Boy, Oh Boy

This past weekend was ALL about Baby Boy Murray and the prep for his arrival!  Saturday Matt & I attended an all day birthing class at Hinsdale Hospital; they call this 9-5 class the marathon course.  Although long, Matt and I did find the class to be very informative and we really enjoyed the tour of the delivery wing & mom and me wing of the hospital (hello, they have free smoothies for the new parents and Eisenstein Bagels for breakfast YUM).  Out of the 8 other couples attending the class 6 were having boys and 2 were planning on being surprised (yikes, I hope there are some girls around baby Murray's age....or High School won't be any fun for him).  

While we were attending class Mom, Dad & Mia were busy prepping for our baby shower!  "Ready to Pop" was the theme and the house was transformed with and decked out in baby blue.  Mia order the cutest sign ever to hang out front of the house, Mom picked out adorable invites/thank you's (and was an amazing host) and Claudine did a fabulous job with the center pieces (baby blankets and baby toys, love).  Speaking of love....I can honestly say we are so lucky to be loved by so many!  On Sunday morning the Baldo House was filled with friends and family that love us and baby Murray so much.  We were showered with many fabulous gifts and I think we now can say we are ready for this baby!  A big THANK YOU to Mom, Dad and Mia for throwing a wonderful celebration to us, Aunt Rose, Pat & Chickie for baking, Claudine for the center pieces and everyone else that traveled near and far to join in the celebration.   We can't wait for baby Murray's arrival and to be able to share all this love with him!

On a side note I have to thank my cousin Michele for giving baby Murray a very special gift; a baby blanket made out of the trim of her bridesmaid dress she wore at our wedding.  I don't shed a tear often but this gift had me all choked up and just thinking about it makes me teary eyed.  Matt & I plan to snuggle up with baby Murray in this blanket often ~Thanks Michele for such a thoughtful gift!

                       

Baby News: I'm 34 weeks pregnant and still feeling great!  I can't believe we only have 6 more weeks (41 days) to go (although I have a feeling we are going to have a September baby...not an October one).  Baby's kicks keep getting more powerful and Matt & I enjoy watching him move around in my belly when we sit down to relax each night.  The next few weeks will be spent putting baby paraphernalia together and washing all his new clothes and blankets. Oh, and narrowing down baby names.  I don't want to be those people they won't let leave the hospital because they still haven't settled on a name.

House News: Well, we have been doing lots of running around for this house the last few weeks!  We keep encountering hiccups here and there (now the house is without a frig and washer/dryer) but we continue to stick it out.... For some reason I feel as though we are going to be signing loan documents and having a baby around the same time.  We keep talking about walking away and moving on but we both know what a great house we will have in the long run.  I just hope we are making all the right decisions and everything turns out in the long run.