Moving On

I couldn't get over how much the numbers have changed since I last updated the countdown...it doesn't seem like that many days have passed, but they have!

21 3 days until we arrive in CT for all the pre-wedding festivities

• Mom said that Grammy did an amazing job "fixing" my dress Thursday night. I'm so excited to try it on and I'm so excited that I will be able to breath (and eat!!) at the wedding!

25 7 days until Ryan and Yana's wedding

• My brother is getting married! My brother is getting married! Still hasn't sunk in yet, but they're an awesome couple and life will be a whole lot of fun having them around. Oh, and I checked off Chicken Parm to have as a meal at the reception and Baby is still liking the sound of it. My husband and my father so graciously offered me the option of switching with one of them (they checked off the other two options) in case Baby didn't feel like Chicken Parm. I think we're good to go, though!

59 41 days until D graduates

• Some changes here. It looks like my parents will be staying in CT to cook for D's grad party the following day, so Ryan and Yana may come instead. They're saving us money on the catering bill and D didn't mind them not coming. I will, however, tape the ceremony for them and for anyone else who might want to see it! Those who will be there are: me, D's parents, my grandma (dad's mom), and my great aunt from Jersey (grandma's sister). Gma and Auntie Jo grew up in Philly, so they always like visiting. And the Academy of Music isn't such a bad place to visit when coming to Philly!

60 42 days until D's grad party in CT

• It's official! We sent out the invites this week and should start hearing back from people in the next few weeks. I'm praying the weather is nice, especially if half the people who are invited end up coming!

67 49 days until we move out of PA

• Ugh. I see packing in my very near future... But, on a positive note, I'm sure we'll be getting all of our security deposit back. We can definitely use that as house-buying time approaches.

69 51 days until my last day of work

• Mixed feelings about this one. I will LOVE not getting up and dressed and ready and out the door in half an hour...and then working all day. I'm really looking forward to my new job as Mommy, which will come with its own set of things-I-don't-like-so-much, but I know I will love every minute of it. On the other hand, I will miss the kindergarteners and my friends at work. They've already made me promise to come back and show off the baby.

88 70 days until Nick and Kristina's wedding

• I will be taking the bridesmaid dress for this wedding home with me to see what can be done with it at David's Bridal or to see what other, more comfy dresses are on the market at this point. I'm not exactly sure, obviously, how I will be carrying in two more months, but I know I will be bigger than I am now! D will also be starting his Residency orientation around this time. I think his said his first day is a Saturday, which goes to show how busy this year will be for him!

165 ~147 days until our little guy/girl makes an appearance

• Lots to be done still to prepare for our little baby, but we still have about 21 weeks to go...so there is time! I'm starting to compile a list of things we'll be needing and I had D start to research electronic breast pumps. But that's about it. I am feeling him move about every other day and on Thursday he was quite feisty. I actually felt him kick with my hand 5 times in a row. It had to be his little foot because I don't think he'd have that much arm strength at this point...at least I hope not! He gets especially fidgety when I'm eating, which is amusing. I can't sleep on my back anymore because he's getting so big, so I am side-sleeping which is not the most comfortable at all. The kids are noticing my belly more with comments like, "Wow, your belly is bigger!" and "Your baby is saying hi to us, look how he is coming out!" and "Can I touch your belly?" Hey, at least they're polite and ask. When we got back from CT this past week, people at work hadn't seen me for about three days and they were asking what my mom had fed me because I looked so much bigger. As long as we fit into a certain dress in one week, he can grow all he wants! I'm going to a baby shower for a friend at church who is due any day now with her second...this is The Year of The Baby. Practically everyone is pregnant! Which is cool because our baby will have no shortage of playmates.