Many Many Blessings!...Remi's Michigan Shower

Today was our Michigan shower at Shield's Pizza in Troy. My, oh my, does little Miss Remi have a lot to be thankful for!! I was going to wait until tomorrow when I wasn't so tired, but I just couldn't wait!!!

I've said it before, but I'll say it again...we are SOOOO very blessed with so many wonderful people in our lives and Remi was showered once again by friends and family with anything and everything she may need.

Eleven of our dearest friends put together this wonderful event and I have to say a HUGE thank you to you ladies -- Sally, Kara, Diane, Jenn, Sara, Christa, Heather, Billie, Noreen, Kim and Maggie. What a GREAT shower! Thank you!!!!

Another thanks to the so many who traveled a distance to be at the shower with us today!!!

Here are some of the pics from the day. When Randy and I got home, with the help of Devon, my AU roomie from Cleveland, we sorted through everything and played with all the many colorful gifts...mostly pink ;) And...we had to put something together, so the swing it was! :)

Thanks everyone, for helping us make this wonderful memory!!

For Marla... :)

I had a request for belly shots from our cousin, Marla...so here you go :)



31 weeks and counting!

31 Weeks...Tomorrow :)

We had an ultrasound this morning because my doctor thought Remi may be a little bigger, possibly moving my due date. Well, she's not...she's "just right."

At 30 weeks 6 days, lil' Remi weighs 4 lb. 1 oz. and is in the 75 percentile. I have never understood the whole percentile thing...so I asked. The tech said if there were 100 babies, she would be the 75th largest. Anything below 10th and above 95th is bad, so Remi is right on schedule. However, Randy and I are still betting she'll be early. His pick is Friday, April 17. My pick is Tuesday, April 14. I guess we'll see. As a punctual individual, I would rather her be early rather than late for her scheduled due date :) Not too early! But, as we all know...it's not a planned entrance. Babies tend to make their debut when they feel the need. So as of tomorrow, we're still 9 weeks out.

Here are some pics from the ultrasound. It's sometimes hard to really make out what these pics are, but all mothers and fathers-to-be want everyone to see their blossoming bundle of joy...so here you go!

First -- Remi's face. She was very active, as usual, giving us the stare. It's said to be her hair at the top - the white fuzziness. It better be...I've been keeping Zantac in business since October! HA!



Second -- Remi's lil' feet -- her right foot is resting in the arch of her left foot. Can you see it!?!?!



So a quick status on "us" --
I lifted the vacuum on Sunday...normal task gone bad. I threw out my back and have spent most of this week looking at people's shoes as I walk, but today I'm almost upright and feeling much better. It's still tight, but I'm working through it. My OB sent me to a physical med doctor and they have me in PT 3x a week. We'll see. I think I can heal on my own. However, during this week...lil' husband has been a champ, cooking dinner each night and waiting on me hand and foot :) He's a real gem!

We're getting excited for our shower here in Michigan next weekend. We're very excited to see friends and family and show off the baby Remi bump :)

Oh, and one last thing...I asked that the ultrasound tech to please confirm that my baby girl is in fact a girl...and yes, it's a girl :)