...yet?
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Super Grandpa
I bet grandpa's back is thanking its lucky stars that there isn't a 5th grandchild...
...yet?
...yet?
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
12 Weeks Old...
And barely a picture to show for it. Wow how the time flies. Hopefully I can get back into the blogging spirit. Anyway here are some long overdue pictures of the little princess...
She also got to go on her first trip to Lawrence. She got to go to her very first jayhawk swim meet, watch a football game, and hang out at some her parents old favorite eateries.
Big brother is really enjoying the company that will sure to hang on his every word in the near future. For now she can just stare and smile as he entertains her.
Also, I know kanye thinks he has it in the bag, but I present another possible successor to the king of pop:
She also got to go on her first trip to Lawrence. She got to go to her very first jayhawk swim meet, watch a football game, and hang out at some her parents old favorite eateries.
Big brother is really enjoying the company that will sure to hang on his every word in the near future. For now she can just stare and smile as he entertains her.
Also, I know kanye thinks he has it in the bag, but I present another possible successor to the king of pop:
Saturday, August 29, 2009
La Familia
La familia came to town:
I think little girl is going to be mad at us someday. Here she is 6 weeks of age and other than the one above with grandpa, these are some of the best pictures I could come up with:
Although we have been busy lately, we did make it up to the cabin a couple of times. The only photos of trip #1 was of the dude water skiing at 3.5 yrs of age. None of our gorgeous little girl. I promise to be better from now on...
I think little girl is going to be mad at us someday. Here she is 6 weeks of age and other than the one above with grandpa, these are some of the best pictures I could come up with:
Although we have been busy lately, we did make it up to the cabin a couple of times. The only photos of trip #1 was of the dude water skiing at 3.5 yrs of age. None of our gorgeous little girl. I promise to be better from now on...
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Heavenly Hangover
The dude became a big brother on July 13th, 10:32am to a healthy, 8lb 1oz, 19 3/4 in, baby sister. Other than the epidural not having any time to take effect (hence the hangover), everything went as smoothly as one could wish for. Everybody is healthy as can be. Gwendolyn Jean Roddy and mommy come home tomorrow!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Fallen Off the Face of the Planet
Where have the Roddy's been for the past month? Let's just say life has thrown us a couple of curve balls in the past couple weeks. After spending months and months consumed with studying for my graduate exams, I was looking forward to the completion of graduate school. To celebrate, the dude and I spent a week in Phoenix with my parent soaking up some much deserved sun (pics of trip in previous post). Upon our return, I thought life would finally slow down, allowing me to prepare for our big summer. With all my new found freedom, we had planned to cut back the dude's daycare hours. I had envisioned me and my little buddy passing the early summer months by preparing the baby's room, gardening, playing at the city pool, and enjoying our last few precious weeks of mommy & dude time before little sis shows up.
Unfortunately, that is not what was in store for us...
At 28 weeks gestation, my doctor determined it was time to put me on full bed rest. If you have been a loyal Roddy Blog follower, than you know I had the dude at 31 weeks gestation. Even though being put on bed rest was no surprise, it was still discouraging to know my body was taking the same path as my previous pregnancy. It was also unnerving to realize baby two’s health was potentially at risk.
Bed rest is a whole lot harder than I thought it would be. It’s proven to be one of the most mentally challenging tasks I have encountered. I think the hardest aspect of bed rest is the disappointment of missing out on family fun and plans I had intended to do during these 8-9 weeks. I will be 33 weeks on Friday, and have had three weeks of no change or progression. Since bed rest seems to be paying off, I’ll continue to remain in bed for another 4-5 weeks in hopes of making it to 37 weeks gestation (which is considered full-term by medical standards). Thankfully, I will have some company to break up the monotony of bed rest.
The helplessness of being on bed rest becomes more intense when we were blindsided by the news that my mom was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). This news was a complete shock. She had little or no symptoms two weeks prior to her diagnosis. In fact, while we were in AZ she was climbing rugged mountain trails, and pushing me around on a desert path in a wheelchair with a flat tire. She has completed her first intense round of Chemo and will likely be receiving a bone marrow transplant in the next month. The chemo treatment has been a successful first step in her treatment and we will continue to take it day by day through her recovery.
Thank you to all our family and friends who have provided continued encouragement and support to help keep our family running. I’ve been overwhelmed by your generosity. I struggle with how I will be able to repay you all!
Unfortunately, that is not what was in store for us...
At 28 weeks gestation, my doctor determined it was time to put me on full bed rest. If you have been a loyal Roddy Blog follower, than you know I had the dude at 31 weeks gestation. Even though being put on bed rest was no surprise, it was still discouraging to know my body was taking the same path as my previous pregnancy. It was also unnerving to realize baby two’s health was potentially at risk.
Bed rest is a whole lot harder than I thought it would be. It’s proven to be one of the most mentally challenging tasks I have encountered. I think the hardest aspect of bed rest is the disappointment of missing out on family fun and plans I had intended to do during these 8-9 weeks. I will be 33 weeks on Friday, and have had three weeks of no change or progression. Since bed rest seems to be paying off, I’ll continue to remain in bed for another 4-5 weeks in hopes of making it to 37 weeks gestation (which is considered full-term by medical standards). Thankfully, I will have some company to break up the monotony of bed rest.
The helplessness of being on bed rest becomes more intense when we were blindsided by the news that my mom was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). This news was a complete shock. She had little or no symptoms two weeks prior to her diagnosis. In fact, while we were in AZ she was climbing rugged mountain trails, and pushing me around on a desert path in a wheelchair with a flat tire. She has completed her first intense round of Chemo and will likely be receiving a bone marrow transplant in the next month. The chemo treatment has been a successful first step in her treatment and we will continue to take it day by day through her recovery.
Thank you to all our family and friends who have provided continued encouragement and support to help keep our family running. I’ve been overwhelmed by your generosity. I struggle with how I will be able to repay you all!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Mommy and Me
Mommy finished with some major grad school hurdles and got to spend more time with me. Good times (except for the sticker in my toe).
Friday, March 20, 2009
Random
New Bike. Awesome.
New (self-induced) haircut. Not so Awesome.
Apparently, those "safe" children scissors can still cut hair. Who would have thought?
New (self-induced) haircut. Not so Awesome.
Apparently, those "safe" children scissors can still cut hair. Who would have thought?
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