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Updates, pictures, you know... things. This is where we keep ours.

Want to find out what we're not naming our baby? Or learn more than you cared to know about us? Or see pictures of our newly painted nursery? Or see what you could buy us from our registry? Scroll away...

 

About Us

We're a family of 2 + (1) + 1 on the way, living in Baltimore, MD. You can learn way more than you ever wanted to know about us if you just keep reading.

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    About Jason

  • I prefer no ketchup to ketchup that is not Heinz. (Increasingly I prefer no ketchup at all.)
  • I wish I was having a Dubliner steak sandwich and a Heavy Seas beer at Sláinte right now.
  • I love soccer, but wish it was called football here. It's confusing.
  • I'd be content with iced coffee + curry shack every Saturday morning for the rest of time.
  • I don't like the words "movie" or "film" but I watch a lot of them.
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    About Nikki

  • I've never been on a roller coaster and I like it that way. No, I won't "just try one" with you.
  • I enjoyed the Twilight books, but once, at Barnes & Noble, I told a Mom not to buy them for her teenaged daughter.
  • My iPod playlists usually feature combos like Talib Kweli + Harry Connick, Jr.
  • I love spaghetti mixed with disco.
  • I consistently get 99% on Expert Vocals in Beatles Rock Band.
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    About Paisley

  • I'm a border terrier. Not a border collie. Not a cairn terrier. A border terrier.
  • If you come over, I'll jump on you a lot, but you'll forgive me because I'm so cute.
  • I hate dancing and cleaning. And I get fierce about it.
  • Jason said I'd never sleep in their bed, but guess where I sleep?

As far as I know, everybody loves The Situation.

-The Situation
Jersey Shore

 

About This Baby We're Having

We call him the Situation.

Because he's fist pumpin' like champs, as you can see here in his first sonogram.

Sono as the Situation
 

Also, we registered, you know, if you're so inclined.

Click the big logo boxes to the right to visit our registry pages. Babies 'R' Us is online and in store, while Land of Nod is online only.

So, have you picked a name yet?

 

People are always asking us what we're naming this kid. And while we're probably not going to tell, we did make this helpful list.

The Daily Name It Will Not Be

Max

Why not?

This name actually did make the short list. The very short list. But we didn’t want to name our son JUST Max. We also didn’t really like any of the longer names associated with it: Maximilian, Maxwell. That’s why it eventually got scratched.

But the name we picked is perfect. It has all the qualities we loved about Max, but we are just as in love with the full version. We can’t wait to share it with you. Only 2 more days!

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July 14th, 2010

Nathan

Why not?

Sorry to the Nates and Nathans we know, but around July 4th all I can think about is weird people shoving hundreds of soggy hot dogs down their throats until they puke. Not really the feeling we’re going for.

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July 13th, 2010

Vinny

Why not?

I saw My Cousin Vinny for the first time the other night and really enjoyed it. And of course, every time you enjoy something, you should consider naming your child after it.

However, we don’t want his first words to be “HEY POPS!” and we can’t afford leather onesies and gold chains. So this won’t be the name, either.

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July 12th, 2010

Jonah

Why not?

We loved this name for a long time, but ultimately crossed it off the list because a) I wasn’t crazy about “Jo”, b) we decided to go with something more inspired by our UK ancestors, and c) we just like the name we picked better.

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Hey so are you going to name him Jason Jr.? HAHAHA GET IT?

-Most people

 

Blog

We write stuff sometimes.

July 3rd, 2010 | by Nikki

Maternity Photo Shoot

A couple of weeks ago, our good friend Dan came over to shoot some photos. I just wanted to capture this precious time, what I look like, and how excited we are about this kid. It was evening, and Dan suggested doing the photos on the front porch/yard. The lighting turned out gorgeous and subsequently [...]

May 31st, 2010 | by Nikki

Upstairs Update

I wanted to post pictures of the finished guest room. There are still a few things I would like to do in the nursery before taking pictures of it, but the guest room turned out wonderfully.

April 20th, 2010 | by Nikki

A Pregnancy Post

I wanted to start a blog about being pregnant. I started chronicling my weekly adventures in gestation, but then Jason came up with the idea for this website which is so much more us. I sifted through what I had written and found highlights of our experience so far: November 30, 2009 – We see [...]

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