Here are some pics of the new nursery...there are a few odds and ends left but for the most part Elle's room is ready for her arrival!!!....which could be any time. I am now 37 weeks (full term) and have another doctors appointment tomorrow to check on my progression....I will keep you posted as to what I find out... :)
This Sunday I hosted Kara's baby shower along with Erin, Jenn and Stacey! We have been planning the shower for a few months via email and this Sunday it all came together.....I have to say that shower was a success! Good Job girls...I think Kara had a great day! :) Here are some pics from the day....
Photography by Lauren Beck.
The beautiful mommy to be....
Kara and Jeremy got some of the cutest gifts for Baby Ritt!
She is going to be sooo well dressed.....
The day was perfect....sunny and beautiful!
Jenns diaper cakes turned out sooo cute! :)
Kara LOVES Italian....so we had the shower catered by Roman Cucina....Yummmmmm!
Baby clothes galore....
Stacey had personalized candle favors made for the day....too cute!
We love little girls....
Just the four of us girls.... Kara and Baby Ritt 33 weeks and Me and Elle 37 weeks.
Congrats on your little girl, Kara and Jeremy!!! We cant wait to meet her and kiss her little nose! :) Love you! xoxox
I went for my 36 week visit on Tuesday and everything is going great. The baby's heart beat is strong and she still has a lot of movement which is good. From here on out I will be seeing my doctor weekly as he will be checking my progression as far as signs of labor go. This part of the check up was new to me (the pelvic exam) and will now be a part of my weekly visit. To my surprise I am already dilated to 1cm and 75% effaced, which made me both excited and nervous. In my doctors words, "Looks like she will be here sooner than we thought....She definitely will be here before Christmas!"
I drove home thinking....HOLY SH*T.... she could really come any time! So needless to say Sean and I have been hurrying to get things finished at the new house and with work and etc. As I am scrambling to get all of the last minute things that I might need for her arrival and to get things done like my hair (just seems like something I should have done???)Sean is making sure things are done with the house....like a Plasma installed Elle's room...you know the necessities! HAHAHA! I think we have both lost our minds! Anyway the nursery is now finished except for a few odds and ends and I think we are pretty much ready.....or should I say as ready as we can be. We are sooo excited to meet her and are so curious as to when that might be....
Stay tuned for pictures of Elle's Room.....
This weekend Ash had a Thanksgiving feast for all of our friends. We had such a nice time and the food was wonderful. I am now 35 weeks pregnant and feel like I am about to POP! Now that the holidays are here it wont be long....which is such a trip...but we cant wait!
Here are some pics from Ash's Thanksgiving dinner......
Me and Sean...
Me, the belly and My Sissys... :)
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
Last Saturday was my dear friend Rebecca's Baby Shower. It was so beautiful and we had so much fun. Rebecca is due exactly one week after me and I am so excited for her and Alex. Having all of these girlfriends due so close to me has made being pregnant so exciting and so much more fun!!! I dont know what I would have done without all of my fellow pregos!!! xoxox
Baby Geneveve is going to be one beautiful little girl....I just cant wait to meet her.
Everything from floor to ceiling was G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S!!!!
All of us girls got together and got Rebecca the cutest (not to mention....rare) L.A.M.B. Diaper bag that you have ever seen!!! Thanks to Tina, Pro-shopper and coordinator of the gift we made Rebecca scream with joy! :)
Love it! Love it! This gift is sooooo perfect! We all know that this will be Geneveve from head to toe!
...I cant wait for our little girls to get here!!!! XOXOXO
My closest girlfriends threw Miss. Elle a baby shower this last Sunday. Kara, Ann Marie and Diana hosted a PERFECT baby shower brunch for us a El Torito Grill in Fashion Island. All of my closest girlfriends came to celebrate the soon to be arrival of Elle with champagne, a delicious brunch and yummy treats. Everyone of course out did themselves and "showered" Elle with the cutest gifts ever!!! She really is going to be set from head to toe.
Here are some pics from the day....Thank you to everyone for making the day so special for us!
Diana, Ann-Marie and Kara......Elle and I are so lucky to have such special ladies in out lives! Love you! xoxoxo
...an E for Elle's room
...the cutest onsies for a well traveled little princess
...our little WONDER WOMAN!!!
