Do I Look Any Bigger?

Almost 32 weeks. It's hard to believe how quickly it's going by.

Baby Shower

Yesterday was our baby shower. It was really great. I can't say thank you enough to everyone who did so much. It was really awesome. We had high tea at the Westgate Hotel, very fancy. Everyone gets their own pot of fancy tea and then so many courses of tiny sandwiches, scones (with yummy cream), little cakes, berries (and more yummy cream), chocolate covered strawberries. This seems like a perfect way to eat for a pregnant person. It was so great to celebrate with our new (and not that new!) friends here in SD and to also feel the presence of people who were far away (emails, photos, cards and gifts) from Toronto, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Thank you so much to everyone for making it such a special celebration. I know the little Mellen will feel like his arrival was greatly anticipated and he will definitely enjoy the beautiful, thoughtful gifts.
Thank you.

Babymoon in Vegas

The weather was great, the food was delicious and I think the little Mellen brought us some luck, we were up about $10 when we left (if you don't count the overpriced coffee and bottles of water). We stayed at the Bellagio, which was beautiful. Nice pools, amazing bathtub, yummy gelato and patisserie. We were told Adam Sandler was staying there too, but the only celebrity I spotted was Phil Ivey (I was impressed, I'm a fan). People were amazingly friendly, one guy insisted on giving me chocolate while I waited in line to buy a brioche, pretty sweet! I guess the next trip will be with the little Mellen on the outside (a little more comfortable).

No News

Sorry we haven't posted in a few days, not much to share I guess. So I will write a boring post and tell you about my first casserole. Since I am going to be a mom soon, I thought I should start making casseroles (I even got the recipe from a parent's magazine!). It is SO good (if you like this sort of thing), full of tofu, spinach, pasta, cheese), I think the baby really liked it, and I know Len did. Other interesting cooking this week, I baked hamantashen for the first time (chocolate filled, not traditional but very yummy). Aside from that, organized the sewing room, got lots of new, amazing music this week (hopefully Len will write a post about it), and sold some dresses to a very nice children's store. Getting a little sick of strangers telling me I look like I'm ready to have my baby any day now, or asking me if I'm sure I'm not having twins. How's your week been?