My Baby Turned 1!

It's true, Darwin our adorable little puppy turned 1! Even though Darwin obviously had no idea it was his birthday Jed and I tried to make sure he had a special day. For dinner I boiled him a chicken breast (which was probably his favorite part of the day) and as a special treat he got half a cookie. After a trip to the dog park (Darwin's favorite activity) he got to open his presents 

 which included a new toy,

a raincoat (no we don't usually dress our dog but he loves going on walks but hates getting wet so we're hoping this helps when it rains), some treats, and some bones.

Seriously though - can you believe that this fuzzy little puppy is now this big grown up dog?

Life Lately

Jed and I have been enjoying the beautiful end of summer weather the last couple of weeks - and Darwin has been a big fan too.

Labor day weekend we got to do something kind of cool we went to a Romney campaign event. Jed and I have been talking about how we should get out to some of the campaign stuff around Cincinnati becuase honestly there aren't a lot of opportunities to meet presidential candidates and presidents unless you live in Ohio so the Saturday before Labor Day we finally got out to an event. It was super crowded (look at that line to get in), but it was actually pretty neat to see someone you've only seen on tv as a real person in real life.

Lots of people taking pictures with their cell phone.

 

Then the day after labor day we went to a Red's game with some friends and had a wonderful time - and to complete the evening the Red's even won ... and I got to have one of my beloved lemon freeze things, I don't know why but those thins are delicious.

Rather lamely Jed and to spend all day last Saturday at a regional MDPhD conference in Louisville so Darwin and I had a relaxing lazy Saturday, but hopefully we'll still get to do some fun stuff while the weather is gorgeous.

Utah and Georgia

Last week Jed and I took separate vacations - Jed went to Utah for a boy's camping trip with his Dad and brothers, and since he was going to be gone I decided to drive down to Atlanta to spend the week with my family.

Jed assures me that they had a great time tromping around the woods with his brothers, Dad, Grandpa, Uncle and cousins, but refused to provide any picture evidence to support his claim. Apparently you don't pose for a lot of pictures on all boy camping trips.

I also had a lovely time in Georgia. My littlest sister Danielle was there and my other sister Rochelle even managed to make it over from Alabama for a couple of days so we were all there together. We enjoyed shopping, hanging out, getting our nails done, watching movies and spending a day at the lake. As I type this I can see how incredibly stereotypical Jed and my vacations really were, but hey you do what works for you!  Here's a couple of pictures from the beautiful day that we spent at the lake.

After my trip my mom drove back up to Cincinnati with me to help me pick out nursery furniture. We haven't actually ordered it yet (I know we need to hurry) but we found tons of great stuff - now the actual decisions just have to be made. One of these days I'll realize how quickly this baby coming is creeping up on us and get to work!

24 Weeks

August 16, 2012 - 24 Weeks

I had fun with my little survey last time so I decided to do a monthly pregnancy update - here it is!

How far along?  24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss:  13 pounds gained
Maternity clothes?  Yep, though I’m still wearing regular pants with a belly band mostly because I don’t like the giant stretches of fabric maternity pants have over your stomach. Why does everyone think pregnant women want 5 layers of fabric over their middle?
Stretch marks?  Nope (fingers crossed)
Sleep:  Still going well.

Best moment this week: People are starting to recognize that I’m pregnant not chubby. I’ve now had two strangers ask me when my due date is.

Movement: Yep - last week I finally felt the baby move and he’s been all over the place ever since. Even Jed has felt him kick.
Food cravings: I’ve been loving frozen yogurt, but really the biggest thing is that I’m just constantly hungry. Jed and I went out to dinner last night and I actually finished my entire meal which doesn’t sound crazy but I usually always come home with leftovers and my meal was pretty big.

Gender: Still a boy.
Labor Signs: Thank goodness no
Belly Button in or out? Still in, though it is getting pretty flat.

Wedding rings on or off? On
What I miss: Having more than a handful of clothes to choose from every day.
What I am looking forward to: Cookie dough – I made some break and bake cookies this week and not being able to eat a cookie worth of dough was torture.

Milestones: We hit viability this week so baby no name (as we affectionately call him) could now technically survive outside of the womb though obviously he should hang out where he is for a lot longer.

Utah

Last week Jed and I were able to head out to Utah to visit Jed's family. We had a great time hanging out, eating good food, playing with our nieces, seeing Wicked, going to Seven Peaks Water Park, and of course watching the Olympics. Unfortunately we forgot our camera so the only picture I have is this one Jeanna (Jed's sister) sent me from the night we saw Wicked. Other than that you'll just have to imagine the great time we had.

As great as the trip was though we sure were glad to get home to our little Darwin. Seriously how could you not miss that adorable little face.

Haircut

Today, in part of my continuing effort to take care of all of those things I neglected the last semester of law school and while studying for the bar, I got a haircut.

Woohoo!

I'm not the best at self-portraits but here it is

As a side note - I finished the bar. That is a wonderful weight to have off my shoulders.

Halfway

July 19th - 20 weeks

In honor of the halfway point of this pregnancy here is a fun little pregnancy survey

How far along?  20 weeks
Total weight gain/loss:  9 pounds (gained obviously)
Maternity clothes?  For the most part – I still wear my regular pants with a belly band but I’ve switched to maternity shirts or shirts a size up so I don’t stretch my regular ones out
Stretch marks?  Nope (fingers crossed)
Sleep:  Doing good, my legs tend to cramp up at night and Jed isn’t particularly happy about the extra pillows that have joined our bed but other than that sleep is going well.
Best moment this week: Hitting the halfway mark seems like a pretty big deal

Movement: Nothing so far
Food cravings: No crazy cravings though once I get a food in my head I’ll obsess about it until I have it.  I have also really wanted red meat and cheese throughout this pregnancy which are not things I normally eat much at all

Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Thank goodness no
Belly Button in or out? Still in

Wedding rings on or off? On
What I miss: Sushi – remember how I obsess about food I want, I’ve wanted sushi for like 4 weeks now
What I am looking forward to: Feeling the baby move  … and sushi

Milestones: Halfway there!