I'm officially a bad blogger! It's been 5 weeks (?!) since my last post.
Today I begin my 34th week of pregnancy...only 6 more to go! I feel like it's coming way too soon, and taking way too long all at the same time. :) The baby is about the size of a canteloupe, and 18 inches long. There are still so many little things to do, but I can't seem to get motivated to do any of them. We still need to find a pediatrician, figure out about child care, and finish the nursery.
Since my last post, I've had 2 fabulous baby showers. I can't thank everyone enough that's been involved in their planning. The first one was here in town hosted by my friends Ashley, Lindsay and Shannon. It was just close friends, good food, and good gifts. :)
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| With the Hostesses |
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| All of the shower attendees |
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| Shannon and Lindsay hoping for a future Gator fan |
The second shower was last weekend in Atlanta with family. It was hosted by my mom with the help of Amber Allen and my Aunt Kathleen. I was thrilled to have had both the Karns and Frawley women all there (with the exception of Callie, who had finals -- we missed you!) It was a fabulous weekend, with fabulous people. I couldn't have felt more loved. The next morning, we also showered my cousin Brianna, who's getting married at the end of June in Italy!
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| With the Frawley women -- this was during Brianna's shower |
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| Karns women -- again day after my shower |
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| With Mom and Mollie |
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| Karns ladies again -- sans Mom and Amy |
Yesterday we half celebrated Mother's Day...sort of the "unofficial" first Mother's Day for me. Ryan was wonderful, and made me homemade Lemon Ricotta pancakes (something I discovered at a restaurant in Atlanta.) We spent a few lazy hours on the couch, then spent the afternoon and early evening taking "belly pics." Our friend, Ship (Michael Schipul) is a semi-professional photographer and was generous enough to take tons of pictures around downtown Winter Garden. I'm sure he'd be irate with me for posting the "rough" shots, but here are a couple of my favorites before any editing takes place.
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| Please excuse the awful roots!! They'll be photoshopped out. |
Sadly, at 34 weeks, it's time to retire my wedding rings. I'm officially swollen enough to have to use soap or lotion to take them off, so instead of risking anything, they are now off and put away. :( I think I did pretty well lasting this long.
Until next time....
