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.

100th Blog Post: The 3rd Trimester

This is my 100th blog post! When I was in first grade we learned about 100 and we counted to the 100th day of school. On that day, everyone got balloons and we went for a parade around school. So, consider me paraded.

Today is also the beginning of week 28 of pregnancy (7 months) and the start of my third trimester! Here is my belly shot (please excuse the tired face, it was early in the morning...):

Turkey Day 2012

Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays and this year was no exception! Our favorite way to celebrate is just the two (three?) of us, a quiet day at home, and lots and lots of yummy food. And so we did.

A little digital art I made.

Wiggles In My Belly

This week I am 24 weeks pregnant, 6.5 months. Three and a half months until the due date seems at once very close and incredibly far away. I can't wait to meet and hold this little girl!

This isn't a fantastic picture, but at least you can see the bump. It's hard to tell from this photo, but I am showing more, especially at the end of the day.

6 months

Blast Corn Maze

On Saturday evening we took a trip out to Dexter, about 20 minutes from Ann Arbor, to walk through a corn maze.

Death Of A Garden

We put our garden to rest this past Saturday. It was time since the community garden is closing for the winter and the frost had killed most everything anyway.

Dead Corn

Falling Into Fall

The weather has turned cold and we have a thick layer of frost on the roofs and car tops every morning now. We even had some slushy rain/snow the other day! It didn't stick, but Jake was outside when it fell and he said it definitely wasn't rain.

Fall is in full swing and the trees are absolutely beautiful! Last weekend we went for a (cold) walk through Lillie Park to see some of the foliage - it was really lovely!

Fall Holidays

Fall has arrived in Ann Arbor and it is beautiful just like last year!

It's A . . .

We had an ultrasound this morning to check the baby's health and determine the gender.

Happenings

I've been a bit out of touch with the blog world lately... Life kind of got in the way!

I stopped writing while I was down with morning sickness. A pregnant friend of mine describes this period as a three-month hangover, and it's true. All I could do was lay on the couch and sleep. Fortunately, I didn't have too many responsibilities at the time, so I was able to do so.

Just in time, the nausea passed and I started a new job. The work has been going well and I've met a lot of nice people, but the job is definitely taking up my time. Also, Jacob just started school again, so we've spent our non-working hours seeing each other!

However, I do have a few pictures of our recent happenings, so I thought this would be a good time to share.

Surprise!

Coming February 2013!

A Walk In The Park

The other day was finally cool enough to take a walk, so we went for a stroll in Gallup Park by the Huron River.

How Our Garden Grows

We've finally reached the other side of the crazy heatwave that swept through much of the US these past few weeks. The cooler weather is wonderful for humans, but our garden LOVED the hot, humid, pouring rain part!

Blooming Mint

Rachel and Matt Get Married

Last Thursday I traveled to New Hampshire where I was a bridesmaid for my friend, Rachel, in her wedding to Matt.

The lovely couple by the ocean.