Week 38 - 2 weeks to go

For all of you curious folks out there, here are some photos of my belly from Saturday when I entered week 38. This belly is growing day by day! How much bigger will it get??  For some reason we think the baby will arrive on May 15 (due date in May 10).  What day do you think Little Henry will arrive?  Only time will tell...

Washington DC Baby shower, Sunday April 18, 2010

Last Sunday Tish Zone, my sister, and Leah Lipsky threw me a baby shower in DC.  They planned it around an international theme with snacks from all over the world and word games to challenge our language skills.  It was so much fun! 

Thank you to the hosts:

Tish couldn't come but here I am opening up a present from her:

Me, Sarah and Kaylin (from right after the party):

And Leah who had the party at her new house:

I was surprised by all the decoration when I walked into the room:

And here are some snaps of a few of the guests (Beth Fine from Emory and Leslie Ekstrom who was our Peace Corps director in Bangladesh):

And we finished off the evening with dinner around the corner during which Kaylin was so much fun expressing her happiness with the entertainment offered by ceiling fans.

Now all we're waiting on is the baby!!!  We spent a lot of time this weekend organizing the apartment and feel confident that we're ready for the little guy to arrive. ~2 more weeks!

Surprise baby shower at Iggies (Baltimore, MD), April 17, 2010

Today I was TOTALLY surprised by friends who threw me and Scott a baby shower at a local pizza shop.  And apparently so were some of the guests...

I had NO IDEA  this party was planned!!   I was impressed to find out that Scott was in on the surprise since the planning began over two months ago.  The crowd was full of friends from School, a friend from DC, and colleagues (who of course double as friends :) ).

The presents were just great. We got our first Hopkins gear from Andrea Wirtz:

And some nutritionally friendly gear:

Gillian gave us a blanket that is SUPER comfy and reminds us of traffic in Dhaka:

And Peggy hooked us up with a diaper bag full of helpful goodies including tons of cloth diapers:

Too bad we didn't snag a photo of the Bob stroller that many of the nutrition women (plus Aimee) chipped in to get us.  Scott was SO excited to have this specific stroller and was offering everyone information on what sets this stroller apart from all the others :)  We'll get some action photos with the stroller before too long!


A special thank you to Gillian Buckley for pulling this together - and for making the great cake!

What a special day!