Rockstar......

Brooke LOVES to be outside and LOVES to wear her sunglasses. The most recent pair were a gift from Msgr.

Brooke and Daddy - Hangin' Out

Paul and Brooke went back to work and school today. They had a great week off and seemed to find time to have lots of fun AND get some projects done around the house. We had great weather here in CT this weekend and Brooke was happy to get outside and play in her sandbox.

Test "Results"

So today was our "non-stress" test and the ultrasound to check the growth of the baby. The baby was great for the non-stress test - you have to be hooked up for at least 20 min to establish a baseline heart rate and they they look for spikes that last 15 secs. We had a perfect strip of activity in the minimum time - Woo Hoo! The ultrasound was also uneventful. We asked the tech to tell us when to look away so we still don't know if we are buying blue or pink. At this stage in the game (35 weeks) there isn't a lot of extra room in there so the picture isn't as good as earlier ones. The tech told us the baby already weigh about 6 lbs 3 oz (+/- 14 oz) WOW!!!

5 weeks and counting .....

On Tuesday I went for another "baby" appointment and we've now hit the mark where I'll start going weekly. Paul and Brooke are on vacation this week and came with me to hear the heartbeat - the first time for both of them with this baby. Brooke was scared of the exam room AND the Dr but when she realized he was not touching her she settled right down. I wish I had brought the camera to snap the look on her face when she heard the baby's heartbeat her eyes got wide as saucers. The Dr has scheduled an ultrasound on Friday to 'check' growth - he ordered a similar late pregnancy scan with Brooke too! This time since I am older I also get to have weekly non-stress tests, the first one of those is scheduled for Friday too. My due date is May 17th and I am planning on working til May 8th. The walls and the trim in the baby's room are painted and Paul just needs to paint the baseboard heaters. Slowly the list of things that need to get done is shrinking.

On Wednesday, Brooke and Daddy had a fun filled, busy day. They met Mr. Rob and Sammi at a park in Colchester and played for an hour. Then they loaded up and went to McDonald's for lunch. After a trip home for a nap for Brooke and some chores for Dad they were off to the Chinese Buffet to meet Uncle Artie and Msgr. Brooke really enjoyed being the center of the attention with them. Msgr brought her some sunglasses - Brooke LOVES glasses and she stole pineapple off of Uncle Artie's ice cream. After all that activity she definitely needed a bath. She used her giraffe towel complete with ears and tail - she thought it was "sooooo cute"

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter starting with Good Friday at Auntie Dale & Uncle John's house, the food, the company and the entertainment (Brooke) were terrific. We finally colored our eggs after dinner on Saturday. Brooke was very into the egg coloring thing and gave up using the spoon and the wire dipper - she switched to her hands. Somehow we were able to get the color off her face and hands before Sunday Morning when we got all decked out in her Easter dress.

She was not happy when Egg Coloring was over!

We got an extra special treat on Saturday night when Uncle Mike, Auntie Kimmie and "Ry-Ry" came bearing Easter presents for Brooke. That night was a big milestone for Brooke, she collected all her Binkies and left them for the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny came through big time, leaving M&Ms, marshmallows and jelly beans in place of the binkies. Much to our surprise she has asked about them only a few times and once reminded we gave them up, moves on to something else. I think the last few months, Mommy and Daddy were more attached to them then she was.

You can't help but smile when you hear this giggle

Brooke has a collection of Baby Einstein Videos that she still really enjoys. In Baby Newton there is this one particular skit with a duck that she finds really amusing. The quality of the video isn't great, but the sound of her giggle is perfect. You can't help but smile.

"This place is a mess!"

It is the tradition at our church on Palm Sunday to lay palms down both aisles and across the front of the church. Brooke was initially distracted by a few palms as we made our way to our "usual" seat. When Rev. Bill called the kids down front for the Children's lesson it was then that she realized the palms were EVERYWHERE and promptly announced to the Congregation "This place is a MESS" ....... everyone laughed - well everyone but ME!

When we got home from our big Church outing - she celebrated with one of Gigi's Easter Cupcakes. I wonder what she'll say NEXT week .......