3 weeks, 4 days to go!

Pretty eventful week around here!! First of all, Eric's side of the family threw a baby shower for me last weekend so I made a trip down there Sunday for the day to spend time with family & friends. Eric left Sunday morning for his loooong trip so he couldn't go along.... bummer :( Yep, he left just in time for this CRAZY wind storm!!! I had no idea this thing was coming until I left my baby shower Sunday evening & my entire 2 hr drive home felt like I was driving through a tornado!! Then I came home to no electricity, which was even more fun ;) Just me, portia, & kitty -- there's entertainment. :) I felt like a pioneer trying to get ready for work the next morning with nothing but candlelight;) Electricity... what a luxury:) Thankfully, there wasn't too much damage done to our house or surroundings... just minor branches down & leaves/twigs all over the place. But I survived Ike's wrath!! :) hehe


Eric should be home sometime middle of next week. Luckily, he works with his dad & uncle, who are the ones who go with him on out-of-town jobs, so that's nice. They started out in Massachusetts last Monday & were working at a huge marina. He said they spent half their time gawking at fancy million dollars yachts...waiting on someone famous to walk off one of them. ;) Actually, the jobsite wasn't ready for them yet on Monday, so they took a ferry over to Nantucket and spent the day there. A couple times this week they've gone to Cape Cod to enjoy some "awesome" sea food for dinner. They've since finished the job in Massachusetts and are now in Connecticut. I told him this sounds more like a vacation than work!! While I've been suffering through no power and being 9 months pregnant, he's enjoying "awesome" sea food dinners at Cape Cod & ferrying to Nantucket!! Bitter? Not me.... hehe;) And by "suffering" I mean, I went less than 24 hrs without electricity ;) But Still!! hehe. Oh & Eric assures me that their hotel is minutes from an airport in case he's needed ;)


Well anyways, that's what's been happening around here for the past week. Oh & I just have to mention....we lost two of our goldfish in our little water garden:( Eric & I think Bobby (the koi) might've eaten them....he's a piggy like that, and he's had a growth spurt in these last couple weeks! So it's just Bobby & Chloe now... funny how you get attached to these little creatures:)


Oh & I've been feeling great lately! Just the usual...Big & Tired:) My doctor would not check me at my appt this week to see if I'm dilating yet because she didn't want to "stir anything up" since Eric won't be back for about a week:) I said, Very good idea Doc:)


Here's a few random pictures... Enjoy:)

~~* Handmade Gifts by Our Very Talented Friends & Family *~~



**Blanket quilted by Ava's Great Aunt Deb**




**Blanket crocheted by Ava's Great Aunt Cheryl**





** Hats knitted by friends of our family **





** Blanket crocheted by another friend of our family **



** Our 2 remaining fish...Bobby & Chloe **


**Yes, I took a picture of our fish... feel free to call me a goof;) ...but you gotta admit Bobby is HUGE :) **

Baby Shower

Unfortunetly, I didn't have my camera handy at my baby shower this past weekend so I have no pictures to post at this point:( I know, can you believe that! My mind was elsewhere I guess...I'll blame it on pregnancy fog :) My mom has plenty of pics though so at some point I'll share some of those with everyone. It was the perfect day for a baby shower that is for sure! I'm so happy I got to see so many of my family members and friends. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it...that Really meant a lot to me!! Ava is going to love all her goodies...I just know it, hehe :) Our house is officially baby-fied:) I put together her swing & pack-n-play this week and they are now sitting in our living room...just waiting to be occupied by this cute lil munchkin:) I'll give it another week or so before I install her car seat into my car....although it might take us a week to figure out how to install the thing:) Her nursery is almost completely ready...just need her crib bedding! Portia knows something is going on around here...hehe...she just smells all of Ava's things & closely watches me put her things away. She's thinking "oh boy, now what are these two up to!" : )


Here's the goofball watching me put together Ava's bouncer:)











Oh & I'll stick a picture in here of my most recent belly shot. As much as this big 'ole belly drives me crazy sometimes I think I will miss having Ava all to myself. Ya know, its great right now b/c I can take her everywhere I go...hehe...she's so portable :)


















Some of Ava's goodies from our wonderful family & friends!