Made the Move...

ETA: changed the new blog address... sorry for any confusion (1.14.10)

We have officially moved over to wordpress. There are still things to be changed over there, but we're ready for you. If you have this blog bookmarked, please go here and save the new blog as your bookmark because this one will no longer be updated.

Thanks & hope you enjoy the changes!

http://regesquattuor.wordpress.com/

Format

I'm increasing my goals to one post a day. I'm going to try and structure my posts to the following:

Sunday = Fam Bam (Family Updates, etc.)
Monday = Thought Provoking (Inspiration, articles, etc.)
Tuesday = Parenting (the joys, handy items, funny things kids do or say)
Wednesday = UFO's (projects on the docket)
Thursday = Around the Town (what's happening in my community or yours)
Friday = Food Fun (recipes, restaurants, etc.)
Saturday = The World Around Us (nature, science, social observation)

blog resolutions or something like that

I've seen many bloggers writing about their new year resolutions and many have included goals on number of times they will post in a week, what they will post about, etc. It's true that the beginning of a year is a great time to reflect and renew. I have been feeling like I need some refreshing on the blog front. I took some time to review the past couple years of blogging and realized that in '08, I had a pretty good thing going here. I would post poetry, city happenings, family photos, articles of interest, etc. I believe I have just gotten lazy. I have been doing a mediocre job of posting family pics, but the rest has gone by the wayside. My resolution is to post at minimum twice a week, idealy 3-4 times a week and to vary the interest of my posts. Hopefully I have something interesting to say and read. Hopefully you will still enjoy my blog.

Happy 2010

What we've been up to...

Let's see.... We had Sydney over the weekend. We visited with Great Grandma, Aunt Lori, and Cousins Kylie & Megan. We went to the park and played on the toys and started learning how to play catch ;) Chris and Syd went to the Sounders game on Sunday. They won 3-0.

This week we've gone on one trip to Seattle and have perfected our "on the go" methods for Miles. Miles has had another Doc appt and got circumcised. He slept through the whole thing. Yay.

We're still slowly but surely unpacking. We're almost done. Our place is coming together nicely. It's been great having visitors.

Syd playing dress up...

Miles staring at Mama

Miles on his first long-ish trip

Papa & Miles.... it was a bit sunny for him

Considering one of Papa's theories. Hmmm...

Chillin on the Boppy

We did it!!

We're in!! We're Islanders! We're on the big rock! And if you can't tell, I'm so very excited!

I'm incredibly grateful for all the help from friends and my parents. Overall, it was a smooth move.

Pictures later.... we're living in a house full of boxes - not very picture friendly.

Have a good weekend all!

Moving Day

Tomorrow is the big day! We'll be Islanders! Let me just say that I cannot wait until Sunday.... kick my feet up, drink a virgin mojito, relax out by the pond. Some may say its genius to plan a move when you're 9 months pregnant because I won't have to "move" any of the boxes and furniture and such. You'd be wrong. Packing is no fun for pregnant ladies!! And as much as I usually love unpacking.... it doesn't sound very enticing right now either. But, I'm really not trying to complain. I'm so very excited about the move and I know there's an end in sight. Chris and G-pa painted the rooms last weekend. They look fantastic. I can't wait to get some stuff up on the walls :)

Hope everyone has a good solstice weekend. If you're going to any brewfests, have a cold one for me. I'd prefer if you could make it a nice local hoppy IPA versus any Anheuser-Busch product - thanks.

Cars, Houses and Babies - Oh My!

It's mid-June already?!? I just wanted to give a little update and let you all know that I might be a bit absent from the blogging world for the next month or so. I will try and keep you as updated as possible, but it will probably be a bit scarce.

We get a whole new set of keys this weekend. Keys to our townhouse and keys to our (new-to-us) car. Chris and G-pa are painting the bedrooms this Saturday and moving the crib, bookcases, Sydmo's bed, dining room table and a few other miscellaneous items into the house. Friday the 19th is our official move date, but we have so much stuff at G-ma & G-pa's that it will be easier to move that stuff in this weekend. They've also gifted us an air conditioning unit! I'm so excited to have a cool room to sleep in for the last week or so of pregnancy! If Miles is anything like me, he'll be thankful as well. Some days I think I'm crazy for having planned a baby and a move out of town all to happen in the same couple of weeks, but everyone has been so incredibly helpful and things are beginning to really fall into place. I hope this means we can try to relax with our new arrival after all the craziness passes. Before we know it, it will be Christmas ;)

I hope everyone is enjoying the absolutely gorgeous weather we've been having!

Much love.

Our Evening Walk

Our future home...

Waterfront

Elliott Bay Marina

MC Hammer ;)

It's May!!

