It's hard to believe he's over a week old. I can see already that time is going to go too quickly.
I'm not going to post something from everyday tonight but will leave you with this, which is my current favorite photo of him:
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Hello from Henry
Needless to say, we've been busy with getting to know our little Henry. I have taken about a million photos of Henry meeting all of his new friends and family, doing new things (like taking his first walk) and even his first "real" photo shoot.
It's hard to believe he's over a week old. I can see already that time is going to go too quickly.
I'm not going to post something from everyday tonight but will leave you with this, which is my current favorite photo of him:
It's hard to believe he's over a week old. I can see already that time is going to go too quickly.
I'm not going to post something from everyday tonight but will leave you with this, which is my current favorite photo of him:
Friday, August 20, 2010
Update: He's Here!
Well, seems my last photo of the day (with the baby countdown) was posted just in time....
August 15th: Just the two of us...
We took this picture in the house just before we headed to the hospital because my water had broken.
Monday, August 16th, 2010: Introducing...
Henry James Seavers
5:45pm
7 pounds 6 ounces
19 3/4 inches long
8/17/2010: First Day
We spent the day at the hospital and had lots of visitors to meet our little Henry. Here is a photo of him at the start of his day.
8/18/2010: Welcome Home, Henry!
August 15th: Just the two of us...
We took this picture in the house just before we headed to the hospital because my water had broken.
Monday, August 16th, 2010: Introducing...
Henry James Seavers
5:45pm
7 pounds 6 ounces
19 3/4 inches long
8/17/2010: First Day
We spent the day at the hospital and had lots of visitors to meet our little Henry. Here is a photo of him at the start of his day.
8/18/2010: Welcome Home, Henry!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
8-12 and 8-13
8-12-2010: DCI!
Drum Corps International, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is like major league marching band. Take everything you might know about your local high school marching a band and multiply it by a million. It's intense and an amazing testament of what young people can do when they commit to something greater than themselves. It's a pretty insane product they put out, especially by the end of the season, which is right now.
I went to the local movie theater that was hosting a simulcast of Quarterfinals. I went by myself, which I did not mind, but ended up sitting with a former professor/friend of mine who was also there by himself.
The shows were amazing and it was a great way to spend the evening.
I only had my handheld digital and the lighting was bad but here is the signage outside the theater:
If you aren't familiar with DCI, I recommend the following YouTube videos of shows to help you to better understand:
-The Cavaliers are always visually ridiculous. This show isn't my favorite but gives you a good visual idea of how complex and precise (and difficult!) their moves are.
-The Cadets 2002 show is probably a good one for the "DCI beginner" since it's some familiar music and a good theme. The show was "An American Revival" and the timing was perfect for the first season post-9/11. This isn't the whole show but it has my favorite part at the 6:30 mark. It still gets me all choked up to watch it, remembering how emotional everyone was because of what the country had gone through that year.
-For you band geeks, one of my very favorite shows is the 1997 Cadets show. I mean, you can't go wrong with a little Sparke.
-Like what you see? YouTube is full of show videos to amuse you for hours.
8-13-2010: Hail to the Redskins!
I'm not a huge NFL fan (college basketball is my sport of choice) but enjoy watching games and grew up watching the Redskins. They are playing their pre-season opener tonight so I took out my authentic/"vintage" Jay Schroeder jersey. My parents and I all had these jerseys since it is our last name and he even pronounces it the same way!
Sidenote: I was chatting with a student today about the Skins and, once again, enjoyed being able to talk sports. If I had to make a list of the top five things I like about myself, one of them is that I can talk knowledgably about many sports. It's helped me build relationships with people in different offices on campus, connect with some students and just generally brings enjoyment in interactions. So, a shoutout and thank you to my jock mom for raising me that way. (No offense to my dad...but mom's the jock in the family!)
Drum Corps International, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is like major league marching band. Take everything you might know about your local high school marching a band and multiply it by a million. It's intense and an amazing testament of what young people can do when they commit to something greater than themselves. It's a pretty insane product they put out, especially by the end of the season, which is right now.
I went to the local movie theater that was hosting a simulcast of Quarterfinals. I went by myself, which I did not mind, but ended up sitting with a former professor/friend of mine who was also there by himself.
The shows were amazing and it was a great way to spend the evening.
I only had my handheld digital and the lighting was bad but here is the signage outside the theater:
If you aren't familiar with DCI, I recommend the following YouTube videos of shows to help you to better understand:
-The Cavaliers are always visually ridiculous. This show isn't my favorite but gives you a good visual idea of how complex and precise (and difficult!) their moves are.
-The Cadets 2002 show is probably a good one for the "DCI beginner" since it's some familiar music and a good theme. The show was "An American Revival" and the timing was perfect for the first season post-9/11. This isn't the whole show but it has my favorite part at the 6:30 mark. It still gets me all choked up to watch it, remembering how emotional everyone was because of what the country had gone through that year.
-For you band geeks, one of my very favorite shows is the 1997 Cadets show. I mean, you can't go wrong with a little Sparke.
-Like what you see? YouTube is full of show videos to amuse you for hours.
8-13-2010: Hail to the Redskins!
I'm not a huge NFL fan (college basketball is my sport of choice) but enjoy watching games and grew up watching the Redskins. They are playing their pre-season opener tonight so I took out my authentic/"vintage" Jay Schroeder jersey. My parents and I all had these jerseys since it is our last name and he even pronounces it the same way!