...the perfect shower favors! :)
...the ladies
....me and my mama! The soon to be grandma! HAHA..that sounds weird!
...all of the pregos...the countdown is on! Over the next few weeks we will be meeting 5 new little angles! I cant wait....
My Mom threw a beautiful shower for Baby Elle at my mom and dads house this last Sunday. It turned out so nice. She did such a good job making it so special and pretty. From her home made Manicotti and appetizers, to the giant chocolate cake and the individually wrapped baby block cookies...she really out did herself! Every detail was perfect! I am sooo lucky to have such an amazing Mom and a wonderful family. Thank you for making the day so fabulous! MUAH!
My Sisters helped my Mom to make our baby shower sooo special!:)
My beautiful Mom and her good friend Glacia.
The girls, catching up and enjoying my Moms yummy Luncheon.
All the yummy drinks were PINK! :)
The cake...so appropriately named ..."The MOTHER LOAD!!"
All of my family is sooo excited for the arrival of Elle....she is going to be so spoiled!!!
I am going to have soooo much fun dressing her! Watch out Suri....Elle is on the way! hahaha
Auntie Lauren and little Zoe.....Lauren is getting practice before Elle makes her debut....
So many cute outfits....Elle already needs a walk in closet! :)
Auntie Noel cant wait to babysit! :)
The proud Daddy showed up after all of the festivities had died down.....I was exhausted! 
**************Me(31wks),Kara(27wks)and Megan(35wks)*************
This last Saturday was Kara's Family shower. Her beautiful, also pregnant sister in law Megan, and Mama Jan(Kara's Mother-in-law) hosted it for her at Mama Jans house in Huntington. It turned out soooo cute and Kara received so many great gifts. Her little one is definitely going to be decked out.
Kara has one more shower to go....and its a BIGGIE...."The Friend Shower" which is going to be soo much fun. Me, Erin, Stacy and Jenn are hosting it and are having so much fun with all of the details! :) We cant wait to celebrate and help Kara prepare for the arrival of her little girl!
I just cant believe that all of these baby showers that once seemed so far away are now here! Which also means all of these little girls will soon be here too!!!!! I just cant wait to meet all of these little beauties....
30 weeks...I cant believe it! Although I have said that I feel like I have been pregnant for an eternity...Looking back it does not seem right that I am already approaching 8 months! Before I know it we will be celebrating the Holidays and welcoming our little girl into the world. Which is unbelievable, exciting and scary all at the same time. I don't think it has all really set in. I went to a girlfriends shower this last weekend who is a about a month ahead of me and who is also having a girl. Watching her open her gifts and listening to everyone talk about the arrival of her new little one really hit home. I found myself for the first time feeling nervous. Not really nervous about the labor itself...but about everything that follows. It is crazy to think that this sweet little baby will be ours. She will depend on us and look to us for EVERYTHING!!! We will be the two most influential people in her life and part of who she becomes as a person will be a direct result of us as parents!!!! And that is pretty HEAVY!!!!!!! I know we can do it.....but I think I just figured out that this great adventure into parenthood hasn't even slightly begun!
All I can do is hope and prey that Sean and I are half as good at being parents as my parents have been to me and we will be just fine!!! ....GULP! :)
Below is a picture from Joannah's shower for her little princess, Jordan Julianna Pallante....we cant wait to meet her....she is going to be gorgeous just like her mama!!!
All the Pregos at the shower: Me, Kara, Rebecca, Joannah and Marisus....all pregnant with GIRLS!!!!
I will be 29 weeks on Sunday. I cant believe I have one more week and I will be 30 weeks along. For some reason it seems like the countdown really begins once you hit week 30. We will have Miss. Elle in out arms in 10 weeks or less!!! I am pulling for the "or less" part of that sentence...but we will see. As long as out little peanut is healthy!
I have now completed all of my tests and everything is exactly were it should be. My blood glucose tests came back and were perfect. The only thing that they did say is that I am slightly anemic, so I have to take more Iron supplements. But other than that everything couldn't be better.
As far as how I feel.....I am doing good...just feeling VERY pregnant. Looking at pictures of myself I cant help but laugh. It appears as though my backside is trying to keep up with the front!!! Maybe that is just my body's way of trying to keep balance :) hahah...
Here are some more pics of the belly....
Early morning pics by Sean....
The Buddha....
