Baby Makes Three

Baby Nolan Arthur was born March 16th at 2:31 p.m. As soon as we upload our pictures I will update the post. We are all doing well and just got home from the hospital a few hours ago. Baby weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces 20 and 3/4 inches! OK, so we got a new IMAC and I have no idea how to use it. Here is an attempt to copy, cut and paste a picture. Hopefully I can figure out how to use this thing today and get a bunch of pics up! Sorry to keep you waiting.On our way to get hail a cab and head to the hospital.....aka "before!"
He's here.....aka "after!"

The Waiting Game

Well the 10th has come and gone. I had a feeling that this guy was going to show up late! I went to the Dr. today for a check up and a non stress test. I have not progressed much since last week, but the baby's heart rate and my blood pressure and heart rate are great. If the baby does not come this weekend, we will check into the hospital Monday night to start the induction process. The Dr. will show up around 7:30 on Tuesday to start the second and more intense part of the induction. If all goes well he will be born some time on the 16th! For now I will continue to sit around and wait!

The day we found out that we were going to be parents....4th of July!

Almost There

Just over a week til my due date. I have a feeling this kid isn't going to come early. We're ready for him, but I think he likes his current living arrangements! We have been busy here with people in town, getting ready for the baby and Shawn's Birthday. We finally celebrated his birthday on Sunday at our favorite Italian place in the East Village. Happy belated birthday Shawn!!

Here are a couple belly shots from last week by my sister.

Brother and Rebelution

For those of you who don't know, my brother is the tour manager for the awesome band Rebelution. They were in town on the 11th and played a sold out show at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza here in NYC. It has been so fun to watch them explode here on the East Coast. My brother does a great job with the band and is works super hard to keep every thing running smooth.

Here is our view from the VIP area. With a thousand screaming teens I was happy to be safe in a chair on the 2nd floor!

I was able to sneak onto the stage for a few songs and had this sweet view!

We love when Reb is in town. Check out their website www.rebelutionmusic.com and be sure to catch them when they hit your city!

NY Shower

My sister was so sweet and hosted a Jack and Jill shower a couple of weeks ago. We got a bunch of great gifts and a lot of gift cards that helped us fill in the necessities gaps for Baby B. We are so thankful to have Katie and the rest of our friends here in NYC. They are all so excited to have a baby in the group.
We are three weeks away from my due date.........WHAT!?! I am now going to the Dr. every week and things have been looking pretty good. Right now Baby B. is a little on the small side, but I know we'll fatten him up once he gets here. We got our stroller yesterday and are so excited to start using it. The stroller was by far our big ticket item. It will be my baby car and so much more. It was the one thing that I didn't want to live without! A special thanks to my mom and her family for all coming together to buy our baby stroller!

Weekend Getaway

Shawn and I headed down to Washington D.C. for a last weekend getaway before the baby gets here. I think they normally call this a babymoon, but due to the snowy and cold weather, I'll just call it a weekend away. I think a babymoon should include fruity drinks, sand and sea! Even with the snow and cold we had a great time seeing the historic sights of the Capital. We braved the snow storm to go see the Constitution. It was pretty cool and there was NO line which was a total bonus. We also went to the Portrait Museaum.
On Sunday my cousin and his fiance picked us up and we hit the monuments, brunch, DuPont Circle, Georgetown and a few other cute D.C. neighborhoods. All and all is was a great weekend, and we are looking forward to going back in May for my cousin's wedding. It will be baby B's first trip!

The Lincoln Memorial is one of my most vivid memories of visiting D.C. as a kid. It was great to see it again and take Shawn there for his first visit!

5 weeks to go!

Forced Nesting

I really don't feel like I've entered into the "nesting stage" of pregnancy yet, but with my dad in town for a week it was time to kick it into action! We were able to take a nice midweek trip to IKEA and basically had the store to ourselves. We got baby B his crib and a lot of cute and fun accessories. My glider also came in the mail, and I was very thankful my dad was in town to put that together. Shawn and my dad tackled the crib on Saturday and did a great job putting it together. Only 7 more weeks til the arrival of the little guy. We are so excited, and now that we have a crib and a car seat we can get him home from the hospital and he has a place to sleep!


In typical NYC style Baby B has a corner not a nursery, so there is still a lot of works that needs to be done.

Good Bye 2009

I think it's pretty much a fact that as the years go by they pick up in speed. I remember when I was little and my dad used to say how fast the year went, and I never really understood that. Well now I totally understand! This year, by far, was the fastest of my life. I would have to chalk part of that up to the crazy pace on New York City. This has also been a year of major changes. A new apartment and a baby on the way in two months. I know that 2010 holds a lot more major and exciting changes for Shawn and me.

Here's to a great 2009 and an even better 2010!


Christmas Day at the Knicks Game then a big Christmas dinner at our apartment!
New Year's Eve at my sister's place. My mom, cousin Aaron and his fiance Amy all celebrated with us. Baby B even got a special pomegranate soda water drink!