2nd Anniversary

We celebrated our 2nd Anniversary with a tour of the Labor & Delivery department at one of the hospitals and then went out to dinner.

I made sure I wore a maternity shirt to actually look pregnant (T-shirts for teaching PE don't always cut it). Here is the front and side views at 24 weeks! Baby Monty is checking out well still according to doc. He's starting to kick, punch, roll and who knows what else a lot more these days, which is a very cool experience -- just need him to kick me hard enough so Jimmy can feel now!

Baby Tracker

pregnancy calendar from WhatToExpect.com


HOLY COW -- this really makes me think we need to get our rears in gear and get super ready for the baby to get here! More than half-way folks!

You Can Vote However You Like

So I've been singing this song all day and dancing around the Field House -- got some funny looks from my students, but it is such a great idea. They are 6th graders from Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, GA and are pretty amazing.

ND - Pitt Football Game

Jim's Uncle Mike had tickets to the Notre Dame football game versus Pitt on Nov. 1st and we got to attend -- I was stoked for my first ND game!!! They lost in the 4th overtime, but it was great!


We were in the south endzone, upper balcony and had a great view of Touchdown Jesus.

The band spells "ND" as the players run onto the field...Play Like a Champion Today!

Jim, myself and Baby Monty at the game.

John, Uncle Mike and Jimmy enjoying a break in the action as the sprinkling system turned on during the 1st overtime. Luckily the action was on the other end of the field.

20 week Glamour shots :-)

The doctor's office FINALLY kept an appointment (3rd time's a charm, right) and we got to see Baby Monty up close and personal! We saw the baby moving (wanted to suck its thumb but the ultrasound wand kept moving the hand away from the mouth and some busy busy little legs -- so weird that I can't feel it all the time yet)...heart, kidneys, spine all looked good to the tech and midwife. I've been prepping the baby for these pics and we actually got a great view of the entire face -- eyes, nose and mouth -- s/he was looking right at us! Very cool. The second one she printed for us was a side profile -- a little bit harder to distinguish what is actually what, but still amazing none-the-less. Heart rate was up at 159bpm again. And I actually gained some weight finally -- woo hoo (I know, odd to hear from someone starting where I did, but it was good news).

A shout out to my friend Sheryl, in NJ, who is 5 days overdue and waiting it out -- best of luck on bringing your 2nd lil' man into the world!!! Can't wait to see some pictures (and hopefully win your guessing game)!

Nursery Under Construction -- Part 1

Gma Jan came in over her Fall Break to start working on the nursery. The people that lived here before us had turned that room into a walk-in closet, so it was sad to see it leave, but the space is needed. The hardest part is that one wall is completely covered in cork-board, so it's been a challenge to figure out how to best cover its ugliness up. We went with 2 coats of primer, sizing and a wallpaper liner. If that stays up, wallpaper w/ pastel 2in. by 2in. checks and a safari border it will be on that wall only. The other 3 walls will stay this yellow-orange color Jim found (looks more yellow during the day and almost Tennessee orange at night).

12 week pic

The ultrasound machine wouldn't do any other pictures than the last freeze -frame, but it's still a good shot. The baby is 46.4mm long from head to rump and the estimated due date from that measurement is still March 18, 2009. To the left above the body is the baby's foot. Aunt Amanda has been calling the baby peanut since before she saw this picture, but I think she was on to something :-)