Getting close

Hi Baby,

The big day is getting close. The doctor appointments have started happening every week, and everything looks really good. Your mom and dad spent last night rearranging furniture in your compact nursery to try to get everything to fit well, and we think we finally fingured it out. It's hard to believe that in just a few weeks you'll be out here with us, and we'll be a family of three instead of a couple. It's a big change, but we are excited to finally meet you and become parents.

Your mom's birthday is on the 30th, and we've been celebrating here and there. Last week your future Grandma and Grandpa Hunt had a little dinner party at the farm, and on Friday your mom and dad went to Morrison's Lobster Pier in Kittery and had a wonderful dinner on the water. Your dad had planned a cookout party on Sunday in Portsmouth, but huge thunderstorms scared some people away, and we ended up scrapping that plan and going to get pizza with the brave people who came. We did manage to eat dessert outside after the rain tapered off though, so it was a soggy but good time.

The picture at the bottom is of a set of finger puppets our friend Carey Truebe made for you, and they were so cool they needed to be documented. From left to right is a puffin, cow, sheep, farmer and donkey. I know what you are thinking, unborn child. You're thinking "Those puppets are so cool, and wow! The picture quality is so clear!" Well, you guessed it, your dad got your mom a fancy camera for her birthday, all the better to document your every move with. Hope you're ready for your close-up! Jess is at 37 weeks! Holy cow!

Aaaand we're back!

Hi Huntkins,
We've been a little slack in posting to the baby blog lately. It sounds like a poor excuse, but we've been super-busy. You might not know it yet, but our house is a duplex, and we just got new tenants to live upstairs. Lucky them when you're awake in the middle of the night! Anyways, we decided to replace all the windows in the upstairs apartment so the whole house will have new windows, so your dad had been working night and day to install 13 windows. Whew, finally all done!

Last weekend your dad took a little break and went with your uncle Matt to ride over the Kankamangus Highway and back. It was about 55 miles with a lot of hills to climb, but it was so fun! Your dad's new bike was the evny of everyone else in the group. Your mom went to the beach, relaxed a little, and helped work on the farm too.

This weekend we had a real treat- your dad had Friday off, so after working our butts of doing chores, we took off early afternoon and went to Panther Pond up in Maine, where our friends Bill and Nora have a family cabin. It's a beautiful lake that Jess has been going to with Nora for at least 19 years, and ironically, your dad went to Boy Scout camp on the other side of the lake. There is a really good chance that your parents were both at the lake at the same time and never knew it! We had a great time swimming, eating, boating, eating, playing ping pong, and eating too. We love it every time we get to visit Panther. Your cousins Maddi and Belle came up from Chester too, along with their parents, so it was a busy, fun place to be for a weekend, and a much-appreciated break for your parents! We even saw a baby loon!

Jess has to go to doctor's appointment every week now that your due date is getting so close, and everything looks just fine. She has really been taking excellent care of you. She's at 36 weeks!

Beach Baby

Dear Baby Hunt,

Your parents like going to the beach- well, your mom likes going to the beach, and your dad likes surfing. He doesn't especially like lying around on the sand, which was why they both had such a good time with you at Jenness Beach. Jess and Chris met after work, had a nice picnic dinner, and Chris caught a few waves on his homemade surfboard while Jess did Yoga by the water's edge. There were thunderstorms earlier in the day, but what a beautiful evening it turned out to be. We've learned that as a newborn you will have a natural dive reflex, which means you will automatically close your eyes and hold your breath when you go underwater, so it seems like you may get your first surfing lesson before you are even walking! Although your parents are so excited to meet you, Jess is also looking forward to being able to lie on her stomach again on her boogie board after you arrive!

Jess is at 33 weeks!