Countless images of a stork bringing baby to you can’t be wrong, can they? Guess so!
A Weekend of Fun for MD Shower
The baby shower on the Tucker side was at the infamous Il Forno‘s. It was a fantastic affair of family, friends and the best pizza around! We made a weekend of it with the out-of-towners, capping off a great celebration for Plum’s imminent arrival!
Parenting Tip of the Week 7 – When Not to Dig In
Note to selves: fight the urge to too enthusiastically check the contents of our baby’s diaper.
A Final Look from the Inside
We had our first and only sonogram in the US at the 36/37-week mark, getting to see Baby Plum for the first time since the end of June. Things were definitely more squished than in months past, but we got to see all the basics – heart, spine, arms, legs, hands, feet and – the…
Parenting Tip of the Week 6 – (Don’t) Lap It Up
As tempting as it may seem, we will have to refrain from taste testing the baby’s bottle contents!
Our Final Getaway – Just the 2.5 of Us
While we took advantage of several babymoons with our African and Middle Eastern travels mid-year, we did sneak in a final getaway from home with a night in the Virginia countryside before Baby Plum arrives. It was the first time we were able to experience autumn in three years, participating in traditional “fall” activities such…
Parenting Tip of the Week 5 – Rise and Shine
Guess we should return that box of air horns…
Showered with Love Up North
One of the rites of passage for any new parent-to-be is the baby shower. We were fortunate enough to have been offered not one, but two showers, with the first set at the Suffield Country Club in lovely Suffield, CT. It was the first time we were able to spend time with a lot of…
Parenting Tip of the Week 4 – Pack and Play, Not Lock and Key
It’s a good thing we received a pack and play for Plum, otherwise we could have made this rookie mistake in containing the baby.