Onesie Award

Knowing that we have been calling the baby "Mini Cooper," a friend at work ordered this onesie for us...

I absolutely love it! Nesrin definitely wins the creative onesie award!

Snow Day Pictures

Here's what we've been up to on this very snowy/icy weekend!

Toby, always worried about nature's creatures, put out bread crumbs and water for the birds. Sadie, always worried about her next meal, decided to enjoy Toby's generosity.


Today we took a jaunt over to the park. Sadie really wanted to run and run, but I'm not running much these days, and Toby is nursing a sore calf, so we mostly wandered around and Sadie ate lots of snow.

She really prefers the ice on top of the snow rather than the snow itself, so we helped her out with that, too.

Toby took some very fabulous artsy photos...did you know that snow makes you look 20 pounds heavier? :)

Off to do some errands and visit some friends now that the worst of the ice has melted. Happy snow day, everybody!

Ice-covered snow

Toby and I both got to spend most of yesterday snuggled up at home, avoiding the "wintry mix" that blew through the area. No, we aren't the kind of people who are scared of sleet and snow, or even driving in sleet snow - we're scared of insane drivers. There were over 100 wrecks in the Nashville area yesterday, and two interstates were shut down due to accidents. I was not about to take Mini Cooper on the roads.

Anyway, we learned that snow days are so much better when you aren't pregnant. On a normal snow day, we would have gone sledding, followed by drinking red wine in front of the fire. On a pregnant snow day, I worked and wrote thank-you notes, while Toby shuffled about listlessly and watched movies. We did get out to walk Sadie in the snow, but she didn't really seem all that impressed. Next winter, Toby can hold the baby at the bottom of the hill while I sled down it and drink red wine (maybe even at the same time).

Today we woke up to discover that the snow has been covered by a nice sheet of ice. Sadie is much happier, because she LOVES ice. Toby's marathon training run was cancelled, so he tried to go out and run on his own, until he realized that his feet weren't making any indention in the snow, because it is COVERED WITH ICE. So he's going to Home Depot instead. You can assume he makes it home safely unless I let you know otherwise.

This all seems a little depressing, but I'm pretty sure that one day soon I will miss the days when I was stuck at home with pretty scenery all around, nothing pressing to do and nobody crying or spitting up on me. So I think I'll drink some hot cocoa and enjoy the calm before the real storm. :)

Toby's latest accessory

It was clear that Toby thoroughly enjoyed his stint in the "empathy belly" at our childbirth education class tonight. While he insisted on touching his toes, he was smart enough not to say that it was easy...

Baby Tosh Watch

The Cooper household is officially on high alert waiting for the arrival of Baby Tosh! Beth (Toby's sister) is showing signs of impending labor, so Toby is checking his phone about every 10 minutes to make sure he hasn't missed a call or text message. It is very cute to watch! :)

For the record, I think Baby Tosh is going to be a girl, but Toby is still on the fence (or doesn't want to guess for fear of being wrong).

In the meantime, Mini Cooper seems to be doing well - she's very active lately and enjoys hanging out under my ribs. I had a prenatal massage today, a fabulous Christmas gift from my wonderful husband. Toby ran 12 miles this morning - training for his first marathon at the end of April. He's a little sore, but it didn't stop him from cleaning out cars and trimming bushes afterwards. I'm very impressed. Other than that, we're spending the weekend nesting and resting....and checking the cell phone every 10 minutes.

Happy weekend!

Nursery Progress

We're finally making good progress on the nursery - new ceiling, new paint (thanks, Toby!), crib, dresser, glider all in place.

And because I haven't posted a belly shot lately, here you go. You may notice a slight (okay huge) difference from the last one I posted in November. At 32 weeks, I am officially as big as a house. No, I'm not having twins. My very sweet husband keeps telling me that I'm just providing a good home for the baby, so I guess I'll have to take him at his word. I like to think that the camera angle and the print of this top also make me look larger than reality - and you'll just have to let me continue to the believe that.


And here's Sadie, getting acquainted with all the stuffed animals. She's not sure what to make of all the nursery business...if only she knew what was coming!

Big Baby

We had our 30 week checkup and an ultrasound today, and Little Miss Cooper might have to be renamed Big Miss Cooper. She's already 4 pounds! If she grows at the normal rate from here to 40 weeks, she'll be 9 pounds at birth.

Ouch.

Guess I better consider not opening all the packs of newborn onesies I bought, since she may very well go right into the 0-3 month size!

Somehow this must be Toby's fault. :)