~*~ Week 36 ~*~

Again sorry for the lateness. Still taking care of the hubs. So we are def. getting there. In my final month now and this past Sunday I had my baby shower with my family back in New York. I had such a great time and it was so great to see everyone including a few surprise guests! I cant thank my family enough for their hard work I had a great time! My sister Amanda took my camera and lets just say most of the pictures came out at an angle looking all crazy. . .that's what I get for giving a teenager my camera. Here are a few of the pictures. . .
Here I am pulling out a clothing line for Logan from my good high school buddy who I haven't seen in forever. . .


Opening gifts. . .still. . . there's my cripple in the background. . .

My baby sis Amanda got Logan the biggest Pooh ever and there in the background is my sister Maria and my Dad carrying my new stroller from my Mom, Oma, and sisters.

Here I am with my Dad and sister Maria.

Here is Winnie on the table. . .

The favors. . . Maria did a great job!

The cake! Yummmmm. . .

So I'm having a lot of the same symptoms except the swelling is getting worse and worse. Not only do my feet swell but it goes up my legs to my knees. I am still having those Braxton hicks contractions and Logan is very active still kicking and moving around. It was nice that my family finally got to feel him move around. I also went to the doctor on Wednesday at this point I'm now going every week and they are doing the internal exams. First the painful news for me to hear, I'm up to 192 pounds. . .ouch! Then the doctor informed me that Logan is big like really big and from the looks of his size I'm about a week to a week and a half early. I'm about 1 centimeter dilated and next week I am going in for a sonogram for them to get a better idea of his size, position and amounts of amniotic fluid. I'll keep you posted!!!

Now that I'm in my 8th month Logan is about the size of a honey dew melon according to one site. . .

Logan is about the size of a crenshaw melon about 18 1/2 inches and 6 pounds in weight (or maybe more).

Internally he is shedding the downy body hair and vernix caseosa he will swallow this and it will be in his first diaper this is called meconium. Logan is also dropping into my pelvis and is head down. And the Braxton Hicks contractions will become greater.

And my 36 week belly picture. . .

and the ever brave bare belly shot!

Connectiuct Baby Shower

This past Sunday I had my Baby Shower here in Connecticut. It was hosted by my wonderful In-laws . . . Xan, Mom P., and Corey. . . with help from others, I am truly so grateful! I had so much fun catching up with friends and family! So first off here was my arrival. . .

Then here I am mingling with a very good friend of mine Lindsay we go way back to UConn!

They did a game where everyone had to guess with string how big my belly was so here is my sister in law Xan taking my measurement. . .

Here is the girls of the Ponticelli family along with the newest addition Owen (Corey's son)

I'm chatting it up with Mom P.

Getting some practice in holding my nephew Owen. He is such a cutie!

Getting ready to start the gift opening. . .

Xan put together this little laundry line of outfits. . . Yay Giants. . . Boooo Red Sox!

Logan's first Winnie!

Corey picked up this little gem. . .I LOVE IT! Eric. . . .not amused. . .LOL

I'm sure this toy will drive me nuts eventually. . . .

This is the outfit Eric and his siblings wore to their Christening it was made by my mother in laws mother and Logan will wear it too.

My in-laws are alumni of Ohio State. . .

Very key piece of equipment especially for a paranoid person like me :o)

This was made for Logan by a family friend named Sara. . .its beautiful!

Me with the It's A Boy sign. . .

Look at that huge belly!

My little flower girl. . . Emily :o)

Corey and I

Xan and I

The Ponticelli Girls!

Me and Mom P.

Sara, Emily, and I

Eric and I

Eric and I again :o)

Yup that's my husband. . .

Taking a load off after a fun day :o)

Again a special thanks to everyone who planned this party for us and for all of those who came to celebrate little Logan!

~*~Week 24~*~

So I'm 24 weeks in now. I finally broke down last week and bought some maternity clothes. I really couldn't make it any longer so I took a trip down to Motherhood Maternity over at the Westfarms Mall. I was intimidated at first since I was alone and had no idea what to get and trying on clothes at this point. . . lets just say it's not very appealing. But I walked away w/ 6 shirts, 1 sweater, 2 pairs of work pants and a pair of jeans. I will need to go shopping again soon but hey its a start. What's great is my maternity shirts are so cute I think I'll be able to pull them off even when I'm not pregnant. Other than that I also made all of my invitations for my NY Baby shower. . .that was a lot more work than I thought it would be but I really LOVE the way they have turned out, which makes it all worth it. It was also nice to hear that my mom is getting excited about my shower. It will be over at my parents new house so I can't wait! Back to what's new with the pregnancy. . .still a lot of the same, peeing A LOT, some heart burn and gas build up (which was lovely for chest pains today). Today I had my 24 week check up and everything looks good. . .I'm a whooping 179 pounds now. . .God that sounds so depressing! But Logan's heart beat is strong and it was like music to my ears :o) But now the doctor says I need to take out my belly button ring. . . I'm so upset about this! I have had this since I was 16 that's almost 11 years. I don't think I can go through the re-piercing process again so I'm still trying to hold off but she says it's really going to have to go soon :o( I also now have to schedule the dreaded glucose test which I fear. See with me if something doesn't taste good. . . strong gag reflex. . .sends chills down my spine just thinking of it. . .yuck! I'm going to attempt to schedule that appointment for this Saturday so we will see how that works out.

This week Logan is about the length of an ear of corn (8.5 inches and 1.5 pounds). MMMMM I think this just triggered a craving. . . spring is almost here!

Internally my uterus is now about the size of a soccer ball. Logan's lungs are undergoing some development. . .the branches of the respiratory tree are growing and developing cells that will produce a substance that will allow the air sachs to inflate easily. Lastly he is developing his taste buds. . .so I hope he likes my cravings of the moment which include Coco puffs, McDonald's, Dutch Pancakes, Chocolate ice cream, ect. . . .

And here I am in my week 24 belly picture. . .I'm wearing my new maternity clothes here. . .and yup those are maternity jeans :o)

Shower Invitations :o)

So I know I shouldn't have but I really couldn't help myself. I had a great idea inspired by my wedding planner/boss for a baby shower invitation. Since the baby room theme is Winnie the Pooh I figured I would translate that to the shower :o) Here is what I came up with. . .

So as you can see the characters are raised off the invite :o) Eric helped also he found the little poem that is included.