Life
This is our life. The nitty-gritty, day-to-day story of what we’re doing and our adventures as a family. Sometimes detailed, often mostly a photo journal, filled with lots of pictures of cute little people and occasional longer reflections on Hinds family happenings.
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Due Date
Well, that’s it, I’m officially in the 10th month and 40th week of being pregnant – thank goodness I feel so great, because this baby has some serious procrastination genes (from both sides). I’m surprised we didn’t get more phone calls today – just one from my brother Brandon. And it was probably a pretty…
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Peaches
Chris and I had a very busy and productive last weekend (hopefully!) before the baby comes. I did laundry, swept and mopped; Chris organized the pantry and cleaned the bathtubs. And, of course, this was a weekend for one of my favorite hobbies: canning! Last Sunday, Chris and I went to the Peach & Wine…
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The News Is…
No news. Sorry. Boy, yesterday was the day for phone calls. I suppose everyone is getting a little bit anxious to hear about grandbaby, because we got a call from just about every one of our parents this weekend. And today even the Dean of the School of Management asked me what my doctor has…
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Belly Love
Last night, I posed for an amazing local photographer, Melissa Surprise, who is working on a project of expecting mommas doing yoga. It was tons of fun and her pictures are beautiful!!! Go visit her blog at http://surprisephotography.com/blog/?p=1497 to see the pictures (and my giant belly)! P.S. let me know if you think you’re interested…
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Perfect Day
I had today off from work, and it was wonderful! I went to the doctor this morning, ran a few errands, hung out by the pool in the sunshine with Margarete for 3+ hours, came home and relaxed, then went to yoga. It was a great relaxing day! My doctor’s visit went well – I’m…
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Baby Shower
Yesterday, my New York friends threw me a surprise baby shower, complete with all kinds of silly baby shower games. Trish, it would seem, is the game master – she had all kinds of fun planned for us, from one-handed diapering relays, to pictionary and baby bottle chugging races. I haven’t laughed that much in…
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The Countdown
We’re really getting close now, with less than a month on the countdown. Both Chris and I are getting excited to meet baby — and getting a lot more serious about getting all that gear. I finalized our registry at Waddle ‘N’ Swaddle this week (adding a carrier, wet bags, and a breast pump –…
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Crib
We got a crib!!!! My grandma Norma bought us and baby a beautiful crib and today Marc, our friend/neighbor/landlord picked it up from Babies’R’Us for us with his truck and brought it to our house. It’s still in the box because we aren’t sure if it’ll fit in baby’s room with the double bed still…
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Baby Blankets
We received two wonderful gifts of handmade blankets for the baby recently. The first was knit by my Grandma White, a beautiful white baby afghan, before her carpal tunnel surgery, none the less! And the second is a quilt made by one of my P.E.O. sisters, Carol, in just a month! Both blankets are almost…
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Cherries
Last week we went cherry picking and managed to find a few good ones. A lot of the cherries this year are pretty bland and watery, and many of them had split due to all of the rain we’ve been having. (Interesting fact: according to the Mohonk Lake Weather Station there were just five days…
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Doulas and List Making
Chris and I met with two doulas this morning, Mavis and Liz from Gentle Care Doula Service, to get to know them and learn a little bit more about what they offer. Wondering what a doula is? There’s a really great article in the Chronogram, a local magazine, and even more details can be found…
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CSA & 58 Days to Go
This morning was a bright-and-early for both Chris and me. He to one of his last days working in American Bounty, and I went to the farm at 6 am for work hours. I picked snap peas for two hours, cleaned the eyes off of potatoes, helped set up the tables for distribution, and washed…
