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10 August 2011

Back from Vacation!

Now that we're back from vacation, I plan to resume posting. We were in South Carolina staying with my in-laws and before that we were in the Northwestern US and Canada. Here is a little bit of what Bay was up to on our most recent trip [sorry for the poor quality iPhone photos].

Our dogs were a little sad the morning we left,
but Bay was happy and ready to go.
She was great on both of our flights
 even though we waited on one runway [without air conditioning] for over an hour.
When we got there, I put Bay in the crib while I unpacked
but she wasn't a fan of "baby jail" so I let her out.
 She had a lot of fun at her Grammy and Popeye's house,
got to swim in their pool,
 and ate sand went to the beach for the first time.
 She went in the chapel where S and I got married,
 tried to eat a golf ball,
and even warmed up to the crib some.
She also started pulling up and standing all. the. time.
 
She went to the beach some more,
slept in,
 and got a hug from her new best friend, Casey.
She went to a lot of new restaurants,
 got sleepy,
 and took dinnertime naps [but not before eating a tasty lemon].
She smiled at mom,
napped in the Ergo,
ate celery,
and saw a huge heron in the back yard.
She faced off with an alligator for a few dollars.
 She got several new outfits, one of which came with a bonnet.
She decided it wasn't a good look for her.
Last but not least, Bay learned to wave!

17 July 2011

Celebrity Birth Announcement: Ivanka Trump

This month's celebrity baby boom continued today with the birth of Ivanka Trump's daughter.

Earlier today, Ivanka tweeted "This morning @jaredkushner and I welcomed a beautiful and healthy little baby girl into the world. We feel incredibly grateful & blessed. Thank you all for your support and well wishes!"
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Welcome Daughter | Ivanka Trump 
Ivanka and her husband, like most celebrities lately, have yet to announce the name they chose. I'm hoping they won't wait too long because I'm predicting a nice, pretty Jewish name.

Congratulations to them!

Update: Their daughter's name is Arabella Rose. A little disappointing for me as I expected a combination I hadn't heard before, but at least it's spelled correctly. Rose is pretty but it's so overdone- it's definitely this decade's Marie/ Nicole.

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14 July 2011

Kate Hudson Reveals Her New Son's Name

Welcome, Bingham Hawn Bellamy! Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy's new son will be nicknamed Bing. While I like the name Bingham in theory and I love Hawn in the middle, I'm not sold on Bing. Now that I think about it, Hawn Bellamy would have been a nice name.
Bing Bellamy and his older brother Ryder Robinson might have totally different name styles and surnames but they both exhibit their mother's apparent affinity for alliteration. It's not my thing but it's nice to see a common thread in both of the boys' names.

The article also mentions that Kate pushed for 4.5 hours before he was born! Holy shit. I can't even imagine that and I completely admire her for doing it naturally. Way to go, Kate!

Update: Matt Bellamy explained in a tweet earlier that Bing's name is a family name for both him and Kate. While it's still not my favorite name, I love that they used family names and put a lot of thought into it.
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