Dominick seemed so old to me today. Not a baby, but a toddler.
Lately he's been going through a Mommy-only stage where he screams if I leave the room. He clings to my legs in the morning while I get ready and wants to be carried everywhere we go. We're trying to break him of his "needs to be carried" everywhere phase right now. He's a good walker. Great even. He's just very clingy.
This week, every day I bring Dom to Ms. Stella's (or La-la's as Dommie calls her!) he clings to me and screams when I put him down. Stella told me that by the time I get to my car, he's fine, and I believe her. He just has his moments lately.
Well today was a different story. I brought him to Stella's and put him down. He immediately went to play with his little friend, Charlie. When I was getting ready to leave, I asked him, "Dommie? Can I have a hug?". He RAN over to me and gave me a big hug. Then I said, "Bye buddy. Be good today". He looked at me, smiled and said, "Bye bye" and then ran off to play with Charlie.
He's getting so big and growing up so fast! Where does the time go....
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Basketball Recap
I got an email this morning from a teammate on my basketball team. It was a forwarded email about our last game.
I don't think I blogged about our last game, but it was physical! Crazy physical. And I had just come from the doctor where I got a hormone injection and had to get a few vials of blood drawn. I was exhausted and feeling sick the whole game (which was probably the beginning of my little bug that lasted 5 days!). It was rough. But we won and that's always a good feeling. We only had 4 people and the other team had EIGHT!! And instead of playing us 4 on 4, like most teams do, they played 5 on 4 the WHOLE GAME!
Here's the unofficial recap from Big Al:
Here is the official game report with pictures (from the official team photographer) of the stunning and dominating win by the I Dubs over a big, nasty, 8 player team with a strong desire to crush anything Incarnate. The team features Angie Lewis of Lafayette and SLU fame among others. The I Dubs showed up with only 4 players and try as they might at the last minute were unable to recruit any subs so they had to play with 4. Most teams would have graciously offered to play them 4 on 4, but not this group. Their desire to win at all costs overcame their sportsmanship and a 5 to 4 advantage would insure victory. When one of their girls did offer to play with the I Dubs, one of her teammates shouted that she would be a loser if she did that, because they (the I Dubs) were going to lose, so she went back to the bench with the score 10 to 10 saying she thought the I Dubs were doing just fine at that point.
As the game unfolded the I Dubs slowly increased the lead to 10 points and that's about what it was at half. The game was extremely physical and Meghan spent a lot of the time splattered on the floor. Angie was actually run over by a dump truck wearing a red uniform as she tried to catch a long high pass. (and yes, both teams wore Red so it was extremely hard to tell who was on which team - the ref called the other team the "gold" team) As an indication of the rough stuff it noteworthy that the I Dubs were in the 1 on 1 minutes into the second half and in the double bonus a few minutes later. So, free throws became very important.
Fortunately the I Dubs featured 2 college players, who played for Nancy Fahey, and we all know how Nancy views missed free throws) and Maggie a huge star at Loyola. But, all the girls shot well from the line. A few were missed, probably out of sheer exhaustion, but most were made. I would guess the team shot about 80% from the line.
The I Dub lead was 10 or more thru the rest of the game until the end when they were out of reach and the brick shooters hit a few 3's getting within 6 once, and the game ended with the I Dubs winning by about 10.
The game featured 4 strong individual performances and a lot of teamwork.
Michelle was superb at bringing the ball up most of the time against that intense, rough, fouling, physical defense only a Matthews-Dickey disciple could inflict. She contributed a few points, made her free throws, and was her usual brilliant self as a passer.
Meghan was fresh from a doctor's visit where they apparently held her down and administered a shot of some kind with a needle the size of a railroad spike, and of course this made her woozy and more than a little pissed when the contact started. She contributed many critical baskets, free throws and matched the physical play of her opponent blow for blow. One thing I have always liked about Meghan. She really gets it into gear when somebody has the nerve to challenge her. If you want to see Meghan go to the rack, just pressure her. Goodbye!
Angie has always been a clutch performer. She was a big part of Wash U's first national championship team and her Fahey indoctrination has never left her. She hit quite a few shots while facing the basket, had some "put backs" and played stout defense against the dump truck among others. Also a fine free throw shooter who hit them when they counted most.
Last but not least is Maggie, who was brilliant on offense and especially on defense. She patrolled the lane like an animal sniffing blood, but it was not blood she was after....it was an opponent stupid enough to think she could get a shot off with Maggie around, and there were a lot of idiots out there. Maggie made several severe blocks, the kind that say. "get that thing out of here". The kind that bring the crowd to their feet. Other times she was content with a finesse block with the ball usually ending up in an I Dub's hands. Maggie's rebounding was superb too and of course her offense was magnificent. It was almost impossible to shoot under the hoop against the maulers so Maggie spent a lot of time at the line and she showed that beautiful stroke, making several critical shots when the "gold" team made some mini runs.
