ROBERT EDWARD VICZOREK

after the baby shower in DC we returned to NC on Sunday afternoon. Monday, normal day, Tuesday normal day, Wednesday normal dinner...dinner with neighbor, then arrived home to get a call from Elizabeth telling me (since i left my phone home that night) that Sarah's water broke. this is about 930pm. called sarah got details. they were at the ball game, water broke, rain delayed game, went home on metro to arlington, got showered and cleaned up called dr went to georgetown. but most reading this know those details. waited to hear progress report and she was 3cm at midnight, so tried to sleep and figure out how i would get to dc. decided to fly. at 5am on thurs she was 4 cm so figured i had lots of time before the blessed event. caught 630 flight, arrived 730, taxi to hospital arriving about 830. and she was 9cm. she went quickly after our last conversation. she got the job done at 945 when Robert Edward arrived weighing 7lb3oz and 20 inches. lots of photos.

taxi to apartment after they were settled in maternity room. got busy washing and preparing all the things which were needed to bring him home. really caught everyone off guard with his early arrival. fortunately rick had not started his drive to california so he was around for all the fun.

friday was the usual checking and re-cheding mom and son. a little jaundice which is normal. feeding is slow as he's little and content most of the time. sarah is doing great. a real patient mom and willing to work hard to get him on track feeding. rick and i went to target to get some essentials and smaller clothes for the baby.

saturday they came home about 4pm. tired baby and mother. sunday rick went to the px with a grocery list for food.

monday they went to pediatrician at 930 for follow up bili test .... last report, he's doing great.

Baby Shower in DC

departed Timberlake on Thursday about 12:30 for the trip to DC/Arlington. completed the trip uneventfully with rain showers, etc. Wiley and Archer were good road warriors. a couple dvds and pit stops were all that was required. eventually arrived after a slight side trip across the river into DC. checked into Hilton Garden Inn which was right next to sarah and Rick's apartment building...so convenient. supper at the Irish Pub then the boys went off to bed. Friday we headed to Target to pick up a couple forgotten items (deodorant, W's toothbrush among other things) and a stroller to sightsee in DC. Went to WWII memorial and the VN memorial. saw the white house and washington monument since they are pretty up front and center on any DC trip. carolyn arrived friday night after a plane, bus and train trip. i think we grabbed some Whole Foods groceries. Friday night which was also Rick's birthday i guess we went to Cheesecake factory for dinner; Saturday night we ordered pizza. Saturday we had the shower at the Tabard Inn in DC. Julie came from Louisville, Devri came from Boston, Chris came from DC and Carolyn came from LasVegas, as well as Roseann from SanMateo and Rick's aunts from Pa. nice luncheon and good presents for baby-to-be. (FYI I wore black and white skirt suit, black tank). Wiley and Archer were good and entertaining. departed DC on Sunday about 11:30 ... long drive back with a couple stops for feeding and toilet and gas. would have been a good time to have gps working in the range rover to help navigate around DC. i'll be better prepared next trip!

wednesday night dinner update

Wednesay night dinner at Marisol with Brian, Eileen, Murray, Gail and Jack and Ann Curlett. lamb chops. black & white polka dot suit (skirt) black top (not that it matters).

Tuesday the 28th ... Sarah's 31st

Tuesday night was a simple night with Dad at 1618. i had appetizer of shrimp tempura, mozzarella and proscuitto. wore melon capri and white linen blouse/shirt. dad was worn out and seemed happy to have an early night

Wednesday - meeting 3 lady friends at showroom for lunch. they'd seen the place when it was under construction and will be impressed with the final product. intend to wear beige pantsuit buttoned up with no blouse and comfortable shoes.

Thursday morning will be doing mobile meals delivery then lunch at showroom followed by taking werner and lizzy to friendly center shops (he wants apple store, she was book store). not sure what else is planned and havent given a thought to clothing choices.

furniture market week

easiest way to remember is post here so this is what happened this week, with whom, where, etc. go ahead and mock me but at least I'll have an idea of where the time has gone, what i ate and most important what i wore!

Monday April 20 - dinner with Brian, Eileen, Carole, John, Emily at Madison Park and i don't actually remember what i wore

Tuesday April 21, dinner with Roger and his co-workers at 1618 and i wore a red jacket, black pants suit. i think i had the salmon

Wednesday, can't say i remember

Thursday, Elizabeth and the boys spent the afternoon and night so we had chicken dinner at home....probably jeans and tee shirt!

Friday April 24 - Printworks with Dad, Carole and John. nice Friday night casual meal

Saturday April 25 - attended TA party for Althorp collection with Earl (?) Charles Spencer. Dad went out with biz people, Emily and i went to Liberty Oak. salmon salad; gold silk suit, bronze heels; raspberry silk blouse

Sunday, April 26 - attended TA party in showroom, went to dinner at Bistro Sophia with Brian, Eileen, Karen, Neill, Aunt Marie (Karen's) - beet carpacio salad, fried noodle and crab cake thing ... peach silk suit, cream silk camisole, bronze shoes

Monday, April 27 - Undercurrent with Brian, Eileen, Carole, john, Murray and Gail - pork tenderloin and squash - black pique suit with lavender blouse, black bow heels.

Blog to the Rescue

well my blog and journal have come in very handy. we're having dinner tonight (April 21) in Greensboro with Roger Friesen. I was able to refer to my blog and see that the knit top i planned to wear tonight was the same one i wore the last time we had dinner so I will be re-thinking that choice. by the way it was a black skirt and b&w knit top that i wore previously and tonight would have gone with black slack. so back to the closet! i'll be sure to update this blog for future reference!

Easter Weekend 2009

very exciting weekend with all the boys and girls in one place again. first time since Sarah and Rick's August wedding weekend. Carolyn and Cash arrived at Raleigh airport on Friday evening and Elizabeth and the boys picked them up and drove to Greensboro. Pretty wild Friday night but everyone was tired so after baths they all went to bed (some quicker than others). Emily came on Saturday morning. Saturday was a blur with the boys doing whatever they wanted, playing in the toy room, watching tv, napping, etc. Celia also came with Buddy for a visit and we all went to lunch at Beef O'Brady (awful name but good sports bar). dyed some easter eggs too. Dinner Saturday night was soup or something light. Sarah and Rick arrived very late Saturday night. Easter morning we did the egg hunt and silly string squirting. chilly but it was a good morning. Sunday afternoon we went to the Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game with Sarah, Rick, Carolyn, Cash, Wiley. Elizabeth and Archer stayed home. Then Eliz came for Wiley and went back to Timberlake. Carolyn and Cash left Monday evening. so it was all quiet again.