Progress!

The lack of posts must mean we're busy making progress, right?

Last night, after our weekly doctor's appointment, we took our tour of the hospital (CPMC). Besides wandering through the eerily quiet halls, we got to see a delivery room, and a postpartum room. Everyone was very friendly so that makes us feel at ease.

After the hospital tour, we began the first of three "just the two of us at a fancy restaurant" night's out. Last night was B-Star on Clement Street and it was really good as usual. This Saturday is Town Hall; the following Saturday we go to Slanted Door.

Beyond that, we spent what felt like half the weekend organizing all the nursery. Her drawers are stocked and we're buying time by using a rug we already own.

We've got appointments to visit potential pediatricians.

We're selecting paint tonight for the nursery.

We're buying shelves for the closet.

Lots of progress!

-M

Everything in its right place...

What are the chances:

1. Radiohead's lead singer, Thom Yorke would be in concert (with his other group, Atoms for Peace) a month before I'm due?
2. Thom would humor the crowd and play a few Radiohead songs?
3. And one of them would be our wedding song???

I’d say those chances are slim to none. But that’s what happened last night. Pretty magical. And we’re happy to report that baby girl was very well behaved during the concert—she even bopped along to most of the tunes. Seems she’s destined to inherit Matt's musical tastes :)

-a

Look how far we've come...

Can't believe we've got less than 6 weeks before baby girl arrives. Seems like the past 8 months have flown by! Looking through old pictures this evening, I realized not only have 8 months flown by but the past 5 years have too. Not sure how we'll celebrate our anniversary this year since we may be a family of 3 by then, but I know she'll be the perfect present for both of us.

-a

The Nursery

With help from the Peterson & Grohowski families' generous gifts, the nursery is coming along quite nicely.

We're planning to use the small dresser on the left as a changing table and have put the Tord Boontje Midsummer Pendant lamp (the weird red and yellow glowing thing) above it with the hope that it'll keep baby distracted.

Here's a pic of the crib (thanks Mom G!), all decked out with cool mobile (thanks, Erica!), and knitted blanket (thanks, Mom P!)

Now we just just need to cover the floor somehow. Any suggestion on rugs?

-M

Shower

Had a whirlwind week, beginning with my shower last Sunday. Started out with relaxing mother/daughter mani-pedis, then the fun extended to Becky's apartment with my friends. Many thanks to Becky and Mom G for hosting the party: from the decorations, to the favors, to the games it was the perfect shower for me :)

The diaper cake Becky made us--in addition to a 4 foot lemon tree!! Hello freshly made lemonade!

Some of my friends at the shower.

Me and Mom G at the flower market :)