am i ready for this baby??

crib, check. diaper bag, check. carseat, check. childbirth and childcare classes, check.  feeling ready for baby, no check yet!!

ever since i found out i was pregnant, i have turned into a crazy pregnazilla, a type of person i used to make fun of. rich thinks i'm crazy, and truthfully i am. i have read almost every book i can find about babies, parenting, pregnancy, breastfeeding, yoga, birthing, hypnobirthing, sleeping, pediatric cpr, infant nutrition and way to many other topics. my brain hurts. i also had baby's carseat and my carseat installation inspected a couple months ago. despite all my prep work, at 35 weeks and 4 days,  i still feel this incredible urge to run around and..........clean, read, organize, shop, scream, cry? i don't know what i should be doing, but i feel like i should be doing something! no matter what i do to prepare, i still don't feel prepared. all i know is i cannot express how excited i am to meet our son. i love him so much and cannot wait to hold him.

baby's room

baby's stroller!

rich wouldn't go on a "trial" stroller walk with me because he said he and our neighbors would be creeped out, so i walked around the house by myself. rich documented my insanity. stroller works good! ;)

childcare 101 class. you know rich loved it! ;)

little baby, you are loved.

Party for Baby!

my dear friends, hanna and mickenzie, threw a baby shower for me. it was a super fun day! the desserts they made were so yummy, and it was a wonderful way to prepare for my son's arrival by chatting with a ton of amazing ladies. i love them a million. thanks girls!

Left Side: Angie, Mickenzie, Me, Melissa, Tracy, Kristin.  Right Side: Carrie, Hanna, Kajsa, Brooke, Morgan

HaPPy HaLLoOoWeeN

halloween was freezing, as usual, but still always a blast! i love the holidays!

lacey dressed up as a nurse! i love her!

gramma and grandpa visit!

rich's grandma and grandpa came to visit us for the weekend! we were so lucky to have them come all the way to chicago! i absolutely adore his grandparents--they are both so cute and sweet. i want to be just like them. it was a fabulous time. on saturday, we were able to show them around our neighborhood, visit rich's clinic and school, get some portillos and see a movie. i was exhausted by then, so sunday was a little more lazy. we just went to church and then came back to our place and made dinner and put some puzzles together, but it was great just being able to spend time with them.  we were definitely sad to see them leave. thanks for the wonderful visit. we love you!

the weather was fabulous--just like our guests

they are both so cute

too much cuteness

handsome fellas! grandma and i are lucky!

chicago dogs and cake shake=yum

charlie. best dog ever.

beautiful inside and out

puma fell in love with grandma and grandpa too. she loved having a dog friend too.

puzzlin' it up!

I love my ABH nurses

i have to admit, when i first got pregnant, i thought i was going to need to quit my job because i was worried about being tired and not being able to provide the best care, but my coworkers are awesome. they practically never let me a lift a syringe and protect me from our isolation patients. besides being so kind, they are also so fun to be around. i love em.  after a crazy busy friday shift, we all went to a teppanyaki steak house.  i had some delicious food and some hilarious entertainment...thanks ladies!

bernadette, sonja, jennifer, megan and sam

I Have a Crush On My Dentist

really though...my dentist is the best! ;) my last filling fell out because my previous dentist was horrible, so dr. rich fixed my cavity. i know he is my husband, but i have to admit i was very impressed with his work. i usually hate the dentist, but i don't mind anymore. i am in love with my new dentist. 

awkward photo of me...

at school, rich has his name on a tooth statue! i'm envious.

Cubbies Game with Dad and Mom

my dad has wanted to go to a cubbies game forever.  finally, the stars aligned, so we were all able to go! it was an incredible game, and we won!  in addition to watching the crazy game, we were able to fit in a delicious mediterranean dinner at the pinched restaurant, a trip to costco, a bike ride, a few walks with puma, some baby shopping (of course!), church, a fresh-from-mom's-garden sunday dinner and a movie! thanks for the weekend visit. it was too perfect.  we love and miss you!

mom and dad holding their "first game" banners. ahah! i love these dorks.

we actually won! in the bottom of the seventh, we turned into magic.  i think my parents are good luck.

after church and sunday dinner, we went to the naperville river walk.  my favorite dad quote "hello, i am from minnesota. i'd like to see your castle".  ahah!!