We had our first shower down in Virginia this weekend. All of my high school friends and their moms came along with a support crew from New Jersey – Kathy, Dot & Zoe. Lots of catching up, babies and present opening!
Becky was the master of ceremonies
Sarah is only 3 weeks behind me – but from the looks of this picuture I could be carrying twins compared to her little belly!
The girls! (Sarah, Me, Aleen, Samantha & Jenny)
The room is offically ready for some furniture! Dave finished painting and trim work this weekend.
We had our 33 week sonogram on Friday. All looks good! The baby is about 5 lbs (apparently they determine the weight by measuring the head and the stomach). She’s also rotated so the head is down and we got another confirmation that it’s definitely a girl (Dave was especially relieved he didn’t have to repaint the room).
These are a little blurry, but the first shot is a profile, with her hand above her head – you can see four little fingers. The second shot she’s looking into the camera.
The paint in the nursery went up this weekend. We had thought we were choosing a nice blue/grey color – but once it got on the walls its definitely lavender! We decided to do the room 2-toned – so the soffit is a deep purple and the walls are lavender. I know we said we didn’t want it to be too girly… let’s just hope the doctors are right about the sex.
Here I am at 32 weeks. Still feeling great – but slowing down a bit. All the stairs in the house are starting to take their toll… “do I really need something from upstairs?” 
We spent Christmas this year down in Virginia. 
Becky got us a book of classic children’s stories – can’t wait to start reading them!
We ventured outside a few times in the snow… but mostly stuck close to the fireplace (Benson stuck particularly close).
Here I am at the end of my 29th week. All dressed up for a holiday party – but alas, about an hour after this picture was taken we were in a car accident and I spent the next 4 hours in the hospital hooked up to a fetal monitor. Fortunately all is well with us and the baby, just a precaution. We heard her moving around and even heard a few minutes of hickups.
The floor is finally in and the closet is done! Next up – picking the wall colors.
Benson has no idea what’s in store…
Here I am at the end of 27 weeks