Team Anders

Thanks to my wonderful husband and our amazing friends Pete Foster & Crystal Ornelas (herein referred to as "The Fosters") Baby Anders had a wonderful baby shower yesterday!  I should have suspected something was up with all the super secret phone calls Jace says he was making but, sadly, I was oblivious to his schemes.  Our friend Polly Sandness was in town and we had been on an absolute Dunkin' Donuts bender so Jace suggested we head out and get some real food at a local restaurant's brunch. I was excited about that (yep, pregnant lady excited to eat - so strange) so got all dressed up to match Jace's unusually dapper attire and off we went.  Polly mentioned she wanted to swing by the apartment's clubhouse just to check out our amenities.  Being an absolute real estate voyeur myself I appreciated her request to snoop around so was happy to oblige. After we got out of the car I noticed a sign that said "Baby Shower around back" and began to pu...

30 weeks! So we've made it to 30 weeks - holy crap!!!  We've started seeing our doctor every 2 weeks now as this scary event called childbirth rapidly approaches! I'm weighing in at a solid 136 lbs these days which is an increase of about 15 lbs so far. Our doctor told me to get ready for the pounds to come as Baby Anders will double his weight in this third and final trimester. I read on our weekly BabyCenter email today that if the baby kept growing at his current rate he'd weigh 200 lbs by his 1st birthday. Yikes! Physically, I'm feeling pretty good and able to get a few walks in per week for some sort of exercise but I CANNOT wait to get back to running.  I think I might just sprint around the apartment complex once I'm back to normal!! Being uncomfortable most of the day is getting old fast but the fear of labor is what weighs most heavily on my mind these days.  It's just so overwhelming to think about - so I won't/don't.  So far no pr...

This past weekend was our Hanscom family's annual ski trip.  Much like last year, it consisted of some cocktails, Lots of sugary snacks, Some friendly competition, One pregnant woman, And, of course, some skiing & snowboarding! Danny Kent, Matt Bader, Heidi Bader, Jace Anders, Crystal Ornelas, Peter Foster, Liz Damato, Brian Reese & Danielle Reese So here's a quick recap of the weekend's festivities.  We had 5 couples for this year's trip to Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, VT . Pete & Crystal Matt & Heidi DK & Liz Ali & Jace Brian & Danielle Friday night was a great time.  We laughed a lot, drank a lot (H2O for me peeps, no worries), ordered some Wicked Good pizza , watched the NHL all-star game draft (professional athletes picked their team as if they were playing kickball in the playground - sucks to get picked last on national television) and played Tabo...