It Takes a (Virtual) Village

As most already know, I have returned safe and sound to the US from Doha. My time there has officially ended and now KZog and I have settled into a mad, mad mode of preparing our current house for sale and considering where we will settle down in anticipation of LZog's (Little Zog) arrival and my entrée onto the academic job market for fall 2015.

As we move into LZog's third trimester, many have asked if someone will host a baby shower. While some have offered, because of the far-flungedness of most of our friends and family, we have decided instead to hold a sort of ongoing virtual baby shower. KZog and I very much want everyone, near and far, to be involved in LZog's life and found this the best option for us at this time. Though some websites exist to formalize a virtual shower as an event, we will keep everyone updated through the blog. Each week or so, I will share the wonderful ways in which you all have helped create our (virtual) village for LZog.

Rather than registering at Target and/or Babies 'R Us (I have to confess, that place sends me into a panic - one cannot possibly need all those things. . . . right?), we have chosen to use BabyList, an online registry that allows us to compile products from across the web. At the click of a browser button I may add that fantastic book sling I found at Bed Bath and Beyond as well as our preferred diapers from the Honest Company. If interested, click here for the Herzogenrath BabyList Registry.

I'll admit that I am not the biggest fan of "baby bump" photos. But, our 20 weeks coincided with Easter, so we have some photos of me rounding out for those who require proof. Suffice it to say my roundness has become far more pronounced here as we approach week 28 . . .

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Squinting, but Smiling

                                        
   

XO,
JZog
Herzogenrath BabyList Registry