Charlie
Look what we did on our summer vacation! World, meet Charlie. Born July 31st at 6:05 pm, he is the adorable handful that Dave and I are lucky enough to call our own. It’s been a wild first few weeks what with the sleeplessness, the feeding, the massive mental shift of sharing our lives and our space with a bouncing, fussing, fully functioning new family addition. But really, we promise we’re enjoying every second of parenthood… so far.
In Charlie’s first few weeks of life, we got him up to speed on the important things, such as how to enjoy Maryland blue crabs at Eastern Standard’s annual Crab Festival (ICOers Skip, Mark, CJ and Shore were all there to help him out and while it wasn’t as wild as years past, it certainly gave Charlie a taste for Old Bay) …
… along with where to go when he wants to get the area’s most incredible oysters. Yesterday, Charlie and I took a trip down to Duxbury so that I could be part of a shoot for the television show, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. While Charlie didn’t quite make it out onto the water, he did get a taste of his first oyster via osmosis. (Physically, he was about 5 minutes away with my friend Jenn in Kingston – which gave mom enough peace of mind to spend her first few hours away from the little peanut and not fret the entire time.) The shoot itself was loads of fun – Andrew put the whole crew at ease and even beat Chris at a shucking contest. I may have even gotten a little plug for SHUCKED into the footage (the episodes airs in February… stay tuned).
Speaking of the book, all systems are go for an October 11th publication date which we’ll be celebrating with a number of signings and book-related events. Get in on the fun by “liking” the book on Facebook or keep an eye on the blog where I’ll be adding a calendar of upcoming events. We have signings scheduled for Boston, Duxbury, Hingham, Philly, and Wilmington, DE so far… I have the feeling there will be many more to follow.
Until then, if you’ll indulge me, I’ll keep posting pictures of Charlie and any other fun oyster-related adventures I’m on… now that I’m able to eat them again (post pregnancy), there will be no more excuses for blog neglect. Next stop: Oyster Festival.
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August 26, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Amanda
Looking forward to the book, and the new addition is adorable! (Fyi, though, you might not want to post his full name AND birth date – makes it really easy for people to commit identity theft.)
August 26, 2011 at 9:37 pm
John Brawley
Good work Erin. I look forward to the book. Also, fun to catch up on the float — John.
August 29, 2011 at 9:02 am
Christie
Congratulations, Erin! I’ve been checking in to hear any news. What a beautiful little boy!
August 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Nick
Congratulations, Erin. What a cutie! Get sleep, there is an accumulative affect after a number of months…years of not getting un-interupted sleep.
August 31, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Gail
Can’t wait to read the book! Is it available for pre-order yet? Your story is pretty darn cool, and who wouldn’t love reading a whole book about oysters? Maybe we’ll run into you at the festival in Duxbury next weekend to offer congrats in person. (You may remember my husband and me – you wrote about us on the ICO blog a couple years back when he hid my engagement ring in an Island Creek.)
September 2, 2011 at 8:25 am
EBM
Hi Gail – thanks for the note! Yes, the book is available for pre order on Amazon or you can buy it through Island Creek’s website once it’s released in October. I think they’re even putting together a package with oysters and a copy of the book. Might want to wait for that!
Hope you guys are well – it’s great to hear from you (still the best engagement story ever!)
February 8, 2012 at 8:39 pm
sgibree01
saw the book on the “New Shelf”@ the library…love most oysters, including Island Creek so figured it was a good choice.and I was so right! Congrats on both projects
Mama Seedax2!