tender mercies

did i mention that shane got a job offer at a local law firm? yep, he's now been a "legal assistant" at an employment law firm for two whole weeks now. talk about an ANSWER to PRAYER. (bonus: shane tells me a lawyer at the firm looks JUST LIKE steve carell, aka "michael" from "the office.")

while the new job definitely makes for a more hectic schedule (shane rarely sees christian when he's not just waking up or just going to bed), it's nice to commute into work together again. most mornings we spend about an hour wading through traffic together, which can make for some great conversations. sometimes it's the highest quality time we have together all day, since shane goes from work to his law school classes five nights a week.

another tender mercy: shane's sister, kayla, ASKED if we'd be okay with her coming out for a few months to watch christian for us. she needed a break from school and her life out west. talk about perfect timing. and christian just LOVES his aunt kayla.

counting down till thursday

i really hope you are all getting excited for this:



i know we are. on at 9 pm eastern on nbc. be there.

five months old

still cuddly. still smiley. still christian.

growing like a weed

i'm taking the liberty of back-dating a bit. i took these pics when christian was just four months old. as you can see he's a tumbling, grabbing machine -- as good at snatching items with his toes as with his fingers.

we were a bit late getting christian in for his four-month check-up. so here are his stats are four and a half months old (drumroll, please):


17 lbs, 7 oz. (82%) and 26.5 inches (86%)

free things to do in the district

believe it or not, i picked up a link to this list from mayor fenty's twitter feed (disclaimer: no, i don't follow d.c.'s mayor on twitter, someone i follow does...does that make it any better? probably not).

it actually has some pretty good suggestions. i was already aware of the free concerts at the kennedy center and and the national gallery of art but hadn't yet heard about the rock creek planetarium or the national aboretum. and it was also good to be reminded that the national building museum is a bit of a hidden treasure since it sits away from the national mall just enough to avoid the major tourist crowds.