Sushi Surprise

Today we had a doctor appointment....it was a BIG one, getting ready to enter my 28th week-which means 3rd trimester! There was the glucose screening (passed), rhogam shot, and the last of my monthly visits-now we move onto every 2 weeks! The rhogam shot is something extra I get because I am RH negative-meaning that I don't carry the RH protein on my cells. Technically it won't affect this pregnancy, it is more of a precaution to help in future pregnancies so my body does't attack an RH positive baby.

The drink....it actually didn't taste too bad-like orange soda, if I liked pop I don't think I would've minded at all

More 6 month pictures, thanks to our great photographer (my sister)

Blake was a  good sport, he dislikes having his picture taken-but knew that I really wanted some & that it would be nice to share with Baby M.

On to the surprise!

 I work with some wonderful people and have made some great friends over the years at Madison. Well, some of these wonderful people surprised me tonight at our monthly (we try) sushi dinner date. They brought Baby M some goodies to support the cyclones! No matter how the teams will be, Baby will look good:) My sushi order has had to change quite a bit over the last few months, but I'm glad that I am able to still come along and get a lil taste-the cucumber roll & shrimp tempura curb my cravings for my favorite sake bomb and naked rolls they serve at Taki.

 Stay tuned....as more surprises are sure to come!

Friends are family

Baby M and I were honored by a wonderful shower at Bravo with many friends....I am very lucky to have friends from all parts of my life coming together to share in this happy adventure. 

These ladies are amazing hostesses....

My sister and mom

 Homemade from Amy :)

The game master...
we played the price is right and match the celebrity baby with the dad. 

Most of the guests, a few had to sneak out early

There were games, delicious treats, and many goodies for Baby M. A huge thank you to the ladies that put this together and those that were able to make it in person, and those that sent items to shower Baby M. 

Stay tuned...more to come as the end of this week we enter trimester 3!

Party on.......

The festivities continue.....this time, my sister put together an amazing family shower for Baby M. Most of my aunts were able to attend as well as a few close family friends. Unfortunately because Blake's family live so far away they were not able to attend. However, they did surprise us by sending some special and generous gifts. 

Blake's mom, Karen, is very crafty and has knitted some things for Baby M. I love having these home-made items and look forward to snuggling him/her with them. 

My sister really made the shower special....adding touches that she knew I would appreciate. 

The yummy lemon raspberry cupcakes!

Centerpiece of Blake and I as babies, if you look closely some of them are hard to tell which one is who. Baby M will have some big ears to grow into!

 

My Aunt Nicki added some special touches as well.....these adorable elephant cookies were delicious and adorable.  

Let the Festivities Begin!

Party

Blake and I very excited to welcome Baby M. In order to prepare ourselves for parenthood we have been very lucky to have some very special and supportive people throw us wonderful baby showers. 

Starting off these festivities was the GNO/Mom shower. These lovely ladies are a group of high school friends, known as GNO. We all became close friends during middle school-a tragic accident of one of our friends really made us think about what friendship was and how important of a thing it is. Throughout our lives we have continued to stay in touch (some years, better than others). 

Missing-Mallory:(

Missing Marge :(

GNO moms....always happy to be able to share these memories not just with great friends, but our mothers too. Sometimes I think they live it up more than we do! They pass down words of wisdom, I mean look at the fine ladies they raised. 

Baby M got many essential items....what a great way to start off celebrating the arrival of our lil one!

Stay tuned....

Changes are in the works.....new job, new house, baby on the way!

Changes. . .

Change #1 

Starting a blog-let's see how long this lasts and if it's any good. Mostly I wanted to start a blog to keep in contact with Blake's family in order to keep them informed about our most exciting change-

Change #2 

Baby Marlowe is on the way! As I begin we are entering our 24th week (6 months) - almost to our 3rd trimester!! Today I had my sister take some maternity photos to add to the baby book (see above)-a good time to start a blog and start sharing.

                                                        Change #3

 As the new school year started, I began a new adventure...no longer a Kindergarten teacher after 6 years, but a K-3 interventionist. This new endeavor gives me the chance to work with some of the students that I have had in the past, use my ELL endorsement, and learn from other teachers to expand my teaching. It has come with a few hiccups of WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO....to this is a nice change of pace. I am learning so much in this new role, being on the other side of things, new grade-levels, and a new area. However, I do know that I think my heart belongs to Kindergarten-ask me that again when the year is over and we'll have to see what my answer is then.

Change #4 

Moving....Blake & I put our house on the market in May and had hopes of moving during the summer. As a teacher, that is when I have the most flexibility. Did that happen? NOPE. We did move about 2 weeks ago-onto a piece of land with 3.3 acres. It is an exciting adventure, but so much work. Especially since I can't do any heavy lifting-Blake & my family have been amazing throughout the move. I have found out that I do a nice job of directing where things belong. 

Many more changes to come as we enter parenthood soon....stay tuned!