New City, New Jobs, New Baby on the Way!

Hello from New York! We've been in our new house in Wantagh, NY for a little over a month now, and we're loving it! Wantagh is a hamlet of the town of Hempstead, located on Long Island. As you can tell by the map, we're very close to the ocean -- less than 15 miles. We took Genevieve to the famous Jones Beach for her birthday and had a wonderful time. If you ever come visit us, you're guaranteed a trip to the beach! It takes about an hour to get to Manhattan by train. We've been into the city once since we've lived here and it was quite the adventure. I'm sure it will be easier next time now that we know what we're doing.

It's so good to be living together as a family again. Our house is absolutely perfect for us. It's small enough to keep track of a busy two-year-old, yet it has a huge basement for storage and a nice fenced-in backyard for Snoop and Genevieve to play. G finally has her own room after sharing one with me for the past year. It's perfectly pink in every way and she just loves it. We have great landlords: a young couple with a three-year-old daughter. We've already had a couple play dates and are looking forward to more. We definitely got lucky with this place!

We found a lovely Catholic church 5 minutes from our house. The priests are great, the music is traditional and beautiful, and everyone there is so friendly and makes us feel  right at home. Actually, people in general are super friendly here. From the cable guy to the mail man to strangers at the grocery store, everyone acts like neighbors here...much more so than anywhere else I've lived. It's very refreshing!

Jonathan started orientation at North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center a few weeks ago. His first official money-making day of work (HOORAY!!!) was on Monday and his first day being on-call is today (the 4th of July). Fireworks and feet don't always mix, so I'm sure he'll have a busy, interesting, and patriotic  night...minus the white and blue. He is loving his residency so far. The hours are long since it's mostly surgical cases, but he says that the days fly by and he's learning so much every day. He's always telling me about his cases and I just smile and pretend I understand his doc-talk.

My new job is pretty darn great as well. For the first time, I can officially call myself a stay-at-home mom. This makes me happier than I can put into words. With baby #2 right around the corner, I plan to stay home for at least 3 more months, but hopefully longer. Baby seems to be doing great. He or She is extremely active and kicks really hard - much  more so than Genevieve. Jonathan thinks it's a boy but I have a feeling it's a girl (probably a very feisty one!).

Here's Gigi posing with her little brother or sister at 36 weeks. I apologize for the swimsuits / lack of clothing, but these were just too cute not to share!