all about maureen.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 14 years since I said, “I do” to this man. This is the longest, and by far best, relationship I have ever been in. Even though we couldn’t be together today (since you won’t let me retire – LOL!), you were on mind all day. Funny that we sit Continue reading
Jeff Granito is one of our favorite tiki artists and is extremely well known in the tiki community. This morning, he reminded us that it’s Stitch Day. June 26th is loving referred to as Stitch Day because this cuddly alien’s experiment name in the movie Lilo and Stitch was “Experiment 626”. Those who know me Continue reading
I had a great birthday weekend in Santa Barbara with the family. Lunch at Dargan’s was a highlight as well as Ethan’s first ice cream cone with mom. Nothing like Thrifty’s ice cream to start off with.
This was my first official Mother’s Day. Last year I was pregnant but Lil’ Peanut just didn’t arrive in time. This year, at nearly a year old, we celebrated together. Daddy planned a wonderful day for us at the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday. We attended a special Mama Mia presentation focusing about various species Continue reading
I never thought I’d be nine months pregnant on my 37th birthday but here I am. I’m nine months pregnant and days away from giving birth…or so I thought. My due date was supposed to be May 23rd. Little did I know that all day I was feeling contractions. I thought that “feeling” I felt Continue reading
I never thought the day would come that I would have reason to celebrate Mother’s Day again. I was born on Mother’s Day so it would seem that I would find this day to be very special. Life’s events have a way of reshaping our ideas sometimes though; my mom found out she had terminal Continue reading
I can’t believe it’s the beginning of my ninth month already. When I first found out I was pregnant I remember thinking that nine months seemed like such a long journey; now the due date is right around the corner. I went to see my doctor today and she said everything looks normal. Baby McLaughlin’s Continue reading
Boy (ha ha – pun intended), Baby McLaughlin is so lucky to be surrounded by so many loving family members and friends. He’s not even here yet and we received so many wonderful things from not one but two baby showers held in his honor – one in Boston and one in Los Angeles. Thank Continue reading
This morning we saw our baby boy kick for the very first time. We were lying in bed and we saw Maureen’s belly move from the baby shifting and kicking! I was very exciting for us. Check out the week-by-week fetal development pictures at BabyCenter.com.
Brian and I went to the USC Perinatal Women’s Diagnostics Center today for a FirstScreen test for Down syndrome and trisomy 18. Following the testing the doctor took the 3D ultra sound picture above. You can see our baby’s head at the top the picture. Our baby appears to be covering its eyes with its Continue reading