One problem solved...

Our photos have been moved from Yahoo to Shutterfly. The links on the right side under "Pictures -- in case you missed them" have all been updated. Also, you can now just go to langbaum.shutterfly.com to view all of our albums (it's the handy link at the bottom of the list as well).

I changed the links in the most recent posts but was lazy and didn't go back and change all of them in the archives. If you want to look at pictures, better to click into the links on the main page rather than going through old posts.

Unfortunately there won't be more pictures for a little while. Our camera succumbed to the Arizona heat and had to be sent back to Canon for repair. If all goes well, we should have it back in a week. We promise to take a bunch of pictures as soon as it is returned. Nicole's looking different every day. Her hair is really growing (she must get that from her mother) and she seems to be getting taller (she gets that from someone other than her mother).

Also, it's been four nights in a row so I won't jinx things by saying that Nicole is sleeping through the night. She's good from about 8-8:30 pm until at least 5 a.m. Sometimes she'll go to 6. Needless to say it's made our lives, and Jessica's in particular, much better.

Please bear with us

A couple of technical issues will likely prevent access to the photos currently on the site and keep us from adding new ones for a bit. One is that Yahoo is getting rid of its photo system, so I'll have to move all of the pictures somewhere else and change all of the links. So if you look for pictures and don't find them, I'm in the midst of that changeover. On top of that, our camera seems to be on the fritz and we can't take pictures right now. Also working on getting that addressed. In the meantime, you'll just have to take our word that Nicole is still adorable.

Casual Friday

In response to Smitty's comment regarding my lack of posting, all I have to say is "sheesh to you". Let me reiterate my Institute's motto:

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute…
…ending Alzheimer’s disease without losing a generation…

Yes, I am saving the world. Or at least a small percentage of it (a percentage that increases with age, but I won't go into those stats here).

But Smitty's comment did inspire me to blog a little bit. But I can't do it at the office, given that work blocks most websites, even the most innocent of ones. Email has also been a problem. Case in point, I emailed my CV to my work address only to have it denied because the word "Kraut" was used too many times. You see, back at Hopkins I co-authored many papers with Mike Kraut . . . yes, that Kraut was obviously referring to a bad, bad thing. Kevin used the word "crap" once in an email sent to my work address and it was returned to him as undeliverable due to foul language. I think if the amount of energy that went into blocking websites and emails was used instead for good, we would have already ended Alzheimer's disease.

Ok, enough on that note. Work is actually great. Nicole is doing super, too. She's been enjoying her daily treat of rice cereal and we're encouraged when a fraction of it actually ends up in her stomach. Her biggest complaint right now is not knowing what to get her dad for his birthday on Tuesday. It's a big deal you know, her first birthday gift to him. If you have suggestions, she'd love to hear them. You can email her at nicole.langbaum@gmail.com

Four-month update

Nicole celebrated her 4-month birthday with a visit from her Bubby and then a visit to the doctor. She measured 24 1/3 inches long (50th percentile) and 12 pounds, 3 oz. (25th percentile). Seeing as though she's somewhat tall and thin, I'm now determined to figure out who her real father is. I'm going to keep this brief because Nicole's crying right now, fallout from her shots at the doctor on Tuesday. Poor girl, although her fever is going away.

Here are the most recent pictures.

Addendum

It was so great of Kevin to post on the blog the other day, I guess all my nagging finally paid off, but in his rush, he forgot to update you on some really important things.

1. Nicole has learned to roll over from her stomach to her back. May not sound like a big deal, but the girl hates being on her tummy.

2. After playing in the pool on the 4th of July, Nicole started to mimic her Poppie (not sure if we settled on a spelling of that yet) doing the motorboat with her lips. Well, either she learned that from him or from watching "Wedding Crashers" one too many times.

3. Nicole is a pop princess. She seems to really love Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back". But she also enjoys (to a somewhat lesser extent) Britney's "I'm a Slave 4 U". Maybe this is a sign that a reconciliation is possible.

As for me & Kevin (I know, most of you are only concerned with Nicole), we're adjusting to live in AZ quite well, although we miss our Baltimore peeps. Kevin sweats a lot less than you would think in this hot weather. We're all shocked.

I'll probably be posting a lot more often now that I am a working woman. I have to find something to do to pass the time during this so-called 40 hour work week. Who says I'm wasting my PhD?

And we're back ... again

When we last left you, Nicole was 2 months old, we lived in Baltimore and I was apologizing for not posting often enough.

Now she's about 3 1/2 months old, we live in Arizona and I'm still apologizing for not posting often enough. Sorry about that. I'm not sure what happened to all the free time I thought I would have.

First ... the part you all care about - pictures of Nicole.

Here are some shots from our last couple weeks in Baltimore.

Here are a few from our drive out west. (We're stupid and didn't get any pictures with Gabi and fam in Cincy, but we remembered to take more the rest of the way).

Here are some from our first few weeks in Arizona, including Nicole's first time swimming on July 4.

And here are some from our trip to Michigan and Nicole's first flight. She's an accomplished traveler already.

We'll have more details about the trip and what's been going on out here since we arrived in future (soon ... I promise) posts.

And we're back!

Sorry about that little hiatus. At work we don't like when bloggers go more than a day without posting, so what kind of example am I setting when it's been over a month. I could make excuses, like the fact that we're dealing with a baby, getting ready to move, trying to find jobs, etc., but I won't do that. Instead I'll just say I got overwhelmed by the number of photos we got during the graduation-baby naming weekend that I had to step away for a while. Also, I figured Grandma and Poppie had just spent several days seeing Nicole so they could go a little longer without pictures. I guess I was wrong.

Anyway, here are pictures from the graduation and baby naming weekend.

Here are a few more since then, including Nicole meeting her new friends Madison and Robin.

On the positive side, Nicole slept for 8 hours straight last night, so her mommy is a happy camper. She also slept the entire ride up to New Jersey on Saturday, about 3 hours (3 hours and 45 minutes if any traffic cops or Grandma are reading). Most of the time she's very cooperative. And darn cute. But you already saw the pictures so you know that.

I hope to post more frequently in the upcoming weeks, including on our big trip.