Oh Mondays... I'm not a fan. But it was such a great weekend, that I can continue to roll with that. My parent's visit was great. For my birthday my mom made me a blueberry crumble, which is just so good, and my dad ordered me a whole mess of books I'd been wanting. All of the books in the Mary Russell series that I hadn't yet read, including the new one I didn't even know was out... plus dooce.com's new book, and The Road by Cormac something-er-0ther. :-) Its supposed to be really good. I'm looking forward to them all. They also got us a cute baby's first three years scrap/memory book.

In addition to birthday stuff, my mom brought down the curtains she had been making for us for our guest bedroom. They turned out so great!! And they look even better then I had imagined they would. What an improvement too, over the sheets we had hanging over the windows to block light for a few overnight guests we've had! Lol. I meant to take pictures, but ended up forgetting... so hopefully I can remember that tonight, because they really look great and I want to show off my mom's work.

I'm also going to try to remember to take a picture of the adorable baby sweater my mom brought down for us. My brother and I had both worn it as babes, and now our will one will get to wear it too. So sweet.

Their visit itself was really nice too. Relaxing and fun. We just talked and grilled some sausages, they helped hang the curtains, and we watched some football. All in all, a really great lazy Saturday.

Sunday Ro & I went walking... which felt great! It was a little humid, but not too hot, and we actually did the whole 5 miles. I didn't know how I would feel, since my sickiness has kept me pretty couch-potato-like for many weeks, but it felt great to move and exercise and get my blood flowing. I definitely want to start doing more, since I had always planned to keep active during my whole pregnancy, and now the morning sickness is finally getting a little better.

As for today... well its this perfect little taste of fall! A high of around 70*, brisk and lovely. I'm enjoying every second of it. The whole week is supposed to be pretty cool, although its supposed to slowly work its way back up to 80s by this weekend, but I'm definitely going to enjoy this break while its here, and let it carry me through to when fall really arrives!

Well, I have get to work... so much to accomplish. But more tomorrow (SEPTEMBER!!), and hopefully with pictures.

It's Friday... gray and rainy, but I'm okay with that because its also a fabulous 72* out. Plus this week has been Long, and I'm so glad my Friday is finally here. I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow, visiting with my parents, and hopefully walking with Ro on Sunday as long as it doesn't rain all day. I've felt very disconnected from people these past two weeks (since my birthday and all the awesome that went with that), since I keep playing phone tag with my Babs and missed my chance to walk with Ro last week... and have generally not really talked with anyone except for Trav very much. Not on purpose, but I tend to find myself hibernating at certain points... including the end of the summer when there isn't much that could make me want to go out in the heat and humidity. 3 weeks and 4 days until autumn... not that i'm counting.

So I'm sitting here and eating my lunch... a not great lunch of ramon noodles... but I had a not good morning and really just wanted something simple, warm and tasty in my tummy. This fits the bill. I've also been working on a personal project creating a pregnancy book, like a scrapbook, but i'm doing it online because its a lot easier and will probably turn out a lot nicer. Obviously it won't be finished until post-pregnacy, but I did parts for my first trimester and started the second trimester part as well. Its turning out very nicely so far, and I can't wait to finish it up and have it to keep with all the rest of our baby keepsakes.

In any case, I'm going to finish my food and get back to work. Have a great weekend.





Quick aside: 2 weeks and 2 days until my original due date. Its so weird to think about where I would be vs. where I am. Torn between missing the baby I could have had and being so excited for and already loving this baby inside me that I'm going to have. Mostly it just makes me sad to think that maybe no one else will remember.

one day i'll learn to hold a train of thought for more then two seconds (updated)

This is sad: Ted Kennedy dead at 77... he had his personal demons and problems, but he was a champion for a lot of causes that are very important to me, and a fixture in New England/American politics. (Update: A happier look at his final days.)

This is even sadder: Annaleigh's passing and memorial. 8 weeks is not long enough, and everything about that post made my heart ache. But what a blessing to have had the time with her that they did.


On a happier note: I talked to my brother Tuesday night for over an hour, which was really nice. He's doing good in DC... still adjusting and feeling a little overwhelmed, but doing good and enjoying the new experiences. He's already meeting people, and he likes his classes so far. I'm so excited for him, so happy he gets to experience this new stuff... and I look forward to many more conversations where I get to come along for the journey.

Also family related, my parents are coming down for a visit this weekend since they didn't get to see me for my birthday. I'm looking forward to come yummy berry crumble from my mommy, and some relaxing family time.


Anyway, this is haphazard and not cohesive, but its about all i have for you at the moment! Work is so busy and I feel like I can't find the time right now to stop and think. Hopefully I'll be able to actually work up a real post soon.

warning: bare belly ahead.

Weekly Review

How far along? 14 weeks (holy crap, 14 weeks... officially more pregnant then I've ever been before)

Total weight gain/loss: negative 3lbs ... which means that I haven't lost any more, but i haven't gained any back yet either.

Maternity clothes? sometimes... maternity jeans, otherwise nope. just looser clothes, lots of dresses.

Stretch marks? nope, not yet

Sleep: great when i'm not waking up to pee 4x a night!

Best moment this week: Getting the thumbs up from the doc for how I'm dealing with this morning sickness. She says I'm doing great. Plus, I got to hear the heartbeat again!

Movement: not yet, a few more weeks for that one

Food cravings: Avocado rolls. So damn good.

Gender guess/Actual Gender: I really don't know.

Labor Signs: no way

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

What I miss: raw sushi, not feeling nauseous

What I am looking forward to: morning sickness really and truly ending!!

Weekly Wisdom: i have no wisdom. just keep on trucking.

Milestones: the baby is sucking its thumb and peeing now! Lol, weird.