Month 8!

Saturday, March 28, 2009
It really feels like things are starting to happen very quickly now. I'm in my 8th month with only 7 weeks to go if little miss arrives close to her due date (5/16/09). I'm feeling more tired now and have realized that I can only manage one "outing" a day...like the grocery store OR Babies-R-Us but definitely not both. I'm getting more and more out of breath as she grows up and out and getting out of bed is now an Olympic event! Actually, I'm thinking I should earn scores for my "dismounts" as I improve in the categories of technique and gracefulness. I'm getting better on technique (maybe an 9) but not so much when it comes to gracefulness (maybe 7.5 on a good day)!

It's been an exciting couple of weeks. My first big announcement is that we have decided that our little girl's name is Amelia! It's the first name we thought of and after trying out lots and lots of other names this one just seems to fit. No middle name yet - we're still working on that.

We started decorating the nursery and began by making a little "Amelia" sign to hang above the crib. Then we found some butterflies to float over the glider. So the nursery is really coming together. Now we just have to clean a little more room out of the hall closet to accommodate all of the blankets, towels, and other baby things we'll need to store.

Well the most exciting thing that's happened is that my family gave me a baby shower today! My Mother hosted the shower at Storrowton Tavern in West Springfield MA, my sister Linda helped with decor and game-gifts, and my cousin Patty made favors and games with help from her party crew Tori, Jacob, and Donny.

Piotr's Mom and Dad surprised us with our travel system which includes a car seat, car-seat base, and stroller! The stroller is sitting in our living room and every couple of days one of us strolls it around the house trying to imagine to the little bundle who will soon inherit it. :)

It was a beautiful shower and I am a little overwhelmed with it all. It was wonderful to see everyone and we received so many beautiful things for Amelia. Piotr and I came home and did some baby-laundry, put things in the nursery, and assembled some gear. Having all these baby things in the house certainly makes it all feel more real. I just sat down and read all the shower cards and got a little teary-eyed. Knowing that our little one is already loved by so many people touches my heart.


To all of you who were at the shower today a sincere thanks from the bottom of our hearts. To all of you who I haven’t seen in a while I hope to see you soon!


Love, hugs, kisses,

Barbara, Piotr, and Amelia