One More Month.......

Here's the latest picture of Melissa and her belly. Her due date is September 29th so that means only one more month to go before we finally get to meet Miss Avery Grace Stone! We know of course that this could come sooner or a little later but none the less, we are all getting anxious. Melissa has been feeling good but she has been getting a bit more tired as expected of course. Her weight gain has been below 30 lbs. and has slowed a little bit lately. We finally made it to the Carter's outlet in Freeport last weekend and were really happy to find all kinds of really cute clothes for more reasonable prices than we've paid for some of the other stuff we've bought so lookout Freeport, we'll be back soon!
Avery's room is almost complete.....just a few finishing touches to go. The room is very cute. Melissa and Gavin have done a fantastic job putting everything together! Danny and his friend Tim built a new shelf for Avery's room and Danny has been working hard to get it completed. Melissa got the idea from Pottery Barn Kids. This shelf is almost an exact duplicate and costs much less to make. Here is a picture of the shelf at it's present state......He's almost finished, he just has to paint the roof and attach the back.

I'm very excited to be able to be with Melissa and Gavin at the hospital when Avery is born. I was so young when my own kids were born and don't remember a lot of details but I also did not watch them as they were being born. I know that this will be very special for me to watch her come into the world. I'm not as excited about watching Melissa go through labor but I'm confident that she will do really well. She is a real trooper when it comes to being in pain or being sick. She's just quiet and wants to be left alone so I'll be the one sitting in the corner stressing out unless she needs me.....lol. This is all subject to change of course so keep watching the blog because I'll post as soon as Avery is born and probably tell all of you how beautiful she is and how well Melissa and Gavin did! They are going to make great parents for Avery!

A Lovely Sunday Drive........

Danny and I took a drive to the Rockland Lobster Fest with our best friends, Dave and Deidre this past Sunday. It was a gorgeous day! The Lobster Fest wasn't all it was cracked up to be (no pun intended) but we still had a good day. It's been a while since Danny and I have been able to just get out for the day and relax. It's always entertaining to listen to Dave's theories on different subjects. For any of you who have had these types of conversations with Dave, you all know what I mean. For those who haven't, I've attached a very short clip below to give you all a little sample. Click on the link below to see how Dave provided some of the entertainment for us on our drive. (Sorry it's sideways but you'll get the idea) You'll have to click on it twice.

Melissa's Baby Shower.......

We had a baby shower for Melissa this past Sunday. It turned out to be a warm but nice day overall weather wise. Melissa received lots of really nice gifts from everyone. It was great to see you all! We are now on a countdown for baby Avery! I'm sure the time will go by a bit more slowly than it has up to this point. Melissa is feeling pretty good but starting to get a bit more tired lately. So far I would rate this an easy pregnancy....
The picture above is a diaper cake that Lisa made for Melissa. It had almost 200 diapers and the inside had lotions, powders, wash cloths and a few other needed items. It was very cute!

I literally could not have pulled the shower together without the help of Deidre and Nicole. Deidre is always game for helping me out whenever I get in over my head with a project. I could never ask for a better friend than Deidre. She has always been the most loyal friend that I've ever had. She and Nicole spent the night so they could help me get everything ready. The picture above shows them painting faces on the baby cupcakes that we made. I think that Nicole may have even had fun with us two "old" ladies! The picture below shows the final results of the baby cupcakes. We also managed to carve out a watermelon in the shape of a baby carriage for fruit salad. The food was a success!