Another surprise shower

I had another surprise shower, this time at work. Sharon had scheduled a lunch meeting to catch up after she returned from her vacation - and I was not suspicious at all, given the fact that she had been away in Greece for almost three weeks. When we came over to Luka's there were all the people from work and it took me a minute to realize they were there for me! The table was decorated with cupcakes and little rubber ducks, so cute. We had lunch and then I unwrapped the gifts - I was pretty overwhelmed by the thoughtful gesture from so many people who I have only known for 10 months. So nice!

More maternity pictures

Carla gave me all the maternity pictures and I love them!!! I can't wait to put a book together with those as well as the pictures of the little girl once she is here.

Here's the link to the slideshow:
Maternity Pics

Dinner and surprise baby shower

Charlie hosted a dinner in honor of Tom and I. As always amazing food and lots of fun. In addition to Charlie, Jed and Adrienne, Beth, Lisa, Stacey, Daniel, and Marc were there. They surprised Tom and I with a great card and many baby items which we all needed. So cool!

Maternity pictures

For my birthday, Carla gave me maternity and newborn pictures. She is such a great photographer so I was really excited about it. We took the maternity pictures yesterday and it was so much fun! We even got Tom to pose for about 10 minutes which was a great accomplishment as he hates having his picture taken.

Here is the one teaser picture she sent today. More to come - can't wait!

Memorial Day BBQ

Memorial Day today - yeah for a 3-day weekend! We went to a BBQ at Stephanie and Paul's. Nice weather, great food, great company. Good times! The highlight was definitely when Ian's chair broke down under him - such a laugh!

It was so good to see everybody and just hang out. Stephanie and Paul have such a beautiful Victorian house with a great garden.

Tom had quite a bit to drink so I drove home. Lucky him to have a designated driver with me :-)

Pregnancy questions...

Found this online so thought I'd post

How far along? 29w1d
Total weight gain/loss: 7 pounds
Maternity clothes? not wearing them and hoping I never need to
Stretch marks? none, I am lucky
Sleep: great
Best moment this week: 10 mile run on Sunday...felt great
Movement: lots! not painful but lots of movement all the time
Food cravings: none
Gender: girl
Labor Signs: none, way too early
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: Cosmopolitans
What I am looking forward to: meeting our little girl!
Weekly Wisdom: patience, patience, patience...
Milestones: coming up on 30 weeks next week!

Monte Carlo Night

We went to a fun event at City Hall - Monte Carlo Night. City Hall was decorated casino-style, with live bands playing, game tables and free drinks and food. It was a great time although all the free drink stuff wasn't that much fun for me. Tom enjoyed it a lot though - they even had Hefeweizen! We lost all of our (free) chips in Blackjack then headed home. Good times!