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Today is my third wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe that Josh and I have been married for three years already! This year, however, is the first time we've really done anything to celebrate.
The first year, he got law school grades back the night before (and then the anniversary was the last thing on his mind). The second year, we had our last dog training session that night. This year, we just stayed at home, cooked his favorite pasta meal and relaxed.
Since Sunday I had some odd pains and am now told not to exercise and to take it easy, staying at home sounds pretty good!
I'm now in my 6th month of pregnancy. Yesterday when I got home from work, Josh pointed out the difference between week 5 (when we found out I was pregnant) and now at week 23. The baby is about 1 lb. now, so we'll both be getting a lot bigger between now and September!
On the night of 29 April, I was out of town. I had been preoccupied with work earlier in the day, as I was presenting at a conference. However, I definitely felt a movement like no other before! Luckily, it was the first of many baby movements. I now feel several more throughout the day, but the baby is more active later in the day than in the morning. Hopefully the baby won't be such a night owl after birth!
Right around that time, I was finding it very uncomfortable to sleep. After hearing about pregnancy pillows, I finally found a Boppy Pregnancy Pillow at our SuperTarget. With the cover, it cost about $70, and it was worth EVERY PENNY! I definitely wake up many times each night, but it helps keep me sleeping on my left side, and makes sleeping much more comfortable. The pillow is also great for sitting up and reading, so I'll likely end up using it when I pick up the baby blanket I'm about 25% done knitting, and even post-pregnancy.
On 12 May, I was at the halfway point in the pregnancy. Josh and I went for my ultrasound. I had no idea it would take about 70 minutes, or that I would be able to see organs in such detail. About 15 minutes in the ultrasound, we found out that we are having a baby boy! At that point, James was the likely boy name, but all of a sudden, it just did not seem to fit.
Besides initiating the "name game," we also went to SuperTarget to do our registry. Talk about overwhelming! As a first-time parent, I know the basics, but not much more about what we'd need or want. I still have a lot to learn! This past weekend, I went to Babies'R'Us with my mom and registered. Having that perspective helped, and it was very fun. It's tempting to buy all of the cute baby boy clothes now, but so far I've limited myself to only items like the Boppy pillow and Classic Pooh decor / playpen for the nursery.
Sadie and Perry did not like it when I was out of town for my Vancouver trip. The day after I returned we visited my parents, and they got a chance to play in their favorite part of the backyard.
Since I returned they have been having "turf wars" with each other, so hopefully increased activity and a steady supply of braided rawhides will curb this new behavior!
Last week, I was in Vancouver for a business meeting. I was spending a large part of my time planning for this meeting (poor Josh - every night I'd come home with another thing to find or do for the meeting, mainly on his one week off before his BAR preparation course began). The weather forecast indicated that almost every day there would be cold (by Texas standards) and rainy, so I was pleasantly surprised when the weather was overall great - especially when we went to Whistler for our team event.
On the way to Whistler, we stopped by Brandywine Falls.
In Whistler, I spent some time shopping in Whistler Village before having dinner at Dusty's. One of the highlights of the dinner, besides the spectacular view, was a few bear sightings!
The last afternoon after finishing up meeting clean-up, I was able to do some sight-seeing around Vancouver with a couple of my co-workers. I was in a hotel with a harbour view, and was able to walk from there to Gastown to see the Steam Clock.
After walking through Gastown, I walked up to Granville Island, which is a market area with small shops. You actually need to take a ferry to get across the water. Once I had a great cheese biscuit, I walked along the coast to Stanley Park, with a beach view.
Vancouver was a great place to visit. However, after 8 days away from home, I was ready to get back!
On 9 May, Josh graduated with a J.D. degree from UH!
Now that we're into the second trimester, the fatigue is finally starting to wane. Hopefully other symptoms will continue to lessen so that the thought of my cookbooks and kitchen become more tempting than nauseating!
On Friday, we had another pre-natal check-up. Since the baby is growing and moving, I was able to hear the heartbeat that I had seen at the ultrasound. Supposedly in the next few weeks I'll start growing, but I'm already starting to shop for (and wear) maternity clothing. My normal clothes (at least jeans, pants and skirts) are definitely getting too small, as you can see below:
Over Josh's Spring Break, my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law all came down to help him paint multiple rooms in the house. Among the rooms was the future nursery! We still have to install a chair rail on each side of the yellow border, and will put a Classic Pooh wallpaper border in the center of the yellow. Josh will do that in August - since he finishes the BAR exam on 31 July. (August is home improvement month.)
Josh then also plans on spending time with his fix-up car when he's not at work. On April Fools, my dad called and offered him his early 80s BMW 3-series convertible. Josh would have been shocked regardless, but the emotions were amplified since it was April Fools Day! He's excited and can't wait until August.
Rachael, one of my sisters-in-law, gave us our first piece of baby clothing! Once we find out the gender (which should be in mid-May), Josh will need to keep me away from any and all baby stores!
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