More presents and a prediction

When Patricia leaned over the desk this afternoon and said she wanted to talk to me I thought for sure I was in for some 'feedback' about my concentration levels. Well, I have been a little baby obsessed recently and pretty forgetful. I followed her upstairs in the office, and then... surprise! Colleagues from work had all gathered there with a giant cake and a big pile of presents! After I had berated Patricia for luring me there under false pretenses we polished off the delicious cake (from Bittersweet, Chicago, the place where Matt and I had got our wedding cake!) and I opened all the lovely presents.
The question remains - how did virtually the entire office manage to pull this off without me knowing? My spidey sense must really be off! Thanks everyone!

4 weeks to go from today... in other news; the waiter at lunch thinks for sure that we are having a boy. Apparently he can tell by the shape of the bump. His credentials? He's 6 for 6 on predictions for his own kids.

Baby Shower!

Friday was my amazing baby shower, hosted by the lovely Patti. Nugget and I were very spoiled by everyone and think we are very lucky to have such great friends. We had wonderful food, played fun games, enjoyed a fantastic cake and got pink fabric paint all up the wall. Thank you everyone for making it such a special day I will always remember.

Baby school graduates

We just finished our intensive weekend crash course on all things baby. The classes were at the Prentice Women's Hospital which was great as - unless something very unplanned happens at the shower in Lombard - that's where we'll be delivering. You can see above the hungry looking dolls from the breastfeeding class. The classes were great and a tour was included, so at least we know where the cafeteria is now. It's only 3 blocks from home, so right now the plan is to walk.

Pizza with Mia

My trip back home in March was pretty special for a few reasons. I had the opportunity to show off my bump in Exeter, I got to spend some time with Jamie before he went off to Afghanistan and also met Mia, my god daughter, for the first time! Here's a couple of photos of Mia aged about 4 months. What a cutie!

This weekend Matt and I are off to baby school, learning everything from baby CPR to the breathing stuff we'll need sometime soon... better take some good notes...

34 week scan

Today we had our 34 week scan - first time we clapped eyes on nugget for 14 weeks. We saw some yawning and waving. The ultrasound lady managed to get this snap in 3d of a shy pose with some hiding behind the hand. No idea if it is a boy or a girl - we've come this far without finding out!

33 weeks!

Saw the doc today - she says all is well with baby foemmel and it's the "appropriate" size - so that's good news! We get a new scan next week at 34 weeks so more pics then. Was so nice to get home and find a package waiting - shower presents from Heather, Anne, Cam, Patti, Holly and Patricia. Thanks ladies!

20 week scan from January

Nugget's not so nugget-like any more. And the one pixel heart is now a four-chambered pumping machine. The scans are definitely the best part.