Oh the places you'll go. . . Baby Dunn!

Last week, Ryan and I had a great 29 week check up with our Doctors (Dr. Musci (ultrasound dr.) Dr. Laurie Green (ob/gyn)) last week. We had another ultrasound to check the placement of the placenta (it was a little low last time they checked) and it has moved!!! This was great news as it reduced the chance of a scheduled c-section. The baby has grown and is weighing in at 3 lbs. 6 oz as of now. We were really surprised at the growth but felt blessed that everything was on track. The doctor asked us how much we both weighed at birth I thought he was kidding as I didn't think that mattered, BUT it does!! Ryan was delivered by c-section at a glorious 8 lbs. 9 oz and I was 2 and half weeks late (Mom and Dad had just moved to California from DC with my three sisters under the age of 3!) so I waited for them to settle in. . . arriving at 8 lbs. 13 oz. YIKES!!!! If these genetics matter we are looking to have a good 7-8 pounder! Regardless, we had a great visit at the doctors and felt so good about the growth of our baby. They now have ultrasound in 4D (it's so amazing we love the pics) so here is our little angel's leg and foot. . . oh the places you will go Baby Dunn! :)

Kid's Night Out. . . or was it Margaritaville?

KDO 2008!

In our family we have a tradition of not giving each other Christmas gifts but putting money into a pot and planning a night out together. Each year the planning duties rotates between couples, somehow the bar is always raised year after year. This year it was the Dunns turn to plan but everyone was busy after the first of the year with new babies (Jack and Chloe) and Eileen was prego with Reese. Once Eileen had Reese (in May), shortly after, we told everyone we were expecting Baby Dunn so we've basically postponed our KDO (kids day out) for many months now. Until, Jimmy Buffett came to town!



We all were able to go to his concert on a Tuesday night and we had a blast. We had great seats (thanks Mom!) and Baby Dunn enjoyed the concert too.

Love this pic!

I had the privileage of meeting Jimmy Buffett on Thursday as he made an appearance at Google (I'm on the authors@Google team!). He was awesome, super personable and invested in technology so Googlers and Parrotheads alike, loved him. Here is my favorite photo with him (this will definitely be Baby Dunn's photo album)! He wished me good luck with the Baby and I told him we'd bring up our baby listening to Jimmy Buffett tunes, he loved that!!!

Jamie and Bret's wedding!

Jamie and Bret's chair dance!

On October 12th Jamie and Bret got married at the beautiful Old Federal Reserve building downtown SF. The Burnstein's (Jamie's family) grew up around the corner from the Dunns and they have been great family friends ever since. Ryan and Bret have gotten to be good friends as they are both in the biz of the law and love sports. It was a fabulous celebration and so much fun! Here are a few pics. . .

A beautiful black tie wedding, it was fun to dress up prego and I was actually comfortable.

Jesse and Emily

Jamie is an event planner as well so I had to take some photos of the details for her, it was stunning!!




The Dunns. . . Ryan always including baby Dunn (holding onto my belly!)

Baby Dunn's beautiful shower!

A few Sundays ago my sisters (Liz, Eileen and Jen), my sister in law (Emily), and my very best friend from high school (Megan) gave me the most beautiful baby shower. Jen hosted it at her house in Cole Valley (San Francisco) and it was just perfect. They decorated in blue and pink and even had baby pictures of Ryan and I! The invitations were adorable, the food was delicious, the decor was festive, and the company was the best. I felt so blessed to be surrounded by such good friends. I had friends fly and drive from near and far to make it, I was so appreciative of them. I had girlfriends there that I've known since 6th grade, to high school friends to college friends to City friends and family. It was wonderful! My Mom and Laura (Ryan's mom) were there to celebrate as well. I want to send a big thank you to my hostesses as it was the perfect shower, thank you!!! Baby Dunn is so lucky to have all of you to meet!

Baby Dunn's Nursery!

We are nesting!!! We ordered Baby Dunn's crib and changing table several weeks ago and got the phone call that it had arrived. So Ryan and I enlisted the help of our parent's vehicles and made our way to Lullaby Lane to pick up the furniture, what a project! We had an impromptu "putting the crib together" dinner at our house with my Mom, Dad, the Dunns, and the Fishers. John Fisher helped Ryan carry the changing table up the stairs and unpack it. Thank goodness it came assembled but that just made it extra heavy up the stairs. As you can tell from the photos there was lots of moral support for Ryan and Fish who were focused on putting piece A and bolt Z in the right places to make the crib safe and secure. After a few beers, a couple of hours we had a complete crib and changing table! Thanks Fish and Ryan!!! We love the "antique white" as it matches the molding in our house. Baby Dunn's room is certainly coming together and are getting used to having furniture in that room. More pics to come but enjoy the slide show!

Due in January!

My new favorites tee that Liz and Mark gave me, it says "due in January"! It's so comfy and tells people exactly when I'm due!

We are growing!

and growing!

We had a great 26 week check up at the doctor this past week. Ryan couldn't make it (court appearance) so I invited my Mom to join me. She got to hear the baby's heartbeat and it was quite a moment! Ryan wanted the full minute to minute update from the doctor's visit. We are right on track and doing well. I think this has been my biggest growth spurt yet. . . but I'm sure there is more to come. We now feel the baby move all the time and sometimes I feel the baby move just under my ribs and then near my hips at the same time which means the baby is getting bigger in size.