week 30

This past week I turned 30 weeks! This means I better get the nursery finished up and soon. My doctor said at the check-up that everything is measuring perfect and I am healthy. His heart beat was 138 and she guided my hand so I could feel the babies head. It was so cool and weird! I look very different from week 10 and week 20. He weights in at around 3 pounds now and is a size of a cabbage. He is a wiggler. He tends to be active during the early morning and evening right after dinner. He is no longer shy and Nick can pretty much feel him anytime he is moving. We are uncertain of a name but Simon is still our favorite. The name Bennett is in close second and we have a long list of others. I have a feeling it will come to us at the hospital.

thanksgiving at the seymours

This past week we had the enormous pleasure to spend four days with the Seymours. We came down the day before Thanksgiving and stayed through Saturday evening. We had so much fun that time and the weekend flew by way too fast. On Wednesday, I turned 29 weeks and the baby is the size of a butternut squash (my favorite vegetable). He is very active and sticks to being active early in the morning and late at night. He sure loves peanut butter sandwiches a lot.

On Thursday, we watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the morning. I think that was the first time we actually sat and watched the entire parade. We spent the rest of the day cooking the Thanksgiving dinner. We made roasted sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts with bacon, salad, sage sausage and apple stuffing, gravy, green bean casserole and deep fried turkey. It all turned out delicious and at the end of the night we were all stuffed. Especially after the chocolate chip, apple and sweet potato pies we had for dessert. It was a great meal and a great day.

On Friday, Audrey and I went to a tearoom. I didn't know what to expect because it was my first time at a tearoom. I loved it. It was one of the best meals I have had in a long time. We had unlimited tea with 65 different teas to choose from on the menu. Alongside we had butternut squash soup, house salad, 6 different tea sandwiches, a sweet potato scone with apple cinnamon curb, blueberry lemon bread, chocolate covered strawberry and a couple of tiny tarts. We ate and chatted and drank for two full hours. I can not remember the last time I enjoyed a meal so much. I am anxious to go back the next time we are visiting the Seymours. And, how can I forget about the family photo shoot we had earlier that day. The boys and Alice posed as our future children. Don't we make a cute family?

On Saturday, we went and picked out a tree for the Seymours. We went to a farm where you can cut down a tree yourself from multiple fields of hundreds. It took a while to find the perfect tree but in the end we succeeded. We went out for lunch at Mount Airy Inn after we got the tree wrapped up. It was nice to sit down to a hot meal after being out in the cold. We were sad to have to leave later on that night to get home. We had an amazing weekend thanks to the Seymours. 

my boston baby shower

This past weekend was a very exciting one. We were hosting the entire Seymour family, my friend Mary and my mother, whom came up for my baby shower brunch this Sunday. Everyone flew in early Friday morning and after the airport we decided to hang in the city for a few hours to visit the Aquarium. Even though the big tank was under construction the boys still enjoyed the tanks on the outskirts of the room.

Nick and I got to meet Alice for the first time and we had fun showing her around. She is so adorable and the best behaved baby I have ever met.  She made no fuss at the zoo after being at the airports all morning.

One of the coolest things they had on exhibit were these shark eggs. If you looked real close, you could actually see little shark like shapes inside the three sacs on the right. Those eggs were due in January and February, like our baby boy, but the left most sac was not due till mid-April of next year.

Ryan spotted Nemo in one of the tanks. He was very excited to see him and was pointing him out to everyone.

We ended our trip to the Aquarium by visiting the sting ray and shark touch pool. We were encouraged to put our hands in the water while the sting rays swam by so we could touch them. James and Ryan got to touch a few sting rays rushing by... The sharks were all hiding out that day so we didn'd get to touch any of them.

We ended our night at The Castle. It was a really neat place that had a moat at the entryway and was decked out in armor and fancy castle decor. We sat next to one of the biggest fireplaces I have ever seen. The place was not very busy so the boys got to run around and see the decorations in all the rooms. Audrey snagged a few pictures which I will post here when I get them from her. It was a really neat place! 

Saturday we spent prepping for the shower and hanging about the house. My mom came to the house around eleven and we went out to do some grocery shopping and errands. The boys spent the day playing in the snow and we spent the night cooking in our newly renovated kitchen. I really love all of the extra counter space we now have. 

It was a long day and we were all in bed by nine o'clock.

Sunday was my baby shower. I was up early because I was way too excited to sleep and for the shower to start. Audrey did an amazing job with all of the decorations and the food. We had so many choices. There were bagels, muffins, quiche, hashbrown casserole, fruit, donut holes, meatballs and various drinks. I loved drinking my virgin mimosa out of a mason jar. It was such a cute idea. Great job Audrey! My friend, Thuy, made the cake and it looked and tasted amazing. We spent the morning playing all sorts of shower games and pigging out. I really enjoyed spending time with the best people in the world and I am grateful to have such wonderful and giving friends. My baby boy got lots of goodies from clothing to gadgets and I cannot wait for everyone to meet him.

This game was such a hit. I got to pin the egg on a foam uterus and the closest sperm won a prize :)

I think Alice really enjoyed herself as well. She was busy looking around and enjoying the action.

Some of the shower crew. We should have done this before everyone started taking off but it is really nice to have a picture of most everyone.

I was tuckered out after all of the festivities.

Thuy wanted to feel the baby but he slept all of the morning through all the noise and action. I just hope he will be this good when he is actually here.

I will be forever grateful for such an amazing shower to my bbf, Audrey.

week 26

I haven't taken a belly photo in a while so here is one to show my progress. I am a week away from the third trimester and I cannot believe how fast these last two trimesters have flown by. We have done a lot but we still have a lot to do before the baby comes. I am mostly worried about labor and delivery now. I am going to try it the all natural way and I hope I can handle it.

homemade animal shaped rug

This past weekend and week Nick and I have been busy putting the nursery together. My bff and her family are coming up next weekend for my baby shower and I really want to have the room together so they can see it in person. We finally finished painting on Friday! Then we put in the dresser, chairs, bookcase and fan. Tomorrow Nick is going to put together the crib and hopefully we can finish putting all the little accessories into the room as well. All that we will be missing is a glider which we will have to wait until this winter. I think they will get a good picture of the room set-up without it nevertheless.

One of the things I really wanted for the room was a rug and I spent hours online looking for the perfect fit. I got really hooked on the idea of an animal shaped rug in blue for baby boy. I finally found one that I liked just to learn it was designer and comes with a hefty $1,000 price tag. So I looked for alternatives and couldn't find anything cheaper. But, during my search I stumbled onto a website that lets you make your own rug out of felt. It was perfect. I went out and got all the supplies for $50 and couple of nights later I had a custom rug for the baby's room. Check it out. I finished it last night. It's blue on one side and gray on the other. I love being crafty. I am already on the lookout for the next project.