We Are Here

I was only without Internet access for about 24 hours, but I was twitchy the whole time.

So yes, we have arrived.  There is still a crazy amount of unpacking to do, but all of that is pre-empted by The Boy's 3rd birthday, which happens tomorrow.  When I think back on his arrival, there are funny things that I recall: "Sweet Alabama"  was on TV in the hospital during my induction, Joss Stone on TV when things took a turn.

The Boy's birthday party will be lame: family gathered together over hot dogs or pizza or maybe both.  I will overcompensate for the fact that we are not celebrating his birthday in Brooklyn, with the kids he has learned to call his friends, by spending too much on his gifts.  This year is the first year he has understood about birthdays.  He has asked for chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting--no!  vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting--no! everything chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.

He has asked for a talking doll and a yellow ball and a firetruck and a copy of Mary Poppins to watch on TV.  I wish that any of these gifts could tell him how happy I am that he's here.  I wish that these gifts would make him forget the fact of the move.   I wish that any of this would somehow signify how much my life has changed, and how it could never be the same without him.

Comments

[May]

Welcome to suburbia. It's not so bad here, really. I just wish my husband would stop referring to each and every neighboring family as "the Cleavers."

[Bobbi]

happy happy birthday to The Boy!

[Kate]

Happy Birthday! Happy suburbia! He'll be fine, I promise. You might take longer.

Glad you made it and are back to the Innernets :-)

[snickollet]

Welcome.

And happy birthday to the Boy. I don't think your party sounds lame, but maybe that's because it's the kind of party that's right up my alley. I say make all three kinds of cupcakes and just go crazy with the cupcake-eating.

[Megan]

Happy happy birthday to the boy - I remember when we were all still just wishing for this. Do nice things for yourself, too, while you get used to everything. Cupcakes sound like a good start!

[Renee]

De-lurking for the first time! Congrats on the move and the B-Day!

[caro]

That was quick (the move), at least it seems that way from here. Congrats on getting it done.

And I think you just nailed why shopping for gifts for my kids makes me unexplainably weepy. I hadn't thought of it as you put it but I think that's what I'm feeling, too.

[Jill]

Happy Birthday to The Boy!!! My daughter's birthday is coming up, so your post sure made me a tad emotional. Enjoy those cupcakes--you all deserve them!!!

[caramama]

Happy Birthday to the Boy! I think that sounds like a wonderful party!

Congrats on the move. I hope it turns out to be better than you expect.

[Sarah]

gulp. sob. it's worth the pain of wading through all this IVF crap to get to this point.

[Toni]

Happy Birthday Boy. My Bear is turning 3 on Tuesday. With PINK. Guess it's a girl thing. She even asked for PINK cake. Bakery said no. :)

[Dee]

Happy belated birthday to the Boy! Wow, 3 years gone by like that. No kidding, huh? My J turned 3 in June and I can clearly remember being pg with her, and I can remember reading while you were pg with him, like it was yesterday.

Your celebration for the Boy sounds like it was wonderful. And amen to your thoughts behind the gifts: if only they knew...but one day, they will.

[Paz]

Hope the chocolate everything was everything it should be and that the Boy enjoyed his special day. 3??? How the heck did that happen? I remember being just one of the many IFs surfin' about looking for — I don't know...anything — and finding the story of the baby with the low beta...and now he is three. (And luckily, I'm a mom now too.)

Happy Birth anniversary day to you and the Boy.