Sadie Picture Update!

The bib says it all

The proud grandparents

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Sadie's BFF

Introducing.....

Sadie Myla Rosenblum

We're at the hospital waiting for Baby Blum's appearance.

Overdue....

Here are some more pictures of us filling our time while waiting for Baby Blum

Due date!

Hi all,

So, today is the due date.... and no baby yet. While I have been off work and with my mom here, we have been painting the kitchen, running errands, cooking, and walking around the neighborhood. All in all, a pretty nice week of waiting. Here are some pictures while we wait - the first one is me (today) in our freshly painted kitchen, and the rest are from our shower and a couple other miscellaneous shots.

Wish me and Sparkle luck!

Love,

Carisa

Music Preference

Sparkle definitely prefers the female vocalists. So far the favorites are Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, Lady GaGa, and M.I.A.

35 weeks... quick photo update

Updates - 31 weeks

Hi guys,

Updated belly shots time...

Gramps to be testing out the chairs

Baby Blum's first Tom Petty Concert

28 Weeks

Hi all,

Sorry it has been a while since I wrote. Not too much has been going on except a growing belly and SO MUCH kicking in there. I know I have said it before, but getting to feel her moving around in there makes me so happy. Although it makes me a little nervous how active she is going to be. It isn't that she is just kicking, but she flips and twists and shakes and bounces too. Amazing. I think we have a little acrobat and/or yoga guru in there.

We just went for our 28 week appointment yesterday and everything looks good. I have been keeping up with my blood tests, etc and so far so good. We got a picture of her face last night that I might post, but it is kind of creepy. I love getting to see her on the ultrasound, but when they take pictures of the face it always looks a little weird.

So, today we are off to Chicago for little Jack's 1st birthday and my baby shower. I am excited to see my cute little nephew and have him say hello to his cousin. Maybe he will get to feel her kick too. I am also excited for the baby shower, although these kinds of things always freak me out a little. I am not a big fan of being the center of attention, but it will be really nice to see my family and friends. I'll post some pictures of it here after we get back.

Until then, love to you all!

-Carisa

What museum next?

Waiting room reading

Governor's Island

22 Weeks

Belly shot - 20 weeks

Here she is

IT'S A GIRL!

Hey y'all~

We found out today that my "little guy" is a GIRL! She must be so insulted that I have been referring to her as a him this whole time! ;) We are of course thrilled even though we both thought it was a boy (Jonathan claims that in the very beginning he thought it was a girl, but he changed his vote). The best part is all the cute little outfits we (I) will dress her in. :)

So, I have to say that of all the people I asked what they thought it was going to be, the ones who claimed to have a "feeling", said girl. In fact, her Grandma Claudia and Cousin Jack called it immediately (my mom asked Jack, at the time an 8 month old, what he thought and he said "gah").

Now we can narrow down all our baby names to girl names.... Any ideas? Don't forget it has to start with either "M" or "S".

Love you all! -C

I can feel the baby!

Update: I have just started to be able to feel the baby. It feels like something is swimming and twisting around in there and it is so cool! It is really starting to feel real now. :)

More pictures

Hey all,

Here are a couple pictures from my mom.

'Da bump (18 weeks)

My doctor's office

The hospital

The happy mamma & pappa to be (13 weeks)

Mamma Blum relaxing on Governors Island

We Are Reading

We are reading the Baby Blum Blog. I just keep forgetting how to post comments. I hope this becomes one. Keep posting and make sure to put in lots of pictures.

So, yes that is me looking VERY over-heated after the 5K. It was pretty hot and humid yesterday, so that is not the best picture of me, but I am still pretty proud of myself for finishing- it was much harder than the last 5K.

ANYWAYS... update on baby blum: We went to the doctor on Wednesday and met one of the doctors that could deliver the baby. Unfortunately my regular doctor doesn't do deliveries, so we have the choice of the office's main doctor, the midwife, and a new doctor that will be starting mid-July. So, we decided to meet all three to make our decision. My preference would be the midwife, but I definitely want to meet them all first to see who I click the best with.

Other than meeting the doctor, we got to see the peanut and hear his little heartbeat. All seemed to be good and normal. He was so scrunched up in there, it looked like he needs a little more room to stretch out. But, of course he looked cute and long and the pictures they took do NOT do him justice. He is kind of like a great sunset- you have to see it in person to understand how beautiful it is. :)

And finally, on our next doctor's appointment (June 30th), we get to find out the sex!!!! I can't wait. So, after that I can refer to him as either him or her and it will be real!

So, until then, I will post pictures of my bump as soon as I get a real one. Right now it is just a pudge and not that cute. But, I am feeling great and happy, so that is nice.

Love, Carisa

17 weeks, another 5K, and a faster time!!!!!!!

Mamma Blum pre-race.

Mamma Blum finishes 5K

Baby Blum and Mamma Blum at NYU Graduation!

Here's the thumb sucking sonogram. Or at least that's what our Dr said
was going on.

13 weeks

We had our doctor's appointment tonight and got to see the little guy again! (By the way, I am just going to refer to the baby as "he" because it is easier and better than "it".) We could see the heart beating and it was so cute because at one point he was sucking his thumb. Whoa, I didn't know they did that yet! Oh, and by the way- his legs are SOOOO long! I guess there is no surprise there, but oh my god we got a tall boy growing in there. I guess I should prepare for some serious kicking in my future. All in all, things look good so far.

Feeling giddy!

-Carisa

Thanks for all the good wishes!

Hi all,

It has been so amazing to get all your sweet notes and congratulations. It really is such an exciting time for us and it makes us so happy to be able to share it with all of you. I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday, so hopefully we can upload another picture of the ultrasound. It is so cool to be able to see the baby's growth, even when it is so little. So, stay tuned...

Love to you all,

Carisa

Here's Baby Blum

Quadruple check

Waiting to hear the good news....