This past weekend we headed to Matt’s hometown for baby shower #2. It was mostly family, with a few brave friends thrown in. It was much smaller than the shower here, but it was co-ed, which was nice. It was great to catch up with people we don’t get to see that frequently. Again, the [...]

I know it’s been a while since I have posted anything here. Thankfully, it’s because things are moving along in a very boring fashion. I am measuring on target, passed my glucose test, still have incredibly low blood pressure, am putting on gobs of weight, and generally starting to feel like a fat 80-year-old. Baby [...]

Closing in on 6 months:

I think it’s safe to say I am going to be huge.
I am feeling pretty good, mostly just enormously exhausted. There are days when I consider taking 2 naps. My headaches are under control and my joints are on their way to becoming jelly. What I am losing in running fitness [...]

So yesterday, I really started to feel like a mom. I officially interviewed my first daycare and we had an orientation meeting at the Birthing Center. I started the day by taking the short 1 mile bus ride down to the big family center/daycare near us. Yes, normally I would walk this, but I was [...]

So our anniversary weekend is always pretty awesome because it falls on the weekend of the 4th, which means we get a day off work, cookouts, and fireworks. This weekend for us started out pretty great. We went out to eat at one of my favorite restaurants, where I gave the poor waiter a run [...]

So it’s summer now, and there is officially nothing on TV. Well, unless you count Losing it with Jillian or Persons Unknown. I will admit I do love me some Jillian Michaels, with her perfectly toned body inflicting suffering on overweight America. Anyway, the other night I found myself particularly exhausted at about 7pm, absolutely [...]

I know, another pregnancy post. Omg, this blog is turning into such a pregnancy blog! Sorry, I just don’t have much else to talk about. Other than how our house is crumbling in on itself and how the flurry of contractors hollering through the house is making me feel like I am on an episode [...]

Here’s a shot of me at 20 weeks. Please excuse the claw hand. It’s hard to believe I’m (theoretically) halfway there – I never thought I would ever experience this day (or the previous 140, for that matter). I’m closer to the end than the beginning! Cool.

It’s starting look like there’s somebody in there!

The other day while I was out on my walk, I noticed that our neighbors had a bunch of pink shiny balloons on their front porch and a “It’s a Girl!” sign. I actually had not known she was even pregnant until a few weeks ago, when I got a glimpse of her very pregnant [...]

A funny story about baby names: People have been asking us a lot if we have picked out a name yet, especially now that we know the gender of the baby. One of these people was Matt’s mom. 28 years ago, apparently it was pretty rare to use ultrasound as a means to discover the [...]