Just had to share this photo we took at our breastfeeding class we took at the Birth Center this past week. These are the instructional dolls we used to learn about correct positioning. The dolls were somewhat creepy, but the way they were piled atop this mat made them seem even more...odd. :)

But hey they served their purpose well! Breast is best, kids.

Eric's coworkers surprised him on Tuesday with some gifts! They gave him a cute signed card, a gift certificate to Babies R Us, and they decorated his desk with tongue in cheek "baby Do's and Dont's". They also took him out to lunch, another surprise, and got him a silly decorated cake - with a photo of a baby with Eric's head attached to it.

Eric and I spent a few days in Cape May - our "babymoon"! We stayed at Rhythm of the Sea Inn, which is the same place that we stayed last year for our anniversary. We took alot of naps, and read, and ate. That is about it!

On Wednesday night, at Lucky Bones restaurant, there was a musician playing guitar and singing. The first song in his set was "Bad Leroy Brown"! We thought that was a great coincidence!

I got many well wishes from the other guests at the inn, and got a great gift and words of wisdom from a man at the art fair that was being held on the promenade this weekend.

He was am older asian man (chinese?), a paper-cut artist. He saw my belly and guessed that I was having a boy and I had about a month left. He said that his brother is a baby doctor and that's how he knows alot about babies.

He started to cut away at this folded piece of paper, making a small version of me.
I had a hard time understanding exactly what he was saying, but he was talking about how some babies come out too slow or too fast. He said, "If you go like this (and he tensed up) baby won't come out. If you open up, and open up your legs, baby will shoot out!" Then he showed me what he was cutting out.

It was a version of me, like I said, in profile - me to a T, down to the sunglasses I was wearing. It looked like I was lying down with my legs bent, like I was giving birth. The legs opened up only if you held them open (like he suggested for birthing!) and when you did, a little baby head popped out! Of course, Eric walked away to get a drink and I was looking around at some other people around me wondering, am I seeing this correctly??

We had baby shower number two last week on a perfect "beginning of summer" day at my Aunt Denise's house. What another perfect day, and another perfect shower! I feel so lucky to have an amazing family on both sides :) Everyone worked so hard (especially my aunt, mom, cousin Jean and sister Maria) to make the day special. I also need to thank my nieces and cousin's children for helping me out with all the gift unwrapping!

Check out the pics!

Tables were set outside under a tree, and we all sat in the shade to eat and open gifts. My cousin made a photo poster of pics of Eric and I from our younger and more good looking years. My mom and sister got an adorable cake with blue icing and a cute teddy bear. Games were played and most of all I got to see the whole family and my friends in one setting. I was happy that my grandmother and great aunt could be with us as well.

My mother and father in law drove out from Ohio to spend the weekend! We were so glad to see them one last time before it gets a little crowded in the Brown house!

The baby's room is now fully stocked and bit more organized than before. I started to actually put things away, and am actively doing some laundry to get things ready. Eric risked life and limb to install the valances, and we are anxiously awaiting for the glider to arrive so we can go pick it up! All of this for a baby that will not be in that room very often.

Speaking of baby - he is moving all the time now, and making it hard to be comfy to sleep at night. Lately I have been waking up at about 3-4 am for a potty break and I have not been sleeping much past 5 am which I guess is a good thing.

Yesterday was July 4th and I spent the day with my mom and nieces downtown. We took in the parade, and then I met Eric for my "potential" last Phillies game for a while. At the end of the day I was pooped, and promptly passed out at about 10pm. I awoke at 4 and didn't/couldn't fall back asleep until 530 am on the sofa. I think this will be the state of affairs for the next month or so.

Good news is that this week Eric and I will be down in Cape May for our last vacation alone! We are spending it at the B and B we went to last year for our anniversary, the Rhythm of the Sea Inn. This week also marks the start of our last round of baby-related classes. Tomorrow night we have a breastfeeding class, then Tuesday night is the first of four birth prep classes at the Birth Center!

I also start my once a week midwife visits/checkups this week! One more month to go, people!