Baby Calender and Firsts

Another thing that is making my August miserable is getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and then not being able to get back to sleep. It happens almost every night now usually between the hours of 4 and 6am. One positive that has come out of this is while my mind was racing this this morning, I made a mental list of all the fun things that that have happened since March and now have listed them here. Check it out!

March 5th - Our baby was conceived :-)
March 13th - Boobs feel tender
March 17th - Positive pregnancy test
March 25th - First doctor's appointment, def prego!
April 16th - Baby's first Yankee game
April 17th - Start telling friends we are having a baby!
May 2nd - New bra size for mom
May 15th - First ultrasound, amazing!
May 19th - End of first trimester
May 22nd - First pair of maternity jeans
June 16th - It's a girl!!!!
June 20th - Babymoon in the Hamptons
July 9th - Up another cup size
July 11th - Baby's first kick
July 13th - Jeff feels the baby for the first time
July 17th - 3D sonogram and she is a beauty already!
July 25th - Move into our new home
August 25th - End of second trimester
August 27th - Baby's first bout of hiccups

I will try and keep this updated as much as possible but I think that is it for now. It's been quite a ride so far...

Oh What A Month...

The month of August hasn't exactly been ideal for me. On top of getting much bigger and feeling even more hormonal than usual, things have not gone smoothly. Earlier in the month my husband had a sales conference in Chicago for 4 days and his absence left me in a serious depression :-( He used to travel a nice amount and I had become somewhat used to it but he hasn't had to in a while and this was his first trip since the pregnancy. Let's just say I didn't take it well...at all. Not only was I convinced he was going to die in a plane crash but I truly missed him being with me. This combination of fear and loneliness stemmed long, continuous bouts of sobbing. Jeff is my favorite person on this earth (baby in belly excluded) and I just don't seem to work without him. Thankfully he came home safe and sound but just as I was coming out of my funk I had a little fall, literally.

My pregnancy so far has been wonderful and I feel lucky that it has gone this great but feeling so good has messed up my head in that I think I am normal but clearly am not. During my commute home from work I took a tumble on 57th Street and 5th Avenue. It was pouring out and I was carrying my normal two bags plus two bags of groceries and I may have put a little pep in my step upon seeing my bus pull up (I can't help it!). I spilled right there in front of Tiffany's, umbrella went flying, bags and groceries scattered and again more sobbing. About 10 people helped me up and I rushed to Bergdorf's to find my mom who I missed by minutes. Her poor coworker Alisa got stuck with me for about 20 minutes and finally her and the lovely doorman James put me in a cab. Physically my knees took the brunt of the fall and are still pretty bruised up but mentally I don't think I will ever fully recover. We have not had any scares these past 27 weeks (thank god)and this frightened me to no end and has taught me to slow down. My sister told me how she fell with her second child Jack and said that it would be fine but to make sure that I felt the baby soon. As soon as she said this, I hung up the phone and started talking to my baby girl and just like always she responded instantly. Instances like that make me believe that she will hopefully be nothing like the big mush I am in that she always seems to step up when I need her most.

I just love that little girl and am so anxious to meet her although we definitely need more time to get settled which brings me to my next point, do not move while pregnant! As I have stated before, our actual move went great but getting our apartment in order is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would and we haven't even begun the nursery. I know, I know, things don't have to be perfect but I do want to have as much done before her arrival so that I am comfortable when she gets here. Finally this week the apartment is starting to come together and luckily for us we are headed to the Hamptons for Labor Day weekend so August will hopefully end on a high note.

Our Trip to Baltimore

As I have written before, one of my closest friends Cristina is also pregnant. She is about 4 weeks ahead of me and is expecting a baby boy. Having Cristina along for the most exciting ride of my life is priceless and I wouldn't trade it for anything. We give each other advice on nursery furniture and the latest strollers, figure out the best way to cover up our big bodies this fall and most importantly discuss which overpriced diaper bag are we going to carry! You also get to marry off your daughter before she is even born knowing that she will have the coolest mother-in-law ever and that we will throw the sickest wedding together for our children! Let's bring arranged marriages back!

These are all great but the biggest benefit is being able to bitch freely about how you feel on the not so hot days like when you have gained 4 lbs in a week and can't even bare to admit the numbers you are seeing on the scale or when you all of sudden have stretch marks and cellulite on your ass or maybe how you have strange skin tabs growing out of random places. You know, the fun stuff that no one really talks about ;-)

This past weekend we headed down to Baltimore and finally got to see each other pregnant. During the day the prego ladies weren't up for much other than eating and chatting but on Saturday night we had a super fun dinner out with another college friend Katie and her husband Tony. If I had my way, these two wonderful couples would be living up here near us!!

Please take a look at these pictures of my beautiful 7 months pregnant friend Cristina...

Cristina, me and her handsome husband Michael


Just Us :-)


Our Big Bellies!

Updates and Pictures

I am sorry for ignoring the blog these past few weeks but we have been so busy!! Where shall I begin...ah, my birthday :-)

My Birthday
Jeff and I celebrated my birthday in style being that it's the last one where its just the two of us. He took me to see Gypsy on Broadway which we both thought was okay and then to a fabulous dinner at Craft. It was a lovely day but the biggest surprise were the beautiful diamond and sapphire earrings he had made for me as a birthday/baby gift. Now I am not the easiest person to surprise AT ALL but he really got me with these. The words oh, my, god, came out of my mouth like 20 times! They are stunning and were made by our wonderful jeweler Sarkis who is just a doll and makes all of my jewelry with a ton of care and love.

