Sweet 16 on Halloween

Baby Z hit 16 weeks on October 31st. The week before we enjoyed our 16 week doctor's appointment where we heard baby's heartbeat once again. It was hard for the doctor to find baby's heartbeat, because he/she would not stay still. As I told Mitch-"That's definitely my kid in there. "


Baby could barely stay still long enough for us to hear the little heartbeat. Eventually, Doctor W. was able to get a clear heartbeat and let us know everything sounds and looks great. He told us it was a good sign baby was so active , because this meant our little peanut is healthy and happy.


We went over a few of my questions about symptoms I had been feeling and afterwards we were sent down the hall to give another vial of blood for yet more testing. I think it is a good thing I got over my fear of needles. The running joke with Milchak Mom is that I was the worst out of all four kids with shots. I would work myself up leading up to the appointments and then scream bloody murder when the needle came out. My mom laughs when she hears how great I am with needles, now. I suppose I am probably in for a kid who hates needles, right mom:)

After our appointment, we headed to Cox's Farm to pick out our pumpkins for Halloween. Mitch and I searched amongst the enormous pumpkins to find our favorites and even picked up a mini pumpkin for baby. To celebrate 16 weeks, we carved our spooky pumpkins. Hopefully, baby will love Halloween as much as we do.

Our first of many Halloween's with baby

Baby's First Photos

On October 6th, we headed to Fair Oaks Hospital for our 12-week ultrasound. The OB nurse ushered us to a large room with a bed, many electronic devices, a chair, and t.v. Now, why do I mention this? As I layed down on the bed next to the sonogram machine, I noticed two things. First was the overstuffed chair Mitch was sitting in. Seriously, it was huge and looked oh so comfy. I laughed at him and commented about the luxury. Then, there was the t.v. It was enormous. A large flat screen that spanned the entire corner of the room. Too bad Mitch was not settling in to watch a big game.

We were so excited to see little baby. The screen came on and all of a sudden their he/she was. It was amazing to see a mini person moving around. Mitch and I laughed and asked questions. The OB nurse was very informative about what exactly we were looking at as she moved about getting the photos she needed for testing. Baby is quite active and kept wiggling around. Here are some sonogram photos from the day.

Cheers to Three Years

Happy Anniversary

Wino Crossing=Baby Crossing

Wine tasting has long been a favorite past time for us. We love heading out to wineries for an afternoon of sipping wine. So, what better way to celebrate the end of our first trimester then to head out to the wineries. Even if I can't drink the ambiance is still nice. We had successfully kept our little secret from everyone except close family and I was dying to announce to our close friends the Tomasulo's and Devey's.
We could not have asked for a more perfect day. It was sunny and warm, the wines were gorgeous, and Pearmund had love music playing when we got there. The Devey's arrived with little Grace in tow. As everyone settled in with a glass of wine, I was inside at the play corner with Grace. I decided to let her in on the news first. After a minute of puzzlement, she asked if the baby was in my belly at that moment and what "her" name is. I told her we did not know if it was a girl or boy and we had to think of a name. She had many ideas, all deriving from Disney Princess movies:) I told her baby would be arriving around her birthday.
When we headed out to our table, I asked Grace to tell her grandparents what Cat and Mooch were giving her for her birthday. Rather shyly, she told them, "Cat has a baby in her tummy." The rest involves some screaming and some crying.
Unfortunately, not all the Tomasulo's and Devey's could be there-so we had a few phone calls to make from the winery as well.
Here are some photos from our fun day...

Mitch and I

Momma Devey and Momma Milchak Cousin Grace gets her first pic with Baby Z
Grace and I
Grace loves her Mooch
The Boys
Grace tells me "No stinky boys" I guess we are in trouble if Baby Z is a boy:)
The mom's decide with another grandbaby on the way, they will need something a little stronger, hee, hee. Nice t-shirt pick, Kathy D.

NKOTB still Rock!

Pre-Show at Rosa Mexicana

Jaime, Kristin, and Me

I honestly remember when New Kids on the Block came on the music scene. Although, I admit I was not a fan until the second album. It was 1988 and I was only 7 years old, but I loved Hangin Tough. The title track, You got the Right Stuff, Cover Girl, Please Don't Go Girl-yep, I was a fan. Everyone was NKOTB crazed. I bought the t-shirts, the BIG buttons, jewelry, the sleeping bag, the beach towel, books, magazines. I even had a Jordan doll, too. Oh, how I loved Jordan Knight. Somehow, I convinced my grandmother to buy me a $50 framed poster of the group. I am sure if I looked in my mom's storage area of the basement I could proabbly find some of these "keepsakes."

A few years later, Step by Step was released. I was a few years older and gasp, I was able to go to my very first concert. So, the poor Dad's on the block(no pun intended) had to take all their darling, screaming girls to a concert in D.C.

Shortly after the boys faded away and my childhood crush faded away.

Now, 15 years larer they are back and on tour. What to do? Buy a ticket, of course. My good friend, Jaime and I proudly purchased tickets to the boy band's show in D.C. and may I just say that it was amazing. I walked in thinking, this will either be cheesy or they will be trying to hard to be cool. It was actually a good mix of both to make an amazing concert. It was sort of surreal to hear songs I still remembered and others that jogged my memory after a few lyrics. They even did some old school dances, which is awesome. These ex-heartthrobs can still work it. It was a great concert and jaime and I had a blast.

Oh, and in case you are keeping score-this is Baby Z's second concert to date. My poor baby is gonna come out with boy bands ringing in his or her ears. Sorry baby:) But, it was fun telling my oldest friend, Kristin, the happy news. And Jaime was thrilled to hear another baby is on it's way.