4 Miles

Alex officially turned one today. I remember thinking how big Will was when he turned one…Alex doesn't seem that big. We celebrated at my parent's house. We went up to watch the unbelievable Colts win, eat pizza and have birthday cup cakes.

I'm sitting here working on this at about 10:30 pm…about the time Alex was born. I would link you back to the blog entry about it, but those archives are missing. I remember it being a warm, rainy day. Will and I went for a walk in the rain in my attempt to get the random contractions to get more regular. I remember going into the Dr. during his lunch break "Just to see how it's going" and he told me to not rush, but start getting everything together to come back in. I remember how I had asked so many people to pray he'd come in the next few days (I was very miserable because of the ICP and was considering an early induction, but scared of the required amniocentesis–Alex was due January 31st). Finally I remember how we went in and they broke my water around 5 and I was sure he'd be born well into the morning so he wouldn't be born on Friday the 13th. No, he came much faster then I expected! We are so thankful for the happy, curious, fun loving baby God has blessed us with–who is now becoming a toddler!

This is from Slate.com, "Flushed With Pride: How The Bathroom Became America's Latest Status Symbol".

In 1973, new houses with one bathroom, or a bathroom and a powder room, still accounted for 40 percent of the total; by 2005, the fraction had fallen to only 4 percent. Today, according to the National Association of Home Builders, the overwhelming majority of new houses have a bathroom attached to the master bedroom and a second bathroom down the hall for the kids, as well as a powder room downstairs for guests. Nearly 50 percent of all new houses have four or more bathrooms, and it is nearly impossible to sell a new house with only one bathroom. While social critics tut-tut this sanitary inflation, it's easy to understand the functional reasons for it: convenience and privacy. No more early-morning family lines; no more tripping over rubber ducks; no more guests snooping in the medicine cabinet.

How about the most important thing–no more sharing a bathroom with a toddler who's being potty trained!!!