But this game was not about individual performances. It was about teamwork, unselfishness, and the guts to suck it up when you were so tired you couldn't move, a condition which struck all the girls early in the first half in spite of their great conditioning. These 4 girls (and Jane when she's there....she was out of town) play together like an orchestra playing Mozart. They make beautiful music. Some of the best passing you will ever see by all the girls and unselfish play make them a joy to watch.
Girls, you covered IWA and yourselves with glory and honor and respect. Great game!!
Big Al
Official team photographer and scribe
Thanks Big Al!!
Here's a few pictures of our team after the game:
We were exhausted!!
I don't think I blogged about our last game, but it was physical! Crazy physical. And I had just come from the doctor where I got a hormone injection and had to get a few vials of blood drawn. I was exhausted and feeling sick the whole game (which was probably the beginning of my little bug that lasted 5 days!). It was rough. But we won and that's always a good feeling. We only had 4 people and the other team had EIGHT!! And instead of playing us 4 on 4, like most teams do, they played 5 on 4 the WHOLE GAME!
Here's the unofficial recap from Big Al:
Here is the official game report with pictures (from the official team photographer) of the stunning and dominating win by the I Dubs over a big, nasty, 8 player team with a strong desire to crush anything Incarnate. The team features Angie Lewis of Lafayette and SLU fame among others. The I Dubs showed up with only 4 players and try as they might at the last minute were unable to recruit any subs so they had to play with 4. Most teams would have graciously offered to play them 4 on 4, but not this group. Their desire to win at all costs overcame their sportsmanship and a 5 to 4 advantage would insure victory. When one of their girls did offer to play with the I Dubs, one of her teammates shouted that she would be a loser if she did that, because they (the I Dubs) were going to lose, so she went back to the bench with the score 10 to 10 saying she thought the I Dubs were doing just fine at that point.
As the game unfolded the I Dubs slowly increased the lead to 10 points and that's about what it was at half. The game was extremely physical and Meghan spent a lot of the time splattered on the floor. Angie was actually run over by a dump truck wearing a red uniform as she tried to catch a long high pass. (and yes, both teams wore Red so it was extremely hard to tell who was on which team - the ref called the other team the "gold" team) As an indication of the rough stuff it noteworthy that the I Dubs were in the 1 on 1 minutes into the second half and in the double bonus a few minutes later. So, free throws became very important.
Fortunately the I Dubs featured 2 college players, who played for Nancy Fahey, and we all know how Nancy views missed free throws) and Maggie a huge star at Loyola. But, all the girls shot well from the line. A few were missed, probably out of sheer exhaustion, but most were made. I would guess the team shot about 80% from the line.
The I Dub lead was 10 or more thru the rest of the game until the end when they were out of reach and the brick shooters hit a few 3's getting within 6 once, and the game ended with the I Dubs winning by about 10.
The game featured 4 strong individual performances and a lot of teamwork.
Michelle was superb at bringing the ball up most of the time against that intense, rough, fouling, physical defense only a Matthews-Dickey disciple could inflict. She contributed a few points, made her free throws, and was her usual brilliant self as a passer.
Meghan was fresh from a doctor's visit where they apparently held her down and administered a shot of some kind with a needle the size of a railroad spike, and of course this made her woozy and more than a little pissed when the contact started. She contributed many critical baskets, free throws and matched the physical play of her opponent blow for blow. One thing I have always liked about Meghan. She really gets it into gear when somebody has the nerve to challenge her. If you want to see Meghan go to the rack, just pressure her. Goodbye!
Angie has always been a clutch performer. She was a big part of Wash U's first national championship team and her Fahey indoctrination has never left her. She hit quite a few shots while facing the basket, had some "put backs" and played stout defense against the dump truck among others. Also a fine free throw shooter who hit them when they counted most.
Last but not least is Maggie, who was brilliant on offense and especially on defense. She patrolled the lane like an animal sniffing blood, but it was not blood she was after....it was an opponent stupid enough to think she could get a shot off with Maggie around, and there were a lot of idiots out there. Maggie made several severe blocks, the kind that say. "get that thing out of here". The kind that bring the crowd to their feet. Other times she was content with a finesse block with the ball usually ending up in an I Dub's hands. Maggie's rebounding was superb too and of course her offense was magnificent. It was almost impossible to shoot under the hoop against the maulers so Maggie spent a lot of time at the line and she showed that beautiful stroke, making several critical shots when the "gold" team made some mini runs.
