SuRprIsE BaBy sHoWeR

my amazing friend, bernadette, threw a surprise baby shower for me.  the decorations, food, activities and gifts were perfect.  i was not expecting it at all. somehow it even got arranged so that my patient's were covered for a couple hours, so i could relax. it was great--especially because my back/hips have been making it super hard to walk, and i was going to be admitting a crazy post

-op! i work with the most amazing people ever. i love my hospital. 

from left: maya, lauren, bernadette, me, robyn, sam, kelly

from left: lauren, me, sonya, tracy, steve, sam, laurie 

sonja

marina--our amazing wound nurse--did the decorations, and it was too cute!

alma! 

teri

aren't the decorations cute!

richard

dr kelly and dr. shaikh (dr. shake it off) even made it!

steve and kelly

otilia with her adorable babies

joanne

i love the cake! 

so many awesome gifts. tracy is in the background.

nina and mercy

my lover

best nurse/mama/friend ever

richard helping with the gifts. what a guy!

they made me wear this "it's a boy" ribbon for the rest of my shift.  there was even one they pinned on my back, but i didn't get a pic.  thanks everyon!

*I'm So Fancy*

even though i am 37 weeks preggo, i somehow got compelled into modeling for the lemont chamber of commerce holiday soiree. i had a huge fear that my water was going to break while i was walking down the runway, but it didn't! i didn't trip either--yea! despite my pregnant waddle on the catwalk, it was a fun experience! i'm glad i didn't say no because the food alone was worth it!

back: jennifer, bernadette, don't know her, me, pardeep and sonja
front: megan, gina and lauren

cheers to being a supermodel!

the abh nurses were the last ones to leave of course! party animals!

getting our hair did!

bernadette is so pretty!

the make up artist's was awesome!

Gettin' Wild in the Dells

i was gonna go to minnesota before rhett was born, but after talking with my dr, we decided it would probably be better to stay close to home, so my amazing sissy and her amazing hubby met up with us in wisconsin dells and partied with us! it was an awesome, amazing and fabulous time! we got to chat, shop, hike, eat, mini-golf, walk, watch a movie, listen to taylor, catch a football game, party, party, party and eat junk! it was a trip i will never forget. thanks hansens for hanging with us!  

"darling i'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream"

"we can make the bad boys good for a weekend" ;)

listening to tay tay

shopping with amy is my most favorite thing ever!!!

...TO BE CONTINUED...

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