It IS a baby!

There's no longer any need to worry, the peanut growing inside of Monica is, in fact, a baby. Long had we wondered whether the thing kicking away at Monica's belly was a baby or that some of her food was just a little too organic. Lo and behold! Our fears were allayed this week when we had a final ultrasound and it not only showed a baby, but a cute one at that! (We're not biased at all.) Here are a couple of shots of her face:

The one on the left is her puppy dog pouty look. She's got an eye on you in the middle pic. And the one on the right is the crowd pleaser--eyes scrunched up and a little smile.

In other news, we're all moved in to our new place. Luckily when we move out again in two years, we'll have an extra set of little arms to help move the couch, the tv, etc. ;) Grandma Laufer helped clean up the old apartment, and Grandma Silvestro came down for a few days to help unpack. This all culminated with a dinner at which the grandmas tried to weasel the baby's name out of us, bonded over babysitting privileges, and solidly concluded that Steve is going to be a pushover when it comes to his little girl.

Monica's doing great. She's loving all the baby kicks and when strangers ask when she's due. She's setting up a nice home office in the new place, where her nutrition & health counseling practice will continue to thrive. If anyone would like a free counseling session or just some tips on nutrition, cooking, and more, check out her site at YourIntuitiveHealth.com, or email her at yourintuitivehealth@gmail.com to sign up for her newsletter. (Yes, it's a shameless plug----but have you seen the price of baby furniture?!?)