tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90297121784024373822024-02-21T04:45:49.185-08:00Life With IngridEva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-61062501933533365682013-02-15T19:54:00.000-08:002013-02-15T19:54:00.773-08:00STOCKHOLM'S OLD TOWN<br />
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<i>I originally posted this on <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/wanderlust-stockholms-gamla-stan/">the Sycamore Street Press blog</a> on December 4, 2012.</i></div>
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Eva Maria Wilhelmina Lundh Hubertz. Quite the mouthful, right? Her friends shortened it to the nickname May. I called her Mormor. She was my great-grandmother, and I grew up watching her fingers work at various crafting projects while sitting on the couch in her cozy living room. She came to the US from Stockholm in the 20′s and married my great-grandfather, <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/the-man-i-call-morfar/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">a handsome young Norwegian</a>. I’ve always wanted to visit the city where she grew up, and this fall, I was lucky enough to do just that.</div>
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On our first day in Stockholm, Kirk, Ingrid, and I took a walk around the old part of the city: Gamla Stan. I’ve heard that in the summertime, it’s crowded and overrun with tourists. But on this quiet day in October, we had the streets practically to ourselves. It was magical. – Eva</div>
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Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-78278567235706709082013-02-14T19:49:00.000-08:002013-02-14T19:49:00.394-08:00DECEMBER 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All of mine and Kirk's siblings, along with all of Ingrid's cousins were in Utah for Christmas. It was amazing seeing everyone. Who knows when that will happen again?! Ingrid had a blast playing with all of her cousins and still talks about them all the time. In fact, when we say our family prayer before bed, she often interjects and makes sure we go down the entire list of family members. :)<br />
<br />Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-6995844457334710012013-02-12T19:57:00.000-08:002013-02-12T19:57:00.036-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS (A LITTLE, WELL, A LOT LATE)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;"><i>I originally posted this on </i><span style="color: #3702ee; text-decoration: underline;"><i>the Sycamore Street Press blog</i></span><i> on December 25, 2012. This was our Christmas card for the year, so I'm sorry if you are just seeing this for the first time! </i></span></div>
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!</div>
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xoxo, Kirk, Eva, Ingrid, & the rest of the Sycamore team</div>
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<em style="font-style: italic;">White Christmas lyrics by Irving Berlin</em></div>
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This blog will soon be called "Life with Ingrid & Lars", so here's a little update of my belly with him in it. I took this photo in December 2012, when I was 5 months along.<br />
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Ingrid loves to "see" and "hug" baby Lars, which at this points lifting up my shirt so she can see and hug my belly. She likes to lay her head against my belly and suck her thumb. And since she went to my last prenatal appointment and heard his "heartbeak", she likes to listen for that, too, and feel for his kicks. She seems to have a pretty good understanding of the whole thing... we'll see how it goes when he comes out, though.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-13355816941616952912013-02-08T07:00:00.000-08:002013-02-08T07:00:08.826-08:00NOVEMBER 2012 / 2 YEARS OLD!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On November 16, 2012, Ingrid turned 2! We took her out to the local diner, Chick's Cafe, for a Mickey Mouse shaped pancake breakfast. She also had a family dinner with the Pollocks and with the Jorgensens. It was fun that she understood the concept, and got excited for cake, presents, and the birthday song.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-28352520103183369802013-02-07T19:32:00.000-08:002013-02-07T19:32:00.401-08:00IT'S A BOY!<br />
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<i>I originally posted this on </i><span style="color: #3702ee; text-decoration: underline;"><i>the Sycamore Street Press blog</i></span><i> on November 6, 2012. </i></div>
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When the technician spelled out “b-o-y” on the sonogram monitor without saying a word, I got the biggest grin on my face. Somehow that moment makes the baby so much more real to me. Especially since both times it’s happened, we already had a name picked out. Last time, of course, it was <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/sycamore-street-press-ingrids-birth-announcements/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Ingrid</a>. This time, it’s Lars. We’re naming him after Kirk’s great-great grandfather, who was a miner in the arctic north of Sweden. A fitting name, I think, for a boy who will grow up in this <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/on-settling-down/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">mountain town</a> of ours.</div>
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When he’s born in April, we’ll have one of each. Perfect, right? And yet, I have to admit I was hoping for another girl. Partly because I have a sister a little younger than me, and we had so much fun together growing up. And partly because I am more comfortable with girls in general. But now that I know that the little one growing inside me is a boy, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Yes, I am nervous. But I’m up to the challenge. He’ll bring a whole different dynamic to the family that will be good for all of us. I can’t wait to meet him! – Eva</div>
Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-39029541328796498742013-02-06T19:30:00.000-08:002013-02-06T19:30:00.212-08:00OCTOBER 2012 / 23 MONTHS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just before her 2nd birthday, we used points from our business to take Ingrid to Europe. Specifically, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Paris. Other than the fact that she hardly slept a wink on the many plane rides we took, she was a great little traveler.<br />
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Some of my memories of Ingrid on the trip:<br />
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+ On our first day there, we let her pick out a toy. She chose a Pippi Longstocking doll (accompanied by Mr. Nielson, of course.) She took those dolls with her every single day and would make them talk and play together while we pushed her in the stroller. They were a lifesaver and such a great souvenir from the trip.<br />
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+ Her favorite thing on the trip was when we'd let her get out of the stroller and run around in a park, town square, etc.... especially if there was a bench nearby. She LOVED climbing up on benches.<br />
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+ She had the time of her life visiting the replica of Pippi's house (Villa Villekula) at Junibacken in Stockholm. Her favorite parts were playing in the kitchen with the cakes and cookies and getting to sit on and groom Pippi's (wooden) horse.<br />
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+ Whenever we'd have to carry her stroller up and down stairs or take it on the escalator (which was multiple times a day), she'd throw her legs up in the air and say "flying!"<br />
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+ She loved any kind of "ride". Taxi rides, boat rides, train rides, etc...<br />
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+ The carousel in the Tuileries gardens in Paris was a big hit. We made sure to go twice. We also took her to the old-fashioned Paris zoo, which she loved. Especially the monkeys and the flamingos, which she told us were "noisy".<br />
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23 months on October 16, 2012.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-54277054496363551142013-02-05T07:00:00.000-08:002013-02-05T07:00:07.612-08:00A DAY IN THE LIFE<br />
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<i><i>I originally posted this on </i><span style="color: #3702ee; text-decoration: underline;"><i>the Sycamore Street Press blog</i></span><i> on October 23, 2012. </i></i></div>
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Last year, I shared <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/our-little-life-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mother-wife-letterpress-business-owner-illustrator/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">a day in my life</a> with you. I put together that post for those of you who, like me, love hearing about how other people organize their days. Well, I think it’s time for another. Many things have changed since in the past year — mainly that our baby became a toddler. I’m still constantly trying to find a balance that works for me and my family. For now, I work at Sycamore Street Press 4 days a week, plus a few evenings, which ends up being about 40 hours a week. It’s a far cry from my working schedule before having a baby, which was more like 70 hours a week. I’ve learned to prioritize, to get help, and to let things go.</div>
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The childcare situation: When we decided to start having children, we made <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/on-settling-down/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">a conscious choice</a> to live near our families. Because of the nature of our business, we were fortunate to be able to make that decision. Both grandmothers watch Ingrid one day a week. It’s an incredible help for us and a wonderful bonding time for them. Kirk and I are also lucky to work together and to work from home, which means that we each watch her one weekday (in addition to weekends together, of course). She also just started going to an in-home childcare one day a week. Like any toddler, she could work on some of her social skills such as sharing, so I think this will be good for her. Before this, a babysitter came to the house, which was also great, but she’s getting to the age where social interaction with other kids seems more important.</div>
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Here’s a typical day for me when I’m working at SSP:</div>
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7:30 – Hear Ingrid calling out “Mommy!” through the wall that our bedrooms share. When I go to rescue her, she always has something to say. Usually, it’s a request for a specific toy or food. Either Kirk or I change her, then we all usually end up sitting around the kitchen table together for breakfast (steel cut oatmeal with carrots, zucchini, or pumpkin or granola with yogurt and fruit).</div>
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8:00 – Kirk gets Ingrid dressed and reads her a few books while I put on some workout clothes, brush my teeth, make the bed, and tidy up the house.</div>
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8:20 – Time for my morning walk with Ingrid down our country road. My mom, my mom’s dog, my sister in law, and my baby niece often come with us, too. Sometimes we stop to feed the chickens, look at the horses, and call after the dog (who likes to wander off).</div>
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9:00 – Give Ingrid a kiss and hand her off to my mom for the day. Hop in the shower and get dressed.</div>
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9:30 – Sit down at the computer and go through my emails. Check into Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.</div>
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10:30 – Dig into my major task for the day. It could be product research, drawing designs, blogging, business planning and paperwork, etc…</div>
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12:00 – Lunch. Usually it’s a sandwich or leftovers from the night before. Sometimes I’m able to eat with Ingrid or Kirk — mostly I end up eating at my desk.</div>
