Baby P: Please arrive soon!

I have 7 days to go until my official due date.  I have been going to weekly doctors appointments and there are no signs of getting this baby arriving before the due date.   I am really uncomfortable and since everything is ready, I wouldn't mind if I had the baby today.  There are some great birth dates coming up... 11/10/10 and 11/11/10 would be nice and easy to remember.  11/12/10 is Liz's birthday so that would be a great birthday present for the soon-to-be grandma.  According to my sister, more babies are born on or near full moons; the next full moon is November 21st (please arrive before then!!).  More and more people keep telling me it looks like I'm carrying a boy, and I took an internet quiz this weekend which the results said I'm having a boy.  I can't wait to find out!!  The weather was absolutely gorgeous this weekend and we spent Saturday in the city with some of our friends and celebrating Liz's birthday in the suburbs.

39 Weeks!

Bob telling a story

Matt is single...ladies, know any single gals?!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween weekend!  Chris carved a pumpkin, using his elaborate techniques for creating words in the mouth.  Fall has been beautiful and we have so many leaves changing color in our yard.  Chris has been working hard to keep up with the leaves.  This year our costumes were very last minute, as we weren't even sure if we were going to dress up, based on my situation!  Since I couldn't do the usual fun, glamourous costume, I decided to go all out and be a large and in-charge, beer-drinking man!  Chris went as "Cigar Guy".   We had one last night of fun in the city with our friends.  On Halloween our friends came over with thier son for Trick or Treating.  It was a great day and fun to see so many cute kids out and about!



                                                                                Go to Youtube.com for funny videos of Cigar Guy!



                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

15 Days and Counting!

I am 15 days away from my due date!  I have been slow to post because I feel like I have been doing so many things to prepare for Baby P!  I have such great friends and family, thank you all for the showers, gifts and nice things you have done to help.  Everything on the checklist is complete....  we have the car seat installed, the nursery is finished and all kinds of baby clothes, blankets and supplies ready!  The doctor says everything is going well and on track- the head is down and in position.  I really am ready for this baby to come out and will be eating spicy food as often as possible, just in case that helps!  I went ahead and made a doctors appointment for after my due date- I figure if I have the appointment I won't need it.  Chris and I are going out for Halloween for one last hurrah before Baby P arrives- pictures coming soon.  Here are some recent photos of the nursery, showers, and belly!

Week 36

Parker was a great helper!

Week 37

"Where are you going to run to, there is no stopping the baby now!"

This weekend, Chris and I decided we should visit the hospital where I plan to have the baby.  We were with several other couples on a tour and one of the husbands asked how he might be able to "run out real quick", instead of going through the security doors.... this is when Chris said loudly, "Dude, where are you going to run to?.. there is no stopping the baby now!," to which everyone was laughing!  Central Dupage is a nice hospital -complete with valet parking- and is very close to our house.   We are putting the final touches our nursery and giving it some personal touches with some old baby photos.  Here are a couple of flashbacks when we were babies, along with some recent family photos, courtesy of Erik Photography. 

Tea Party or T-Ball?!

Chris and I made the journey to Evansville this weekend for a family baby shower!  It was so wonderful to see my family and friends- we had not made the trip since Christmas.  The shower was so nice, and a huge thank you to Cheryl, Julie, Morgan and Madison who threw it for me.  Thank you to everyone who came and thank you so much for the generous gifts!  Our baby got so much great stuff.  Everyone had their own ideas about how to tell if the baby is a boy or girl.  The majority say that I am having a girl.... we will find out in 7 weeks, the anticipating is killing me! Will we be having tea parties or going to t-ball games?!  We still are not really settled on any particular names, but do have some good choices- one thing is for sure, the baby's name will not start with the letter "P"... Peter Piekos, or Polly Piekos... too cartoon-ish for us.  Baby P has been moving around a lot lately, and surprisingly I am still feeling really good.  I'm hoping that this continues for as long as possible.  We are looking forward to spending the next weekends at home making final preparations for the baby.

My sister demonstrating how a bunting goes on a baby!

33 Weeks

It's fun to "Do it Yourself!"

This past weekend, was a weekend full of projects.  Between Chris and I we went to Home Depot 3 times and Menards once!  While Chris was at Home Depot a random stranger started shouting "Ain't it fun to do it yourself!," as Chris was struggling with the wood and air-gun rental.  Chris, with the help of Matt and Bob - Thanks again Piekos family! - did an awesome job with getting up crown molding in our nursery.  Here are a few shots of the progress.  I got my new camera and was just doing some practice shots around the house.  I'm very excited to have the camera for our new arrival!  Just 53 more days... stay tuned for more updates.

UT and IU College Weekends!

Last weekend, Chris and I flew to Knoxville, TN to visit my family for the UT home opener football game.  We had a great tailgate- love those Big Foot Donuts, thought they were very novel and had to take a picture.  My sister had a very big flood in her house, and was able to do some major remodeling as a result. We saw her house for the first time after the flood for the "big reveal" - it looks great!   Once we were back to Chicago, we celebrated or 2nd wedding anniversary at the Capital Grill... absolutely fantastic meal!  I love my husband!  This past weekend, I visited Bloomington to catch up with some of best college friends.  We spent some time on campus and of course had to do a bar crawl at Kilroys, Upstairs, followed by Nicks with a game of Sink the Biz  (My role was the sober driver!) .  It was really fun to reminisce and catch up with my friends, they are so much fun!    Chris made a ton of progress on our house with painting and electrical projects while I was gone, which was very nice of him to take care of so I could have some fun.  I just got a new Canon Rebel digital SLR camera.  I'm looking forward to learning how to use it, stay tuned for some better quality pictures.   8 more weeks to go... here's a belly shot at 31 weeks.