Last few weeks and lots of date nights!

I went to the doctor on Tuesday last week and baby and mom are doing really well! I was able to hear the baby's heart beat (which is so strong these days) and my tummy measured exactly 36 cm which is where I should be at 36 weeks. Monday will be the start of my 37th week - can you believe?

The major piece of advice my sweet doctor gave me was to treasure these last few weeks with Ryan and to go on many dates! When I told Ryan this, we both thought about it and agree it is strange to imagine that it will no longer be the 2 of us and our dogs in our little family any more. I can't verbalize how excited we are to welcome baby Nagy to our family, but we are taking the doctor's advice and going on lots of dates (especially since the weather has been so beautiful here in Indy). Last week, we went on 3 alone - :) Of course, our dates are slightly different these days - no dancing, no wine, no late nights, no 3 inch heels (flats are my new best friends these days!), no last minute fake tan cream applications (Dorothy knows about these!) or blond highlights and my figure has definitely "rounded" out these days (literally!) - all the same, we are making the most of these last few weeks together (Despite Ryan's very intense on-call schedule this month!). Last night we went to Ambrosia's, an Italian restaurant in Broad Ripple, sat out side, enjoyed the beautiful evening and talked the evening away - it was very relaxing. I keep reminding Ryan to enjoy his last few weeks of having a 100% designated driver because I am so excited to have my first glass of wine! Of course I will be nursing, so that will limit my intake - but every now and then I will indulge!!

I smile now as I think back on our early dating days in Chicago - I remember doing everything possible to make the night last just a little bit longer - especially since we only saw each other on the weekends while he was living in Indy - we would go to dinner, then go for an after dinner drink, then I would always want to stay out as long as possible - even hit up some of the late night music joints that stay open until 5:00am. He has since told me that he sometimes was worried about how late I wanted to stay out - he is 3 years older than me so had gotten that out of his system already...but he hung in there with me!! I remember when I met his brother Mike out late one night, he commented on how Ryan must really like me if he is staying out late! I laugh now as we already treasure our 9:30/10:00 bed times - 11:00 on weekends! We are both on the same page with bed time now!

It's funny, as I sit here typing in my office at 5:30am on a Friday night/Saturday morning (I can't seem to sleep) - I think how things have changed from late nights at the Red Headed Piano Bar in Chicago (I would just be getting home now!) I am sure they are only going to change even more as we welcome our little princess into the world - at that point, will there even be a bed time?? The wonderful news is that all of these changes have been for the better - and we eagerly welcome this next big change!!