Apple Picking!

Today we took Emily apple picking for the first time! Jim had been apple picking before, but I haven't. So it was an experience.

There was a storm a couple of days before, so some trees were destroyed. But we got a lot of nice yummy apples!

3D/4D Ultrasound

Since, I had been having the "It's a girl" dream, I wanted to have one final ultrasound to verify that this little guy is still, well...a boy.

We went to a great place called Visual Miracles. She really worked her best. The baby was sound asleep through the whole thing and he had either a hand or foot (or both) up near his face, but we got some really great shots. We got my parents and Jim's mom there to see their new grandbaby! Everyone was so glad to see the baby!

We were able to verify...it is a boy and he is not shy!

Straw-buh-buh-buh-berry Shortcake!

Okay, I've heard that theme one too many times!

We met Michelle & Laura at Pizza Hut for Strawberry Shortcake. Emily was all excited to meet her "idol"...until she got there. Then she didn't even want to go near her. Oh well, we were able to "trick" her into some pictures...

Rained Out...

Today we went to Edgewater with Emily to see another Strawberry Shortcake movie. This one was called Let's Dance. It wasn't one of my favorites but Jim & Emily seemed to enjoy it.


After the movie, we were supposed to go apple picking, but it was just too miserable. So, we decided to postpone that for another day.


We did manage to get out with Jim's parents. We went to Denville Seafood and had a wonderful meal.

Overall, it was a pretty good day!

31 Week Appointment

Today I met with Dr. Shah for my appointment. She was really pleased with how I was progressing in this pregnancy. Everything was good and I am measuring right on. My Mom got to come in again and hear the heartbeat. Its something that you NEVER tire of hearing!

Next appointment...October 3rd

Visit with Michelle and Tony....

Today we are going to visit Michelle, Tony and Laura. Between the radiation treatments & chemotherapy, we are so glad that we were able to spend a good day with them.

The girls played so well together! They are just too funny when they are around each other. They don't call each other by their first names, they call each other "Cousin". Its adorable to hear!

Michelle barbecued and we had a wonderful meal. Everyone was in good spirits and Tony was looking well. Towards the end, he started to look a little tired, but it was a long day.

Its nice to have this special time to visit with them.

Time to get head examined...

Well, its time for my bi-annual neurology appointment.

The irony is...they just moved into a new building. When actually, they moved into the exact office space that my family doctor just moved out of! It really is a small world after all!

Visit to Brooklyn...

Today, we all went out to visit Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Jack. Of course it was like 90 degrees. No easy feat for a 29 week pregnant woman with no air conditioning. I think I actually lost a few pounds!

Anyway, as usual, it is always wonderful to visit with them. They just adore Emily. We all had a really great time!

29 Week Appointment

We are in the biweekly appointments. Right now its nice because my Mom is still able to come in with me and hear the baby's heartbeat. Nothing unusual to report. Everything is still going well!

Dad is having surgery...

Today, my Dad went in for the surgery on his other hand.

He wasn't too concerned with this, seeing that he had the other hand done not too long ago. Overall, he said that things went well and he wasn't in too much pain. Hopefully he has a speedy recovery!

25 Week Appointment

I met with Dr. Shah. Things are progressing rather well with this pregnancy. Its quite different from Emily's.

Its time for the "real" glucose test, so I inquired about skipping the 1 hour and just doing the 3 hour. Dr. Shah gave the okay, so I'll just be going to the 3 hour.

Heartbeat and weight gain were good.

Next appointment....September 6th

A long, long day....

Since Jim took the day off, we all ran some errands. First, we all went to DMV. I needed to get my license renewed and Jim needed to get his boat and trailed re-registered. He was done in 10 minutes....I was done in 2 hours!

After that we went to Jim's work to pick up his paycheck. Then, we went to Hooters for lunch/dinner. The waitress loved Emily and gave her a balloon.
Overall, it was a long, but fun, day.

We're home....

Today we packed up the car and headed home. It only took us a little over 2 hours to get home. We made excellent time and hit no traffic. Emily was happy to get back to her crib!

Day 7 at LBI

Happy Friday the 13th!

Jim, my Dad, Emily & I all went to the beach.

