Monday morning we had our 16 week appointment and met another of the Nurse-Midwives at our clinic. She was really great and shared our excitement. We heard the heartbeat again (always a joy), discussed my ever-increasing stuffiness, gaining weight, diet, and our 20-week ultrasound. It's crazy to think we're only a few weeks from the halfway point! We're excited to see the little one but still do not intend to know the gender until the big day. If you want to mark your calendars but haven't yet, our estimated due date is January 5, 2010. For those of you keeping score, that's 24 days after Mark's birthday and a mere 3 before mine - so much for avoiding another "Christmastime" birthday! Although, I have a feeling this one may take his/her own sweet time so maybe MLK weekend? Or my Aunt Diane's birthday? Thank goodness we got married in May!
Also, many people have commented to me that I seem to have "popped" this week. As I'm neither a kernel of popcorn or a butterball turkey, I prefer to think that I'm starting to "show" that I'm pregnant. Please remember this when speaking with pregnant women.
In other news this week, we found out that friends from church are also going to have a baby and are due just 6 days after us! We're excited to share this journey with them!
Less exciting but still great - we've been in the house a month. Boxes still need to be unpacked but that's ok. And, due to our lack of rain, the grass is quite brown but I'm trying to remember to water every now and again. We're settling in and loving our new neighborhood (Hamline Midway). I saw a sign this morning on our walk that stated, "On a bicycle, the top is always down". Give it a second. Makes me feel a little like we're in Ballard (our old Seattle neighborhood)...that and the neighbor with chickens in her yard! :) There are lots of friendly people on our block and many dogs as well as a few children.
Last night we had an exceptional
date night! We rode our bikes to Midway Stadium, home of the Saint Paul Saints baseball team. It's maybe a mile each way and GA tickets are $5 each. We looked into the setting sun most of the evening but truly enjoyed time outside watching baseball together! Did I mention they sell Cheese Curds at the game (see Fried Cheese Curds)?Work. We're both doing it. My boss is on maternity leave through September and I agreed to take on the Marketing aspect of her job, thinking "no big deal". Well, that plus many other unforeseen duties has meant I'm working a lot. And I'm wiped out when I get home! Mark has been rather busy with his business, Elite Asset Protection (www.eaprotection.com). It's been exciting to watch him grow and learn and build this new enterprise. I'm so proud and happy that he's been able to do something that is mentally stimulating, challenging, and fun to earn income! He's had the desire to have his own business for longer than I've known him so it's pretty rewarding to hear the "new order" text notification!
We will do our best to continue to post (including pictures) regularly now that we're "out". Also, if you want to read a couple of emails from earlier in the pregnancy, I've added them below (TGIF and All is Well).
1 comment:
This is why I love blogs- I feel like I just had a window into your life! I miss you guys to pieces, but am so happy for you that things are going well :)
We are starting to show our house, trying to do by-owner since the economy stinks and we need every penny for the next place! Wish us luck!
I'll try to give you a call this week, but might be hard with the time change - and I know you are probably going to bed early.
Wish I could give you a big hug!!
Jamie
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