Hi.

Welcome to malshag.org, the chronicles of our growing family consisting of several humans, six dogs, two cats, some reptiles and a gay rhino.

eilene has popped


So this is what it’s like to be 21 weeks, 6 days pregnant. Her belly has straight up popped in the last week or so, and I can feel minor movements when I put my hand on her belly.

We have begun shopping for strollers, car seats, cribs, falling-asleep-in-the-middle-of-the-night furniture, paint colors, and contractors to help me with the renovations. I’ve won some adorable Snoopy and Eeyore onesies on eBay, and it looks like craigslist is a goldmine of used baby furniture.

We’ve been using this image as inspiration to pull some ideas from for the baby’s room. I’d love some sort of slate or muted blue walls with white trim, with orange/brown/electric green accents. Our to-do list includes knocking down walls separating two double-closets and making them into single closets with sliding or bifold doors.