34 Week REDO

Week 34 (and 2 days) pics, as promised. Please ignore the disheveled look/messy counter. This week I totally fell behind on cleaning/laundry/etc. 

Guess I'm not nesting yet. 

34 Week FAIL

It's been a long time since I didn't take a weekly picture.  34 Week FAIL.

I'll take one tonight and upload tomorrow- promise!

In other baby news, just knocking things off the to do list and hoping for at least five more weeks.

Me, according to my Mother-in-Law!

In Case You Are Wondering...

...my birthday is in TEN days (again, I don't want you to forget whose blog you are reading, so we need a little birthday count down every once in a while)

29- for real!

...I had breakfast/lunch with new friends 4 out of the last 5 days- pretty proud of myself on this one

...Johnny is still the cutest dog there is!

Sad puppy because his ball is in the closet.  We're so mean!

This picture just speaks for itself...

...it's AUGUST and it didn't even hit 80 degrees today whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

Temps in the 70s = open windows = new dog door

...due date is in 44 days.  There is still time to fill out the prop bet which you can find here (don't make me start naming names)

...my baby brother is a JUNIOR in high school!  Love you, Ari!  See you on the diamond at ASU in two years (we'll  come down every weekend!)?

Shabbat Sh'Ice Cream!

As Rabbi Akselrad says, "God is in the hot fudge and marshmallow toppings."

Shabbat Shalom!

33 Weeks

Hey, YOU!

Fill out my prop bet (you can find it here).  As of right now there is not a lot of competition, and I KNOW more of you read my blog than that (Thanks, by the way!  I love finding out about my loyal readers :~))

33 weeks and feeling good!  Obi is the size of a pineapple, per my two weekly emails.  I'm never sure if "size" means length or weight- I think it depends on the produce of choice.  The consensus this week is that Obi is over 17 inches long and weighs over 4 pounds!

33 Weeks

Sleep still eludes me and my feet always hurt (well it's not like they get any rest at night when I am waking up every hour to pee), but I'm much more mobile than I thought I would be.  Obi rolls and spazzes all day long and I love it!  Officially pre-registered at a hospital, have a pediatrician, have an infant care place picked out, and registered for childbirth classes.  All those things being complete have taken a huge weight off my shoulders and helped to turn my mood right around.

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow, so I'll update you after if anything notable is said.

Random Johnny pic- hoarding the remote

Mini Weekend Recap

Best Friday night in a while (although I must say, we are getting quite good at our Friday nights!)-- dinner and a (baseball) movie at home, dog park, and frozen custard. 

Johnny enjoyed it, too

Saturday-- back to our favorite hangout, Babies R Us. We're getting closer to figuring out exactly what we need, but it's so hard when you have no previous experience, and all your mommy friends' experiences are different. Then, the last scheduled hospital tour and preregistration! Check hospital, pediatrician, and infant care off the list!

Sunday-- we know how to make it Fun Day by doing grown up things like laundry and budgeting. Also got crafty in the baby's room (maybe I'll post pictures later this week).

My handsome boys

32

32 weeks: not much appetite and filling up quickly, waddling, sore feet, peeing all the time is the understatement of the year, uncomfortable to sleep so lucky if I can... love to feel Obi move all the time, many fewer Braxton Hicks contractions, working on nursery decor/ organization... thinking about how to prepare Johnny for the baby, hope I have time to take birthing classes, will I be able to let visitors help, did we pick the right pediatrician/ infant care...

Overwhelmed and happy.  Welcome to Week 32.

Sh'BBQ

As promised, a Shabbat update.  On Friday, we dropped my mom off at the airport and headed over to Ner Tamid for services and a Sh'BBQ!  We recently officially joined the congregation (like two days before) and were very excited to show our faces and meet some new people.

Services were nice- I even really like the cantor!- and I made the most of the opportunity to chat with those around me at dinner.  Lucky me, I sat next to a very nice rich older lady who spent quite a while telling me about her first french kiss, with some impressive parenting advice sprinkled in.  Brian, on the other hand, spent some time talking with a very nice couple, probably about our parents' age, who also recently joined the temple.

Next week?  Ice cream social after services.  I'M IN!

Around the World in Seven Days

My mom recently spent a week in Las Vegas: visiting, helping out with the nursery, and checking out the sights.  Her trip took us to all corners of the earth, and back!

French Polynesia-

The Jungle (at the Mirage)

Bellagio, Italy-

Mom waiting for the Bellagio Fountains

Enjoying the Fountains

Paris-

Under the Sea- 

Somewhere in the Caribbean

 Venice-

LOVED my mom's face when she realized "we're still inside!"

And Sirens' Cove (sorry, no pics).

It was wonderful spending time with you, Mom.  We appreciate everything you've done by helping out with the nursery (pics to come...) and giving advice (even if I don't always make it seem appreciated!).  Can't wait to see you back soon- there are so many more places on our list to go!

Happy Middle Child's Day

Happy Middle Child's Day to Sara, Lauren, Andrea, and all you others out there!  Yes, it's a real holiday- I verified it on the Internet, and google never lies.

Some of my many favorite middle children, specifically ones with curly hair, apparently:

Delayed posts coming soon re: Shabbat and mine and my mama's week long trip around the world...

My Papa and I used to count down to both our birthdays every single year (like from 365 on down, seriously). Since today would be his birthday, I figure there's no better time than now for a shout out about mine!

My birthday is in 4 weeks.  That's only 28 more days. I haven't mentioned it yet, and I don't want you to forget whose blog you are reading.

31 Weeks

16+ inches, 3.5ish pounds, and moving ALL THE TIME!

Community School

Hey SARRCies,

Thinking about all of you today. It's the first first day of school in six years that I haven't been there, and I am seriously missing everyone and everything. You guys currently in the Community School are going to continue to make huge differences in the lives of the kids and their families. To all my past Community School partners-in-crime, you continue to provide the best laughs and the best memories, and always when they are most needed (Example).

Love you all!  Best of luck this school year (I'll come visit soon!).

Dana