Author: Carrie Spritzer

Daily snippets

Could yesterday’s prenatal appointment be my last?! Probably just wishful thinking on our part… My body really is ready to go into labor. Of course, I could tell you all the details, but then I would be walking the fine line of TMI (“too much information”). Let’s just say, it’s time.

In the meantime, I am digging:

+ Chocolate protein shakes (I know, I’m consuming sugar… but also getting 18g of protein!)

+ Fresh air! Moving around! Being off bedrest!

+ Our gorgeous new camera. We both are so into taking photos and movies with it.

+ Picnics in bed while watching season 2 of Heroes on our laptop. As with most television shows, I have issues with dialog and plot points, and just wish I could rewrite a few of the episodes, but overall we loved the second season and are now even more pumped for season 3.

+ A carload of baby clothing and gear from our friend Jenn! All lovingly worn and super cute, with some darling organic outfits thrown in. Completely lovely and such a huge relief! It feels so good to no longer be freaked out about how much clothing we were going to have to buy over the next year. Thank you, Jenn and Brian!

+ Interacting with the baby: David talks to my belly, the baby moves just a little bit; David stops talking, the baby revs up into overdrive and moves nonstop, then pauses while we talk to him/her some more… *repeat* over and over again. I swear, it never gets old or ceases to amaze us.

A temporary return to routine


For the first time since November, David and I returned to our Saturday morning routine of outdoor activities and errands. We made a quick trip to Whole Foods for beverages and cash, then grabbed breakfast at the Farmer’s Market before we went for a walk in the park, and finally headed to our beloved Sebastopol for a homemade treat from Screamin’ Mimi’s and a trip to the herb store for some postpartum tea ingredients. In the afternoon we organized and cleaned around the house. Now we’re having computer time.

While David’s been working from home for over a month now, I feel like this was one of the first days in a while where we’ve spent the whole day not just in close proximity to each other, but completely with each other — doing activities side by side, talking nonstop, being truly together. We both had such a good time and I think we really needed it. I feel recharged, relaxed, refreshed, and happy. And who knows when we’ll have another opportunity to spend the day just the two of us?! Of course, I feel giddy about the fact that soon we’ll be incorporating the baby into our weekend, family-together-time routines.

Photo taken by David with a Canon PowerShot SD870IS

Pseudonym Suggestions (Month Nine Poll)

Following the lead of the ever awesome Stefania and Brenda who refer to their daughters online as “Bunny,” “Wallie,” and “Baby Bug,” we thought we’d come up with a pseudonym for our baby to be used online. We feel this is important to protect the privacy and safety of our child.

So, while we have planned to call the wee one “Baby Spritzer Leyba,” we thought maybe you could come up with something more creative and interesting. What sorts of fun, silly, or outrageous name suggestions can you come up with?

For our final month’s poll — What do you think we should call our baby online?