Shower, Pupcakes, and Floors oh my!

We recently had new floors put in our house. Here they are modeled by those furry friends who enjoy them the most!
Two weeks ago my Tracey and Jenni threw me a fabulous baby shower! It was complete with good food, good friends, PUPCAKES and and of course you can't forget the diaper cake !

UVA Gals

They had a puppy theme for the shower! I think Allison is going to be an animal lover too.
With Mom and Jenni (the famous pupcakes baker)


A different kind of cake!

Thanks Jenni and Tracey, it was a great shower!

In similar news... 8 months pregnant apparently means every random stranger you meet asks if you're about to deliver ANY DAY now?? At least 3-4 times a day I get a random person telling me the baby looks like she's about to drop out that instant. Really though, it should be about 5 more weeks give or take :) Ian's being artsy w/ the camera here.

A difference in styles

Hers:

Mine:

7.5 months

Goodbye Corporate Overlords...Hello Corporate Overlords

I've decided to leave Lockheed Martin after nearly 10 years of employment there. I started in the summer of '99 as an intern during college, and I've pretty much worked for them ever since.
I love the group that I've worked in for the past two years, but the business development chain in our larger operating unit is completely broken--there's no new business coming in and no one doing anything about it. There are (many) other contributing factors as well, but that's the biggie. My last day with Lockheed is May 16th.

May 19th will be my first day at the Appian Corporation. It's a software/BPM company with around 200 employees. My official job title will be "Technical Account Manager"; I'm basically going to be doing what I'm doing now--managing teams of software developers and consultants. My client portfolio won't be determined until I start, although there's a good chance it'll involve working with the Army at Ft. Belvoir.

I'm pretty excited. I interviewed with most of the owners of the company, and they know their stuff. The benefits are better than I have now, too...including a week of paternity leave, which will come in handy in July!

Part of the Pack

Our friends Jenni and Scott got a new dog last weekend, a 2 yr old lab mix, and he's only 30 lbs, the perfect size. Welcome Cash - Annabelle is excited to have another friend who will wrestle with her!

Crazy Nesting Instinct

Tonight, as Caitlin was browsing random stuff for the house online, I asked her to name 20 house improvement projects she wanted us to do.

She was able to rattle off 14 without taking a breath. The remaining six took her a few more moments. Pregnancy is crazy.

(Oh, and #20 on the list was to make a detailed list of more house improvement projects.)

Random Tuesday Vacation

I'm sitting at home now with my french press coffee and my dog laying at my feet. Enjoying the peace and quiet and glad I'm not sitting on 95 this morning. Ian and I are taking the day to get things done (pick out our favorite daycare, visit the pediatrician, going to my 31 week appt and let in the contractors who are finishing our floors!). You know how relieved I'll be when I can cross these things off my list! Speaking of lists... no one ever mentioned pregnancy turns you into a list maniac. I even have a list of lists..... but I digress. We also have Bradley class tonight (to learn more about Bradley go here: http://www.bradleybirth.com/), which is always a welcome break to the week. Just thinking about the birth and our sweet baby for two hours each week always makes me take a step back and relax.

I've been doing a lot of baby/parenting related reading lately. For all you moms to be out there who also have a canine baby, check out this book (well not from the library, I already have that copy) I am finding this book very helpful! http://www.livingwithkidsanddogs.com/

Enjoy the day, I'm off to work on my lists!