Nice Day

It was finally a nice day so Cate, Boo, and I went outside to play. This is a picture of Cate on our front steps.

36 week ultrasound

Yesterday I had my 36 week ultrasound to check the baby's size and position. The baby is head down like it is supposed to be. As far as the size goes, they are guessing that the baby is about 6lbs 6oz. I see my doctor on Friday and will hopefully get an idea of when the baby is going to come. On friday I will be 37 weeks pregnant, which is considered full term. This last week I have been feeling really good. I feel like I have a new surge of energy and my appetite has returned. Eric and I are getting so excited to meet baby Schmidt and to see if it is a boy or a girl.

Cutting Food

Cate got this set of food that she can cut with a wooden knife for her birthday. I put most of her birthday presents in the basement and have been getting them out one at a time so that we could have something new to do. She loves this cutting set. I was impressed with her coordination and ability to use the knife. Here is some video of her playing with it.


Here is a picture of Cate in her big sister apron.

Baby Schmidt's Room

We finally got the baby's room put together. The last thing we needed to do was hang up the Dr. Seuss tiles that my Mom painted for the room. I loved them before we hung them up, but now that they are hung up on the wall with the ribbons they look so great! The room looks great and it is nice that we have it all ready for the baby. Now all we need is Baby Schmidt.




This is the blanket that Aunt Pat knit for Baby Schmidt

Happy Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving it was just me, Cate, and Eric. We didn't want to do too much since I am 36 weeks pregnant now. We all had a great Thanksgiving. Our turkey tasted great and we all had a good time preparing the sides for the meal. Looking around the table when we were eating I kept thinking about how much I have to be thankful for. A wonderful husband, a healthy and happy toddler, and a baby on the way. This was a great start to a wonderful holiday season.

Here is a picture of Cate watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with her balloon.

Cate helped me make the cranberry sauce (we took it out of the can and stirred it)

Then she helped me make the mashed potatoes.

This is our lovely turkey right out of the oven.

Cate couldn't wait to sit down for dinner, so we included her in the picture of the Thanksgiving table.

Here is a video of Cate dancing in the kitchen with Daddy while I was making dinner

As you can see my belly is continuing to grow and grow. I can't believe that I am 36 weeks pregnant now. Next week I will be considered full term. We are getting to the point where the baby could come at any time. Cate wanted to pose with me for the belly picture. Luckily hers isn't growing like mine.

Turkey

We went to pick up our turkey today for Thanksgiving. We went to this place last year and it was the best turkey that I have ever had. So of course we wanted to go there again this year. While you are waiting you can hear turkeys in their pen. Cate thought it was a lot of fun to look at the turkeys. She got all the turkeys to gobble for her. This is another great thing about living in New England.

Here we are waiting in the long line for our turkey.

Here we are looking at all the turkeys that escaped the dinner table this year.