More pictures from our river trip

I cut out just Blair and I since I didn't get permission from the others to put their faces on the blog :).  Also, so many people are asking if I'm showing yet and YES, I'm definitely showing as you can see from the picture.  I'll have to take some better pictures of my tummy soon though.
We're headed to Hawaii this Saturday for a week, so there will be more pics to come!

Seguin - River Trip 2010

We went on our annual river trip with my friends and their significant others.  It was so relaxing and I had a great time hanging out!  I got a huge turtle float and we just anchored by the dock on the river.  It was like my own little lily pad.  I didn't even have to swim in the water...which was amazingly cold as usual.  The Bailey's cooked crawfish for us and it was delicious.  We went out to Gruene (The Gristmill) for dinner another night.  We got to watch Asleeep at the Wheel play in Gruene Hall from outside until the officer came around for loitering. 

Here's a picture of the float I used..."turtle, turtle" and us eating crawfish.

 

16/17 week check up

We had our check up yesterday and all is well with Baby A.  Her heartbeat is perfect and we're still right on track. 
I've been having a lot of upper stomach pains and after some tests, the Dr. concluded it's just all my organs moving around making room for the baby.  It's quite uncomfortable, but not too unbearable.  It is hard to sit at my desk all day (even with hourly breaks).  I wish I could work from home on the couch with my feet up...oh well.
Also, I've already gained 17 lbs.!  That means I gained 13 lbs. in 4 weeks.  I can't believe that.  The Dr. said I'll probably gain about total 35+, which she says is great.  She said I'm doing very well in the weight department so I'm not too worried about it.  Plus this is my time to eat whatever I want and crave and not think about if it will hit my hips...because it will! 
So look out friends, I will definitely be in a bathing suit all Summer. With all of our planned trips to beach, lake, river and pool destinations, this is the summer that I'm going to let loose and not care if I am mistaken for a sea lion basting in the sun.
Here's a picture of what I looked like last Summer.  This is from our annual family trip where we went to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.  This year we are going to Plymouth, Massachusetts in August. 

We'll compare this picture to an end of Summer picture of this year...ha ha!

Wal-Mart

So we are beginning a family and I guess that means we are now shopping at Wal-Mart.  We went there for the first time together this weekend.  Our cart is very full.as you can see by the picture.  It was very overwhelming and we'll definitely go back for the random things we will need in the future.  As for groceries, we found that the Kroger by us has cheaper items that we purchase weekly, so we'll probably still go there.  All in all, Wal-Mart was a blast and amazing people watching...especially with the location we went to. We were definitely shocked with the total cost that our full cart wound up adding up to...it was a little cheaper than we both guessed!

We are headed to Sequin for our annual river tirp this weekend and I'm sure we'll have many pictures from that. 

My favorite part of the day...

After work, Blair and I take Harley for a walk.  I love this time because it's so peaceful - meaning no cell phones, no computers, no tvs - just nature and being outside and watching all the activities in our neighborhood.  We talk about our day and catch up on things.  Then we come home and I'll read a book or magazine and Blair will read his newspaper or magazine in the backyard.  Harley likes to get up in the chair with me while I read and we just hang out.  This time is so nice and really means a lot to me.  Houston weather has really been great right now and the humidity hasn't kicked in yet...thought I think it will be coming in the next day or so. 
I know once Baby A comes that this time will be minimal, so I'm trying to soak it all in and take advantage of this time I have with Blair and Harley.

Finally told work this week

So officially EVERYONE now knows that I'm pregnant.  I finally told work this week and they are all happy for me.  I told them I was pregnant and that I plan to come back to work after my 12 weeks of FMLA is up.  My director was especially excited for me since he has two kids himself.  It was such a relief to tell them.  Now I don't have to hide my bump anymore and can wear whatever I can fit into from my closet without having to cover up.  I'm getting a lot of stories and advise from other ladies in the office...which is always interesting.  I'm very happy and relieved at the same time that everyone knows.

On another note, I just love seeing pictures on everyone else's blog, so I'm going to try and post a picture with every blog, even if it doesn't go with the subject.  This is a picture from our honeymoon in Costa Rica taken from our balcony on our last night in San Jose.

Brunch

Mary and Brendan came in town for the weekend and we had a lot of fun.  We got to go to Brennan's for brunch before they left on Sunday.  Here's a picture of Blair and I at brunch all dressed up - he's so handsome.  The Bananas Foster was amazing!