MaterniTEA Party

On October 23, Mike and I attended a tea party given for the members of our birthing class hosted by the group at Nine Months and Beyond.  It was so informative and really nice to be surrounded by other couples in our shoes. 

They gave away door prizes and free prenatal massages for the moms.  We learned about the service provided by doulas and all of the support classes they offer.  We have signed up for the Hypnobabies Childbirth class which will teach us techniques for giving birth naturally.  I really want to bring our baby into the world naturally and hope I have the strength to do so.

http://www.ninemonthsandbeyond.com/

A Bun in the Oven

Every year for Halloween we spend the evening with our Friends Ben and Monika. This year was no different. Halloween is Ben's favorite holiday and he exhibits his excitement through all of his Halloween preparations. His house is decorated, he and Monika invite friends over and Ben spends the night haunting the neighborhood in his twelve foot skeleton costume. This year Mike and I decided to dress up. This is the first year our costumes have ever coordinated and we had a great time pulling it all together. I had done research trying to find a good pregnant Halloween costume and after a little searching I decided to dress as "a bun in the oven" and Mike as the Chef. I felt a little silly and Lil' Shaffa may be embarrassed by this one day as it is technically his first Halloween costume, but we obviously didn't care. It was fun. Below are some photos from the holiday.

Ben and Monika at the Fall Festival in Franklin, TN

Ben at his house Halloween night.

Pretty Pumpkin Chocolate Cake that Ben and Monika made.

The "Bun in the Oven"

The entire ensamble.