Adventures of a Family

Our friends Miq, Thuy and Boris came over and brought us dinner last night. The boys had a great time playing.

It has come to my attention (thanks mom) that, with a title like, "2 of my 3 favorite people in the whole world" it would be wise to mention that Michael is the author, not Hallie. Sounds nicer that way. :)

People have been asking what we did with Jonah while the birth was happening. Hallie and I went on a date Saturday night figuring it would be the last on for a while. Grandma and Grandpa Diltz agreed to take Jonah for the night. We went out to dinner at Kenny and Zukes and Hallie watched me have a couple drinks at Ringler's Annex . Made it home by midnight and had a night alone in the house together. 3 am Sunday morning Hallie was up. 4am I was up. 6 am we were at the hospital and 8:31 am we were holding our unbelievably beautiful daughter, Mae. Meanwhile Jonah was at "Meinma and Poppa's". We recuperated in the hospital and then at home for a day while Jonah got showered with love and attention at the grandparents' house. Grandpa was even the caregiver for 2 mornings getting him changed, fed, played with, changed, fed, fed, etc. When Jonah returned home he didn't even seem to care. He just said, "poppa" at 5 minute intervals throughout the

From Michael- Sleep deprivation and the task of taking care of more than one child can strain your mental capacities. In just 3 days I have lost at least one third of my IQ. Here are some of the ways I know this to be fact. 1. While changing Jonah I tried unsuccessfully, for much longer than should have been the case, to apply Mae's little tiny diapers to Jonah. When that didn't work I figured something was wrong with the diaper and tried again. With Mae's diapers. I figured it out now though. Big diapers for big kid, baby diapers for little baby. 2. I actually caught myself getting mad at my socks for having holes in them. I threw them out and grabbed a new pair. These socks also had holes in them. I said loudly and emotionally, "I am sick and tired of holes in my socks!" I then took off the second pair and put them back in my drawer. 3. Realizing that I left the stroller outside this morning in the rain, I went to the computer to check the weather rep

At 8:35 am this morning Hallie had a natural birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. She is 5 lbs 12 oz. 19 inches long and did I mention beautiful? Her name is Mae Kathleen Stargazer Diltz. Pics to follow tomorrow. Contractions began at 3:15 am and baby arrived at 8:35 am. Slightly shorter than the 30 hours for Jonah. Jonah visited and is staying with Grandma and Grandpa Diltz. We'll be home by Tuesday afternoon. Love, Michael

Enough said. Except that I have the greatest husband in the whole world, who takes care of me, takes care of Jonah in any spare moment he has, goes to work all day, cooks for me, and at the same time is still dealing with the overwhelming suspense of waiting waiting waiting for this new person and the short-lived upheaval it will cause the Diltz-Clark household. Michael Diltz passes the super husband test with flying colors. Lucky me.

(but not for Obama to be elected;). My body has decided that it is going to go into this labor process in a long, slow manner. Labor seems to start, stop, keep me up all night, allow me to sleep for a few hours, and then start again. I'm hoping that all this pre-work is going to help make light work of the actual event. BUT-the waiting is very difficult. Half the time I have all this adrenaline running through me in anticipation of giving birth, and then the next, I have to try so hard to sit and attempt to relax. So if anyone is reading this out there, send me some positive vibes and thoughts, 'cause this is exhausting, and the baby's not even here yet!

We don't yet have Jonah costume photos..but we thought we'd share a photo from our visit to our local pumpkin patch to keep you in the Halloween spirit. Oh and by the way, there was a Great Pumpkin sighting from this very patch just hours ago;)