Who's In There?

Waiting to find out the gender of this little one has provided lots of entertainment in observing people's guesses.

I have learned about all the old wives' tales that say either "girl" or "boy".  What am I craving?  How do I smell?  Am I carrying high or low?  What was my age and the month at conception?  Do I have acne or not?  How active is the baby in the womb? What kind of dreams have I had?

And here's the latest:  When my wedding rings hang on a string over my belly, do they move in a circle or back and forth in a straight line? (Here is my belly participating in this "test" over the weekend).  

Thankfully, we have some great names picked out either way, and we are so stoked to meet this person :)

Preggo Fitness!

My body has been good to me during this pregnancy, I am very happy to say.  I was able to do CrossFit through week 29.  I knew it was time to stop when the sound of the loud music from the gym ( as I walk in from the parking lot) made me feel tired instead of pumped up.  Metallica and third trimester don't jive well for me evidently.  Ha!

Here is Chad, the owner and lead coach.  He was nothing but awesome with me and I am sure is partly to blame for helping teach the baby some good swear words in utero :). He's a former wrestler, what can I say.  

Here are our good friends, Andy and Corinne.  They are my closest CrossFit buds, and I was sad to say goodbye to our morning workouts together!  

Here is a portion of the 5:30 am class that helped me last as long as I did.  Love it when fitness and community come together!

Now I swim, do yoga, and this workout video.  This gal is a French Canadian trapeze artist and Brian admittedly has a crush on her.  She kicks my butt, so I'm ok with it :)

Baby Prep

My awesome co-workers threw me a baby shower this past Friday at work and gifted me with all this baby loot.  They are a very generous group!

Maude has been my shadow lately, and extra clingy and affectionate with both Brian and me.  She is also extra protective and defensive with other dogs when she walks with me.  I have had to be more mindful of when I take her off-leash, which is a new development.  She can smell a change coming!

Maude & I walk the Flume Trail on a rare rain-free morning for some exercise and fun off-leash exploring.

My cooking buddy.

Family time in Florida

Here are a few photos from Val's phone at the end of our stint with Lew & Val in Sarasota:

(Thanks for sharing the pics, Val!  And, thanks for making the trip to see us in the EST time zone!)

Hodge Podge of Florida pics

We are slowly transitioning back into reality after a great trip to Florida!  Brian had a workshop to attend, which happened to be nearby Caroline and Michael's new home.  She was kind enough to pick us up from the airport and let us treat her to dinner before saying goodbye to Brian and taking me back to her house. He worked, and she and I played for the first couple days of our visit.

It was so nice to eat really good, fresh fruit in the sunshine.

Caroline and I went to yoga one morning and she was impressed I could still do this while being over 7 months pregnant, so she had to take a picture.  Baby and I were flattered :)
We got to have one final dinner back in Celebration where Brian's workshop was.  

And some of us had a few drinks and stole the pregnant lady's camera phone while she was peeing for the 15th time!

Lew and Val picked us up from Celebration and the four of us enjoyed a couple days in Sarasota.  Fun times, warmth, sunshine, beaches, good food....and surprisingly not a lot of photos were taken, unfortunately.  Except for this one at Lido Beach.  This was just before a stingray jumped out of the water and Val ran back to the beach :)

Brian and I had a couple days of just us and enjoyed what we guess was our "baby moon".  Here is a pic he took at Myakka State Park:

We came home to a happy Maude (thanks to great neighbors and friends) and a brand new entryway organization structure built by one of Brian's students.

We are happy to be home :)

Baby Shower #1: UAS colleagues and friends

We had our first baby shower this weekend, hosted by Brian's colleagues at their home on Douglas.  There were about 30 people there!  Lots of well wishes, hugs, good food, and some cute baby gifts came our way.  (I say "first" because there are three more baby shindigs happening thanks to very supportive and generous Juneau friends).  We are definitely blessed and well-supported by our community here!

 

(nearing 29 weeks here)

Hello Third Trimester!

Yesterday was the 28 week mark.  I took this selfie at my desk after I happened to get two different texts from friends on opposite sides if the country for a belly update.  The update is: it's big and getting bigger!  :)

Here is a random sweet moment I was able to capture between Brian and Maude while the pack was winding down last night :)