Ferrara's in Florida

MiMi makes at least one stop at Macy's whenever she visits and this trip was no exception. This time she convinced Pops to accompany her so they took the subway to Herald Square before we met for brunch at Friend of a Farmer. Among the many outfits that MiMi chose, there were a few undershirts in the mix. Her daddy calls them karate outfits but I think they resemble a chef's uniform.

After receiving two nights of intermittent sleep along with a cocktail of iron pills, ibuprofen and prenatal vitamins, I've emerged from the land of New Baby--at least for the next few minutes. Just want to say thank you from Philip and me for all the nice comments you left on the blog. Also thank you to those who brought us meals, left us voicemails, came to the hospital or our home to visit, "baby-sat" both Sable and myself this week (I'm house bound), and for those who sent flowers and gifts. Special thanks to Aunt Ginger, aka the hacker, for keeping the blog up-to-date. My acceptance speech is officially over... Brandon and Lauren visited us tonight and brought a DELICIOUS lasagna & garlic bread. They took our first family photo, too.

"Sable picked out her favorite shirt today" - Philip Sleeping Beauty - I bet she is dreaming about her daddy. Look closely and you can see Phil's log of baby feeding times. I don't think Gina & Phil are sleeping; however, I do believe my baby is keeping a full tummy - she pooped today and yesterday. That's all I have for you guys. I know you faithful Fan Club Members can't get enough of this sweetie pie but don't worry, I'll keep posting everything I get! (HINT HINT Philip - I can't get enough of this stuff!) Philip, thanks for the pics, & please keep them coming. You are doing a great job Sable's portfolio. Ginger, Proud President of the Sable Yukari Fan Club

More pics posted by the hacker: That pacifier is almost as big as her cheeks How can anyone resist this sleeping sweet pea?!?!?!?! Only 2 days old and daddy's hooked! How sweet in her fuzzy star outfit with matching hat

Ginger hacked into Gina's blog to give all the Big Apple Baby fans the news of her arrival since mommy & daddy are in the hospital... Big Apple Baby is here!!! Baby girl, Sable Yukari Ferrara, 6 lbs. 14 oz., 19.5 inches entered this world at 1:00 p.m. on the dot yesterday, Saturday, March 10, 2007. She and momma Gina are healthy and doing great! Look at those beautiful feet!!! Beautiful Baby!!! So Sweet!!! Gina & Philip requested I tell everyone thank you for your phone calls & prayers! Momma & Baby should be leaving the hospital sometime Monday.

Today is Big Apple Baby's official due date. Before he left for work, Philip reminded me that I couldn't go into labor until after his topping-off party & biz dinner at Peter Luger's Steakhouse. How about that for a good morning wake-up call?! LOL I felt absolutely perfect all morning so I curled my hair, threw on a dress and even went on a nice, brisk walk around midtown west. To a 9mo.+ pregnant woman, 32 degrees feels more like 50, so I especially enjoyed the weather. I spent my lunch break at a dr. appt. only to find out that my blood pressure was high, which has been a normal occurrence over the last month. Dr. Rhee didn't seem happy to hear that I was working with high BP so she gave me orders to lay on my left side until the baby is born...that means official bed rest. And for the first time she said no exercising. The good news is that she said Big Apple Baby is very close to entering the world. One blessing of the timing of the church's closing ...

Will this be my last progression summary? Only God knows the answer... Weeks 39, 36, 34, 31, 24, 20, 16

We were invited to one of the coolest parties on Sunday night. Elijah and Raina hosted an Oscar party with a five-course menu, Oscar trivia, prizes in the form of chocolate Oscars...all complete with a red carpet! David and Kristin brought special guest, Solomon their lap dog, complete with his own tuxedo bow tie. The dress code was cocktail attire, so I had to get creative. When I was just under 7 months at our Christmas party, I (barely) fit into one of my cocktail dresses so I didn't even chance it at 38 1/2 weeks. I got creative and pulled out the floor-length skirt the bridesmaids wore in my wedding...and donned it as a strapless tea-length dress complete with matching wrap. And talk about comfortable! Thought y'all would get a kick out of this photo; we certainly did.

Wow, I'm officially 9 months today. This week, to my surprise, I slowed down tremendously--left work early two days in a row & am exercising only 20 min - 1 hr a day. Work has been so much fun as fundraising has really picked up this first quarter, and I think I will miss it when I'm on maternity leave which begins March 12th. Only one week til my due date--50% effaced and 2+cm dilated. For the first time in 9 months I shed a little blood & for the first time ever , I was happy to see it. The doc says this could mean only one thing--Big Apple Baby is on the way!