Little.......Pumpkin?

So, we're 37 weeks today! That means full term---and the big day could be just around the corner! And there's no better way to celebrate that than by carving jack-o-lanterns. Imagine the look on the OB's face when we tell her that Monica's water just broke, and our hands are covered in orange sticky, seedy goo. Yum! (clearly, this is Steve back at writing posts again...)

What little peanut wouldn't want to be welcomed to her new home by a shrieking cat, pirate skull, and....albino Winnie the Pooh? As you can see above, Monica's looking great--and the "little" peanut is about the size of a jack-o-lantern herself!

More belly and visiting aussies

Okay friends and family, here is another belly picture slideshow...the last shot was taken at 34 weeks. I'm 35 along now...that's a mere 5 weeks until the due date! Crazy!

And fully clothed...




My cousin Jonathan visited the US from Australia with his fiance Anita. They got engaged a mere 2 days before they arrived from Vegas to DC! Congratulations Jonathan and Anita!

Here they are sitting on good old Albie Einstein during a day of touring around the DC monuments with me and my brother Dan.



And to leave this post with a note of humor...here is me resembling a beached whale wearing a Hawaiian shirt--we had just eaten a big dinner with Jonathan, Anita, my mom, and brother at our place.....mmm...steak.....baby likes meat...Monica no longer vegetarian...

Another Surprise Shower!

Thank you to Steve's mom Joan (aka "the mama-san!") for throwing me a surprise baby shower this weekend when were up in New Jersey visiting! With fun games, delicious food, adorable gifts, and good friends and family...I was one grinning, happy, giddy woman.

Thank you to all who came and helped make it a wonderful weekend!

Monica

Belly friends

Two posts in one day! Wowee!

When Bess, Jessica, and Carrie came over for dinner last night, Jess thought it would be fun to do a pregnant momma photo shoot.

Bess is 20 weeks pregnant with her "tater" and I am 33 weeks pregnant with my "peanut" :)


Bess has more creativity with her poses, she'd definitely make it further on "America's Next Top Model" than I would!

Tour of the new place

Hi everyone,

As I was leading some friends around the new place last night, I realized that we haven't given our out-of-town friends and family the "virtual tour" so here are some photos of our new home!


This is the living room and dining room.
Here is the view from the dining room "window" looking into the kitchen

The little peanut's room!

Our bedroom (still plain...we need to decorate). The large pillow on the bed is my "Snoogle" pillow--perfect for helping the pregnant lady find sleeping positions for her aching body. I like to call it "Slimey" after the little worm from Sesame Street.

What house tour doesn't include the bathroom? Key feature: The monkey bath rug...muy fancy.


The basement/office/guestroom/playroom/rock concert hall. Missing image: The back patio. I was taking these photos at 5:30 am (guess the snoogle pillow didn't help much last night) and it was dark out.

Hope you enjoyed the virtual tour! Have a good weekend!

Monica

The Little Peanut visits Philadelphia

This weekend was a busy one as we drove up to Philadelphia to celebrate the marriage of Steve's cousin Kait to her new hubby James. Congrats, to the happy couple!


In addition to hanging out with the fam in Philly...


...we also had a chance to stop by Jodi and Chris' on the way home to meet their 7 week old daughter Shannon. What I didn't know that my friend's Brette and Alexandra also came down from New York City and my Spain girls (as we studied abroad together during college) surprised me with a baby shower for the little peanut!

My Spain Girls (there are 6 in the picture!)

Me and Shannon (notice, Shannon is putting her hand on my belly, calming the kicks of her little friend inside)

Steve practicing being a good daddy by watching football as he holds a sleeping baby :)

Setting up the crib and a new belly shot

Hi all!

It's been a few weeks since we posted, but we were busy getting settled into the new place, which we love!

As promised, here's the most recent shot of Monica's belly at 30 weeks (7.5 months!).


We were playing around with putting it in a slide show version along with the past pics so you can see the progression.

In other breaking baby news, we also bought a crib for the little peanut's room! We had heard that if you buy a new crib, it can take 10-14 weeks for delivery, but we were in luck! They had the exact one we wanted in stock. We put it together that afternoon! Now it feels like a real baby's room! Craziness!

The finished product!

Hope everyone is doing well these days! Drop us a line and keep us updated with your lives!

Love,

Monica and Steve