BabyMac goes to NYC! (30 Wks)

This past weekend our family traveled to New York to celebrate my sister and Levi's Domestic Partnership. What a great weekend! The first few days were filled with good company (we got to meet Levi's family for the first time), more Italian food than I could imagine, preparations for the party, manicures for the ladies, and the party on Saturday night. Brandl's joined us for the party and we also got to meet many of Angela and Levi's friends that we hear about often but haven't had the chance to meet yet. We spent Monday walking around Manhattan and Central Park after eating a fantastic brunch...there certainly is no shortage of good food options in New York! Here's a few pictures from the weekend and party...

Friday Night Dinner at Carmine's

Getting Manicures

Saturday Night - It's Party Time!

CONGRATULATIONS ANGELA AND LEVI! We love you both.

Back to work this week on Wednesday for both of us. It was nice to have 5 days away! The last trip before BabyMac arrives...wow, it's strange to think that in 10 weeks (give or take) there will be a baby here!

We were very happy to also get daycare figured out for next year. We had a few in-home daycare options right here in our neighborhood that we had been trying to decide between. One of them was able to already commit to taking our child next August so we took it!

Our maternity leave options will allow our baby to be home for at least the first 6 months. I am taking 12 weeks...I get 8 weeks paid and am taking an additional 4 weeks off. Then, once I go back to work, Dan is planning to alter his work schedule and stay home for the summer with the baby. It doesn't seem that many Dads have flexible work schedules or paternity options so we feel very fortunate that he is able to do this! With this, we won't need daycare until the end of August 2009.

Baby Stats:

At 30 weeks, the baby is about 17 inches long and weighs in at 3 pounds (about the weight of a head of cabbage). The eyesight is continuing to develop although even at birth, babies eyesight is still only about 20/400.

Movement has gotten much stronger over the past few weeks. I've started noticing the baby doing more 'rolls' in my belly opposed to just kicks or flutters. Last night, Dan and I were watching the baby move around. At one point, as the baby 'rolled' on by, my belly-button turned completely inside out and then back in again...we were both dying laughing. :)