10 year high school reunion

Carbondale Baby Shower

Wow! What a weekend.....

This Thanksgiving holiday has been so jam-packed, but truly one that I will never forget. It all started with getting our nursery furniture delivered on Wednesday afternoon. We got the crib (thanks to Nancy and Jack) a dresser, and a changing table. The furniture is gorgeous and we can't wait to put it to good use! Then Matt and I headed up to Carbondale (near Scranton) to spend Thanksgiving with Matt's family. After a 2 hour drive, one bathroom stop and a very hungry pregnant girl, we arrived at a restaurant to meet up with everyone for pizza and beer. Little did I know....that the surprise was on me. They threw me a surprise baby shower!!! I had no idea and really didn't even realize what was happening until I looked around and saw all of the decorations and pile of presents!! It was a a great night and Matt and I are so lucky to have such a generous and loving family. We got both of our strollers, the pack-n-play, the bassinet and so much more!
We then had a delicious Thanksgiving day with the Staffaroni's and ate way too much. Back in the car for us and one stop at our house to let Max out, we then were off to Thanksgiving dinner #2 with my family! We arrived just in time for dessert and go to catch up with everyone that I love so dearly. Everyone made a big fuss over my belly and it was so much fun to catch up!

Saturday night was my 10 year high school reunion. Brieanne came over and we chatted and gossiped over who we would see and how everyone would look. It was actually so much fun to see so many familiar faces and catch up with people that I haven't seen in years! It is funny how at my 5 year reunion, I was not even married, let alone pregnant.......how much has happened in 5 years:)

Back to work tomorrow and time for me to get back to teaching, finish up my grad school class and get ready for the holidays. Max's 2nd birthday is on Friday and we will be celebrating that.

On the pregnancy front, I have another doctor's appointment on Thursday and after that I will go every 2 weeks for a check-up. I passed my glucose test, I am gaining an average amount of weight, my blood pressure is normal (actually a bit low) and I am feeling pretty good. My only complaint is the ridiculous amount of times that I have to pee in one day. But other than that, Matt and I are preparing for our arrival and everything is becoming more and more real every day!

Nursery Furniture and Wall Letters

the crib

the dresser and changing table

the wall letters I got made online
(I just need to figure out the perfect place to hang them)

Max not sure what is going on and a bit nervous
about it.....

Pictures of Max

Our dogsitter also does pet photography. Little did I know that Max was one of her models! Check out my baby at: https://www.melissashouse.com/max/max.html

Krista and Nick's Wedding

Last weekend was Krista & Nick's wedding.

Not only was the weather picture perfect, but

the bride and groom were shining stars!! Krista

was gorgeous and all of my skinny, pretty friends

made me feel good as a bridesmaid. Of course I

felt huge and was a bit nervous to be standing in

front of everyone with my big belly, but once the day

got started I forgot all about my worries. We all had a

blast, everyone but me got drunk, I laughed so much

the entire weekend that I definitely burned extra

calories and of course, it makes me realize what amazing

friends I have.