Blooming Belly Resemble Ol' St. Nick!

Okay, so perhaps the belly isn't quite as large as Santa's, yet, but some days I feel as if I am carrying a bowl full of jelly instead a sweet baby! And then, she begins to bump around and "dance" or stretch or whatever it is she does and I am quickly reminded of the precious cargo I'm hauling.

Shopping and Working: That's My Exercise!

As many of you know this is the hospital's very busy time of year so I've been working like crazy since the beginning of November trying to finish planning for 2008 (not done, yet) and bouncing from event to event (all done). We managed to squeeze quite a bit of shopping in between all of the events to finalize registries and narrow down our options for nursery funiture. Yes, that's right, we (and by we I mean I) STILL haven't decided on furniture. You'll have to check out the next posting for details on the nursery because there's too much to say for just one update!

Keith is amazed that I'm still able to pull off ridiculous hours at work and walk for hours around shopping malls and baby registry places, but my feet are beginning to complain a bit. The veins have really popped on my ankles and now I've noticed that I can't wear some of my work shoes! Uh oh. Edema sets in, but truly only mildly and I'm still way lucky. Just take a look at the shoes I wore to Keith's Christmas party this year and for my birthday!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Things have been happening so fast, my birthday came and went before I knew it. Keith treated me to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse--I was feeling a bit full since a little someone decided to sit way high last night. I opted for sides, salad and lobster bisque. We topped it off with some Banana Creme Pie that I'd been craving for about a month now! Of course, I could only squeeze in a couple of bites, but it'll make for a tasty treat later today!

Celebrating my 36th birthday seems a bit surreal. I can still remember so many pieces of my life clearly: My first communion--I felt so pretty in that dress. Never prettier until my wedding day. Not making the cheerleading squad and crying with my dad as he rocked and comforted me...don't worry, you'll find something else he said (thank God for the yearbook), finding the green bomb in the garage on my 17th birthday (I did appreciate it, really I did!), moving into my dorm room at FSU and then my apartment in Ithaca at Cornell (thanks, Joe for taking the tempermental Z28--just sorry I totaled the EXP a few years later). Then there were more recent milestones: my job interview at FARO--how I knew it was the perfect job for me, meeting Keith and riding the Montu at Busch Gardens on our first date. Something strange happened as we ascended the first hill and I looked to him for comfort, I had this strange sense of security and peace that I remember still today. Our wedding day. The Teralani 2 in Hawaii during our honeymoon (Keith says I don't remember it, but I do...the sunset was amazing). Walking up the stairs at Notre Dame. And discovering that I was pregnant. All moments of amazing joy and emotion. Just to think there are a lifetime more to come with our litle girl chokes me up and I look forward to her many firsts and helping her find her dreams.

As Keith and I reminisce about the last 10 years, we're amazed at the experiences we've shared and how quickly they all seem to have occured. Some events seem like yesterday. With a baby on the way, we know life will become even more of a blurr. We intend to savor each precious day--even the bad ones!