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Today marks 39 weeks! Apparently (to anyone’s disbelief who is around me), my belly is measuring small – it has been stuck at 35 weeks for awhile. So, my doc recommended that we get an ultrasound just to make sure everything was going okay. Good news is that it is… in fact, Lentil is weighing in at 7 lbs, 6 oz already. The ultrasound technician showed us her spine (which is on the left side of my belly) and her legs (which are on the right side and would explain the big bulges I get over there). We also quickly saw her open her lips – I think she was giving her Daddy a kiss.

In my opinion, she is plenty big to come out, so I’m really hoping to beat my due date! But, I’m trying to mentally prepare for up to 10 days late.

Thanks everyone for the fun comments – we really appreciate all the well wishes, esp. those for an easy labor! 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!   Certainly a lot to be Thankful this Thanksgiving.   Last night, we picked up Alex and Jira from the Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.  They had flown for well over 35 hours, from Chiang Mai – Bangkok – Seoul – Chicago, and with about 300 lbs of luggage.

Ready to pounce!

But once they arrived, they were surprisingly chipper.  Alex had made a good call and sprung for the VIP lounge in the Seoul airport (12 hour layover!), so they had gotten showers and a little rest.

We had jacket, hat and mittens waiting for Jira.  It wasn’t cold by Chicago standards, but certainly cold by her standards.  She thought it was neat that she could see her breath in the air.

Back at the condo, we celebrated with Giordano’s pizza.  There’s no better way to feel like a gluttonous American than by consuming 2 lbs of mozzarella cheese.  Erin also made some delicious and very cute “Welcome Home” cupcakes.

So great to have them back.  We love you, Jira and Alex!  USA USA USA!

Thanks to my Mom and Aunt Lisa for coming to my Chicago shower too!  One of the gifts was a cute GB Packers outfit… which they insisted on buying in the 0-3 mo size b/c they are optimistic that the Packers will be going to the Play-offs!  After the game against the Vikings yesterday, Lentil agrees!  (Although she missed it, due to nursing class!)

AND, thanks to my Chicago girlfriends who came to celebrate – it was super fun to get together.  There were some mom’s in the crowd that had helpful advice to share, such as how to discretely use a Hooter Hider and what the heck a bouncey seat is.  A big thanks to Heather for being the hostess with the mostess!  Here’s a pic with some of the girls….

Finally, kudos to me for figuring out how to insert pics into one of these postings.  That’s a “best practice” from the Kennedy blog that we just love!

Happy Early Thanksgiving!

I had my 36 week appt on Tuesday, and thankfully, everything is looking good!  Lentil is head down, which is exactly where we want her to be! 

She is also getting stronger… besides feeling those kicks, jabs and head butts only in the morning and before bed, I even notice them during meetings.  Which probably makes the people I work with uncomfortable, as I cannot help but shift around and feel them.  Esp. the new guy, who asked me in an email if we had emergency contact information around.  Silly me, I thought he wanted me to know his wife’s phone number, but clearly, he was thinking the reverse!

And, back to shifting, Lentil loves hanging out on the right side.  Its really bizarre.  Sometimes, my entire belly is visibly lopsided.

Also, I’m hoping to post pictures from my AWESOME Chicago shower soon – my Aunt Lisa took a few!  It was super nice, and I’m so lucky to be able to celebrate Lentil’s impending arrival with my Chicago girlfriends, aunt and Mom!

Erin was 36 weeks as of last Wed, Nov 17, which has been added to our pregnancy time-lapse progression.  Once she hits 37 weeks, the baby is considered full-term and could pretty much come at any time.  Whoa!  Below is a picture of Erin today, and then two from  July 24 at 19 weeks.  That is when she thought she had quite the baby belly and was sticking it out.  Take that 19 weeks!

Last Friday, Erin and I went to celebrate the 35th birthday of one of our friend, Liam.  I guess Liam’s grandfather was one of the founding members of the Racquet Club of Chicago, so that is where the party was held.  Fancy!  It was like stepping back into the 1930’s, and since it’s a “jacket and tie required,” it was a great excuse for Erin and I to dress up.  This was also Erin’s first visit to a Gentleman’s Club! 🙂 .  It was a really fun evening and we met some great new people.  Thanks Liam!

The Racquet Club of Chicago

I wanted to show the world how fantastic Erin looked, even at 8 mos pregnant, but the pictures didn’t really turn out.  However, I didn’t want to give up, and thus, the pictures of her entering the elevator of our condo building.

This post is a bit overdue, but I wanted to put up some pictures from Halloween.  For Halloween this year, Bill & Tracy Boyd threw a Halloween party in the party room of their apartment building.  Actually, Halloween is kind of a big deal for them, and they throw a Halloween party every year. Last year, Oct 31 was the wedding of a college roommate and yes, even then they through a hotel room party between the wedding and the reception.

Halloween 2009

This year, Erin and I decided to be a “Bun in the Oven” costume.  It was supposed to look like this bun in the oven.   I was supposed to be in a “bun maker” costume. Well, it was a homemade job, a little ghetto, and a lot uncomfortable.  So I ended up wearing the oven box, and Erin was the baker.

Halloween 2010

It required a little explanation, but I think people got it.  Here is a picture of some of the girls.

Here is Steve, Jordan, and Brad…the guys who all randomly dressed in boxes.

And of course, we couldn’t forget He-Man and Shira.  aka Mike and Kat.

You can probably gather from the picture that 1) Kat is a very patient and good-natured girl  2) Mike is cold

And last but certainly not least, we have the prego ladies.  Touching bellies!  I love the belly-to-belly shots, but I am rarely successful in getting Erin to play along.

You can’t tell, but there are actually 6 people in this picture…two adults and four babies.  That’s right, one in Erin and three…count ’em…THREE in Aubrey.  Her and Brad are expecting triplets in February, two identical and one fraternal.  Assuming there is a boy in the bunch, we can betrothe him to Lentil!

Thank you Boyds for another successful Halloween!

We’re excited to share that Lentil has an older (second) cousin, William James Robinson.  William and his parents (my cousin, Kacie, and her husband, Tommy) live in Montana, so we’re not sure when Lentil will get to meet him.  Kacie and I are about 3 months apart and our babies will be only about 6 weeks apart!

At 34.5 weeks, Lentil is weighing in at an impressive 5 lbs!  Despite the increasingly cramped space, she is feeling  more comfortable, knowing that her parents attended a fantastic lamaze class at the hopsital (at which she was a very active participant, kicking and jabbing all around), and her mom has finally started doing her laundry. 🙂  (I suspect that doing her laundry won’t be nearly as exciting come February, but right now, the miniture-sized socks, scratch mittens and caps.)  After watching four videos about birth, I’m feeling a little less anxious for her birth and thankful that I still have about a month and a week to prepare for it!

Jordan modeling Lentil's baby clothes