Another woman...just what the world needs!!

At exactly 11:47 p.m. last night (April 4), Taylor Madison Teixeira was born. My roommate Beth—well, former roommie now—and her beau, Mush (real name Rich, but NO ONE calls him that…except Beth, which prompts a "who?" from me every time!!) welcomed their long awaited daughter into the world. She weighs 7lbs., 2oz. and is absolutely beautiful, at least in her picture. I get to see her today and I can’t wait!!

I’ve already told Beth I plan to be Taylor’s favorite Auntie. (And yes, I am her Aunt even though there’s no blood-relation. I have only one blood sister — shout-out to Krissy on the left coast, holla, holla, holla — but Beth and I about as close as it gets. A St. Louis native, Beth’s entire family lives back in MO. Mare, Rich, and me are her family here and Taylor’s our newest addition).

It’s funny to think how quickly lives can change. Little more than a year and a half ago, Beth, Mare, and I moved into our Southie pad and have had so much fun ever since. Sure we’ve had our little dramas, but I can honestly say it’s the best living situation I’d ever been in (college excluded, of course. Love you Ange, Jess, Heather, Rachael, and newly engaged Meg).

With all three of us being bartenders, it should come as no surprise that alcohol was practically our fourth roommate. We used to have Cosmopolitan nights just to have them, crack open a bottle of wine just to "try" it, buy a case of beers because they were on sale. We loved to drink, and Beth — you know it’s true, girl — could drink us both under the table.

Flash forward to September 2005 and Beth is preggers. Beth with a baby in the womb is a fun thing to see. As the months went by, there wasn’t a day that passed that Beth didn’t say something about wanting to drink. When it was a nice day, it was "Days like these make me want to sit outside somewhere and drink margaritas." During football season, it was "I just want a beer!!" Her ears perked up when given two bottles of Vuve (sp?) Champagne a week ago at her baby shower.

But my favorite expression of all: "I’m just over it."…Being pregnant, that is. It was hysterical. Everyday, she’d get bigger, more uncomfortable, and more impatient. She’d look down at her belly, give it a poke with her index finger and say "come on already, Taylor!!" So funny. But we all felt the same, couldn’t wait to meet her.

Well, she’s finally here, B (my nickname for her) and I couldn’t be happier for you and Mush. He’s going to spoil that kid rotten…and why shouldn’t he?

Anyway, I’ll end this post with the top 10 things I’ll miss about living with Beth (in no particular order):
* Going to Terri’s Place for breakfast on Saturdays/Sundays in our jammies and always ordering the same thing. Beth: Breakfast Burrito with salsa. Julie: Ham/cheese egg white omelet.
* Watching Jeopardy together and making fun of the dorks who compete on the show. Also watching 24 on Mondays. (We are truly junkies).
* Grilling with Tedy (our beloved football helmet Budweiser charcoal grill) on the roof.
* Our Cosmo parties (Had a lot of good talks with the girls. Easy to dish when you have a two-cosmo buzz).
* Her obsession with all things Hollywood. Honestly, tabloid mags all over the apartment.
* How excited she was to show us new clothing purchases and her excessive use of the word "cute" to describe them.
* Her I-Pod knowledge. I have 6,500 songs in my I-Pod and 95% are there because Beth did the work.
* Having someone to eat meat with. (Mare’s a vegetarian).
* Hearing her sing the wrong lyrics to songs and how she butchered the names of Massachusetts towns. Seriously funny stuff.
* Her to-do lists that never got finished because of her constant procrastination. So funny. She’d be sitting on the couch with the list staring her in the face and she’d say, "I just don’t feel like doing anything today." It happened often.

I foresee some of these trends continuing, but I realize they will not occur nearly as often as they once did. Understandable, but sad. Our little St. Louis girl’s all grown up and raising another. Can’t wait to share in your new experience. Any time you need a babysitter, I’m your gal. Remember, I’m Taylor’s favorite Auntie!! Love you, B.