Here are some more ultrasound pictures. This top one is his face and body in profile. His head is on the right.
This last picture is looking directly at his face. The top of his head is on the right. Then you can see his closed eyes, his nose and mouth. How cute!!! You can see the rest of the ultrasound pictures here.
Yes we are at 38 weeks and Niblet does not seem to be wanting to make his appearance anytime soon. You can see below Lauren's reaction. Tune in tomorrow for some new ultrasound pictures!!!
This is Lauren's view when trying to look down. First she sees her ever growing belly (this picture was actually taken 2 weeks ago!!!). Then she sees the points of her knees. And that is it!!! Lauren hopes that Niblet's arrival will be soon and then she can start getting her waist back!
In following yesterdays post about Jerald's eating habits during Passover, we bring you What Does Lauren Eat During Passover?
The answer is: Matzah Pizza!!! YUMMMMMM. This cardboard eating holiday thankfully ends thursday.
As we are currently in the middle of Passover we thought we would share Jerald's favorite Passover dish. This tradition started with Jerald's Grandfather and his whole family loves this strange concoction. They have named it MSCAS. Which stands for Matzah, Sour Cream, Cinnamon, And Sugar. And it is exactly what it sounds like. The strange thing for Jerald is that he normally hates sour cream and only eats it during Passover. Go figure!
As you can see, Jerald carefully spreads sour cream over the matzah. Jerald is very meticulous with this.
Then Jerald sprinkles every inch of the matzah with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Then all that is left to do is enjoy!
Happy Passover!!!
Oh ~ to answer any unresolved questions, Lauren has never tried MSCAS and refuses to!
Last summer, one of Lauren's best friends, Meredith, moved to Sante Fe. Unfortunately, we have been unable to visit due to a crazy schedule and our expected bundle of joy. Luckily we will get to see her this summer in Rochester at her wedding! But she finally has got some pictures up of her and her fiance's beautiful Adobe home. They are so cute we just wanted to share them.
Oh, this is their dog Goober. How cute is he? For all you childhood friends of Lauren out there - doesn't he look like Roscoe's cousin???
Sunday night we attended our good friends Ethan & Jess' wedding. It was a wonderful occasion. They are a wonderful couple and it was fantastic to be able to celebrate with them. Most of Lauren's high school friends were in town for the event so it was great to be able to spend time with them. They all seemed to be quite enamored by the belly. Lauren's oldest and best friend Rebecca actually began to cry when she felt Niblet kick. Very cute!
You can view the rest of our pictures from the wedding.
Not much to say except that we are in the home stretch and hopefully there will not be much more opportunity to post "belly" pictures.
From Lauren:
Last week two of my friends from work, Erica and Jamie, and my assistant Polly, threw me a fantastic Afternoon Tea at work. Here are some more pictures of the event.
As you can see, they know me very well and provided yummy cakes and cookies! I am very lucky to have made such wonderful caring friends at work. They have listened to every little problem, ache or pain I have had over the last 8 months. Erica and Jamie have been so supportive and wonderful. They actually made going to work fun!
Speaking of work ~ it is official ~ I am on bedrest. Today was my last day of work. From now until Niblet's arrival you will find me on our couch hanging out with Oprah.
Today we had yet another uneventful visit with the doctor. According to him there is no evidence that would suggest that Lauren will be delivering early. In response Lauren began booing! So we go along from here - always thankful that things are looking good.
The highlight of the visit was while we were waiting for the doctor. Jerald read "Green Eggs and Ham" to Niblet for the first time. Niblet had been not moving much prior to the reading but upon hearing his Daddy's voice started kicking and having a great time. But the hard stuff will come when Niblet will be able to speak and he asks, "Why can't I have ham???"
As the date gets closer, people have been increasingly asking us if/where we're registered. So, to answer the ever popular question, Niblet is registered at the following places:
Magic Beans and Babies R' Us
Of course, we hear he likes cute clothes (and Sox/Patriots themed clothes) as well.
Sunday was Josh & Sara's Wedding. How cute do they look??? Their wedding was wonderful. They are a fantastic couple and their love for each other permeated the entire day. Everyone had a fabulous time!!! Click here for more pictures.
Well we are hanging in. As you can see Lauren has been suffering a lot of swelling (mostly in her hands and feet). But Niblet is doing great. And Lauren is toughing it out. We attended our childbirth class yesterday. We learned a lot of stuff that we are sure we will totally forget once the time comes.
A funny story our teacher told us... she used to pass around a vacuum that would be used to vacuum the baby out if necessary (very rare so don't worry). She had to stop after this one class. There was this guy who was the jokster of the class. Well when the vacuum got to him he thought it would be funny to put it on his head. He was bald so a good suction was made. He pumped it up to full force and it got stuck on his head! They had to stop the whole class to try to get the vacuum off this guys head. Finally a member of the class who was a mechanic had the great idea to just puncture the tube and pop it came off. Needless to say his wife was ready to kill him. So they left the class after that. We did not witness anything crazy like that in our class - but it made for a good laugh!
From Lauren:
I think a lot of what we experience during pregnancy will help prepare us for the time when we have to take care of the baby. Case in point: As my belly grows I become more and more prone to drips and dribbles. Today alone I have spilled three different substances on my belly and on my cute new pink maternity t-shirt (rice krispies, beans and yogurt). And I haven't even eaten dinner tonight!!! So, is this preparing us for all of niblet's messes and dribbles?
Also - I wanted to thank everyone for their kind and wonderful birthday wishes last week. They all meant a lot to me. And of course thank you to my wonderful husband who cooked me a scrumptious and romantic birthday dinner. I am a lucky girl!
From Jerald:
Today is Lauren's 28th birthday. Although she thinks that makes her old, you can see that she's just as cute as she was when she was very little. Feel free to leave Birthday wishes in the comments below.
From Lauren...
Just a helpful list to keep the crazy pregnant women you come across from getting even crazier... (note: only some of these things have not been said to me directly - you can guess which ones)
1. Are you sure you aren't carrying twins? Even if this is meant as a joke it is not funny! And if she is carrying twins - she will let you know.
2. I can tell you are pregnant from behind. No explanation needed.
3. You look tired. Um, yea I look tired. I am growing a human being inside of me. You would be tired too! I never understand why people have the need to point this out.
4. You are not due sooner? If you ask me when I am due, and I say May 7th - the appropriate response is NOT "I would have guessed you were due this month." This is just another way of saying "Boy you look fat." Not nice!
5. Oh you are having a boy? Your husband must be sooooo happy! Now I think this one is just strange. Yes my husband is happy that we are having a healthy baby - but is he more happy that we are having a boy over a girl - no! What year are we in?
I am sure there will be more to come...
From Lauren:
Today I got sworn in to the Federal Bar for the District of Massachusetts. Actually, I think Niblet and I might have both got sworn in. As I said the oath, I had my right hand up and my left over Niblet - who was happily kicking away. So I am pretty sure he is now a member of the Federal Bar as well!!!
Happy Valentine's Day!!! Jerald and I are always pretty low key for this holiday. Mostly because Jerald and I don't need a set day to be loving and romantic. Above is a picture of the Valentine Cookies I make for Jerald (this is the third year). Hope everyone survives the day :-)
~ Lauren
