really long cruise and my mom developed some sort of respiratory problems a few days ago and she passed away in the middle of the night our time. My Dad… Read more ›

I have never had a baby shower. I never really wanted one before though because I lost six babies before I had Jack and although I was so happy I was having Jack, I felt like… Read more ›

I can't believe my baby is going to start Kindergarten in the Fall. Tor will move up to Jack's class in the Fall too. They are getting so big. When I was signing out to leave the… Read more ›

I was really nesting again this weekend and I just HAD to have a baby book. We went to Barnes & Noble on Friday night but they didn't have any I liked. Saturday we stayed in… Read more ›

Unless of course she comes on her own first :). That is three weeks from today! The kids are off from school that day too because the 23rd is Easter. Grandma Jackie thinks she… Read more ›

Liv is doing great. She has been breech (feet down) but now she is transverse (side to side). Hopefully that means she is changing positions and will keep turning in the next… Read more ›

This winter our housekeeper Armida went to Mexico for the holidays. It was the first time she had been back in about 16 years. She brought back Liv a gorgeous handmade baptismal… Read more ›

Boy it has been a crazy bunch of days here. It all started two weekends ago when I had all that pain and ended up spending Monday afternoon in the hospital. He put me on modified… Read more ›

I had my regular doctor's appointment today. I only gained half a pound in two weeks but Liv gained about a pound. She now weighs 5.5 lbs. I am 33 weeks and she is measuring at… Read more ›

Yesterday I had a pain in my side, it really really hurt. It didn't hurt when I didn't move, but when I moved it was awful. It felt like a ligament strain so I stayed in bed most… Read more ›

Tor insists that Liv is inside him too. It's so cute. Here he is showing us where Liv is. Read more ›

Just got back from the doctor. Liv is doing great. She has such a cute profile, she has an upturned little nose. Really adorable :). I did well too, I lost 3.5 lbs on the… Read more ›

It is sunny -- the sky is completely blue, not a cloud in sight (well maybe behind those trees). There couldn't be a more perfect winter day for Jack's birthday party. View from… Read more ›

I had a very long ultrasound yesterday so I got to see Liv a lot. She is so cute. They measured her head circumference, her abdominal circumference and the length of her femur and… Read more ›

Oh well, no surprise. I did have it with both Jack and Tor. The good thing is the A1C test I had about a month before showed that my glucose levels were within normal limits, and… Read more ›

She kicks all the time and hard too. I am only 7 months pregnant. I can't imagine what her strength will be at 9 months, she hurts me now :). Tor and Jack kicked too of course,… Read more ›

Friday night we took the kids to Bellizzi for dinner. They had a great time playing on the indoor playground and on the video games. Jack's favorite was the Yankees baseball game… Read more ›

I am taking my 3 hour glucose test on Friday morning. This will determine if I have gestational diabetes with this pregnancy. I had it with both Jack and Tor but that doesn't… Read more ›

I went through all Jack and Tor's baby clothes pulling out the ones that Liv can wear and setting aside all the strictly "boy" clothes for Brian's cousin Heather who is having a… Read more ›

Well they aren't too old, she is only 11 months now :). Her mom Sara gave me a gigantic garbage bag full of her clothes on Friday. There were some outfits for 3-6 months, some… Read more ›

Brian teased me this am because the first thing I did when I woke up is look for the power cord for my iPod so I can download songs onto it for during labor. I haven't downloaded… Read more ›

Well not today, later on this month. Last year we went to Steamboat Springs for a week including MLK weekend. We had a great time. Jack learned to ski , Brian went on some black… Read more ›

So in my previous post today I said that I had gone through Jack & Tor's 0-3 month clothes and picked out what was appropriate for Liv. I also put aside the clothes… Read more ›

I started my 3rd trimester yesterday. I'm 27 weeks now. It is so exciting. I am absolutely thrilled I am having a baby girl. I am loving shopping for the first time in my life… Read more ›

I had a 10:30 appointment and I didn't get into the room until 1pm. I got home at 2pm. Whew! He is worth it. I firmly believe if I didn't have my doctor I wouldn't have Tor and… Read more ›

Last January when we were in Steamboat Springs we watched the Disney Channel a few times. They kept advertising "Your favorite new show Handy Manny ." We either saw it or saw… Read more ›

We had a nice day today and it is finally over :). Sunday night it was decided that rather than have Christmas Eve upstate at Grandma Jackie's new house, we would celebrate it… Read more ›

Jack drove with me and Daddy drove with Tor right behind us to make sure no one rammed into us and upset Liv :). Read more ›

I had to buy 2 bite brownies from Whole Foods last night for Jack's holiday sing-a-long at school. Of course I HAD to buy some for us too. The kids had 2 each for breakfast while… Read more ›

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This was in the elevator on the way to Emeril's . Read more ›

Barbara, Matt and Tyler were right in front of us, Tor and Daddy were a couple fish in front of them and then I got a shot of me and Jack (and Liv too). Read more ›

I got up this morning around 7am for my OB appointment. It was snowing and really cold. I had to hunt around for my hat and my gloves from last year. I couldn't find the snow… Read more ›

We started off yesterday having a character breakfast at Chef Mickey at the Contemporary Hotel. It was so much fun and the food was pretty good too. Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy… Read more ›

We were going to go to Islands of Adventure today but after another great breakfast at The Kitchen, the kids said they wanted to go to the pool instead. We half-heartedly tried to… Read more ›

On Thursday Jack drew a picture of the baby in my belly at school. The teachers kept the picture as part of his classwork but we will get it at the end of the year. Miss Kelly let… Read more ›

Had a great day so far and it's only halfway done! Brian got up early to get some work done before we go on our trip. When Tor got up I played with him for a while and then he… Read more ›

This year (Liv's in there too) Last year Read more ›

Rather than write 20 comments thanking everyone for all their good wishes, I thought I'd make a new blog post. April , I think it is so cool that Emily and Liv will be close in… Read more ›

She left a cryptic message on her blog yesterday. Just a date next year, June 27, 2008. I didn't know what that meant, but almost everyone else did. Congrats Maggie, Jim and… Read more ›

Liv is a Norwegian name meaning life. Marie is a family name on both of our sides. Mary is my paternal grandmother's name, my cousin Kathy's first name and my cousin Mary's (Tor's… Read more ›

When we first moved into our new house, he was lying on the basement stairs and I told him to move because he was holding us up. He replied, "I'm not holding you up mama, I am… Read more ›