Sidenote: I was chatting with a student today about the Skins and, once again, enjoyed being able to talk sports. If I had to make a list of the top five things I like about myself, one of them is that I can talk knowledgably about many sports. It's helped me build relationships with people in different offices on campus, connect with some students and just generally brings enjoyment in interactions. So, a shoutout and thank you to my jock mom for raising me that way. (No offense to my dad...but mom's the jock in the family!)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
8-10 and 8-11
8-10-2010: Artsy
We got new tissues for the house and I really like the pattern on the boxes. I played around in Photoshop with the photo I took to make it look a little more like art than the side of a tissue box.
8-11-2010: Ready for Company
I managed to get quite a bit done on the house this evening. I'm wondering if this is marking the start of nesting....yikes! Here is a shot from the hallway into the guest room. We get to welcome a guest next week....Eddie's sister Ellen!
We got new tissues for the house and I really like the pattern on the boxes. I played around in Photoshop with the photo I took to make it look a little more like art than the side of a tissue box.
8-11-2010: Ready for Company
I managed to get quite a bit done on the house this evening. I'm wondering if this is marking the start of nesting....yikes! Here is a shot from the hallway into the guest room. We get to welcome a guest next week....Eddie's sister Ellen!
Monday, August 9, 2010
8-9-10
I didn't do so well last week with updating the blog with house pictures so I snapped this of our stove so I could show some more of the house but also to say that Baby Seavers is still cooking. We had an appointment today and were told that he was still hanging in and doing some growing. The doctor told us to do some walking this week before our next appointment to see if we can get things moving towards getting started. Crazy!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
8-8-2010: Lucky Baby
I got to spend a really fun afternoon with friends to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Baby Seavers. Games, food, friends...can't beat that! Kathleen and Trici found the most adorable argyle onesie toothpicks for the cupcakes. Loved them!
I also wanted to share the artistic talents of Krystal, a CNU hall director. She and I "traded" skills earlier this year when I photographed her RA staff. She painted this in return and I just love it!!
(She's done some really cool stuff for other friends too and has just launched a website.)
I feel so thankful to have such generous and wonderful friends and coworkers. Baby Seavers is a lucky little boy and he's not even here yet. We can't wait to meet him and to have him meet all of you!
I also wanted to share the artistic talents of Krystal, a CNU hall director. She and I "traded" skills earlier this year when I photographed her RA staff. She painted this in return and I just love it!!
(She's done some really cool stuff for other friends too and has just launched a website.)
I feel so thankful to have such generous and wonderful friends and coworkers. Baby Seavers is a lucky little boy and he's not even here yet. We can't wait to meet him and to have him meet all of you!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
August 5, 6, 7
August 5: Movin' On Up
The cable guy came out today to move the input location of our cable in the living room so that we can use our new TV. It's so big and pretty!
August 6: Dukes!
Co-worker, friend and loyal blog reader Julie gave Baby Leroy his first JMU shirt and the most adorable teeny tiny JMU booties. I can't wait for him to wear them to show off his Dukes pride from an early age!
August 7: Progress
Eddie and I made some more progress in getting the house decorated. Here is a shot of some of the Devils things we put up in the living room:
The cable guy came out today to move the input location of our cable in the living room so that we can use our new TV. It's so big and pretty!
August 6: Dukes!
Co-worker, friend and loyal blog reader Julie gave Baby Leroy his first JMU shirt and the most adorable teeny tiny JMU booties. I can't wait for him to wear them to show off his Dukes pride from an early age!
August 7: Progress
Eddie and I made some more progress in getting the house decorated. Here is a shot of some of the Devils things we put up in the living room:
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Love and Home
We spent the weekend in New Jersey/Connecticut celebrating the marriage of Eddie's sister Karen and her now-husband Mike. It was a really great weekend spent with family and friends.
7-30-2010: Imagination
For this entry you'll need to use your imagination to picture a photograph of the exterior of a restaurant with yellow stucco walls, a patio with umbrellas lit by lanterns. This is the photo I took of the rehearsal dinner location...the photo that I accidentally erased the next morning. LAME!
7-31-2010: Hitched!
Karen and Mike's wedding was an awesome event. It was a beautiful day that was enjoyed by all. I snapped this before the reception started. Congrats to the happy couple!
8-1-2010: With this ring...
Karen asked me to shoot some artsy wedding band shots the day after the wedding. I did these with her bouquet, which was beautiful. I kind of like the end result.
8-2-2010: Home Sweet Home
This week I'm going to feature photos of different parts of our new house. This is our piggy that lives in our kitchen!
8-3-2010: Nursery
Since I'm featuring home shots this week I wanted to continue with a photo from the nursery. Eddie put up the mobile last week and I love it. It's hard to believe that we're only (theoretically) 4 weeks and 1 day away from our due date!
7-30-2010: Imagination
For this entry you'll need to use your imagination to picture a photograph of the exterior of a restaurant with yellow stucco walls, a patio with umbrellas lit by lanterns. This is the photo I took of the rehearsal dinner location...the photo that I accidentally erased the next morning. LAME!
7-31-2010: Hitched!
Karen and Mike's wedding was an awesome event. It was a beautiful day that was enjoyed by all. I snapped this before the reception started. Congrats to the happy couple!
8-1-2010: With this ring...
Karen asked me to shoot some artsy wedding band shots the day after the wedding. I did these with her bouquet, which was beautiful. I kind of like the end result.
8-2-2010: Home Sweet Home
This week I'm going to feature photos of different parts of our new house. This is our piggy that lives in our kitchen!
8-3-2010: Nursery
Since I'm featuring home shots this week I wanted to continue with a photo from the nursery. Eddie put up the mobile last week and I love it. It's hard to believe that we're only (theoretically) 4 weeks and 1 day away from our due date!
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