6 months - here comes the home stretch!

 

Leigh having a moment with Nugget.

Well-Rounded

A cute pic of Leigh watching Women's Basketball, UConn (1) vs Stanford (2) while having Nugget listen to the Baby Classical music playlist.  We are trying our best to have this baby well-rounded in the womb!

BTW, UConn won....of course :)

Papaya & a Pound+

Nugget is now the size of a Papaya and 1.2 lbs

Due date > April 25, 2010

Something I have not posted, but is important!
Our due date is April 25, 2010

Fact: only 5% of babies are born on their actual due date.
Will Nugget be early or late?

Fruit & Veggie Growth Chart

This is my pictoral growth chart of Nugget!  Nugget started the size of a poppy seed and is now a spaghetti squash and still growing.  Leigh and I have had a lot of fun learning every Monday what fruit or veggie most represents Nuggets size.

Hot Friday Night Date Night

Last May Leigh and I had to use our credit card points and we didn't need anything in the offering.  We reviewed and saw some baby gear and thought, maybe, just maybe we could get something and we wouldn't be jinxing ourselves.  We researched the options and found this Pack n Play.  It was delivered in June and we rushed it into the basement. 

I had forgotten what it looked like, so I pulled it up o a Friday night and we had a hot date with a set of instructions.  We got it together and voila!  We have a great travel bassinet, changing table & playpen!  It has a mobile, a light, a sound machine & a diaper changing organizer.  It's very easy to assemble and disessemble. 

Now we have the means to travel with a baby, we need to be invited places and we need the Nugget!!!

Gift from Grandma

For Hanukkah, Nugget got it's first gift from Grandma!  Nugget is going to be eating pretty with this beautiful silver spoon from Tiffany's.  The motif of Man in the Moon is darling!  We gushed when we opened it!!!  It's too pretty to use & so precious.

Let the homemade baby food recipes start flowing!  Yummers!!

5 months

It's coming!!!  Leigh's belly is expanding with baby, just slowly.  Leigh has started to feel Nugget moving around in there,.  It's too soon for me to feel Nugget on the outside, but I am ready!!!  Leigh is getting adjusted to the expanding belly and is still able to be in her "normal" clothes....but sometimes it takes a few tries to find a comfortable pair of pants.  No Maternity clothes have been purchased or worn yet - she's quite proud of this fact.

Join us in worshiping the baby belly.

(Check out those hot new spectacles)

Sweetness, softness

Aunt Alia was so sweet to use her knitting skills for our little one.  Nugget is going to be the best dressed Nugget around!  Her knitting skills brought us the cutest little cable hat in the softest yarn.  This was her first cable item and we were SO impressed.  We do hope more hats are in Nuggets future...hint, hint... :)

We've got each other and that's a lot...

For love - we'll give it a shot
We're half way there!!!

-Bon Jovi

20 weeks - 20 weeks - 20 weeks!!!!
and for your viewing enjoyment, the video....
This is the song i am singing loud & proud of my sweetie and my Nugget!


Here are our most recent ultrasound pics.  Nugget again, was tossing and turning and not willing to stay still for a really great profile.  Our little one is growing and measured within all the right ranges.

Fruity patootie

Our Nugget is moving and shaking & yawning as witnessed on the ultrasound today! Nugget has grown to the size of a large mango-our favorite fruit! When we returned from St Lucia we were mango obsessed.

Nugget was camera shy today so our pics are not super great, but we will post them for all to see.

Leigh's First Baby Purchase (and blog post)

So though I'm carrying our baby, Jennifer has really been the one thinking about this baby thing realistically, brainstorming on the nursery, what needs to be done around the house, what I should be eating, etc.

However, a couple of weeks ago, I found the first shirt I had to buy for our baby. I am sure you can tell it was a Leigh purchase, and not a Jennifer one :)


As the reality continues to set in, I also finally gave in and joined (with Jennifer's convincing) this internet group called JP Moms. Once I figured out how to stop getting 3-5 annoying emails a day with stuff I just couldn't deal with (oh crunchy JP moms, we are just not on the same page), I accept this new step in my life. Part of being part of this group gives me access to a daily classified digest, which has free and cheaper baby items that people are giving away. So after work today, Jennifer and I went and picked up our first bag of diapers, ALL FOR FREE!!! It feels like winning the lottery, but with a slap of reality attached!

All Star - Athletics or Fashion...either way, it's CUTENESS!

Our friends Trish and Amy gave us the cutest little kicks for our little Nugget. We were told Leigh and I would both love the present, but probably for different reasons and they were RIGHT! Leigh loves them for the athletic look, I love them for the fashionable cuteness that they are.

These two pics sum Leigh and I up....I prefer the artsy shot and she likes to see scale. Just too darn cute.

one potato, two potato...

SWEET POTATO!

Nugget is now the size of a sweet potato!
So now I have stuck in my head..."hot potato, hot potato....hot potato, hot potato...."

Nursery Inspirations

I find inspiration in the craziest places...the nursery colors have come from a 2010 wall art calendar. Oddly enough, the month of April. Shades of greens, aqua, cream and hints of navy. The inspirations are heavy on the darker colors, but I intend to use the darker colors as accents and keep the room lighter. These colors will flow nicely from our hallway and our master bedrooms. I am not sure how the room will be designed with these colors, but that is a project for another day. Leigh loves the colors and agree that they are a really great gender neutral palette. I hope Nugget likes it..maybe a sky scape on the ceiling. I am glad I have artistic folks in my family!!

4 months

Leigh at 4 months. The belly is coming!

week 16

Nugget was camera shy this day, but very athletic, just like her Mommy! Nugget was backwards and doing a headstand for most of the time under the ultrasound so we were lucky to get these not so great images above. The Tech did turn on the 3D imaging for a second and both of us stated "no, no, no..turn it off, turn it off, no, no, no..." we just can't do it.

Nugget is growing - during these pics Nugget was the size of an avocado...and is actually a turnip this week (week 17).

The next picture of Leigh will be posted tomorrow of her 4 month baby bump, or no bump...you decide. :)

bye bye u2. hello....

well the lemon stage has come and gone and Nugget has moved into the size of a naval orange. i have no song about an orange, bummer.

gifts from Portsmouth!

our awesome friends stephanie and melanie were spending the day in Portsmouth NH and found some really great presents for the baby. Nugget is very lucky to have such great aunties. we look forward to sporting the hat, the bib and the onesie - maybe even all on one day! so freaking adorable!!! melt my heart, we are going to have a child that fits/wears/needs all 3 of these great gifts!!!

Lemon

I pretty much sing this every morning into L's stomach w/ the same amount of annunciation & gusto as Bono in concert. Plus, this was my first concert ever.
According to the baby growth chart, Nugget is the size of a Lemon, so it's fitting & it makes L smile a lot.

First Present from Nana & Papa

Announcement Cupcakes

i baked chocolate cupcakes w/ chocolate ganache, topped them w/ a dollop of pink and blue buttercream frosting and some roasted sliced almonds. we brought them into work to announce we were starting a family.

3 months

Leigh at 3 months

week 12

no, Nugget is not smoking a joint...

week 10

wowzer. week 10 and Nugget has a profile! has arms, hands, legs & feet that we can see!!

week 6

Yup, that is our little Nugget at our first ultrasound. We saw Nugget's heartbeat for the first time and was measured at 5.5 mm. Holy cow!! We were so amazed.

YES!

Leigh is pregnant!
Here is our journey of bringing Nugget into this world.