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12:30 – Check and answer emails and get back on social media for a bit.</div>
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1:45 – Back to the major task for the day.</div>
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5:00 – Go get Ingrid. Read books or play for a while, then sit Ingrid down with The Muppets, Wonderpets, or one of her other favorites while I prepare dinner.</div>
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6:00 – Dinner. Kirk, Ingrid, and I sit down to dinner together. We try to serve her whatever we are eating. (This time of year there’s a lot of soups, chili, roasted veg, etc…) Sometimes she’ll eat it, other times she refuses. If she at least tries it, I call it good. Afterwards, we always offer her plain, whole fat yogurt and fruit.</div>
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6:40 – Time to get ready for bed. Sometimes there’s a bath (Other times she takes a shower in the morning with me). Then we cover her with lotion, put her in a fresh diaper, PJ’s, and her sleep sack. She gets to pick out one book to read , then we read a few verses from the scriptures, sing a song, and say a prayer. We make sure to get some “tickle time” in, and lots of cuddles.</div>
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7:00 – Ingrid is in bed. Kirk and I finish cleaning the kitchen, then often go back to work, or do some household project for a while.</div>
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9:30 – TV. We unwind by watching a recorded show or something on Netflix. No Reservations, Modern Family, Project Runway, and Mad Men are some of our favorites.</div>
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11:00 – Time to get ready for bed. Sometimes we read for a while, sometimes not. We’re usually asleep by midnight.</div>
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It took me a while, but I finally found a rhythm and schedule that seems to work for us. Well, kind of. We’ve got our issues like anyone. For example: we didn’t hang out with any friends for about 5 straight months this year because we were too busy. And if you saw our announcement the other day, you’ll know that our whole world will be turned upside down again before long. It’s a constant readjustment, right?</div>
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I’m curious, what are your days are like?</div>
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Some related posts you might like: <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/on-settling-down/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">On Settling Down</a>, <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/our-little-life-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mother-wife-letterpress-business-owner-illustrator/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">A Day in the Life | May 2011</a>, and <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/on-being-you-what-hit-home-at-alt/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">On Being You</a>.</div>
Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-65783057329679522792013-02-04T07:00:00.000-08:002013-02-04T07:00:09.648-08:00ANOTHER ONE!<br />
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<i>I originally posted this on </i><span style="color: #3702ee; text-decoration: underline;"><i>the Sycamore Street Press blog</i></span><i> on October 19, 2012. </i></div>
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Say hello to the big sister!</div>
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We always knew we wanted more than one child. But it took us <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/our-little-life-ingrids-birth-story-part-1/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">quite a while</a> to have Ingrid, so we mentally prepared ourselves for another marathon of the worry and stress (and charting, ugh) that comes with fertility issues. And then, miraculously, it just happened. Just. like. that. As if that weren’t awesome enough, the miserable feeling of sickness and exhaustion that plagued me 24/7 during my first trimester with Ingrid never showed up. Other than my expanding waistline, I feel pretty normal. It’s kind of crazy actually. I didn’t know that getting pregnant and being pregnant could be so easy! In fact, sometimes I feel like it can’t be real — like something terrible must be lurking around the next corner. (Knock on wood.) But whenever I get thoughts like that, I just tell myself to stop being a worrywart and to enjoy this incredible gift we’ve been given. I can’t wait to meet the little person!</div>
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The stats: I’m 15 weeks along, due in April, and we’ll find out the baby’s gender in 2 1/2 weeks. We can’t wait! – Eva (& Kirk)</div>
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<em style="font-style: italic;">Photo by <a href="http://www.candicestringham.typepad.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Candice Stringham</a> (Who did an amazing job, no?)</em></div>
Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-90153961634753038172013-02-01T19:12:00.000-08:002013-02-01T19:12:00.367-08:00PARIS MEMORIES<br />
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<i><i>I originally posted this on </i><span style="color: #3702ee; text-decoration: underline;"><i>the Sycamore Street Press blog</i></span><i> on October 12, 2012. </i></i></div>
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Well, you know I’ve got Paris on my mind. Which made me remember my first time there with Kirk.</div>
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We were completely broke when we got married. I decided I didn’t want a fancy ring. Instead, we asked my cousin to make one out of silver in his high school metalworking class. (I still wear it and love it!) I wanted to save every penny for a backpacking trip to Europe, and Kirk agreed. For 6 months, we scrimped and saved, working multiple food service jobs. We ended up with $5000 and decided to stay for 3 months. After taking out the cost of airfare to and from the Continent, that left us with $18 per day per person for everything included — food, lodging, transportation, museum entries, etc… Ha!</div>
