Miscellaneous

This time, this day, last year, I insisted that a nurse wheel me down to the NICU to visit my new baby - all 4 lbs, 12 oz of her.  (Because I was still on the magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures, due to my ultra high blood pressure, I had to be accompanied by an RN.  And can you believe they didn't let Matthew count?)  I was so shaky that the only thing I could manage to do was touch her foot, but even then, I was entranced.  They would bring her to me another 24 hours later, after I had been taken off the magnesium sulfate. 

We actually celebrated her birthday Sunday with a low-key event with neighbors.  My sense of her is that a big celebration would throw her off, and besides, I am trying to keep her *stuff* down to a minimum.  (I did decide that if I had a full-blown party, I was just going to ask people to bring an old pot or wooden spoon for her to bang together.)  And I was pretty restrictive with the cake - although I needn't have worried.  The chocolate was a bit too rich for her, anyway. 

Here she is Sunday:

And here she is today.  You can't tell, but she managed to mix white cupcake in with her whole wheat pasta.  It was a mess! She was listening to Auntie Sarah and Uncle Rob sing Happy Birthday (Cha-cha-cha) to her. 

In other news -- and this is my big news -- I've joined a Portland solo practitioner as his associate.  I've actually been working for him for a year and a half as a contract attorney -- doing the plaintiff sex abuse work -- but it's now formal.  I met him at Dania last night and we picked out office furniture, even.  I start Monday!  I'll be in the Pearl, if anyone wants to meet for lunch.  There is the *best* bento place nearby.