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Week 2

Nicki — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:00:04 +0000

Aidan is 2 weeks old as of yesterday. Ryan and I celebrated by going out to dinner to the Melting Pot. It was the first time we had been out of the house together since he was born. It was also the first time I had full make up on and I tell ya what, that felt really good! So did the glass of pinot grigio I had with dinner.

Here are some more pictures of the little man. Love how cute he is!

Bikini!

Nicki — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:23:01 +0000

Happy Easter Bunny!

Nicki — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:05:57 +0000

We went to the Country Club with the rest of the family for our Easter dinner and it was a fabulous buffet. Not only were they serving soups, salads and the usual assortments of breads, fruits and cold shellfish, but they also had a pasta bar where the chef would make your own pasta dish with whatever you wanted in it. They had carving stations of prime rib, turkey and ham, as well as some chaffing dishes with wild mushroom ravioli, steamed vegetables, macaroni & cheese, chicken tenders & french fries and of course, dessert. I had a little bit of everything and ended the evening with waffles topped with bananas foster, whipped cream, hot fudge, berries, sugar cookies and a peep. It was a pregnant girl’s dream!

Baby Pic: 18 Weeks

Nicki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:04:43 +0000

Baby Bump Pic: 17 Weeks

Nicki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:04:23 +0000

Baby Pic: 13 Weeks

Nicki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:03:44 +0000

Baby Bump Pic: 13 Weeks

Nicki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:02:49 +0000

Baby Pic: 8 Weeks

Nicki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:01:47 +0000

Baby Pic: 5 Weeks

Nicki — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:00:23 +0000

A Black Lab Named ‘Sophie’

Nicki — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:00:32 +0000

Even at the ripe old age of 11, my childhood dog, Sophie, still acts like a puppy these days. I still remember picking her out of a litter of eight black lab females. Here she is all grown up…

Doesn’t she look spectacular? However, she was not doing well a few months ago.

My mom informed me that her skin irritation had gotten worse and she had rubbed the hair away from around her eyes and her nose in efforts to scratch an itch that just could not be satisfied. She had a number of systs on her body and she was having increasing difficulty with climbing the stairs. Her ears were also filled with blood so they were abnormally puffy. My father took her into the vet to see what could be done.

Apparently she looked so bad that day that my uncle said to my mother, “I can not believe you are going to put money into that dog. There is no way she will live another day.”

Well, $300 and a few bottles of pills later, Operation: Save Sophie had begun. The systs had to be removed and the blood drained from her ears. Some said she looked like the Dog of Frankenstein, with her face rubbed raw, puffy ears and stitches in her sides.

My mother vowed to keep Sophie indoors on a regular basis so the cold weather would not aid in the irritation of her skin. After a few weeks, my parents noticed Sophie’s decrease in urge to itch her face and could soon walk up the stairs without needing assistance.

Although my love is eternal for Cali, my heart will always belong to Sophie.