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So imagine how devastated we were one morning in Paris when we absentmindedly forgot that our metro passes had expired, and ended up getting fined almost $200. We still had a magical time in the city of light, though. Our friend Dannii let us crash on her floor, and took us to her favorite Paris places, including the perfect spot on Ile St. Louis for a sunset picnic. We climbed the steps to the Sacré Coeur, splurged on dinner at a little bistro in St. Germain, tried to spot all <a href="http://www.space-invaders.com/1paris.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">the Space Invaders</a>…</div>
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That was 7 years ago. This will be our first time back. I feel incredibly lucky to go — and at the same time, I want to find a way to make travel like this happen more often. – Eva</div>
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+ Enjoyed the last of the summer fruits</div>
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+ Started hanging out with friends again after a 5 month hiatus (it’s been a crazy year!)</div>
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+ Helped out in our church youth group’s vegetable garden</div>
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+ Explored Salt Lake City</div>
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+ Started enjoying fall foods, fall music, and dressing in fall layers</div>
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Ingrid had a new playmate: "'Kumi" (my dear friend from Japan, Ikumi Watanabe, who stayed with us August - October). Together they:<br />
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+ Had lots of "book picnics".<br />
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+ Did yoga. Ingrid's favorite move is downward dog.<br />
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+ Went on lots of walks down the hill, making sure to take rests in the shade where it's "nice and cool".<br />
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+ Hung out with the orange cat, Pippin.<br />
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22 months on September 16, 2012.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-90027900184229481542013-01-29T19:00:00.000-08:002013-01-29T19:00:04.883-08:00AUGUST 2012 ON INSTAGRAM<br />
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+ Welcomed our dear friend and new (although temporary) flatmate, Ikumi.</div>
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+ Visited a neighbor’s working ranch.</div>
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+ Took a waterskiing trip to the Colorado river with my side of the family.</div>
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+ Met our baby nephew Owen for the first time.</div>
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+ Had all sorts of fun with Kirk’s side of the family during “Jorgensen Super Week”.</div>
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In August 2012, the entire Jorgensen family was in town. We went on a hike, to the park, and enjoyed each other's company.<br />
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(Top photo by Kirsten.)Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-8730070194978273092013-01-25T07:00:00.001-08:002013-01-25T07:00:11.484-08:00THE RIVER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In August 2012, we went on a Pollock family trip to the Colorado River on the border of California and Arizona, aka "The River". We spent lazy days in the water, on the boat, and hanging out with everyone, including Ingrid's newborn nephew, Owen.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-53499835518649427782013-01-24T07:00:00.001-08:002013-01-24T07:00:03.827-08:00THE SPLASH PARK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In August 2012, Ingrid went to a splash park with her friends Blythe, Sullivan, and Perry (not pictured). She was in her element, to say the least. She LOVES the water. She actually ended up palling around with a 12 year old girl for quite a while and didn't mind when the older boys sprayed her with the giant water guns.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-85128645796943718002013-01-23T07:00:00.001-08:002013-01-23T07:00:04.241-08:00JULY 2012 ON INSTAGRAM<br />
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<i>I originally posted this on <a href="http://This post was originally on the Sycamore Street Press blog.">the Sycamore Street Press blog</a> on August 10, 2012. </i></div>
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+ finished renovating our apartment and moved back in</div>
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+ had the Sycamore Street Press summer photo shoot (new letterpress cards!)</div>
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+ saw a runaway horse racing down the street with cyclists (just like in <em style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gumz2RABuNw" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #18baba; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Amelie</a></em>)</div>
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+ played in the garden and saw lots of critters</div>
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+ visited with old friends</div>
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+ watched Ingrid have the time of her life on her first trip to the splash park</div>
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In July 2012, <a href="http://www.candicestringham.typepad.com/">Candice Stringham</a> took some family portraits for us. I love how they turned out, especially the ones of Ingrid (of course).Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-52006713123430360972013-01-21T07:31:00.000-08:002013-01-21T07:31:00.149-08:00ON SLEEPING<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i>This post was originally on the <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/blog/little-one-sleeping/">Sycamore Street Press blog</a> on July 20, 2012. </i></span></i></div>