May has arrived! It's quite the month for the King family:

Tuesday Nights = Duck Dodge Sailing on Lake Union
Wednesday Nights = PsychoPATH Softball games
Thursday Nights = Knit Night
5/8 = G-Pa's Birthday
5/9 onward = House Hunting on Bainbridge
5/10 = Mother's Day
5/10 = Sounders Game
5/15 = Mariners Game vs. Boston Red Sox
5/16-5/17 = Seattle Cheese Festival
5/17 = Baby Shower - Seattle
5/20 = G'Ma's Birthday
5/22 - 5/25 = Folklife Festival (volunteer 2 days)
5/23 = Mariners Game vs. NY Giants
5/30 = Baby Shower - Bremerton
5/31 = Chris' 30th Birthday!!

This is pretty standard for May though :)

We got all our plants in the ground last night! I'll swing by the patch this weekend to take pics of our little plot. I wish I had before and after pics. It actually looks like a garden now instead of a crazy weed filled mess. We planted broccoli, beets, lemon cucumbers, pole beans, raspberries, strawberries, nasturtiums, basil, parsley, mint, lavendar, oregano, coriander, spicy greens, gourmet greens, and one hot pepper. This is all in a 75 sq ft plot. Wish our plants luck!

Pregnancy is going great. My only complaint - still - is back pain. It's a 24/7 thing now, nights being the worst. My morning routine is probably going to become bubble baths with breakfast in the tub. Heh. It worked this morning at least! Only 8 weeks left!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

Mid-April Updates

News:

We are 30 WEEKS PREGNANT! Only 10 weeks left. Anxious? Yes. And very much looking forward to seeing the little guy's face. He is kicking me all the time. And punching too. I actually believe he punches much more than he kicks - that's if I have his positioning correct. I feel quite large now.... not like a whale or anything, but large enough. We need to register at the hospital and all those other lovely tasks.

It's SPRING - Really! Outdoor concert schedules are being released, Duck Dodge (sailing) starts in a few weeks, Chris' softball games start in a couple weeks, Folklife is around the corner, the Sounders are occupying our Saturday evenings, the Mariners are in town here and there, the tulips are in bloom, and we're getting anxious to go camping. Oh how I love the Spring/Summer around the Puget Sound.
We'll be planting our veggies in two weeks after a trip to the Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant Sale. It will be our first time at the sale..... wish us luck....

What else?..... Sounders game this Saturday and Prego Photos with Sarah on Sunday. Pray for sun!!

Well, get out there and enjoy the bit of sun today.....

Weekend Adventures

Saturday morning Pike Place Market Trip...

Saturday afternoon Water Taxi to West Seattle...

Thinking Spring...

No new pics today, but a few updates:

P-Patch: We had our p-patch tour, orientation and meeting Saturday morning. We have a cute little 75 sq ft plot in Belltown that needs some TLC. We have a fantastic plot neighbor who has many years of gardening experience. We may share some herbs and veggies with her as we both plan on planting similar things. This week we should be able to make it down to weed as much as possible and then hopefully over the weekend the soil will dry enough for us to get some planting done next week.

Sounders FC: We went to the game Saturday night and enjoyed another 'W'. Our defense still looks strong, our midfield and offense had quite a few poor touches and Kasey Keller saved our butts many times. The final score was 2-0 Sounders. An awesome way to start the season.

Knitting: I finished a hat for Miles on Saturday. Went to Churchmouse on Bainbridge Island on Sunday and picked up some yarn for a beret for me, one for Syd, a vest for Miles and a sweater for Mom. Mom and I got lunch in Poulsbo and Ice Cream at Mona's on Bainbridge.... It was a fantastic day.

Pregnancy: All is going great aside from back pain. Ugh. We have an ultrasound this Friday and the lovely Glucose Test. We're excited to see the little guy again as he's grown so much in the last two months. Closing out the 2nd trimester in the next two weeks.

It's a Great Day to be Alive

1. We got a plot of P-Patch!! 75 sq ft in Belltown. Now to plan our Spring/Summer gardening.

2. Today marks inaugural day for the Seattle Sounders FC. Raise your scarves!!

3. March Madness begins. I've filled out three brackets. Wish me luck.

I hope to post some pics of the Sounders game after tonight and will certainly keep you updated on our gardening adventures.

Wedding Party

First, thank you to all who attended our wedding party yesterday. You made it a very special day.

Second, thank you to Sarah B. who discretely took photos during the party :) You're the best!

Third, here are a couple photos..... more to come.

Mr. & Mrs. King
(photo by Sarah B.)

Our Cupcake Box ;)
(photo by Sarah B.)

Tulips
(photo by Sarah B.)

Picking up our Tulips at the Market early Sunday morning
(thanks to the florist for her camera usage)

Edited to add more photos:

Prego Updates, Etc.

