Fun Stuff

We got the baby's crib together this weekend which we wanted to accomplish before Michael's 8-week surgery rotation that started yesterday which will mean he'll be home very little before Christmas. Also, Ballard has been enjoying the baby swing I picked up...as you can see.

20 Week Update

I am officially past the halfway mark (yesterday) and I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. On Monday I a doctors appointment and had my first non-study ultrasound, which was so much fun as it really focused on the baby. Our sonographer even did a little 3D time, which is amazing - as you can see. This was at the end of the ultrasound and our little boy must have been thinking while throwing his hand over his face "You have enough pictures, I want to go back to sleep now".

The pregnancy has been going really well. I'm starting to show and have moved completely into maternity pants, which are very, very comfortable. I've only gained 3 pounds but its shocking out relatively small amount added to the front of your stomach can do!

Our First Year

Yesterday Mike and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. We spent a good majority of the day relaxing around the house and then headed about 30 miles out of town to do a little shopping and have a nice dinner. We had a very yummy dinner at the Melting Pot which left us both very full, or so I thought.

Less than an hour after we got home Mike was already itching to break into our wedding cake that his mom had so nicely stored for us all year. We fed each other a small bite, and it was suprisingly not too bad. Mike must have thought it was even better, because before I knew it, nearly the entire thing was gone. There aren't many foods he likes more than cheese and cake, so I think this anniversary is going to be hard to top for him!

Happy anniversary baby, here's to a very exciting year ahead of us and many more to come. I love you.

Indian Summer

Its going to be 89 degrees in Ann Arbor today. Although its nice to have a long fall season, this isn't fall. It's like the worst days of summer - hot and humid. Where are the nice crisp mornings that beckon for cashmere sweaters to finally be pulled out of the closet? I'm ready for a real fall, but I'm afraid the weather is going to transition from hot to downright cold.

Unexpected greeting

After a lazy Sunday breakfast this morning Mike and I were sitting on the couch when I felt a faint tapping/flipping in my lower stomach. At first I thought nothing of it, and then it happened again. It was the baby moving! I'm so glad Mike and I were sitting right next to each other at that very moment, it was amazing!

It's a BOY!

Yum

It's finally Honeycrisp apple season again! Whereas you can find most apple varieties all year round, Honeycrisp are relatively new to the apple game and aren't produced yet in high enough numbers to get them through the late winter and spring.

If you haven't tried them, you should. They are very firm like a granny smith, and crunchy, but have a great flavor sort of remenicient of a braeburn.

I realize its silly to go on and on about an apple, but truly, they are delicious.

Dollar Theatre

I love going to the dollar theatre. Not only do you get the theatre experience, but hey, it's only a dollar! We saw I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which was funny. It was full of great one-liners and kept us laughing.

Mike has the entire weekend off between his OBGYN and Psyc rotation which starts next week, so we are going to be running errands. We're driving around to different stores to look at cribs and nursery furniture. It feels so early to be doing it, but I guess it takes anywhere from 12-18 weeks for it to arrive, and I'd like to at least have it set up and ready a few weeks before I'm actually due. The last thing I want to worry about it having to assemble a crib with a huge belly in the way.

About the size of a peach

I've been waiting for weeks and weeks to say it, but I'm pregnant! I actually started the second trimester today and the baby is currently about the size of a peach.

Happy Birthday!

A birthday shout out to Heather who turns the big 3-0 today. She had what looked to be a very fun birthday outing at Emerland Downs this weekend. I wish I could have been there to celebrate your special day (and the cupcakes). And lucky her (and Jay, too), she heads out on her belated honeymoon in just a few short days to Ireland! Have fun!

Superbad

We went to see Superbad this weekend with some friends, and it was by far one of the funniest movies I've seen in so long. We spent the entire ride back home afterwards repeating lines from the movie. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD so I can see the deleted scenes and outakes.

Strange

The last few days I've had this huge longing for Halloween. I don't know if its because I want it to be fall, or what it is exactly. I'm craving fall leaves, pumpkin carving and wool sweaters. I'm trying to satiate it all by eating some pumpkin seeds, but thats only increasing my desire for the spooky holiday to be here!

