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a sampling of our day with amy!

9-5 Family Shower

Nugget is so lucky that I work with a fantastic group of people. My 9-5 family threw me a beautiful SURPRISE! baby shower. I didn't see it coming at all. When Seema came to get me I thought she giving her notice!!! That is how serious she was.....but when I saw Carmelita and Melanie walking towards the kitchen, the light bulb went off and a smile crossed my face.


The kitchen had been transformed into a baby shower land with linens, flowers, appetizers, a candy bar and a gorgeous baby cake to celebrate Nugget and Guac. My friend Carmelita is due around the same time so we were able to share in a joint shower. I am extremely lucky to have met the folks I work with. They are talented, giving, generous, and creative and detail oriented folks and every detail was coordinated for this shower. I am very thankful to all the ladies who hosted our shower and am very appreciative for all the generous gifts we received.  And I am thankful for Matt, the patient, voice of testosterone in the group.

Ready to Travel!

Check another item off the list!
Leigh and I took advantage of the beautiful weekend weather and installed the car seat base.  That was a chore, but we managed to get all the clips secured.  We even drove around for a bit with the car seat in the base to test it out and get used to the feeling of a baby in the car.

we learned in class Nugget is 17% safer in the middle

Gloucester with the Derby Girls to celebrate Nugget!

Nugget is so lucky to be surrounded and loved by such amazing friends already!!  Krushpuppy opened her home and co-hosted with Etta Maims and Malicen Thunderland a lovely gathering of our Derby Family to play a little derby bingo, eat a lot of delicious food, shower Deck, Nugget and me with love and talk a little derby. 

The generosity and creativity we were lavished with was incredible.  No detail was missed, from the game, to the decorations, to the prizes, to the favors and the gifts for Nugget.  We are very thankful for all the kindness from the Dames!!

krushpuppy baby cake - delicious!!

derby bingo card

notice the artwork for the nursery was used in the making of the bingo cards - warms my <3!

(questions/card to be uploaded once i figure out the scanner issue)

Almost the final Monthly Comparison

We are getting down to the final weeks...almost able to count how many weeks left on one hand! Here is the month over month comparison. You can see that the tank top I'm wearing is definitely stretching to cover the belly now. All my clothes are getting tighter for sure and baby's movements are much more visible (alien-like) than ever before.

8 months (holy cow!)

Sorry for the delay folks...things are getting kind of hectic and our to-do list is crazy long so getting this pic done and up has taken longer than planned. I'll be working on the month over month comparison this week so stay tuned.

 

32 weeks (8 months)

Meanwhile, as I get bigger and slower, I'm still chugging away at the gym and walking 3 days a week during lunchtime. Though my balance is off and I've lost the little bit of rhythm I think I had, I continue to make it through my weekly Urban Rebounding class. Thought you'd enjoy a shot of me in action.

  

Still got the derby legs and the abs are kind of still there, just hidden by the huge belly.

Showered with Love

Our Moms really out did themselves with Nugget's baby shower!  Everything from the color schemed enviroment, to the tablescapes, the prizes and the hospitality were outstanding!  West on Centre was a great restaurant to work with, the food was tasty, the space was comfortable and the staff was sweet and very attentive.  The brunch events of trivia, paper plate baby drawing and fruits & veggie growth chart games were a big hit with our competitive friends :).

Leigh and I were so excited to share this day with our closest friends and family.  We were overwhelmed with the outpouring of generosity, love, wisdom and thoughtfulness.  We are well outfited for the nursery, clothing, bathing, feeding, outings, fun times and more.

We received tons of diapers in all sizes and brands from the diaper raffle. Nugget's library is off to a fantastic start from the book raffle. The inscriptions were so sweet and will be a joy to read in the months, years to come. Plans are underway for Uncle Clay to build a book bin in the nursery.  Maia went home with a basket full of kitchen gadgets, gizmos and books from the diaper raffle. Ellen Abdow went home with the prize from the book raffle.  Her basket included teas, book items and a handmade blanket from Maine.

Thank you to Nana and Grandma Biddy for this amazing day- Nugget is very lucky to be so loved and so are we!