Still a (big) girl!

Well it's been almost a month now, but we had our 21 week ultrasound in early June. This was the "big" ultrasound where the doctor makes sure everything looks good by taking measurements and looking at the heart, kidneys, brain, etc. Apparently this is also the ultrasound where the doctor tells you your baby is a big fatty and that if she continues growing at this rate she'll probably be at least eight or nine pounds on her birthday. I think she was in the 89th percentile, thank you very much. I'm still not sure where this baby beast is hiding though, as I've yet to have a single stranger notice that I'm pregnant and can still wear most of my prepregnancy shirts. Not gonna complain about that. In all seriousness though, it was really cool to see our little girl looking more baby than alien. She kicked the whole time and put on quite a show. I started feeling her move pretty consistently at around 16 weeks, and Brian could feel her just a couple weeks later. Instead of spending our summer evenings outside on a patio or rooftop bar, these days we amuse ourselves by poking my stomach and seeing if we can get the little bugger to kick us. Woohoo!

In other news, we just got back from a great trip to California -- 2 weeks for me, 10 days for Brian. The main purpose of the trip was for my good friend Erika's wedding (she swims like a dolphin, but she's not). This was something we (or at least I) had been waiting patiently to occur for over ten years now. The highly anticipated day turned out to be perfect. Perfectly cool for Fresno, beautiful bride and amazing details, so fun! I also really enjoyed the photobooth, and can only dream of the incredible time I may have had with that if I wasn't fully sober. The rest of the trip we split our time between Santa Cruz and Shaver Lake. Highlights included kayaking with my dad in the harbor alongside a few schools of dolphins, Little Girl's first baby shower hosted by my mom's "girlfriends", hours upon hours of shopping the fabric stores of Santa Cruz for the perfect baby bedding material -- only to settle on the very first color scheme I had in mind (more on that), and an unforgettable temper tantrum by Uncle El after his supposed "best ribs ever" were ruined by a trip to the lake.

 Dolphins in Santa Cruz Harbor

All of my "uninterested in having children any time soon" friends can probably stop reading now, as you will probably find the rest of our updates as exciting as watching paint dry. I am now almost 25 weeks pregnant, and foresee a summer of baby prepping ahead. We've already painted the nursery, and as we speak Brian is working away on putting up a decorative chair rail in there. We've bought our stroller (the Bob, no other) and our crib/dresser/changing table set.

I'm still trying to stay active, but find that harder each week. I may have gone for my last run last week in Shaver, and my last boot camp workout last Wednesday, but we'll see. Gonna bust out the Speedo and goggles and attempt some swimming tomorrow. Favorites these days include pretty much anything edible, but especially fruit (cherries, melon, pineapple, strawberries, WATERMELON!), and anything else with sugar (ICE CREAM, brownies, banana bread). If you need something sweet to eat, come over! Chances are we've got some home baked cookies or delicious ice cream lying around. Today it's zucchini bread. I should probably go eat some...