Archive for October, 2005

By kate on October 18th, 2005

I don’t do memes very often, but this one from Molly sounded fun. Do a Google search for “Kate needs” (insert your name instead) and give the top results. Like Molly, I chose some of my favorites instead of the top ones. Interestingly, several of the top results were for other Kates posting this same […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Instant Cool

By steve on October 14th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] One of the new-baby ideas that Kate and I are excited about is to make all kinds of custom onesies. Our plan is to buy a big pack of plain white onesies and a bunch of inkjet-compatible iron-on printer paper, and then go nuts. For example, I’m pretty sure […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Almost Halfway

By kate on October 14th, 2005

I’ve almost finished my 20th week, meaning I’m about halfway through my pregnancy. This is a great milestone to reach, because it feels substantial. We had our monthly midwife appointment on Wednesday, and there’s not much to report. All tests so far (ultrasound, blood, urine) have come back normal and healthy. Most of […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Autumn Belly

By steve on October 14th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] I was raking the leaves from our two maple trees late this afternoon, waiting for Kate to come home, when I had a good idea.

Read the rest of this entry »

August Wilson

By kate on October 6th, 2005

As most Seattleites are aware, playwright August Wilson died this week. I’ve always wanted to read his series of “decade plays”, and I thought now would be a good time, to honor his passing. The Seattle Rep is putting on the last one, “Radio Golf” (1990s) from Jan 19-Feb 18. It would be cool to […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Naming the baby

By steve on October 6th, 2005

[this post by Steve] Now that we know we’ve got a girl, Kate and I are playing the name game with renewed gusto. Like just about every parent, we want our child to have a unique name that’s not too weird. Although “not too weird” is pretty relative, and what we really want is […]