Mother's Day 2013

In celebration of Spring and my first Mother's Day, we took a trip to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor.

Baby Shower

On Saturday some friends threw me a baby shower. I had a great time and we laughed a lot!

Hagit was the organizer and hostess and she did a fantastic job.

Hagit and me

9 Months!

This past week I reached 36 weeks of pregnancy, the beginning of the 9th month. The birth is becoming imminent and the baby is becoming more real. We've been doing a lot to get ready for her arrival and growing more excited to meet her every day!

At our last checkup the baby was measuring a bit small (she has been for a few checkups already), so my midwife wanted me to have an ultrasound just to make sure everything is ok. It is, this petite mama is just going to have a petite baby, but the ultrasound was very neat because we got to see her face! It makes her even more real.

Here we are, posing for our 36 week (9 months) belly shot (I can't believe I can still wear that shirt!):

Catching Up

We've been busy getting ready for the baby, so I haven't been posting, but I'm still taking pictures.

Other than lots of baby prep, most notable over the past month has been the snow. It started fairly light, but was an accumulation all the same:

California: Better Late Than Never

I know, I know, I promised to post this about a month ago! We've been busy preparing for a new baby — it's a good excuse, right?

In mid-December I took a short trip out to California to see my family and attend the last-hurrah party of Key Curriculum Press, my employer for 4+ years. It was great to see everyone and I had a lot of fun. Here are a few of the highlights!

The whole gang.

Random Hiccups

I'm back from California and we've been settling in to a nice winter break. I'm working on a California post and will publish it soon.

For now, look what we got: SNOW!

Hanukkah Party

On Sunday we hosted a small Hanukkah party at our house.

I made two kinds of latkes: regular potato and zucchini/carrot/yam.