27 Weeks

so i realize it's been a little while since there was a proper bumpdate, but needless to say, the bump has definitely grown.  let's get to the good stuff:

how far: 27 weeks and less than 3 months.  eeks!  time has sure gone fast

gender: still a girl, although not apparently according to how i am carrying.  i have had multiple women at work argue that it must be a boy, that would sure be a shock at this point.

size of mom: +15 lbs and out of room for her stomach

belly button: out-ish, it is right on the cusp, some days a little more out than others, we are on thin ice for the full inversion to occur.  also it is time to mention that this stat has caused me massive anxiety for the last 8 weeks, i was truly unhappy about the fact that my belly button was going to pop out like a turkey timer.

best of the week: there are a lot of good ones over the past few weeks, having my aunt vicki and dale in town was really a great time.  of the technical last week, i would have to say a sunday afternoon date with the hubby, including a 4 mile bike ride to joyride taco shop, a nice leisurely and delicious lunch (complete with a $5 happy hour pitcher of beer for him) and the ride home to settle the tummy.  plus the fact that i can still ride 8 miles.

worst of the week: having to work on saturday.  bad timing for the office to be extremely busy at the time energy is starting to wane.

we also started work on the nursery the last few weeks.  first step was cleaning it out.  it is amazing what gets stored in a room that you really didn't need.  we also got all the painting done, ironically we changed it from the existing butter yellow color (probably perfectly suited for a nursery) to a greige color.  the closet doors also got replaced, removing the gold trimmed mirrored doors with the white trimmed mirror doors from our master (we are then adding some nice closet doors in the master, exact style tbd). carpet has been selected and is being ordered this week.  i also finally ordered the rest of the nursery furniture so we should have a close to finished project within a few weeks time.

i think the 'nesting' bug has hit both mark and i, so as we wait for our carpet install to keep moving on the nursery, we have also started to upgrade the spare bathroom.  before and after pictures to come.

week 28 is an exciting one (since we are halfway through at this point)... with the dreaded oral glucose test at this weeks appointment.  on a positive note, we do get our last scheduled ultrasound and look at the little before she is born.

cheers!
A

Babymoon: complete with Beignets and Parades

mark and i have had a busy month, with the definite highlight being the long weekend we spent in the BIG EASY.  it was a little extra b-day celebrating for me, plus a nice last adult getaway before our little arrives.  

upon arrival in new orleans, we were pleased to learn it was Mardi Gras time.  confused, but pleased.  the confusion was due to me looking up when Mardi Gras (the specific day was to ensure we skipped that craziness) but not realizing that the city celebrates the Mardi Gras season for weeks before the specific day.  which meant that we got to watch lots of parades, and catch lots of beads.  contrary to popular belief, they just throw the beads in the parade, no flashing required.  what happens on bourbon street in the wee hours of the night is still a mystery as this preggo and hubby were in bed by then.  our favorite parade was the dog parade, or barkus.  unfortunately for the little pups, it poured a few times throughout the parade.  

NOLA is a good place to be when pregnant from a food perspective, and indulging in the local cuisine was a definite part of the trip.  some favorites were the fried chicken dinner (andrea) at little gem, this cool jazz club where we caught a dinner show, shrimp and grits at cafe amelie (mark), charbroiled oysters from acme oyster house (both).  seriously the food was so good, i am salivating as i reminisce.  

we had a cruiser bike tour of the city scheduled, which started out great.  our guide was a native new orlinean (sp?) and had great knowledge of the cities salacious history with great delivery.  the tour was cut short due to severe down pouring, but we did get to see/learn some before getting caught in this building, in a local cemetery.  luckily the rain let up and we were able to ride back to the bike shop, were not asked to pay and received some great restaurant recommendations before heading on our way.  all in all it was a wonderful weekend, and i think we both wished we had a little longer to escape the daily grind.  I'll wrap it up with a few more photos from our trip (also please excuse my insane expressions in the photos, i was apparently determined to not take a decent photo the entire trip). 

view of the superdome from our hotel

i wasn't in pain, i promise

commander's palace, garden district

beignets and cafe' au lait (decaf)

along the mighty mississippi

Marie Laveau's Grave