But this game was not about individual performances. It was about teamwork, unselfishness, and the guts to suck it up when you were so tired you couldn't move, a condition which struck all the girls early in the first half in spite of their great conditioning. These 4 girls (and Jane when she's there....she was out of town) play together like an orchestra playing Mozart. They make beautiful music. Some of the best passing you will ever see by all the girls and unselfish play make them a joy to watch.
Girls, you covered IWA and yourselves with glory and honor and respect. Great game!!
Big Al
Official team photographer and scribe
Thanks Big Al!!
Here's a few pictures of our team after the game:
We were exhausted!!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Photo Tag
Here are the rules:
1. Go to your photo files and select the 8th folder.
2. Select the 8th photo in that folder.
3. Post that picture along with the story behind it.
Well, this is the ONLY belly shot I did all pregnancy! haha. This was taken in the fall and I honestly don't remember how far along I was. I could go back and re-read old posts and find out but that will take too much time.
This picture definitely makes me realize how much I miss being pregnant! There were definitely parts of being pregnant that weren't fun, but overall I miss it!
I'm supposed to "challenge" a few friends to do this as well.
If you can, I challenge:
Heather
Sarah
Beth
and
Whitney
Happy Tagging!
1. Go to your photo files and select the 8th folder.
2. Select the 8th photo in that folder.
3. Post that picture along with the story behind it.
Well, this is the ONLY belly shot I did all pregnancy! haha. This was taken in the fall and I honestly don't remember how far along I was. I could go back and re-read old posts and find out but that will take too much time.
This picture definitely makes me realize how much I miss being pregnant! There were definitely parts of being pregnant that weren't fun, but overall I miss it!
I'm supposed to "challenge" a few friends to do this as well.
If you can, I challenge:
Heather
Sarah
Beth
and
Whitney
Happy Tagging!
An *almost* perfect Mother's Day
And the only reason it's an *almost* is because I'm sick. Sick as a dog. And have been since Thursday night. To the point where I've barely gotten out of bed. And when I have gotten out of bed, it's to run to a bathroom!
But back to the "perfect" side of things.
Sunday morning, I got up and went in to get Dominick up. I was trying to let Nick sleep in a little since he had done basically everything since Thursday night, completely on his own. Dommie was all smiles when I went in to get him. We got up and changed his diaper and then went in to jump on Daddy. We played in our room for a bit and then Dommie wanted to play in his room again. I went with him and sat down in the glider. Then Nick called Dommie out to the hall. I closed my eyes for a minute and then heard Dom coming back in.
He was running over to me carrying a card and grinning! It made me smile, he was smiling so big. So I took the card and opened it. As I was reading the card, Nick called Dommie back out to the hall again. I read the card and when I looked up to thank Nick, Dom was running at me with a small bag! I opened the bag and found a great present! $125 gift certificate to the Face and the Body for a massage. I'm so excited to use it. Although I have to wait until I feel well enough to actually enjoy it.
I looked up to thank both of my boys again when Dommie was running at me carrying a bouquet of flowers. This time I didn't just smile. I started to cry. It was so sweet. I don't know when Nick did all of this since he had to take care of me, Dom, the dogs and the house! It was also so sweet because the bouquet was kind of big and Dommie was struggling a bit with carrying them. So cute.
I had such a great Mother's Day. I'm so thankful for my two boys.
That was just my Mother's Day. We also had brunch at my sister's for my Mom and dinner at Nick's sister's for Nick's Mom.
I'm so thankful for my Momma. She's so great and will do anything for us, I know it. She's a great mother and an amazing Grandmother.
I'm also thankful for Nick's Mom. I hear horror stories about people hating their Mother-in-Law's. I don't hate mine at all. Sue is great. She takes care of all of us, and has her hands full with 6 grandkids, but still makes all of them feel special.
Happy (late) Mother's Day to all the Mom's (and soon to be Mom's!) out there! I hope your day was as great as mine was.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Ashley's Birthday Dinner
On Saturday night, a bunch of my friends and I went out for my friend Ashley's birthday. She chose Trattoria Branica in Kirkwood. It was really fun. The food was delicious, and the wine was even better! haha. There was also a little 3 man band and they played some great music!!
Here are a few pictures of us hanging out. I love all my friends, I honestly do. We need to do more dinners like this one!
This is me, Ashley W and Ashley H.
Me and all my girls (minus Leslie - sorry Les!!)
Me and my GORGEOUS husband, Nick.
Us girls giving Ash some 'belly love'.
Happy 26th Ash! Hope you had a great time!
PS - this was also a great time because of the dress I'm wearing...I hadn't fit into that dress since 2007!! WOOHOO!
