Happiest Lady on the Block

I felt like such a lucky mommy at my adorable shower thrown by my very best friend Megan Johnson. As you can see from the photos, no detail was 0ver looked. The pic below is of one of three clothes line displays. This particular clothes line included custom made onesies by Megan that we will keep and cherish forever. I know they are a little hard to see in the photo, but they say things like, "Moe's Boy", "Future Bobcat", "Coach's son", and "Growing strong for the 2026 Hockey Season." Megan, her mom, and sisters, even wore blue in honor on our baby boy.

We had delicous food and snacks and my particular favorite (other than the diaper cake) was a special table that contained all of mommy's "cravings." Again, this may be difficult to see from the photo but Megan put together all the foods I can't live without. So far...those have included every kind of fruit, apples n' peanut butter, and chips n' salsa.

Guests at the shower were given lip gloss and little blue candies as favors. These were set up on a table that contained photos of Daddy and I when we were in grade school. The resemblance is uncanny - see the photo below. Guests also wrote "advice" for me on little cards, and funny sayings on diapers that are sure to make us laugh during late night diaper changes.

We are very lucky to have such amazing people in our lives. It was very special for me to celebrate this special day with people I've grown up with - and some that were there the day I was born. We can't wait to meet our little boy and share with him our world that is surrounded by, such loving, family and friends.

Megan - Thank you, so much, for EVERYTHING! Not only the shower, and making that day so incredibly special, but for being there for me everyday since we met in 8th grade! You have been the best friend any girl could ask for.

"Everyone has a "best friend" during each stage of life - only a precious few have the same one."
I love you Meg!!

UPDATE:

It's been so long since we updated the blog...there are some other updates I thought I'd include. First of all, I don't have gestational diabetes. I finally met with my doctor who was just as shocked as I was when they received the high results from the lab. I had another test done which came back normal. They still don't know why my reading was so high - so between now and when the baby comes I will continue to limit that amount of hard sugars I have. The best news was that I don't have to check my blood anymore. Dr. Somani suggested testing myself every once in a while to make sure there aren't certain triggers that spike my blood sugar. But - that beats four times a day!!

Our baby has also "turned." He had been in the breach position which worried me b/c I was born breach. Although being breach isn't typically hereditary - there is a chance I could have inherited narrow hips that would make it difficult for the baby to fit in the head down position. Luckily this doesn't appear to be the case. At our 31st week appointment he was head down and has continued to be there ever since. There is a chance he could still turn back in the breach position but we will keep our fingers crossed.

We are 33 weeks - the baby weights about 4 1/2 lbs and is over 18 inches long. We're in the home stretch - or at least that's what people tell me. It doesn't seem real that in 7 weeks we'll finally get to meet our little one. However, that day could not come any sooner. As much as I enjoy being pregnant - the uncomfortableness has definitely set in. It's difficult to sleep - and even harder to get comfortable. Even sitting on the couch is a challenge these days. But, I just keep telling myself that we only have a few more weeks left until our lives change forever!

Hope everyone had a happy and healthy 4th of July!

Dan and Emily