33 Weeks

49 Days To Go...

We graduated from Baby Basic's Class on Monday. It was a 2 week course on caring for your newborn. It was a nice refresher for us and we did learn some new things. Our next class is Labor 1,2,3 in a few weeks. And then we are ready!

We met with a Pediatricians Office this week. It was great that we got to meet the doctors and sit down and ask questions before the baby is born. We feel really comfortable with this practice and it is close to home.

Friday we had a OB appointment and it went great. Itty is measuring right on track! Our next appointment is our last 2 week appointment and then we start going every week.

5 Years

Friday was Vince and I's 5 year wedding anniversary! The past 5 years have really flown by. I never would have imagined that we would be where we are today.

I started thinking about the ride we have been on the past 7 years...
4 House, 3 Cities, 2 States, 1 Dog and 1 Baby (almost)

We celebrated by having a nice dinner at Capital Grill. It really good and we savored every minute since we know it will be awhile before we will have a nice dinner out again!


Vince gave me beautiful new diamond earrings! He is amazing and I can't believe he is still spoiling me 7 years later. I got him a new watch. His old watch I had given to him on our wedding day so it was time for a new one! I am truly blessed to have found and married the love of my life! I am such a lucky girl!

Storms & Sales

Wednesday afternoon we had a crazy storm blow in. The wind, rain and hail were evil. It didn't last long but when it was over we didn't have power but we were some of the lucky ones because we didn't lose any trees or have any damage to the house. We got power back about midnight, so we were without power for about 9 hours. Again we are among the lucky ones, some people were told not to expect power until Sunday.

Wednesday was also the first day of the Just Between Friends Sale. It is a consignment sale for baby and children's clothes, toys and gear. Since we are first time parents we got to shop before it was open to the public. We were hoping to find a jogging stroller but didn't have any luck. We weren't quite sure what to expect but we did end up finding some good deals. We got a brand new moses basket, a travel swing, some toys, a humidifier and an extra almost new boppy for downstairs.

31 Weeks

62 Day and Counting! We had a doctors appointment on Wednesday and everything is still going perfect. He is measuring right on track and the best news was that he has flipped and is head down! We even got a quick ultrasound to confirm. It was a very nice surprise to see him for a minute! I am feeling pretty good. More tired than usual and the swelling is starting to get really annoying. But the heartburn/indigestion seems to have eased up a bit since his head isn't in my ribcage anymore.




This weekend was spent the same way the past few weekends have been...tackling the "To Do List".
We knew when we moved in that the driveway needed to be resurfaced and fall is the time to tackle this project. So Vince patched the cracks Friday night after work and started the re-sealing process. I don't think we knew what we were getting into with this project. Poor Vince. We thought an hour or two of work and a few buckets of sealer and then a nice new look for the driveway. The reality was 6 hours of work, 1 trip to Home Depot and 5 buckets of sealer equals one sore back and one tired hubby. But the driveway does look great!


Miles had run out of homemade doggie treats a few months back and I finally got around to making him some new ones. I figured if I don't do it now I won't get it done before Itty gets here. Vince and Miles joined in on the baking which made it so much more fun! Vince was my cookie cutter and Miles was the official taste tester! When all was done we made a ton of cookies that should last him awhile! And he even decided he could spare a few and send Zoie some!


I have been craving chocolate covered strawberries for weeks now so I finally got around to buying the chocolate and strawberries on Saturday. We had some left over melted chocolate so we got a little creative and dipped Nilla Waffers and Pringles. Vince liked the Pringles while I preferred the Nilla Waffers!

Labor Day 2010

Labor Day Weekend in the Burgh was nice and low key. We were lucky and had great weather the whole weekend!

We kicked off the weekend a tad early on Thursday night by attending an event Vince was helping to sponsor through one of his clients. It was called Savor Pittsburgh, this was the 5th year for it and it is a fundraiser for The American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania. It is a great event where all the top chefs in the city come together and cook their favorite recipes. You get to walk around and sample everyones work with cocktails and socialize. We ran into a few people we knew and chatted before taking off to get me a "real meal" at Cheesecake Factory.

Friday, Vince had to work so Miles and I started Operation Baby Organization. After a long day of organizing we treated ourselves to Sesame Inn for some yummy Chinese food. Vince also had time to put together Itty's new rocking horse from his Great Grandma Werner! I know he is going to LOVE it! We also hung our new shelves above the bar! We have been looking for something to put over the bar since we moved in and finally decided on the shelves.



Saturday we had a full day of running errands. We were on the hunt for Itty's coming home outfit and a new coffee table or ottoman for the living room. Vince took me to a town called Oakmont for lunch and then to this amazing bakery for desert. We hit Vince's least favorite place in the world...the mall. Where we got lucky and found an outfit for Itty and got Vince some new glasses (finally)! We couldn't decide on which onsie to buy for the outfit so we bought both! We finished the night off with some BBQ on the grill!


Sunday morning we went to our normal breakfast spot The Italian Kitchen for breakfast. It is the best breakfast in town and its super cheap! The afternoon was spent in the kitchen making lasagna. It was our first attempt on our own making Homemade Piane Lasagna. And I am proud to say we didn't have to make one phone call for help and we now have 5 lasagnas in the freezer!Of course we had to have some for dinner...and boy was it good!

This morning we slept in and then made french toast for breakfast! Then it was off to another furniture store to continue the table/ottoman hunt. As luck would have it we found one on sale for a great price! So now we have a new oversized leather ottoman that works perfect as our new coffee table! We took Miles on a nice walk and are now just relaxing enjoying the last few hours of the holiday weekend!