The Grays

I spent this past week (Spring Break) in Michigan making final preparations for the upcoming move.  It was nice to be back  –  Michigan will always feel like home.

While in town I was able to cross a lot of things off the ‘preparing for baby’ list and did the following:

• bought a crib
• bought dresses for upcoming showers and Bill’s graduation
• interviewed several certified nurse midwifes and doctors – settled on a CNM
• selected a pediatrician
• finalized the color and bought paint for Baby Gray’s room (pale yellow)
• checked out the house we are renting – will post photos soon
• Oh!  And I finished my Master’s degree!

Bill arrived on Thursday and we spent a lot of time with family and friends.  We were able to visit my grandma at Woodward Hills, enjoy Easter dinner and brunch with family, and visit with Jerry, Karen, Becca and Amy who were taking care of a sick Heidi.

We were also surprised with a package of baby clothes from my mom and Pinata and a beautiful, hand-knit teddy bear made by Judy.  Baby Gray’s first stuffed animal!

Needless to say it was not the most relaxing vacation, but we are excited about the decisions we made this week and look forward to moving back to the midwest!

This photo was taking on Christmas Day, 2008.

Last Sunday we had 30 friends over for a small celebration in honor of Kristy and Baby Gray.  It was a great excuse to get our friends together to meet Todd, who was in town visiting during his mid-winter break from school.  We held an open house from 2-5 and enjoyed chatting with friends over mimosas, carrot cake, brownies and lemon bars.

Our group of friends is growing quickly as three babies, all one year old or less, joined in on the celebration (and they certainly seemed to get a lot of attention from the ladies!).  We have had several parties at our townhouse in Charlottesville and hope to continue similar festivities when we move back to Michigan in May – after the baby arrives, of course  🙂

Here is a link to photos from the party, taken by our friend Christof Meyer.  Bill was busy pouring mimosas!

http://gallery.me.com/christof_meyer#100193&sel=50&view=carouseljs&bgcolor=white

I want to wish my cousin Leela a very Happy 1st Birthday!

I can’t wait to play with her soon!