chez smartygirl

my little baby arrived at six minutes past ten o'clock in the morning on saturday, after a remarkably quick and relatively not-bad pain-wise labour! even the midwives, who are supposed to be more objective than us parents, said he was a "star" for being so calm and cooperative.

here he is with dishevelled-but-proud mum & dad:

Harry_with_proud_parents

here he is on his own, still in hospital:

Harrys_birthday

here he is napping later that afternoon:

Harry_sleeping

and here he is visiting with his grandma the very next day:

Harry_with_grandma_1_day_old

nothing new to report here, really - went to see pan's labyrinth yesterday, which was good, but very violent, very intense, and very not suitable for a pregnant lady.

andrew and i went for a long walk up a couple of big hills on saturday. here are some pretty flowers we saw:

Pretty_zinnias

we also saw these - any clue what they might be?

What_are_these

here's a closeup - they're just attached to the sticks for floristry purposes, as far as i can tell:

What_are_these_closeup

What's the best present you gave this year?

hard to say... based on reaction, it's a tie between the satchel i got for andrew, and the book i got for mwewa.

the best present i received is easy... a shiny new powerbook!!!! i mentioned to andrew a while ago that i would like to learn video editing while on mat leave, and he actually got me a computer i can do that on!!! i am so stunned and excited!!!

well erin is always bugging me to get stuff posted here, so here i go.

every time i think i have everything done and won't have to leave the house again until after christmas, something happens. like i realise that while i have got all necessary groceries for the big meals, we don't actually have any milk or eggs.

or, to top it all off, my stupid tooth - the one my dentist was keeping an eye on because the filling needs replacing, but he didn't want to touch it until after the thumper is born in a couple of weeks - my stupid tooth fell apart! so, i just got back from the emergency dentist. yippee.

anyway, here is a picture  of some bread i baked, using the magic super-easy new york times no-knead recipe that all the kids are talking about. normally i am lousy at bread, so this is quite stellar for me. it seems to taste pretty good too, although i haven't been able to sample the crust due to my dental emergency. grr, grr.

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Bread_of_wonder_closeup

Bread_of_wonder_cutaway_view

well, i don't seem to have much to say, do i? it's not that, really; it's because i already have a blog and i'm trying to decide if i should keep it where it is, or move it over here. hmm, hmm. decisions, decisions. since erin moved over here, i only have one "friend" on my other blog, and it seems kind of lame... what to do!

first post... this is just a test... check, 1, 2... check check...