30+ Weeks

So its been a while since I did a full preggo post...I figured I was due for one (pun intended!).

Total Weight Gained/Loss? Who knows anymore--somewhere between 25 and 30 lbs. I definitely weigh as much as Michael now.  I'm trying not to get down about the numbers on the scale (although its hard), and just concentrate on eating well and cooking as healthy wee thing.

Maternity Clothes? Of course!

Sleep? Getting a bit more difficult to get comfortable at night, but I'm getting good rest.   BL doesn't like it when I lay on my left side--it immediately starts elbowing me in my hip, which feels really weird--so I change positions a lot before going to sleep.  I'm getting up about once in the night to use the bathroom.

Best Moment of the Week? Had a good doctors appoint this week, and BL is still moving a lot.  I think it is trying to escape through my belly button or something!

Movement? BL is still a strong little thing. Its latest thing is to stretch its feet and arms outward, which can be uncomfortable for me.  Its feet are up at the top of my uterus, so it creates a weird sensation b/w my ribs when it does this.  The hands are by my belly button so I feel as if the kiddo is stretching out my stomach as well.

Food Craving? I still crave Coca-Cola, and we have a scoop of low-fat ice cream pretty much every night. I also still need to finish lunch and dinner with something sweet.  I'm also craving beer, which is totally ironic since I can't drink it right now!  I steal sips of Michael's every now and then though.

Food Aversions? Nope. Still like food; see the first question.

Gender? XY or XX

Belly Button? Still there, still flat and still a little tender.

What I miss? Beer--maybe I'll try some nonalcoholic brew if the cravings continue.

What I'm looking forward to? Finishing up BL's nursery to the extent we can--furniture may not get here before BL does, but there's not much I can do about that.  Come on backorder!!  Next ultrasound in a week and a half!

Milestones: Being in the single digits for number of weeks I have left--I'll be 31 weeks on Sunday!

Baby Moon - Part 1

A couple of months ago, a company that my firm (in particular, my section) hires to handle our noticing needs and serve as our claims agent in certain cases contacted a few attorneys that had worked on this big case with them last year.  They were hosting a small group at the 2010 US Open in Pebble Beach and wanted to invite us to join in on the fun.  Basically, everything except airfare would be covered.  At first, I wrote this off as a fun business development activity that we wouldn't be participating in.  Then, I thought twice about that--I wanted to take a Babymoon with hubs and this could be the perfect excuse.  After checking airfare and talking it over, we decided to go for it (when else would we have this opportunity!) and the trip out west was quickly finalized.

We flew into San Francisco on Sunday, June 13th, dropped off our bags at our hotel in the Embarcardero area, and ventured out to explore the city.

We walked down to the Ferry Building...

and hopped on this old-fashioned street car to head down to Fisherman's Wharf.

We stopped at Pier 39...

walked around where we could see Alcatraz...

and Golden Gate Bridge in the distance.

We hung out with the Sea Lions for a bit...

(this big guy reminded us of our huggable Winston)

and grabbed a clam chowder snack.  Yum!

We picked up a cable car at Ghirardelli Square...

and rode it through the city making our way back to our hotel.

After resting and cleaning up at the hotel...

we went to dinner at Boulevard--very cute bistro that was delish!

View of the Bay Bridge from Boulevard.

The next morning we walked to a bakery across the street for breakfast and took a long walk through the city before picking up our rental car.

We passed through Chinatown...

and ended in Union Square.

After a long wait at the rental car company...

we were off on our drive to Carmel.

  

(We tried to go to Muir Woods first, but it was so busy and crowded, we skipped it).

Next up: Carmel & the US Open!

Rangers Game

I grabbed my firm's tickets and we took our friends Hal and Tiffany to a Rangers Game on June 4th.  The seats are awesome, right on top of the dug out and we had a great time.  I'm very thankful we have good friends who also have good jobs, giving me reason to take them out for business development activities!

View from our seats

Best seats in the house!

Rangers win!!

Shaving cream in the pitcher's face--job well done!

Bestest friends!

Remembering Cohen

This little guy's story touched my heart.  Keeping the Marshall family, whom I've never met, in my thoughts and prayers today.