A little over 23 weeks and counting:

* Miles weighs about 1 lb. and is 1 foot long
* He kicks me on a daily basis. Usually after I eat and at about 9:00pm
* He also likes to do a little tap dance on my bladder.
* He was stubborn during the 20 week Ultrasound so we are having another one in 4 weeks to get better shots of his face and spine.
* My belly is continuing to grow. I'm not waddling yet, so it still makes me smile :)
* The Cystic Fibrosis test came back negative
* I have the Glucose Screening test next month - oh yay
* I've gained about 9-ish lbs.
* All morning sickness is gone.... very much gone
* Headaches have subsided
* Girl Scout cookies couldn't have come at a better time
* All other info would be TMI

In other news:

I'm knitting a beret. I love wearing hats in the Spring/Summer and it only takes a skein of yarn so it's the perfect project for a budget. It shouldn't be too long before it's finished so I'll post pics then.

I'll get back to knitting the baby leggings tonight. My fingers needed a break from those teeny needles.

I have a couple ducks to embroider on a onesie. I'm not sure what will go on the rest.

I've realized we need lots and lots and lots of cloth diapers. I have registered mostly for the BumGenius One-Size All-in-One's because they will get the most use (especially by Papa, Grandparents and Daycare). I'd also like to have some gDiapers for on the go since the inserts are flushable. But I think I'd like to add prefolds to the list because they're much less expensive and I personally have no problem working them out. This means I'll have to knit some wool soakers to go over the prefolds. Hmmm... more projects....
Note: I know this cloth diaper talk is probably a bunch of nonsense to most of you, but it's something I'm committing 100% to and am going to need some options.

We're having our little wedding party on Sunday. I'm excited to celebrate with our family and friends. :)

I cannot wait till Spring!!!!!

That's all for now.

Weekend Recap

It's Monday again.... not sure how that happens so dang fast, but it did.

Saturday I made potato-leek-ham soup.... yummm. We hung out at the pier and went to Sara Meagher's B-day Party. It was great seeing everyone at the party. Syd is such a social bug! She especially liked Sophie the cat ;)

Sunday Chris & Syd went to the Children's museum and caught the Curious George exhibit and painted a couple things. My mom and I went to see Lion King at the Paramount. It was fantastic.... we're a little sleepy today, but it was worth it ;)

Oh & Chris took a couple pictures of my baby bump. I'll get some more soon... I'm sure this is just the beginning.

Checking out Sea Life

The Olympics

It was a bit sunny...

Almost ready to go to Sara's party

Practicing winking...

Baby bump @ 22 Weeks

It's getting there...

Mid-Feb Updates

1. The embroidery is coming along GREAT! Hopefully after this weekend I'll have pics of my first finished project.

2. The baby leggings are taking forever, but they're at least progressing and the yarn continues to be wonderful. I forgot that knitting with tiny needles and tiny yarn makes for slow projects.

3. Tomorrow my mom, Debbie and I are going to see Memphis at the 5th Avenue Theatre. Very excited about the show.

4. Pregnancy is past the mid-way mark and I'm feeling great. Pants are a bit tight, but that's to be expected. I think I may have felt a little tap tap yesterday at lunch, but it was so small I'm not positive. I'm sure he'll make his presence known very soon.
Cravings: Kiwi's and Indian Butter Chicken

5. We're #18 on the list for the Belltown P-Patch. We've been on the list for over a year and a half.

That's all for today. Hope you have a great weekend!!

A Great Catch

Lucky you! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.

2- What I create will be just for you.

3- It'll be done sometime in 2009.

4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a knit gift, an embroidered gift, a stamped card, a homebaked gift.... Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!

5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.
The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

So....who will be the first 5 people?????

Busy yet casual week

Just wanted to drop in and say hi. It's been busy at work this week and we've been pretty casual in the evenings.

Sydmo's 4th birthday is on the 29th and we're celebrating this weekend. I'm super excited to hang with the birthday girl :) I'll post pictures after the weekend.

I'm 17 weeks today and am maybe starting to show a bit. Still fitting in my jeans, but feeling pretty full. My yoga sweats are enjoyable :) I haven't felt the baby yet, but I know it's right around the corner. He should be able to hear things now so I've been playing the piano for him. I secretly hope he will continue to enjoy the piano and maybe I'll be able to soothe him to sleep with it once he's born. We shall see. [knock on wood] my headaches seem to be dwindling. I can only pray it keeps on that track. Oh & I found a couple patterns to knit for him. No big projects, but I'd like to whip up some "baby legs".... basically baby leg warmers. Laugh all you want, but they're so great for keeping the legs warm when you go to change the babe and don't want to take their whole romper off.

Anyway.... Hope everyone has a good weekend. I'll definitely post pictures of our weekend's festivities.

Much love.

Marriage Clarifications

OK, so I probably didn't do a very good job of alerting the press on this one, but here goes:

Chris and I are legally married as of 1/9/09. We went to the King County Courthouse and made it official. We kept it a very intimate and casual experience which was perfect for the two of us. I don't have any photos to share with you. I hope you will forgive me.

We will be celebrating with a very small group of friends and family early March and those plans are in the works.

No, we're not the most traditional of couple's you will meet. But we're very happy and feel very blessed to be Mr. & Mrs. King.