So she wasn't a Halloween baby

Despite some urging from kind friends who a). have Halloween birthdays themselves or b). know how much Steve and I love the holiday, the little peanut did not deem Halloween the day to make her appearance onto the drier side of this world. We did celebrate by dressing up (as a skier and his slope), making sushi and miso soup for dinner (but of course, what else do you eat on Halloween?), and welcoming neighborhood trick-or-treaters to our door with our friend Erin (aka "The clown" aka "Chef Boyardee").

We were getting low on candy after awhile, so we "tricked" the little ones by putting kashi granola bars in the candy bowl with the name of the bar facing down. Those kashi bars are MUCH bigger than the snack size milkyways and nutrageous bars, so the kids eagerly went for the large-sized treats and before they knew it--gasp--they grabbed HEALTHY treats. Mwa ha ha ha ha ha......

As of Tuesday's doctor's appointment, there was still no progress. This doesn't mean anything, but when I asked the nurse practitioner about the likelihood that I'll go into labor before the due date she said....eh....why don't you bank on a few days late? In the words of the wise Homer Simpson...d'oh!

And on that note ....I'll leave you with a "Happy November," please keep wishing "go into labor" thoughts for me.

Enjoy the photos! Love, Monica

The skier and his slope.















Erin talking to the little peanut.












And a little fun with photoshop.

Progress?

Hello friends and family!

We had our week 38 appointment on Tuesday of this week and the doctor reported no progress yet, so we're probably not going to have an early baby. That's okay, because everyone knows how important Halloween is to me and Steve, so how could we NOT get dressed up this year? Stay tuned for costume pictures next week! Steve will be a skier and I will be the slope :)

And just because I like putting photos in the blog posts, I'm adding one I took of Steve a few weeks back as he was putting together the mobile for her crib...he's already dreading the holidays of the future when he has to put together toys with a gazillion parts. Have no fear, he put it together correctly and it now plays Bach, Mozart, and Nature sounds as it twirls around....the stuffed animals currently holding the little peanut's place in the crib.

Love,
Monica and the little peanut (who is almost fully baked and ready to meet the masses of people who already love her!)

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