28+ Weeks

Last week, Baby Lloyd and I had a 28 week ultrasound.  Everything looked great!  The sonographer said that BL had some chubby cheeks (good for kissin' on later), and long legs.  Totally our kid (for a shorty, I have long legs, just no torso!).  We are feeling very blessed and can't wait to meet him/her in just a few more weeks!!

Profile shot--you can see the head with nose, mouth, ears.  BL has its arm up by its face.

Another profile shot.

We have another ultrasound in 4 weeks to keep an eye on the ovarian cyst I have on my right side--fine by me!  I'll take every opportunity to see BL I can get. :)  FYI--I'll do a fully prego post later on.

Pregnancy Mishaps

I have really enjoyed being pregnant, but things are definitely starting to take a toll on my body.  I thought I'd share a few of my recent pregnancy-related woes (thankfully, nothing too serious).

-Cankles: I learned the other day after wearing some cute, modest heels (only 2.5 inches!) two days in a row that doing so will cause ginormous cankles--you know, where your calves merge into your ankles.  After work the second day, I got home and my feet and legs were so swollen I could barely put on my tennis shoes.  NOT a pretty site.  Luckily, the swelling went down after a couple of days.  Lesson learned--flats from now on.  That might just be the excuse I need to get a new pair of Tory Burch Reva's!

-Cracked Rib: So, I'm pretty sure I have a cracked rib.  I had a cold a bit a ago for a couple of weeks, and was doing a lot of coughing.  Since my uterus and baby are now sitting just below my rib cage, and my lungs have expanded due to the pregnancy, the force from coughing cracked my poor middle-ish riblet on my right side.  It hurt so bad the first few days.  Now its just an ache like a pulled muscle that hurts worse when I do certain things (i.e. breath deeply, try to find a comfy position to sleep in), but otherwise doesn't bother me.

-Belly hazards: The other day I went to my car after work and realized that the space I'd parked in was a bit tight.  I opened the driver's side door as far as it would go before hitting the car next to me, and went to squeeze in.  Apparently, Baby Lloyd wasn't having that--my belly wouldn't fit!  The passenger side wasn't any better.  So, I literally had to climb in from the back seat (luckily that door worked!) and manuever my way into the driver's seat.  Some old guy who was getting into his car across from me thought I was crazy.  So, now I have to pay attention to my belly and make sure there is room for it when parking, picking where to sit at a restaurant, etc.  Being prego is nuts!

-I'm becoming more of an idiot: Some days I feel like I'm losing my mind.  The other day I pulled out my camera to show pics from our recent babymoon (more on that later!) and accidentally erased all of the pics.  I never do things like that...seriously, never.  I was in such disbelief.  Luckily, my father in law is an IT guru and was able to recover the files.  I'm definitely off my game at times.  I guess its hard to concentrate when you've got two pounds of something squirming around in your belly. :)

That's all for now.  I have several posts to do to catch up on the whirlwind of things we've been doing the last couple of weeks, so more soon.

25+ Weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? 18ish lbs.  I almost weigh as much as my skinny husband, but I'm just going with it.

Maternity Clothes?  Yes...it's official.  Nothing non-maternity fits any longer.

Sleep? Still going well.  Getting up at least once in the night to use the bathroom.

Best Moment of the Week? BL's moving and shaking in my uterus.  We were out of town this past weekend and I think that threw both mom and baby off--BL was a little sluggish.  It was nice to get back into our routine and feel those strong, regular movements throughout the day again.

Movement? BL is a strong little thing.  You can now see the kicks and movements from the outside, although we can't tell body parts yet.  Crazy!

Food Craving? Still like Coca-Cola, and we have a scoop of low-fat ice cream pretty much every night.  I also need to finish lunch and dinner with something sweet...I guess that's a "craving."

Food Aversions? Nope.  I like food.

Gender? XY or XX

Belly Button? Still there, but getting flatter and flatter.  It's a bit tender too as it adjusts from all the growing.

What I miss? Being able to see all of my body parts.

What I'm looking forward to?  Doctor's appointment on Monday with the Glucose test.  I'm not really looking forward to the glucose part, but I am looking forward to hearing BL's heartbeat again.

Milestones: Viability!  Yay!