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Last week, I had my biggest "change" in terms of baby weight - the doctor says I'm playing catch up. It's hard to believe that there are still three months to go! Here I am last weekend - filling my maternity clothing without any problems! I also had a business trip last week - while the flight was only 40 minutes, I realized I can no longer travel comfortably, and that great back support is more important now than ever before!
Josh and I also decided on a name - Benjamin Michael. Benjamin is the only first name we could agree on (we went through tons of names - some silly, some not) - and it is the only one we both liked. Michael is Josh's middle name.
During the last weekend, my mother-in-law provided us with some great stuff for the baby. We'll be decorating the nursery in Classic Pooh, and he'll look adorable in this outfit a year from now - when he's 9 months old!
She also made two blankets - very productive! One has satin edging, which evidently Josh really liked as a baby.
The other is a Classic Pooh quilt. Here are images of the front and the back:
Now that I have finished my 2007 scrapbooks, I'm going back to knitting a baby blanket. It uses intarsia, a knitting technique I had not yet tried, and I'm about halfway through. I'm now knitting at least a row a night to be sure it is ready before baby Ben makes his appearance!
This past weekend, Josh and I took the doggies to San Antonio. It was a lot of fun, but I could tell being in the CR-V for a few hours (even with breaks) was harder on me than before. We did, however, enjoy some pool time! Sadie jumped in to the shallow first step to cool down many times, and Perry did once - the first time he ever did voluntarily!
That Saturday, Josh's brother had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony. Since Josh became an Eagle Scout in 1997, he had a part in the ceremony.
The next day, there was a graduation party for Josh's other brother's high school graduation and Josh's law school graduation. As usual, Josh was thrilled for any photo op.
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!
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