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Last night, I pulled a coughing and whimpering toddler out of her crib and into my bed. We curled up next to each other and slept until morning.</div>
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I couldn’t believe it. I know it sounds like a natural thing to happen between a mama and her little one, but in this household, it’s a near-miracle. Ever since Ingrid was about 3 months old, she hasn’t been able to sleep within sight of anyone else. She simply gets too distracted. But last night, I suppose her exhaustion and longing for comfort won out. I didn’t sleep nearly as well as I normally do — with her little arms and legs draped over mine — but I didn’t mind. I loved it, actually.</div>
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I’m curious — for those of you with kids — do they ever sleep in your bed with you? Can they fall asleep in your arms, sprawled out on the couch, on an airplane? Or do they require a very specific environment to drift off?</div>
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<em style="font-style: italic;">Photo: Kirk and Ingrid taking a nap together when she was only 6 days old. So sweet, it kills me every time I look at it. </em></div>
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In June we rode the Heber Creeper, admired the horses and flowers, moved our studio, took everything out of our apartment so we could remodel it, helped out with our church’s youth camps, tried to get caught up with work, and on one sunny morning — for 20 glorious minutes — watched Ingrid as she miraculously slept in her stroller.</div>
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Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-40948533040459423732012-07-11T18:50:00.001-07:002012-07-11T18:51:45.450-07:00SHE CRACKS ME UP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was quiet in Ingrid's room. She'd been in bed for a good 40 minutes. All I could hear on the monitor was the hiss of her white noise machine. And then, out of nowhere, a little voice piped up, "Muppets!"... which was then followed by silence for the rest of the night.<br />
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She cracks me up.Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-58003708091592917842012-07-01T15:30:00.002-07:002012-07-01T15:31:28.606-07:0019 MONTHS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture was a minor miracle. Ingrid has never been one of those babies that will just sleep anywhere. But one day a couple of weeks ago, she fell asleep in the stroller on our daily walk, and when we got back to the house, she didn't even wake up! For 20 more minutes, she just lay there like a little angel, fast asleep. Luckily, I realized this moment might never come again. I sat next to her and watched.<br />
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At 19 months, she is a complete joy. Lately she's been into:<br />
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+ Eating lots of yogurt, fruit, bread, cheese, and not much else. The little twerp.<br />
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+ Running. She yells "Wun!" and then takes off, arms purposely flung out behind her, hands cocked at a funny angle as if she thinks she's a gymnast making a landing. She often watches her feet while she runs, slowing herself down considerable.<br />
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+ Bubbles!<br />
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+ Counting: "One, two, hee!"<br />
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+ Trying to write on the fogged up glass in the shower. She draws a downward line with her finger and says "I", then makes a bunch of random marks and declares "Ina!" (her way of saying her name)<br />
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+ Her 6 mo. old cousin Christina, who moved here last month. Ingrid is obsessed with anything "Baby" is doing.<br />
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+ Ring Around the Rosies. She sings "Ashes, Ashes" at the top of her lungs over and over again. Once in a while, she'll say "Ahfah down!" and then carefully lie down on the floor.<br />
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19 months on June 16th, 2012.<br />
<br />Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-18448561380722218452012-07-01T15:13:00.002-07:002012-07-01T15:15:16.196-07:0018 MONTHS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She stayed with her Grandma and Grandpa Jorgensen for 10 days while we were in New York for a trade show. It was the first time we had been away from her... I think it was harder for us than for her! She is so happy and fun to be around these days. </div>
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18 months on May 16, 2012.</div>
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All she wants to do these days is play outside: blowing bubbles, looking with excitement (and a little fear) at the animals, drawing "babies" and "mamas" with chalk on the driveway, climbing, and exploring, and having the time of her life.<br />
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I've lost count of how many words she says... she's been stringing phrases together such as:<br />
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+ "Go mama please." (translation: Mama, can I go outside please?")<br />
+ "Show watch please."<br />
+ "No oatmeal. Toast.... please!"<br />
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She's discovered she gets her way much more often when she says please, which she pronounces "peez". Doesn't mean she doesn't forget sometimes (read: multiple times a day) and start to whine or cry instead. :)<br />
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She's also started calling me and Kirk "Mommy" and "Daddy" sometimes instead of "Mama" and "Dada". It's cute, but also a little bit heartbreaking. She's growing up so fast!Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029712178402437382.post-3964373820846914132012-05-09T07:00:00.000-07:002012-05-09T07:00:09.867-07:00PLAYING PRINCESS...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...for the first time.</div>Eva / Sycamore Street Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473612753403446630noreply@blogger.com0