Was it really a year ago??

It’s hard to believe one year ago yesterday I was walking down the aisle. We celebrated our anniversary by going to the Melting Pot… My #1 most favorite restaurant EVER!

We never do gifts but we both surprised each other with gifts this time. I got Michael a share in Disney stock. Seeing as the first anniversary is traditionally paper, I couldn’t justify getting him stationary. I figured Disney would mark the fact we are having a baby this year too. The plaque hasn’t come yet, I will post pictures when it gets here.

Michael got be this gorgeous paraffin lamp that says Michael and Sarah in the rings and then down on the green fuel it says First Anniversary June 24, 2007.

This is the balloon, teddy bear, and dark chocolate that Michael got me at the restaurant.

Here we are after dinner. It was soooo yummy. It took us 2 hours to finish and for the first time I wasn’t stuffed afterwards. Mason loved it too!

4D Photo shoot number 2

We went for our last 4D ultrasound yesterday. Mason has gained a lot more weight, I think mostly in his cheeks. He has the chubbiest cheeks and the skinniest little body. Here are a few of the pictures we got. He had his face in the placenta again so we couldn’t get super clear ones. He’s camera shy already…. that’s going to have to change.

The furniture FINALLY arrived!!!

The little things on top of the dresser… sorry about the lighting

The most comfortable rocker ever!

Dresser, crib, and rocker

The crib

The crib and dresser

The bedding

Sweet Pea Bedding and the elephant I made Mason at the Boyd’s Bear Factory in PA

Dresser/Changing table

Peanut likes the furniture too!

Happy Fathers-To-Be Day!

Today was Michael’s first Father’s Day! We went on a dinner cruise down the Potomac River with my family. It was a lot of fun! Here’s some pictures.

The proud papa to be

The Spirit Of Washington

Us

The view

My brother doing his George Bush face

Belly Shot

Well here it is. The belly shot you have all been asking for. It only took me 29 weeks and 5 days to get up the nerve to do it. Boy am I getting big quickly.

Hospital Tour

So today we took a tour of the hospital. It was interesting to see where I would be and all the behind the scene stuff. It sure makes things feel so real and soon.

We have talked about it for awhile now and we made the decision not to nurse. Well, the tour ended with a talk with a lactation specialist. We didn’t want to come off as the “bad” parents so we stayed with the group for the talk. The key piece of information that we both walked away with was:

A breast a day keeps the doctor away.

And to think we grew up thinking it was an apple a day that did that for us…. hmm…

Enough said…

Stress!

This week has been CrAZy! I don’t know how I will ever finish these summer classes… Who turned up the heat??? Not only do I need to get through these classes at lighting fast speed but I am also taking the Praxis II this Sat. I am completely not prepared, I am prepared to take it again, mentally… .financially it stinks to have to take it again. I am also taking the VRA in July… There isn’t really anything to study for that one, it’s just a cross your fingers and see how it goes kinda test….

Along with all the school stuff, Peanut has learned how to get away and get into holes I can no longer get him in. He thinks it’s funny… me, not so much. He definitely knows that something is fishy and there is going to be a change around here soon. Boy is he right, a BIG change. He won’t be the baby anymore…

So enough venting from the pregnant lady. Only 11 more weeks to go! We can’t wait!