Baby

Mike is doing his OBGYN rotation for the next 5 weeks and had to work the weekend on the OB floor at the hospital. He got to deliver about 5 babies, and one all by himself because the woman progressed so quickly. Its been fun to hear the stories when he comes home at night, but he did say that they are slimy and gross when they come out!

I'm particularily enjoying this rotation because out of 6 weeks, he only had 3 overnights, which he did all of them this past weekend. I hate when he's gone every 4th or 6th night, so this will be nice. He has psychiatry next which shouldn't include any overnights either, so I'll get spoiled before he hits his surgery rotation, and then I won't see him for weeks it will seem.

Pictures In

I finally ordered and received my wedding pictures. While I don't love 90% of them, this is one that I think is nice. Its also the one I chose for our wall portrait, but in black and white.

Random Picture

This was taken on my last trip to Fargo. A friend and I met up and went to this little town called Osakis. We drove by this house, by chance, and I thought it was adorable. A little Hansel & Gretel and a little Owl-like somehow. Thought I'd share.

In the water?

Everyone around me is pregnant...is it in the water?

Six members of the University of Michigan Survival Flight team died Monday afternoon en route back to Ann Arbor after harvesting an organ in Wisconsin. These men were some of Ann Arbor's finest, and experts in their fields. Even though I didn't know any of them personally, I've already started to hear more about them as some were friends of friends. To all their families, may their memories live on in your hearts forever, and may you someday be able to pick up the pieces and move forward.

It's clear that I'll need more hobbies

Monday was the official start of Mike's 3rd year of medical school and the beginning of his clinical rotations. He has been out of the house long before I'm out of bed (this morning it was 2 full hours before my alarm was even set to go off), and getting home in the late evening, or after I've gone to bed. By the end of today he'll have well over 40 hours worked in just 3 days, and doesn't have a day off until next Tuesday and a 30-hour overnight call day between now and then.

It's become clear in just 2 full days how truly alone I will be over the next year. I don't mean alone in the "I'm lonely" sense, more of how quiet the house is with just me in it. I have a few hobbies that I enjoy doing that I hope to put some more time into now to keep my mind off him being gone so much. I also want to try a few new things to keep everything interesting and fun. I'm not sure what those will be yet, but if you have any ideas, send them my way.

I'm looking forward to going to North Dakota over the long memorial day weekend to get a good dose of family (and shopping) in.

One Word Answers

1. Yourself: Happy
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? Married
3. Your hair? Brown
4. Your mother? Talkative
5. Your father? Amazing
6. Your favorite thing? Movies
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your favorite drink? Water
9. Your dream car? Land Rover (that had to be two words)
10. The room you're in? Office
11 Your fear? Falling
12. What you want to be in 10 years? Retired
13. Muffins? Blueberry
14. Who you hung out with last night? Husband
15. What you're not? Grumpy
16. Time? Noon
17. What you're wearing? Clothes
18. Your favorite weather? Spring
19. Your favorite book? Notebook
20. The last thing you ate? Granola
21. Your worst vice? Shopping
22. Your best friend/s? Incredible
23.What you're thinking about right now? Sleeping
24. Your car? SUV
25. Your life? Normal

Not Nesting

I've been in such a cleaning frenzy lately that if I were pregnant, this would definitely be the "nesting" phase. I'm not sure what has brought it all on, whether it be the nice weather, or knowing we'll be moving in a couple of months, but either way, its good.

I have given away 10 lawn and garbage bags full of clothes, housewares and other miscellanous items to goodwill, thew away all of our dvd cases and organized the discs in an album format, took everything out of our three spare closets (for those of you short on storage space, don't be jelous, ours are full AND we have a storage unit), seperated items by type and put them in small plastic boxes.

Of course, I couldn't stop there, I had to label said boxes with a label from my handy label maker. This list continues, and I have lots more I'm wanting to accomplish this weekend. My obsession rolled over to work today because I spent the last hour and a half scrubbing my desk, throwing out non-essential items and reorganizing it.