Here are a few pictures of us hanging out. I love all my friends, I honestly do. We need to do more dinners like this one!
This is me, Ashley W and Ashley H.
Me and all my girls (minus Leslie - sorry Les!!)
Me and my GORGEOUS husband, Nick.
Us girls giving Ash some 'belly love'.
Happy 26th Ash! Hope you had a great time!
PS - this was also a great time because of the dress I'm wearing...I hadn't fit into that dress since 2007!! WOOHOO!
Mom's Birthday
Saturday was my Momma's birthday. So we made a day of it.
My mom came to my house at 7:40 for our weekly weight watchers meeting. After our meeting, we headed to my sister's house with Dom. After we got there, we ALL (Angela, Cecilia, Mom, Dom and me) piled into my mom's car and drove to Forest Park. Saturday was the first day where they were closing streets to walkers/joggers/bikers, etc. I think there are 4 more scheduled for this summer.
So we started at Forest Park and started walking. We walked 6 miles! It was a lot of fun just talking and seeing our beautiful city.
We ended up in the Central West End and went to Duff's for lunch. It was such great food!
Afterward, we dropped Angie off, mom dropped me off and she headed home.
It was a simple but really fun birthday celebration!
PS - side note, while at lunch, my sister sneaked in to tell the waitress it was my Mom's birthday and see if they had any desserts or anything. The waitress replied, "Sure. I can bring out some ice cream. Which one is your mom?"
WHAT?? Excuse me?? I think my mom looks FANTASTIC but do I honestly look old enough to have a 34 year old daughter??? I certainly hope not!!
My mom came to my house at 7:40 for our weekly weight watchers meeting. After our meeting, we headed to my sister's house with Dom. After we got there, we ALL (Angela, Cecilia, Mom, Dom and me) piled into my mom's car and drove to Forest Park. Saturday was the first day where they were closing streets to walkers/joggers/bikers, etc. I think there are 4 more scheduled for this summer.
So we started at Forest Park and started walking. We walked 6 miles! It was a lot of fun just talking and seeing our beautiful city.
We ended up in the Central West End and went to Duff's for lunch. It was such great food!
Afterward, we dropped Angie off, mom dropped me off and she headed home.
It was a simple but really fun birthday celebration!
PS - side note, while at lunch, my sister sneaked in to tell the waitress it was my Mom's birthday and see if they had any desserts or anything. The waitress replied, "Sure. I can bring out some ice cream. Which one is your mom?"
WHAT?? Excuse me?? I think my mom looks FANTASTIC but do I honestly look old enough to have a 34 year old daughter??? I certainly hope not!!
Storms
What a night, Friday night!
Nick and I didn't do much. We got home, picked up Dommie, and settled in for a night at home. Dom went down pretty early and Nick and I started watching the Cardinals game. Well, the weather was awful. There was all kinds of thunder and lightning. I was shocked Dominick didn't wake up!
The dogs HATE storms. Hate them. They pace and pant and just can't sit still or sleep. As soon as the Cards game went to a rain delay (around 8:45 I think), Nick and I headed upstairs. We looked out our front window and saw how hard the rain was flowing down our front steps. Nick decided to use this opportunity to make sure the back sewage drain wasn't clogged. That's how our basement flooded a year ago. While he was outside, I was listening to the radio.
They put a tornado warning in St. Louis City. I've heard tornado warnings before, but this one scared me. The man on the radio was saying a tornado touched down near Arnold and to go to a basement immediately. This was around 9:10 pm. When Nick came back upstairs, I was freaking out. Now, for those who know me, you already know how much I HATE storms. I hate them. They freak me out. Well, this was no exception.
I told Nick that we needed to go to the basement. He told me I was crazy. He said if the sirens go off, we'll head downstairs. So I laid down and Nick went back downstairs to check the inside of the basement door for leaking. He wasn't gone 5 minutes when I heard the sirens going off.
I jumped out of bed, grabbed my cell phone and my glasses and ran to the upstairs hallway. Nick called up to me that now we should go downstairs and to grab Dom. Of course I was going to get him, I was already picking him up when he called up to me. Nick doesn't realize the extent of my 'crazy' when it comes to storms.
I scooped Dom up and we headed for the basement. I thought maybe he would lay on me, on the couch, but I was wrong. He kept rolling away from me until I put him on the floor (on a blanket, on carpet). When I laid him on the blanket he rolled to his belly and curled up in a ball and was out.
We stayed downstairs for about 45-50 minutes and then went back up to our room after the tornado warning was over.
Luckily, all that noise and moving didn't mess with Dom. He still slept in until 7am!
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