bun is growing

a much requested belly picture... 26 weeks along!

more to come soon.

APRIL SHOWERS!

This past weekend, I made my way to Tallahassee for my first baby shower. The wonderful people I worked with in the PICU down in Florida, threw me a spring themed gathering. We had a great time and the bun and I got some wonderful items!

Tiffany! The hostess with the mostest! She had just been sick with mono and still managed to throw me a beautiful baby shower, cooking and decorating almost everything herself!
One of the funniest gifts ever! I can't wait until baby fox is big enough to fit in this! Well, I can wait, but still... it is way funny!
Little bun is trying to show him/herself here! You just have to look hard :)
Delicious birdhouse cake! Made with love by Tiffany's sister, Tess. So cute!
Diaper cake! made by yours truly, and of course, Tiffany. So cute and so useful!

A great weekend filled with great friends. Also, I got to go to church and see all the wonderful people there. Tallahassee holds happy memories for us and it will always be a special place we will remember fondly!

realizations

yesterday, while standing in the target isle with the ever-so-impressive scanner in my hand, i had a minor freak out about what we are about to endeavor. it costs $250.00 for a breast pump (and 50 cents for each bag to hold the milk), $250.00 for a crib (not including the mattress), $180.00 for a swing, $150.00 for a car seat, an additional $100.00 for the stroller adaptor. If you're thinking of running, add $350.00 for a jogging stroller (and that's not even the top of the line). Each pacifier costs 3.00 and each little onesie, the same. Don't even get me started on diapers... ouch. i think i have some chest pain. and these are only the monetary stressors.

i look at my patients at work and think: really? You were at mass with your parents, choked on a rosary bead and now...... You put an ipod charger in your mouth and lost your tongue? i am locking my kid in a clear ball for its entire life-- assuming all comes out okay. how on earth do we think we can do this?

yikes. while i am feeling better today, i am certain these freak outs will increase in number as the due date approaches. yippy.