OK, Sort of daily photo: Days 2 and 3

Daily photo 1

Because our lives are a bit hectic at the moment, I won't have much time for blogging.
So instead I will post the amazing pictures your Gima took (on her cell phone!) at the exact time I was giving birth to your sister.

Here is today's:

Baby Ella

She is finally here.
Ella Luisi Hall was born on Nov. 24, 2007 at 11:16 a.m.
She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. She is very sweet and looks a little bit like you, only with darker hair.



You didn't want to have much to do with her when you came to visit us at the hospital. But tonight, when we were all home, you finally got close to the baby and touched her head a few times.

I am so super exhausted. So I'll stop now.

Liveblogging: Thanksgiving Salt Sticks Hour 4

So, DAAAD made his best batch of Salt Sticks, ever, which probably had something to do with this look.



This is the kind of look that says, "my daddy is perfect and would never burn the bread," even though he totally burned the bread the first time he made this with me. But anyway. That kind of look is a lot of pressure for a man. Good thing your City Hall-reporting DAAAD is used to this kind of stress.

You were supposed to share the first piece with me. But you ran off with it to the fireplace.



Same with this one.



You didn't share the third piece either. But, uh, yeah, that's OK because this one looks like it's been infused with crazy juice.



Happy Thanksgiving!
(No, no baby yet.)

Liveblogging: Thanksgiving Salt Sticks Hour 3

It's time to roll the dough.




Which is fun and all . . .



But really, we'd rather taste stuff.



Like caraway seeds and kosher salt.




And French Breakfast tea. Yum.

Liveblogging: Thanksgiving Salt Sticks Hour 2

Next step in the breadmaking process: checking to see if the dough is, as the recipe says, "soft as a baby's butt."



Then it's time to butter the bowl.

Liveblogging: Thanksgiving Salt Sticks

Every Thanksgiving, your DAAAD makes these little bread things called Salt Sticks, but this year he got some help.