There's always next year...on to baseball...GO WHITE SOX!!!!!
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As a fan that still has my Bears shirts from 1985, that I wore as a 4 year old starry-eyed little girl watching the game, I love the Bears. I love football, I love that we play outside in Chicago, and I love going to the games and freezing my rear-end off cheering on my team. I love the whole experience (I also love Hockey...). I have been a Bears fan while RESPECTING Brett Favre (WHEN HE WAS ON THE PACKERS) as a great quarterback (I feel differently now). I love the Bears, I hope they can go all the way, it would be great for Chicago, and who doesn't like to win!? The Bears-Packers feud is near and dear to all Bears fans, much as I suppose the Packers and Vikings fans.
James, already a die-hard Bear fan!
Lily is wearing ONE of my shirts from 1985...next, Superbowl shirt!
Because I am a Bears fan and live 8 miles from the WI border, I absolutely love this joke I saw on facebook today. Up here,things are lighting up already between fans on both sides. Fans in my neighborhood are flying their Packers flags right next door to fans flying Bears flags. There is razzing, goading, and joking among neighbors and even folks at the stores. It's going to be an interesting game on Sunday...to say the least! Without further ado...
A Bear fan, a Steelers fan and a Packer fan are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The Steelers fan insists he is the most loyal. "This is for the Steelers" he yells, and jumps off the side of the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Bear fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells "This is for the Bears!" and pushes the Packer fan off the mountain!!
Charlie, HUGE Bears fan!
And: Let us pray: Our Papa, Who art a Bear, Halas be thy name. Thy championship come, thy play be run, at home as it is away. Give us this day our Sunday win, and forgive us our turnovers, though we pounce on those who turnover against us, and lead us not into fourth and long, but deliver us from Rodgers. In the name of Dit...ka, Butkus & the... Holy Payton. As it was in 1985, so shall it be in 2010, reign without end, Amen,
Our son, James Sullivan Peschke joined us Friday, January 14, 2011 at 2:25PM cst. He was 8lbs 12oz and 20 1/2" long! He was born at home (more on that later) in the water, and his Daddy was able to be here for it all! 
James being weighed about 1.5 hours after birth
James and Mommy shortly after birth tucked into Mommy's bed!As if that weren't enough excitement, yesterday, Chris's cousin, Ryan and his wife, Nicole, welcomed their first child, a son, RJ into the world at 7:33PM! Just the beginning of the new year, and our family has already grown by 4 feet! Congratulations Ryan and Nicole, and new grandparents Cindy and Rick!,
We're still waiting for our little man. He's decided he's really comfy in there and doesn't want to come out. I've done acupuncture, walking, and a couple of other "natural" methods to no avail. Today I'm going to try some red raspberry leaf tea and evening primrose oil. If it is unsuccessful tonight, I will continue it tomorrow even though Chris is going to Green Bay for work in the morning. Hopefully I won't have the baby while he's gone, but at this point, I'll just be happy to have the baby!,
Those of you that know me, know that I am not the World's most patient person by any stretch of the imagination. If I'm buying concert tickets, I will pay the extra $10 to get them instantly and print them instead of waiting for them to come in the mail. The same for Netflix movies, if I can watch it instantly, I will. However, this little baby doesn't seem to know that, and hasn't made any definitive moves to come out. I will probably schedule an accupuncture appointment for tomorrow morning...hopefully that will get something going!
I would appreciate any and all positive thoughts and prayers for labor to start soon, and for it to be a fairly quick experience for both baby James and I.
I'm losing my patience, I want to meet him, to hold him, to love on him, and to share him with his siblings...come on out little man, we're all anxious to meet you! ,
No, the baby hasn't come yet...he's not even due until Friday. Just FYI.
Chris and I stayed up to welcome the new year in OUR time-zone (Central) despite the fact that only 1 television station bothered to cover it here in Chi-town. Thank you ABC 7 Chicago!!!! We were both amazed that FOX skipped over Central entirely and went from New York directly to Las Vegas. We were both like "What just happened?" when they all the sudden were broadcasting from inside of casinos. Whatever. This is why we don't watch FOX, this, and the fact that they cancelled Firefly and won't give up the rights to air it on another network. - yeah, so there's that. However, FOX DOES employ one super-awesome reporter named Trish Van Pilsum and I follow her stories on the net, if you haven't seen them, google her!
Anyway, we welcomed 2011 with a kiss and a few kicks from our little guy on the inside, and have acknowledged that he is going to come when he wants to, and that our pattern of "Every 2 years" is now officially broken.-HA! We are patiently awaiting this little guy, and in the mean time, are going to be as prepared as we can be, and enjoy the last few days as a family of 5. :-)
Happy New Year to All!,
