Happy 33rd Birthday, honey!!

I love you!!

And I'm really, really, really sorry I didn't wish you a 'Happy Birthday' this early morning when you left for work.

In my defense, I was half asleep when you kissed my cheek and said you were leaving. I'll make it up to you with a yummy birthday cheesecake this weekend!!





Hey Peeps! If you haven't already voted on my gender poll, cast your vote...you have until Monday when I post the results of our ultrasound!! I'm still thinking boy but hey, I've got a 50/50 chance of being wrong! LOL

My Big D's 33rd birthday is this Friday, March 6th (which coincidentally is also my parents wedding anniversary. I find that so cool that my husband was born the day my parents were getting married!).


Go wish him a Happy (early) B-Day if you get a chance!








I made him a fabulously yummy chocolate cake, that all the dogs kept trying to catch a whiff of. We're talking devil's food chocolate with chocolate chips in it, AND chocolate frosting. Daryl was in chocolate-cake-heaven.










We had one of my bestest girls over for dinner last night, April #2, and she brought along her husband's aunt who is visiting from Argentina. The funny part is, her husband is like 27 years old, and his "aunt" is...only 14 years old. That cracks me up!







Anyway, she was sweet as pie, barely spoke much English, but we were still able to communicate as best we could!





And the chocolate cake helped a lot. ;-)











And Tucker made a new girlfriend. He was totally entranced with Camila, as she crooned to him in Spanish the whole night. I have to say, all three dogs were in love!!










And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. HA! Just kidding, I'm not that conceited. I know at least Morgan and Lilah have been waiting. Heh.


Some preggo shots...and not very good ones at that...I meant to take some last night when my friend was over, cuz I think Daryl is tired of taking them (becuz afterwards I immediately shriek, "OH MY GOD! I look like a blimp!") but by the time we were done with dinner and cake, I was hugely bloated and exhausted.








So for now, these will have to do.












The second pic makes me look like 10-15 lbs. heavier than I really am, I think it was the shirt that day. It also looks like I seriously have NO BOOBS...which is SO not the case. Believe me, they're there.


Oh well. Live and learn!

I'm excitedly awaiting a text or phone call!

My friend Sarah's water broke last night around 1:30am after some (sorry for the gross TMI) bloody mucous showing up. She'd been having contractions too, but she's been having mad Braxton-Hicks for weeks now so at first she wasn't sure if this was real or not. The funny part is, she was due to be induced today at 5pm (she was due Feb. 21st) but I told Daryl Sarah's body must not have liked being told when to start labor, cuz it made the decision to start on it's own! LOL SO anyway, off they went to the hospital. I've received random text messages from her so far letting me know her progress. She has been only 2cm dilated for QUITE some time and in some serious pain, however no epidural yet. If you could send her speedy, healthy and quick labor vibes I would appreciate it! Her daughter Julia (almost three years old) is very eager and excited to meet her little baby sister!! Thanks. (UPDATE: Sarah finally got her epidural and is now 7cm dilated as of 11:00am! WOO HOO!)

My weekend was good. Daryl and I were busy doing stuff around the house. I cleaned a ton, while he worked religiously on our sun porch/kitchen addition.

I tried to take some belly shots so you guys would stop harassing me (ha! Kidding, of course!) but seriously, I just look fat right now. I'm waiting for my belly to look more rounded and "baby-like" as opposed to the baby bump below with the fat bump over it! So I'm holding off on posting any pictures for another couple of weeks. I'm sorry to make you keep waiting, I know a few have you have been patient so far!

Sunday night we had dinner plans at my friend Jess's parents house. It was fun! I hadn't seen her parents in quite a while so it was nice to catch up!

Yesterday was an unexpected surprise. A snow storm was predicted but, living in New England where the weathermen are almost always wrong, I certainly didn't think we'd see any. Boy, was I wrong! I woke up Monday morning to about 8 inches of snow (at about 6:30am) and the fabulous news that my work was closed for the day! Woo hoo! A free day off rocks! It continued to snow ALL DAY LONG till about five p.m. We got a ton of snow! Daryl only worked a few hours then he came home and snow-blowed like crazy. Once the roads cleared up a bit, even though it was still snowing, Daryl said "I'm bored. Let's go somewhere." So off we went to Babies-R-Us to work on our registry a little. I'm constantly adding/removing stuff and changing it often. Then, FUN-FUN, I had a dentist appointment for 6pm last night. Not only did I get to have a cleaning done, but I also had to have a filling replaced. God, I hate going to the dentist!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend!

Note: Please don't forget to take my gender poll in the right sidebar! I'm curious to see if everyone thinks we're having a boy or a girl!!

17 weeks: Our baby Cashew


Your Baby This Coming Week

Your baby weighs about 5.25 ounces (150g) and now measures 5 to 5.6 inches (12.5 to 14cm) from crown to rump. He is practicing breathing by gulping amniotic fluid into its lungs. This helps the lung's development so they will function at birth. Your baby may also be sucking his thumb.
Meconium is present in your baby's bowels. There is hair present on your baby's scalp and sweat glands are developing.

Your baby is becoming more sensitive to the outside world and is moving around, kicking and punching. As there is still plenty of space in your uterus, your baby can move around a lot, sitting cross-legged, reclining or even turning somersaults!

He can probably hear by now as the ossicles (the bones that pass sound to the inner ear) have hardened and the portion of the brain that receives signals from the brain is under development. Your baby is getting used to the sound of your heartbeat and blood passing through the umbilical cord, but may be startled by loud noises. Your baby is aware of some things in the outside world, including sounds and light. If you let the sun shine on your belly, your baby may be able to perceive a warm red glow.