Monday, June 7, 2010

He's here!

My brother Kyle graciously agreed to leave his Hawaiian paradise to come help watch Hal for the next month. He arrived after a very long flight, and Hal was giddy at the thought of meeting Uncle Kyle. Mom also came to welcome her boy back to the main land. As noted by the bottom pic, Kyle is a natural.


Friday, June 4, 2010

Cause I am sick of looking at the chart about maternity leave

This is Frau Charlton. She was my middle school German teacher, and one of those teachers you never forget. She was the teacher in charge of my Tanner's 8th grade trip to DC. I went to meet them at Arlington National Cemetery. She was also good friends with the Magleby's and knew Hal well. She was excited to meet our little Hal, she also watched him for a good thirty minutes so I could watch Tanner lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier--a very prestigious honor.
Don't mind my sweaty, red face. It was like 95 degrees and super humid, and I had just power walked up the big, long hill to get to the Tomb. Tanner is super cute though.
Our friend Bryce who is now officially Dr. Peterson road his bike literally across the country to raise awareness for world health. They more or less finished in DC, we went to greet him as he showed up. As a side note, I was feeding Hal a bottle and an old Asian man stared at us, gave Reza a thumbs up then snapped a photo. It was weird.
We went on a hike to Great Falls, too bad for us is started raining right when we got to the cool part. Reza always insists on carrying Hal on our adventures then I am never in the photos. I wanted to prove I was there too. That's also about the last time Hal used his pacifier. He's not a fan. But that's ok with his speech-language pathologist mom!

PS, DC is hot, but very fun. Come visit, there is always something going on and all ages can be entertained. We have a comfy futon and twin bed...

Thursday, May 27, 2010

FYI


So I had to start work again last week. When Hal woke up at 4 am to eat, I did a little research using my trust Blackberry.

Only 4 countries do not mandate ANY maternity/parental leave. Can you guess what country may be in that 4? Over 100 give you 10 or more PAID weeks. I plan on moving for baby two. Sweden is the best option with 16 MONTHS of paid leave, with a minimum of 2 of those months being for the Dad! The UN also has a pretty great program.

So Tough

Mostly cause I think this a sweet outfit. Reza is pretty excited he is wearing his Air Jordan socks...a first of many pairs of Air Jordan's I am sure.


Sunday, May 9, 2010

Blessed

So it's Mother's Day. I guess technically my first. But more exciting to me then yoga pants and a pass to a Mommy & Me yoga class is the fact that Hal was blessed during church today.

We are blessed that my Mom, Dad and brother Tanner were able to come from Atlanta and Ohio,
We are blessed that Reza's mom, sister and niece Farrah came from Bakersfield.
We are blessed to be the parents of Hal Donavon.


Yes, Hal and Reza are both wearing Seersucker Suits. Awesome.

Friday, May 7, 2010

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Happy Birthday! We love you!
Christy and Hal