I'm Back!

So, long time no write. I have many excuses (Jason diverted my log-in and since I'm technologically retarded I couldn't figure out how to log back in as me...) and explanations (I was very pregnant and very tired) but now I'm back. So here is approximately 6 months of catch up:

[Special note from the programmer: Lysa is smoking crack. I checked - this purported login problem is clearly a figure of her disjoint imagination. You have to understand: pregnancy does things to people's minds.....]

July, as I previously posted, was very hot. I spent a lot of time either at the mall, taking advantage of the rubberized playground and free air conditioning, or hanging out with Kate and Aidan at their well-cooled home. About one week before Lena turned 2 I found out I had gestational diabetes, which sucked since all I wanted to eat was candy and hamburgers. At the end of July (just in time for Lena's birthday party) Jared, Emily, and Anna came to visit. Anna is as beautiful as I expected, and a very good baby. SHE, unlike some babies I know, will stay in a sling for more than 2 minutes....

August began with us caravanning to Portland with Jared, Emily and Anna. Two children and a pregnant woman make for many pit stops. We stopped in San Jose to see family, John, Ruth, Cynthia and Cynthia's boyfriend Shawn (and their very nice roommate whose name escapes me for the moment) and had a lovely dinner. Ruth gave Emily and I cool blue bags filled with goodies (cookies!!). I still use the bag to tote Lena's car toys and spare diapers. Portland was fun, as always. We enjoyed spending time with Gail and Dan. Lena got some good grandparent time in, which allowed us to go out to eat like real adults. No yelling, no crayon eating, no one ordered chicken nuggets..... We stayed in Portland for about a week, then poked our way back home, with a detour to Placerville to visit Matt and jen, and buy delicious cheese at Dedricks Cheese shop. The rest of August was mostly uneventful and just as hot as July.

In September, Lena started pre-school Monday thru Friday from 9-12 (can I get an amen). She LOVES it. Some days I have to chase her down to get her to go home. If her clothes and hair are any indication, she spends most of the day painting and gluing things to paper and herself.

October is when things really got busy. Monday, October 9th at about 3am I went into labor. This was quite unexpected since I was not due until around November 3rd (I had a planned c-section for October 29th). So, like her sister, Pilar arrived prematurly and by c-section. However, she weighed almost 2 pounds more than Lena, ate immediately, and went home when I did. In fact, she's 8 weeks old today and weighs, I would guess, almost 9 pounds. It took Lena several months to weigh as much. We spent 6 to 7 weeks after her birth at my parent's house. Jason will not be on paternity leave until spring semester, so it was great to have help with Lena and Pilar. My dad spent every morning hanging out with Lena until she went to school. She still asks for him when she wakes up.

So that's about it. I'm sure there were some good stories I could have shared during that time, but I'm positive there will be more. Lena is talking a lot now and is a constant source of entertainment. Pilar mostly sleeps, eats, and cries, but I'll keep you posted if anything changes. I have many, many pictures and hope to post some to flickr soon. Keep checking in.