CA trip

We visited Meara last weekend at her new home in Modesto, CA. Since we took pictures during our day at Yosemite, I thought I would post a few here. You can see that my tummy is growing (pictures are at 26 weeks of pregnancy). We had a great time catching up with Meara, seeing her house, visiting Yosemite National Park, and getting a tour of Modesto. The scenic pictures are of the "Half Dome" granite formation at the park.



The ultrasound picture shows the baby at 19 weeks. Sorry for the delay in getting it posted (but I finally had time since it is Fall Break for me).



Update on doctor's visits: I had my glucose screening test to check for gestational diabetes and (fortunately) my sugar level in my blood is normal. My first screening test showed borderline levels of glucose, but my fasting test came back from the lab with no signs of diabetes. I am thankful that my health and the baby's health are holding up during the pregnancy.

Into Fall Already

My doctor's appointment today reminded me that I should write again. Since my last post, we do not have anything new to say about the baby's health or my health. Everything is still going smoothly, but I do get back aches in the evenings now. It's week 26 of the pregnancy (time does fly when I am having fun), so I'm closing in on the end of the second trimester.

People ask me routinely if we have chosen a name for our boy. Tom and I are still in discussion and it seems that the intersection between our desired sets is null. (For those of you non-math/CS types, this means that if Tom likes the name, I don't like it and if I like the name, Tom doesn't like it.) I guess we have a deadline for choosing a name, but I warn you: don't hold your breath for this announcement, as we will likely decide closer to or after the actual delivery.

I also get the question, "Where are you registered?". If you are curious about the answer, we are registered at Target (in store and Target.com) and Amazon.com. It turns out that we do not need too much gear, since my nephew is loaning us his gear, clothes, and toys. What we do need is on the registry, in addition to children's books, learning toys for 1+ years, and 1+ year clothes. If you want to shower our boy with gifts, we won't say no. But, we also welcome your visits, time, and food (after the baby is born).

We're off to northern California for the weekend to visit our friend, Meara. She has finally moved back to the west coast, working at a winery. Of course, the timing means that I can't actually drink the wine, but it will be fun to see her again. I have fall break next week and then Tom's brother is coming to visit us for Tom's birthday. It will be a busy, yet fun week for us.

I'll try to take a picture of my tummy and post it for you to see. Sorry for the delay - we have been busy with family events/parties/sports most weekends and evenings. (Tom is looking forward to actually being at home once the baby is born :)).