Celebrating my Mom's Birthday at Hugo's Frog Bar

Happy Birthday to my amazing Mom!  She is such a wonderful, sweet lady that is so loving and caring and I'm so lucky to call her Mom.  Love you so much, Mom!

We celebrated her birthday by shopping during the day and having a nice dinner at Hugo's Frog Bar.  We split the miso glazed fish, salad and french fries, but the best part was the key lime pie topped with meringue.  My mom will be moving up to the Chicago area in late July so we are very excited for her to be closer to us.  

We got her charms for her Pandora bracelet

Work Baby Shower

My friends from work, my mom and I got together for my final baby shower.  We had a great time and I got a lot of cute stuff.  

Tiffany, Me, Priscilla, Mary Beth, Katherine & my mom

Putting Together Grayson's Stroller

Craig and I put Grayson's stroller together after my baby shower.  My mom and Bella supervised.  We got the Uppa Baby Vista Jake stroller which came with the bassinet and regular part for when he is older.  We are (almost) ready for Grayson to arrive. :)

Baby Shower Hosted by the Schuetz Family

The Schuetz Family (wonderful clients and friends) hosted a baby shower for me at Wild Fire in Glenview.  It was such a nice shower and it meant so much they wanted to do this for me.  We had great food, delicious cupcakes and fun catching up.  They spoiled me with lots of nice gifts as well.  Now I can't wait for Grayson to arrive to use all of his new stuff.

Ann, Barb & Emily

My mom and Barb

Barb and Emily went to France and brought back amazing chocolate that was so pretty I didn't want to eat it

Muriel & her mom Debbie (great clients and friends)

Barb had this adorable diaper cake made for me

BBQ at Bryan & Lauren's New House

Bryan and his girlfriend Lauren moved into a new house so they had a BBQ to celebrate.  My mom drove from Charleston to meet me there and I took the train from Chicago.  Lauren's mom was in town from FL so it was nice meeting her and all of their friends.  

Hiccups ~ June 16th

While at dinner tonight celebrating Father's Day at Uncle Julio's I felt Grayson hiccup for the first time.    I was really looking forward to this as many friends have talked about it.  It was such an amazing experience - made it feel more real.  I'm sure he will get the hiccups many more times so can't wait to feel them again.

Almost 30 Weeks ~ June 15th ~ Grayson Christian 3D Ultrasound

 We did our last 3D ultrasound of Grayson on Father's Day so it was a pretty special day for Craig.  He is so excited to meet his son (and so am I!)  Grayson is almost 30 weeks!

Grayson is getting so big.  He was moving around so much it was hard at times to get a good view, but after the technician told him to cooperate he listened. :)  She was very impressed.  We got some pretty amazing shots of him with his mouth open, giving us a smile and opening his eye in the last picture.  We can't wait to meet him!  He is truly our miracle baby!

Here is what BabyCenter says about the baby:

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now and weighs almost 3 pounds (about the size of a large cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will shrink as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)