36 Weeks & Growing

Today I am 36 weeks 4 days pregnant and posing in my new favorite room! Hope you all enjoyed the nursery video. This last month is definitely going to be the most physically taxing and draining, but it just means that I'm that much closer to holding my little boy. I have been counting down the days until I am done working. Just 6 days to go. Once I make it through this weekend, rest is in sight (well, at least until Dylan arrives)! Today I was pampered with a wonderful spa treatment including a fun new haircut, a scalp massage and a deluxe mani-pedi that Scott gave me for Valentine's Day. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful and supportive husband! Speaking of blessed, I had a wonderful baby shower a few weeks ago. We received lots of super generous gifts and many adorable outfits. As you can partially see in the nursery video, the closet full of clothes is a good indicator that Dylan will be well dressed. Thank you so much to everyone! We now have the essentials we need, plus some, so whenever Dylan decides to come we will be ready. Here are a couple of pictures from the shower:

The fun cake made by Linda

Honored guests that flew in from WA & AZ
(from left- Nana, Me, my Mom, and Gram)

My Dad also flew in from Washington for the shower weekend and deserves the MVP (most valuable Pops) award for his contributions to the nursery and to Scott's sanity. They were able to go skiing and golfing while still building all of the furniture and putting the finishing touches on the nursery. Thanks Dad!


Also remember to enter the baby pool by leaving a comment on the post below and if you haven't seen the nursery video yet, it is just two posts below.

Baby Pool Time! It's Fantastic!

I have been meaning to do a baby pool blog before the little guy arrives and realized that I was quickly running out of time. The countdown says just over 24 days, which really means it could be anytime now. So... it is now time for the baby pool! Below you will find a list of questions. You enter the pool by leaving a comment with numbers 1 through 5 and your guesses listed next to the corresponding number. If there is more than one of you associated with an account (like M & M), you should each enter the pool by giving different guesses and specifying who guessed what. The person with the most correct answers will win and receive a special prize in the mail shortly (well maybe a few weeks) after the birth of little Dylan. Don't forget to look below and watch the nursery video I posted last night. Okay... guess away!

1. What day will Dylan be born on?
2. How much will Dylan weigh (pounds and ounces)?
3. How tall will Dylan be (inches)?
4. Will Dylan have hair? If so, what color?
5. Will Dylan be born in the AM or PM?

Nursery Video

After fighting with my computer for a day while trying to make the long-awaited nursery video, the time has finally come. The video is ready and available below with just the touch of a play button. As a disclaimer, this is the first time I have used the camcorder and the first video I have made on the computer so it is a bit of a mess... but I love it. I forgot to tape the ceiling fan we installed and this really cool train rug that is on the floor, but you get the idea. If you want to see the full thing you will just have to come visit us after the little guy arrives. Oh yeah... make sure your computer speakers are on because there is some musical accompaniment. Without further ado...

D is for Dylan!

After much thought and deliberation, Crystal and I pared the choices down to our favorite five names. Then we separately ranked them and looked at the results. Dylan was on the top of both of our lists and that sealed the deal. In honor of his father (that's me!), we have decided his middle name will be Scott. So our son is now Dylan Scott Connors and we are very excited about that. We have had a few weeks of calling Dylan by his name in Crystal's tummy and I think he likes it almost as much as we do. Either that or it is just the hiccups. Who really knows.

Look for a couple of new postings this week. I am sorry to say that I have officially ended my nursery chronicles after a riveting 2 episodes due to the strike shortened season and will just present a summary video of the now !!COMPLETED!! nursery in my next posting (the photo above is actually from the nursery as a bit of a teaser). You definitely won't want to miss it. Also, Crystal should have an updated belly pic posting (almost 36 weeks now) and some news from the baby shower earlier this month. So don't give up on us yet.

Bye for now...