NICU Reunion Party

On Sunday, the NICU had a reunion party for all of their "graduates". They had food, live music, cookie decorating and some other activities for the kids. Since Charlotte is still a little too young to really take advantage of everything there we listened to music and talked with friends the majority of the 2 hour party. Since it is so close to Halloween they encourage people to dress up. Owen and I didn't wear a costume but Charlotte went as a pirate princess. It was nice to go back to the hospital for a happy occasion and show how well Charlotte is doing.

The end of the baseball season

Today starts an exciting day for some baseball fans but unfortunately, my White Sox didn't make the playoffs this year. Being a big baseball fanatic, I enjoy watching the playoffs that start today but it is bittersweet since my Sox aren't in the race for a championship this year. So for those who want my opinion, it was great to see the Sox almost knock the Tigers out of the division race and than they blew it against the Twins. So now those pesky Twins take on the Yankees and that offensive machine. Surprisingly, I'm rooting for the Twins as I think Joe Mauer is one of the best players in the game today and he plays the game the way it's meant to be played. In the NL, we see Pujols and the Cards, as probably the best team in the league right now. Again, I like Pujols and how he approaches and plays the game so I'll root for the Cards in the NL. Plus, given that they are a big Cubs rival, you know I have to pull for them!

So, here are my picks for this year's playoffs. And as you'll see, it burns me to pick the World Series winner as we'll hear about it for the next 6 months but I'm sure ESPN and their East Coast bias will love it.

ALDS
Twins vs. Yankees - Yankees wins in 4
Boston vs. Angels - Boston wins in 5

NLDS
Colorado vs. Philadelphia - Philly wins in 5
St. Louis vs. Dodgers - St. Louis in 4

ALCS
Yankees in 6

NLCS
St. Louis in 6

World Series
Yankees in 6

Spring Training starts in 6 months and I look forward to the 2010 White Sox!!

Charlotte Turns 1

This past Saturday, October 3rd, we celebrated Charlotte's first birthday. For those of you have been following this blog for the past year know that it was quite a rough and surprising start for her so we were so happy to celebrate the big day. We had a small party for her with family at our house and she was able to try cake for the first time. She received some great gifts too but as I'm sure with all one year olds, was more interested in the wrapping paper and even with that, lost interest after a few minutes. Donna and I were just so happy for her and how much she has grown over the past year.Charlotte is just waiting to dive in!

Cake is good and Great Grandma offering a little help in the background!