The Miglios
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Adjusting
How come nobody warned us that things would be different at home?!
Seriously, though, life at home has been, as expected, a huge adjustment. We are blessed to have a wonderful daughter, but we are jealous for free time these days. Leen and I have been napping when we can, in between feedings, changings, and visitors. No worries, but we thought a tiny update would be good. Eileen is on the mend, and she looks fantastic! Alex has recovered from his illness. Most importantly, Ginny is happy as a clam. There are more pictures coming, they just need to be processed and culled.
Thanks to those who have helped us thus far!
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Fun Facts
Ginny Miglio was born on April 29th. Here are some notable folks who share that birthday:
Jerry Seinfeld
William Randolph Hearst
Michelle Pfeiffer
Daniel-Day Lewis
Uma Thurman
Dale Earnhardt
Duke Ellington
Alexander II
Master P
Andre Agassi
Infanta Sofia (Princess of Spain)
Apologies to anyone with an April 30th birthday, but I compared them to the folks born on April 29th; those born on the 29th, Ginny included, are far more talented.
We also thought we’d finish off the months-long name game by giving you the facts behind the baby name game. Here they are:
“I share a name with a person in a painting by a famous artist.” - Ginevra de Benci by Leonardo da Vinci
“I recently discovered that a character in a famous book shares a name with me.” - Ginevra “Ginny” Weasley, from Harry Potter
“A poem by a. pope contains my middle name in its title.” - “Eloisa to Abelard” by Alexander Pope
“My name is sometimes associated with the juniper tree.” - Self-explanatory
“I share a name with a Charlotte Bronte character.” - Ginevra from Villette
“My name is the title of a play about a medieval Italian city.” - Ginevra: A Play of Mediæval Florence by Edward Doyle
“My name is the title of a German film *not suitable for babies.” - Ginevra (1992)
“A woman by my name is the subject in an early Italian Renaissance painting by Antonio Pisano.” - Portrait of Princess by Pisanello, whose subject was Ginevra d’Este
“There was once a socialite who shared my name, and who became the muse for several characters created by a famous 20th century writer.” - Ginevra King, muse for F. Scott Fitzgerald
“My name is that of a city, (in another language).” - Geneva, Switzerland
“A Napa chef with my first name was recognized in 2009; their restaurant with a name very close to my middle name!” - Ginevra Iverson of Restaurant Eloise
“My name is that of a character in Handel’s opera, Ariodante.” - Ginevra, daughter of the King of Scotland, betrothed to Ariodante
“The meaning of my name is “woman of the people” or “mother of the race.” - Self-explanatory
“My middle name is a variant of a character’s on LOST.” - Eloise Hawking, Dharma caretaker of the Lamp Post
“My nickname rhymes with ‘Minnie’.” - Ginny
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The Nursery Project (cont.)
Approximately 10 weeks into our nursery makeover we are beginning to have something to be really proud of. Alex and Paul put up the wood paneling, and we’re now only some finishing calking and painting away from building the furniture and finally decorating this sweet space for Minnie! Against Alex’s wishes, I snapped a few shots to show our progress.
- Here is how the room looks as you enter the doorway.
- (The futon is still living in the middle of the room because it is just too big to put anywhere else in the house right now.)
- Here is the view looking back at the door.
- As I said before, the only thing we need now is some finishing painting to seal up the cracks and dings from construction—-but the guys did such a great job!.
- Here is the rest of the room with the closet.
- (We decided after framing the closet that we’re going to paint that orange stripe at the top white.)
We’ve scheduled our target end-date for April 10. Other than the fact that a couple in our birthing class who was due days after we were delivered last Wednesday, we think that should give Eileen ample time to nest away in the nursery. We’re just as excited to see the finished product as you are!
The clues [at the bottom of the list] are getting easier now; we’ve added a new clue to the Minnie Miglio name-game:
“I share a name with a person in a painting by a famous artist.”
“I recently discovered that a character in a famous book shares a name with me.”
“A poem by a. pope contains my middle name in its title.”
“My name is sometimes associated with the juniper tree.”
“I share a name with a Charlotte Bronte character.”
“My name is the title of a play about a medieval Italian city.”
“My name is the title of a German film *not suitable for babies.”
“A woman by my name is the subject in an early Italian Renaissance painting by Antonio Pisano.”
“There was once a socialite who shared my name, and who became the muse for several characters created by a famous 20th century writer.”
“My name is that of a city, (in another language).”
“My name is that of a character in Handel’s opera, Ariodante.”
Email/comment to us directly and we’ll let you know if you get anything right, as long as you promise not to spoil it for anyone else. Good luck!
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March 18, 2010 - 33.3 weeks
31 weeks
28.5 weeks
27 weeks
9–25 weeks
Busy, busy, busy…
Our lives are abuzz with busyness. Whether it’s work, choir, nursery construction, small group, birthing classes, church, chores, or other errands, it has been quite hectic over the past couple of weeks. Accordingly, we are sorry for having disappeared a bit.
The birthing classes have been great, and we’re 3/4 finished. We know going in that our hospital was highly recommended (for security reasons, we have ommitted the hospital name), and these birthing classes have only confirmed that fact. The facilities are great, and we are very happy to deliver Minnie there.
As far as the nursery goes, we’d like to thank Paul Ogden for his immense help in getting the baseboards/wainscot/chair-rail installed in the nursery this past week. He and Alex spent about 18 hours on Saturday and Tuesday (going until about 1 AM on Tuesday) working on this phase of the project. Alex says that Paul’s tools and expertise saved him at least 4x the time/effort it would have taken him to put up the paneling, and it probably would not have looked nearly as good. We know that you all would like to see pictures, but the room is still not finished! We need to get the carpentry painted, the furniture put together, and the room decorated before we can snap some shots; our target completion is 2-3 weeks away.
It is, however, time for another belly shot!
March 18, 2010 - 33.3 weeks
31 weeks
28.5 weeks
27 weeks
9–25 weeks
We’ve also added a new clue to the Minnie Miglio name-game:
“I share a name with a person in a painting by a famous artist.”
“I recently discovered that a character in a famous book shares a name with me.”
“A poem by a. pope contains my middle name in its title.”
“My name is sometimes associated with the juniper tree.”
“I share a name with a Charlotte Bronte character.”
“My name is the title of a play about a medieval Italian city.”
“My name is the title of a German film *not suitable for babies.”
“My name is that of a city, spelled in a foreign language.”
Email/comment to us directly and we’ll let you know if you get anything right, as long as you promise not to spoil it for anyone else. Good luck!
