ATTN: Hurricane Sandy

Dear Hurricane Sandy,

The weather people here are taking enjoyment out of "preparing" us for your wrath Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the coming week.  The deleading process is to be started this coming Monday (the 29th) on our rental home at the same time you are set to arrive.  We have been waiting long enough to move in and cannot handle any more set backs in this process.  If you could change your course and just move yourself out to sea, sparing us heavy rains, wind and flooding, we would be most grateful.

Thanks.

The Scialabba Family

Getting ready....

We have lots of changes coming up in the next few weeks:

1) We are moving to a house that we are renting in Wellesley starting November 10th!  Very exciting but also a very busy time for us since we have lots to do to prepare.  Our move-in date got pushed back a bit since lead was found amongst the windows and front door of the home.  The work should begin on October 29th and (hopefully) take a week to fix.  We have also been shopping for furniture (all of our furniture is from when Mike moved to West Palm in 2002 and it has served its purpose!).  Oh....and I will be 35 weeks pregnant at the time of the move!

2) Baby Boy Scialabba should be appearing within the next 8 weeks!  I have taken the car seat to get inspected at the Waltham Police Dept. this week which has been a good introduction to just some of the "baby paraphernalia" that Mikey will be exposed to.  We have also signed up for a Sibling Class at the hospital on November 3rd.  The hour long "class" reads a book about becoming a big brother/big sister, practices holding a baby, tours the maternity floor where they will be visiting Mommy and baby and then "graduates" with a certificate.  Obviously nothing can really "prepare" Mikey for this huge change in his life, but hopefully these little steps will ease the transition.

Here's to hoping that everything goes according to plan and we move FIRST and THEN baby comes!  Only time will tell.....

Recent forms of communication

Mikey has been expressing himself in many ways over these past few days:

1) Statements:
     "I want Mommy to brush my teeth."
     "I don't want to go to Eva's.  I want to stay home."
     "I'm hungry."
     "That's the coffee store/bank/gas station";

2) Questions:
     "Where?"
     "What's that?"
     "Where going?";

3) Exclamations:
     "Yo Ho, Let's GO!"
     "All aboard!"
     "BABY COME OUT! YOU ARE READY NOW!" (in a yelling voice)

4) BEGGING:

   "Mommy/Daddy, I want ________ NOW!  Pleeeeeeease?!?!?!?" 

(This is used for a variety of items: use of the iPad, watching TV, seeing a toy in one of the many catalogs we are getting in the mail with the holiday season approaching, etc.)

Also as a side note (since we are talking about Mikey's speech), Mikey has been NON-STOP talking for the past few weeks.  I have finally made it to the point in speech therapy where I can tell the therapist that my kid does not shut-up anymore!  I never realized how quiet our car rides used to be until now!  No more radio---we now converse about the vehicles on the road, the weather, Halloween decorations and other sightings.  Mikey is also the WORST backseat driver EVER.  "Mommy go this way" (while pointing) and "Don't go on the highway" are the most frequently used.

Daddy's Birthday Weekend

For Mike's birthday we traveled to West Point to see Boston College play Army in football.  We left on Friday night and stayed at a hotel in New Jersey with both sets of our parents.  Saturday morning we went to the BC Alumni tailgate and the game.  Uncle Timmy and Emily met us at West Point that morning.  We also met up with a big group of our friends at the game and had a fun time!  The weather was warm with a little rain shower during the game but not too bad.  The only thing that could have been better was a BC win!

Overall, it was a fun weekend away for football, friends and family!

Group Shot

West Point is beautiful!  We are definitely going back to really appreciate it!

At the BC tailgate before the game with Mimi, Uncle Timmy and Emily (look at Mikey's face smiling at Emily!)

Having fun with Uncle Timmy

Playing football

For Mike's actual birthday, he worked 15+ hours so it was good that we celebrated the night before.  Mommy and Mikey made Daddy a cake and sang "Happy Birthday" along with showering him with lots of cards and kisses!

Happy Birthday, Michael!  We love you and appreciate everything you do for our family!

xoxo

Alli & Mikey xoxo

Hiccups!

Baby Boy #2 is practicing his breathing this week!  He's had the hiccups multiple times a day, everyday since Monday!  Yay baby!

29 week ultrasound

This week's ultrasound was scheduled to check my placenta (it measured low on the previous u/s) and check the fluid level.

Results are as follows:

1) The placenta has moved and I can have a regular delivery ( as long as everything else goes according to plan);

2) Fluid levels are within the normal range;

3) We saw peach fuzz hair on baby's head!!;

4) Baby S is approximately 3 lbs 4 oz!!

We received three pictures but not great ones. Will scan and post soon.

Three Reasons....

Top Three Reasons Why Michael Loves "Pregnant Alli":

1) There is always an interesting dessert in the house;

2) We get to spend quality time together waiting in the doctors office and skimming appropriate new parent reading material such as "Eat this, Not That!";

3) With the fall weather now approaching, the heat is set at 67 degrees (!) and last night during the Giants game we also had the windows open and the fan on low!!!