Happy Camper

We survived a weekend in the mountains, so our first family camping trip was a success. Well some purists would hardly consider it camping. We stayed in our climate-controlled mini-RV. I'm ashamed to admit that we even moved sites to get a better cell, satellite, and Internet (via cell tower) connection. My husband actually won an e-bay auction from a picnic table in the mountains.

But I assert it was a real camping trip! We cooked marshmallows around the campfire, not in the microwave. And we didn't even use the DVD player once!

We also enjoyed a nice long nature hike. Daddy was a good sport about hiking with a 17 lb baby, and I think Baby enjoyed looking around at the trees.

Infamous

I went back for a check-up at the breast cancer clinic and of course everyone remembered me: receptionist, nurse, and doctor. No, I don't have a rare form of cancer. I noticed a scary lump six months ago that ended up to be harmless. So how can I be so memorable?

I was that pregnant gal who was in labor in their clinic and didn't know it. Yes, I was totally oblivious while the nurse was worried that I was about to give birth in the waiting room. I had an appointment for a breast ultrasound on the day my daughter was born. I was having these back pains and couldn't sit still on the examination table, yet I was sure it couldn't be labor since I didn't feel any contractions in my stomach and it was two weeks too early.

As I walked back to my car that afternoon, I started to worry that something was wrong with the baby, so my husband picked me up and took me to the OBGYN. They sent me straight to the hospital and our daughter was born early that evening. Yes I'm lucky- by the time I realized I was in labor it was almost over!

The second child is supposed to come even quicker. Promise me, if you all ever think I'm about to give birth, let me know. I don't want to give birth the next time before I even realize I'm in labor.

You got it backwards, girl

Poor Nelumbo Jr. must feel like she's working hard and getting nowhere.

I put the baby girl on the ground, and in a few minutes she's managed to push herself backwards 3 feet while trying to push herself up and crawl to the toys in front of her. Well before long, and before we're ready, she'll probably figure out this crawling thing.

And another thing she has backwards- she's starting to say "dada" and I've yet to hear a"moma".