Apples and Babies

This Saturday is the 30th Annual Brookfield Apple Country Fair. It's the essence of small town New England in the fall. Leaves on the ground, kids running around, crafters, hay rides and more.

It almost didn't happen this year.

The past few years, volunteers have been dwindeling and last year it was announced that there would be no more Apple Country Fair. The community rallied and this year, it's back!

I've been attending the Fair since we moved to Brookfield when I was 9 or so. Last year Eric and I went camping Fair weekend, so you can imagine my saddness when I thought I was missing the very last Apple Country Fair.

This year I'm co-in charge of the Bake Table with Mary - another local woman. But on top of that, I'm having a booth this year for Pampered Chef. I'm going to be a busy beaver Saturday!

I'll post pictures if I remember to take them.

Tonight Eric and I are picking up the "new" car. YEA!

In baby news...
Megan's been moving a lot more lately. And my belly is a full blown baby belly! Sure, I'm still fat, but there's definitely baby belly going on!

Eric talks to her a lot. I've started to recently. It's hard for me for some reason, but I'm trying. One thing I can handle is singing. I sing in the car so she can get used to my voice. I realized recently that I don't talk much during the work day, so I figure I need to get it in where I can so she can hear me.

Her room is coming along... slowly. We're working on painting, cutting and hanging the paneling over the next week or so. Then it's time to start moving in furniture and decorating!

My shower is in just a few weeks.

I can't believe how fast all of it is going!!!

WHAT'S BABY HOLM UP TO?
Week 28 - 84 days left

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

Catching Up On Some Things

Lots to catch up on...

New Kids on the Block Concert
TONS OF FUN!!
It wasn't like seeing Billy Joel or someone you love as an adult. It was like being 13 again for a few hours. A stadium full of screaming 20-to-30-something women, bubble gum music and 5 grown men dancing like they did 15+ years ago. It was wonderful!

They sang all of the old hits and some of their new ones. My friend Jan was among the group that I went with and she wore one of her old Donnie t-shirts - hysterical! She's going to their concert at Mohegan Sun next month as well. For me, I can wait another 20 years!

Here's a couple of quick videos she took on Sept 26th at the Garden in Boston. If you listen carefully, you might be able to hear me screaming ;-)
Please Don't Go Girl
The Right Stuff
Didn't I Blow Your Mind
Donnie talking to the screaming women!

Baby Class
We finished our Natural Birth class this past Sunday. It was pretty informative, both in techniques and reminding us that for the most part we're in charge at the hospital - not them. We have a Newborn Class at the same place this coming Monday night and I think it will be pretty helpful for both of us. It'll be a refresher for me and new stuff for Eric.

Car Accident
As I mentioned before, Eric was in a car accident last week. He's ok, but his car.... not so much. It was totaled as you can see. We found out a few days ago he's getting a little over $5,800 from the insurance company - which rocks! Last Saturday (after I got home from a night in Boston with the girls to see the New Kids), we went car shopping with my dad and found a great car! A 2005 Subaru Outback with $79,000 miles for $12,400. Between the $500 we put down for a deposit and the $5,800 from the insurance company, we'll only need to finance about $7,000!! We're psyched!

We're waiting to hear from our Credit Union on what the rate they can offer us is, but we're expecting to had the "new" car by the end of next week. Eric gets to drive it until the baby comes and then it becomes my car and we sell my Escort and buy Eric another car.

So I think that's it for now. We've got 13 more weeks till the Munchkin comes. How did time go by so damn fast?!?!?

WHAT'S BABY HOLM UP TO ?
Week 27

This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

It's Here... It's Finally Here!

I've been waiting for it all summer and it's finally here.... The New Kids on the Block concert! I saw them 20 years ago this coming December at the age of 12 (it was my very first concert ya know!).

Above: Then & Now

I'm going with my friends Amber and Jan and Jan's friend Jodi. We're going to have a blast!! I've been listening to their old and new cds all day in preperation.

Now I know... it's kinda dorky! But I still giggle when I see them on tv and their music is fun.
It's my last big neight before Megan comes. Better make the most of it!

In other news...
Eric got in to a car accident late Wednesday night. He's fine - just a few burns from the air bag, but his car is toast. We're going car shopping tomorrow with my dad. The hope is to find a baby-friendly car that he can drive for now. Then when the baby comes, we get rid of my car and find a different car for him and I get the car we're buying now. We'll see how that works.

In baby news...
We had our 26 week apponitment yesterday. Everything looks great. We had an unexpected ultrasound since my midwife thought I was measuring a little big (well duh, I'm overweight!). Eric was thrilled to see her again. I'll try to scan and post the pictures when I can.