My Mom wasn't feeling too good, so she stayed home. We all had fun for a couple hours and then we went back for dinner.

Jim picked out a restaurant called The Lobster Claw which was wonderful! We all had excellent meals and then we went to My favorite ice cream parlour The Show Place for ice cream.

We had so much fun and at first Emily was a little scared then she got so excited!

Even though I hate being embarrased, I love The Show Place so much that I risk it every time! This time it was Jim that got picked on and I got it all on camera!

After ice cream, we went home and sat on the beach for a little while. Then, we went to pack.

Overall, we all had a great time!

Day 6 at LBI

We finally had some good weather, so we all headed down to the beach. Emily still wanted nothing to do with the sand or ocean.

But she sure loved it when Jim or my Dad would walk up and down the beach holding her.

Despite putting on lotion, we still ended up burning. Luckily, I slathered Emily and she didn't get burned.

After a few hours at the beach, we came back to get ready for dinner. We all went to Buckalew's. It was pretty good. After that we went to Fantasy Island Amusement Park and Emily got to go on her first rides!

She did good on the carousel the first couple of rounds after that she wanted off! She loved the trucks and the train ride. Jim played a game and won her a stuffed puppy! She loves it!

Once we were done, we went to Bay Village for a little bit and then just went home.

Day 5 at LBI

The weather was icky again so we basically did nothing all day.

Jim & my Dad went out on the bay fishing for a couple of hours. My Mom, Emily & I lounged around.

We were going to go to the park, but it started pouring. My parents went out for dinner and when they came home they said some of the roads were flooding. We were going to go see Harry Potter, but since it was miserable they decided to stay home.

Day 4 at LBI

My parents decided to go back to Atlantic City, since they didn't get to gamble when we went to dinner at the Borgata. Yes, they have issues!

We went exploring the island today. It was very foggy, so we decided to not go to the beach. We went to the Barnegat Lighthouse. We didn't go in, but we walked around a lot and watched people fishing.

After that we did a little shopping. We went to Under the Mistletoe, a Christmas ornament store. We collect ornaments from every vacation they go on.

We went to "The Mason Jar" a great BBQ rib place for dinner.

Then, went back to the house and relaxed for the rest of the evening.

Day 3 at LBI

Well, tonight we are going to the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City for dinner at The Old Homestead Steakhouse. My parents go there all the time and rave about it. So, they are taking us all there for dinner.

We all just lazed around all day until it was time to get ready for dinner. When we got to the Casino, Emily was amazed!! All the lights and sounds! She couldn't figure out where to look first! The Borgata is an amazing casino. It is absolutely beautiful!

We got to the restaurant and she was fascinated by a cow painting on the wall. Yes, I said Cow! Yes, as in Moo!

We all had a wonderful dinner! The food was amazing and so was the service! When we got back to LBI we were all stuffed.

So far, we're having a wonderful vacation! (And I'm staying out of the ER!)

Day 2 at LBI

Well here it is the second day of vacation and I have successfully avoided the ER, unlike last year! However, my morning sickness kicked in with a headache, so, I stayed home while Emily went to the beach with Jim, and my parents.

Emily had fun when she was on the blanket and off the sand! We were doing well until the tide started to come in. Jim picked up the stuff and moved it once, but it was futile... After we got comfortably moved, the tide came in more and SOAKED us and all of our stuff. When they came home, I found this way to funny!

We all got ready and went out for a nice dinner. After that we went to Bay Village for a little bit, did some shopping and got some of the yummiest fudge in the world!

We are having a lot of fun!

Leaving for Vacation and Day 1 at LBI

Today, Jim is dropping "Ed" off at the kennel and we're meeting my parents. down in LBI for a relaxing vacation! We can't wait!



When we got there, ate lunch and got the car unloaded, all five of us decided to take a walk to the beach. It was so, so close to our house (we were one house off the beach).



We got to the sand and Jim put Emily down in it and.....she HATED it!! She did not like walking in it and sure didn't want to have anything to do with it. Since Jim loves, loves, loves the beach....this did not make him too happy.


Everyone figured she would be better when we got down to the water...NOPE! Didn't care for that either! Hopefully she'll do better tomorrow!