6 months and counting!!

Well, here is the 6 month belly shot and it's feeling pretty big right about now. You can see the roundness starting to really take shape! Random strangers are now asking me about when I am due and a couple have gone in for the belly rub! Seth asks me if this bothers me, and so far not really. No one creepy has tried to touch me, mostly just older grandma's! Baby girl is kicking a lot now and Seth has been able to feel it. She is maybe going to be athletic unlike her mom and like her daddy, as sometimes it feels like she is kicking and punching with all 4 limbs at the same time! Maybe she'll be a dancer or gymnast?? Otherwise, I am feeling well and still very lucky in my pregnancy, only experiencing a little back pain here and there. About 2 weeks ago, Seth and I went to our new Dr. for a check up. We switched because on our 2nd visit to our last Dr. we were informed that their office does rotations for after business hours with regards to delivering the babies and that there was a chance that it would be one of the other 10 Dr.'s in the office that would be on call the night I go in labor. They suggested we schedule our appt's with the different Dr.'s so we get to know them all. This is craziness! I don't know who is ok with that kind of set up, but we weren't! So we waited for our insurance to switch to a PPO July 1st and we found our new Doctor, Dr. Susan Cohen, through a friend of a friend who has had two babies delivered by her and said she is great. She was really down to earth and smart and has a small office in Beverly Hills with only 2 other Dr.'s. When we went in for our appt they were playing hip hop/pop music in the office, which was a good sign to me!! I like a Dr with some personality! She said everything was looking good. My weight gain is on track and healthy at 16 lbs (this was at 5 1/2 months). She said unless the baby is born on Thanksgiving or the day after, she will most certainly be there. There is always that chance, but these are much better odds than what we would have with our previous Dr. I have an appt next week to check for signs of diabetes and also anemia.

This is one of the first gifts we have received from a dear

friend and previous employee of mine, Helene (AKA The Mayor). It might be the cutest thing I have ever seen!! It's

so over the top girlie with rhinestones everywhere and of course "Always the Princess" on both sides. So cute!!! Thanks again Mayor!!

IT'S A GIRL!

It's official! We're having a little girl! We went to our check up today and were told we weren't confirmed to get an ultrasound today, but we begged saying we were hoping to find out the sex and the Dr. said ok. The nurse prepped us that the baby might not cooperate so no guarantees we would be able to tell. About 2 seconds into the ultrasound she got the perfect shot (above pic 1) and said "It's a girl!". What an amazing moment. Seth immediately said once we were in the car, he was thinking of the sleepless nights he will have and the heartbreak he will undoubtedly endure when our little girl starts dating! We have a while to worry about that, so for now we are just super excited to know and will be deciding on a name soon!

4 and 1/2 months. This was taken late at night and I was just about to go to bed, so not my prettiest moment. The belly is getting there! I started to feel the baby move 2 weeks ago and was expecting the "vibration" or "fluttering" feeling the books all describe. I didn't feel that and still haven't, but rather felt a full body roll from one side of my belly to the other! Wild! I have felt that sensation more and more and you can definitely feel the baby from the outside, which just feels like a really hard lump. I am still waiting for the kicks and can't wait for Seth to be able to feel that. I have to say I have been soooooo lucky with this pregnancy so far, with very mild morning sickness (no throwing up, just nausea) and otherwise have felt pretty good. If the rest goes as smooth as the beginning was then I am really counting my lucky stars!

Seth getting practice! This is Louis, our very dear friends Farrah and Eric's little boy. He was born on Nov 16th, this past year and that's our due date! Our babes might have the same birthday, one year a part! They were hoping for a little boy so they could be best buddies, but now they will just have to get married one day instead. :-)

ultra sound video

This is from our 13th week check up.

Us

Here we are! This is from our recent trip to the Dominican in February of this year. We went for a friends wedding and this was the reception dinner. Wow we were tan!! We knew this would be our last vacation for a while, as we were in escrow for our first home (it closed while we were there!) and we were planning on trying to start a family in the upcoming months. Little did we know, one day back from our trip and our first official day a home owners, that we would also be starting our family much sooner than originally planned!! That was a big surprise! Once the shock wore off we were definitely excited for little baby Goldstein, due to arrive November 16th, 2009!

Here are the other little members of our family, Pedie and Sam. Pedie, our little devil dog, is doing a close up, always the curious guy. Sammy is our sweet needy little girl, who perches herself on the top of the couch just like a cat.

This is me in my office with the pups. Pedie on the lap and Sam in front of the space heater. She's like her mommy, always cold!

The first official Belly Shot! This is Dalhia at 3 months. Already showing a bit.