The New Diggs
Friday July 25th we left our first home 211 East 73rd Street and moved into 389 East 89th Street. Now moving is obviously always a hassle and being over 5 months pregnant is not exactly ideal but I must say that it all went remarkably well. We used Flat Rate Movers who were excellent and we had them do all the packing which was the best idea ever!!! There actually are some benefits to moving while prego a) everyone wants to help you and b) no one wants to piss you off so when things got complicated with the move or the cable guy had to wait around for an extra 30 minutes while they located our cable box, every person did so with a smile :-)

Our Baby Girl
Our baby girl is doing amazing! She is super active and not only can I feel her movements but now we can watch my stomach and actually see them - crazy stuff! She is kind of quiet during the day but early in the morning and late at night (I hope this isn't a preview for how it will be when she is here) it's like there is a party in my belly. Sometimes she is tap dancing, others times kickboxing and then there are situations like yesterday where I don't even know what she is doing because there is an explosion of movement!! Anyway, we are all doing well and I am still feeling great which is perfect since I have lots to do before her arrival. 16 more weeks - yikes!

Birthday dinner


Moving day




The latest belly shot (in fab dress from Kristin)


Christina (one of my oldest and dearest friends) and me :-)


My husband and I all dressed up, we still got it!

Family Portrait

Here are some baby updates...

- Jeff and I are getting ready for our big move and have begun shopping for the nursery.
- We had a sonogram yesterday and our baby girl weighs 14 ounces (almost a pound which I will soon be knocking off my total weight), has long beautiful fingers and is very active.
- All the tests came back perfect and the baby is progressing wonderfully!
- As we were looking at her lovely dancer legs and cute baby toes Jeff shouted out that it appears she has big feet! MEAN!!!
- My mom and sister came to the sonogram and got to see her live up on the big screen ;-)
- David, Paula, my mom, Jeff and I all celebrated my birthday at Cafe D'Alsace and then showed everyone our new apartment.
- We took our first family portrait :-)

Check out the pics...

An excited Mom-to-be


Make that bloody mary a double ;-)



Just the girls


Our Family

A Baby's Intuition?

Last week let's just say I was having a rough one! Between my recent weight gain, new bra size and the realization that I really can't do a lot of my favorite things (like take my awesome yoga class or enjoy a cocktail on a beautiful summer Thursday) I had what some may call a mini-breakdown :-) I just was hit hard with the fact that my body no longer belongs to me and now my main purpose is to make babies which is kind of a weird concept. Plus at this point I wasn't feeling the baby and hadn't had a doctor's appointment in a while so I didn't have any recent reminders of this miracle. Well, I have heard of mother's intuition but never a word about baby's intuition and I have to say that it too exists. After sobbing in my dear husband's arms for about 30 minutes all the while blurting out the words "I feel so big. I am so disgusting" I finally calmed down and guess what happened? I felt my little girl for the very first time! I had literally sent an email to Cristina asking her to pray that I would feel her because I was totally losing it and it happened! My sweet girl came and saved her crazy mother in utero. Pretty amazing! Now I feel her all the time and my excitement is beyond words. We talk all day long (to the point where Jeff may be starting to feel left out and people on the bus think I am crazy), I can rub my belly and coax her into kicking, I like to wake her up when I get up and I am truly obsessed with my daughter. Today we have a sonogram and I am SO EXCITED to see her little face!!!! She is just the best thing in life (already) and I am back to enjoying this special time with her in my belly.

E is for Elephant

Next weekend we have a black tie wedding and although I am usually very excited for formal events, I have been dreading this one since nothing in my closet fits me and it seemed silly to purchase a maternity black tie dress. Kristin to the rescue!! My friend Kristin works for Calvin Klein and was generous and patient enough to take on the challenge of having me come to her showroom to pick out a dress. After unsuccessfully attempting to squeeze my new large bod into about 10 dresses (which was like a workout and has left me a bit sore) we finally found this adorable dress that not only fits me but is comfortable and flattering. Kristin, you are the best!! Anyway, the only thing I needed now was a new bra that could be converted to a halter so I headed up to my favorite bra store Intimacy on Madison for a fitting. After waiting about 40 minutes a lovely fitter named Samantha was ready for me. If you have never been to Intimacy be warned that the name is quite appropriate because you literally stand there topless and bra less while they access your boobs. Samantha informed me that I am still a 34 which was nice to hear but unfortunately my cup size has gone up a bit...to an E. WHAT!! I asked her to repeat herself a couple times because there is no way I could be an E. Normally I am a full C, small D and with the pregnancy I had purchased a few full D cups after the first trimester but E cup is really not any option. I finally succumbed to Sam's advice, asked her to please stop saying E and we moved on. Of course she was right and the bra fit perfectly so the moral of the story is, as my friend Nicole so delicately said to me last night, E is for Elephant. Somebody please shoot me or at least get me a martini ;-)