my random ramblingsan infrequent (and these days, mostly Mira related…) blog

not a lot of sleep, but today we’re learning how to be parents. lots of feeding, lots of diapers. deposited Mira in the nursery early evening and took a trip to the cafe with Лена. back to the room for more of the same.

third day in a row working all day and night. Лена was feeling a bit strange, put a stop watch on her and it’s looking like contractions. left for the hospital around 4:30 pm and we were admitted for a check. a day earlier than planned, but they didn’t want Лена to go into labor as our little girl, try as we might, was still breech. Лена was preped for surgery, and i was finally able to join her in the OR. anxiously sat by her side from start to end, and was ecstatic to hear Mira’s cries as they pulled her out at 7:53 pm. 7 lbs, 3 oz and more beautiful than i ever imagined. i held Mira as the doctor finished up the surgery, happily speaking with Лена throughout. mother and daughter both came out as strong and healthy as i expected. short time in recovery, then up to our room for Mira’s first feeding. joyous day – i couldn’t be more thankful for both of my perfect girls.

probably our last weekend as non-parents… Friday night went to a new sushi place in Lincoln Park – tasty! Saturday late morning dealt with the crowds and made the short walk up Michigan to check out the river dyeing. did some shopping around town, then watched a late movie at home. lots of movement in the belly… Sunday night ended up at Butterfly for dinner.

late morning trip to the doctor for a checkup and another ultrasound. my little girl has started to really grow the last couple of weeks, and Лена is getting pretty eager for the big day to finally come.

morning trip to the chiropractor, strange things going on, as usual. got in my first run of the year as the afternoon was only marginally frigid. Nazar and Sofia over late, intended to catch a few movies from the Peace on Earth film festival at the Cultural Center, but instead only managed to sit and talk here at home all night.

4 or 5 inches of snow today. strange how that seems like a really big deal here, i thought Chicago was a city accustomed to winter weather. took a train into Bucktown with Лена to one of her yoga studios. dinner at a cafe on Michigan, then tried to stop by a bookstore which was of course closed due to the snow…

morning newborn class at the hospital, nothing too far from obvious. pizza at Gino’s then some shopping on State St before an early night.

working from home now until sometime after the birth. some late shopping at Macy’s – looks like the dog has the same designer as me.

work, flights, home. Лена had a birthday tiramisu waiting for me with a conveniently jumbled pair of candles on top. opened my present to find a sweater Лена knitted out of the camouflage yarn that i lobbied her to use for one of the many items she was sewing for Mira. best present ever! 🙂

Saturday shopping ritual, found an interesting sewing shop nearby offering crochet classes. finally dropped off the 2 boxes sitting in the back of my truck, and of course picked up a few things for our little girl. dinner around the corner and a movie at home before bed.