Published. Proud. and then Scared.

I'm so proud of D! He's published for work he did while at work. Such a rockstar!

 Look at this handsome guy...new suit thanks to chuiy and his trip to China....looking good D!

 For a Birthday Celebration for D we went to an Italian restaurant in the North End and then hit up a cannoli place nearby. MMMMMmmm....And then there's the facial hair. Let me tell you, I had NO IDEA he was growing this for a REASON...I was convinced his facial hair was due to his overly tiredness and not getting up early enough to shave. BOY WAS I Wrong!

 SCARED.

BAby update...

So far this little kicking machine is all the rave. The belly is "popping" as people at work say and the "can I feel it?" questions start coming. It's kind of cool! I am having more and more of a difficulty getting up from a crouched position and start to cling to objects to assist. What am I, weak sauce? Well, the little being is growing bigger and bigger and I pretty much have no say. yea well, it's all part of a new experience.
I am struggling to just keep myself from itching the junk out of the stomach as it stretches to limits I never knew. D and I also went to another appt with the OB. All is good and I am set up to drink some sweet orange drink for my next appt. grreat!

Here's me at 20 weeks ....

Ladies and Gentlemen....2nd ultrasound results....

We're having a baby GIRL!!
(and I think I feel her moving too! whoa!)

Top of the Hub - Boston

D took me to a fancy lunch overlooking boston this past week. The prudential, the 2nd tallest building in Boston has spectacular views from the restaurant at the top...so here we are again, food and us. :) He was so sweet then to be my partner in crime as I went to find some new clothes to fit my bursting belly. love him!

Vacation to CA...much needed!!

When we arrived Megs had made as a awesome CAKE....

 So we then celebrated our arrival and start of vacation in style ... see D below

 Then we got to play with the most squishy and fun bundle of joy over several fun filled days....I could only hope I get a kid this well behaved.....my luck, it's probably not going to happen

 Then D and I headed to play some Monster Mini Golf...which turned out to be quite a treat with black lighting in all. D won, I settled for second, this time.

 We were "lucky" or volunteered by grat to watch his dog, (um we don't do dogs)... here's the 2nd mess he left for grat or better yet bevs husband to later clean up. The first episode occurred in my mom's small bathroom (we felt bad for the dog barking outside and locked it in the bathroom). Grat informed us, it's trained to pee/poo on pads. So we left a towel, HA! Grat was oh so wrong -- outside that dog went and this was his next creation.

 We went to Valencia to visit D's dad. If only I could stay awake...I think I passed out for two hours from exhaustion. Oh yea, this was a special treat also, b/c I was lucky enough to vomit on the way to/from valencia....ooooOOOoooo fun! who says ppl stop yacking in the 2nd trimester??

 We found out my niece, C-lee(3yrs) was scared of "MONSTERS" when she wouldn't go into the basement and yelled "monsters!!" I thought this fabric I found at jo-anns fabric would make the best pillow case or pj-pant for her, help her get over her fear....dunno what do you think?

 AHhhhh precious....he already has the 'baby go to sleep' skills. This was too precious to not capture.

 Then D and I ventured for our BABYMOON/ANNIVERSARY VACATION to SDee. We went to a fabulous restuarant C-level. It's on the harbor, and so so so good. Completely recommend this!!

 Oh and the JOY of CA....I don't think I found a bathroom without these in each stall. Californians don't take this for granted!

 Delicious food from C-level....burgers...MMMmmmmm (not fatty, but instead, great source of iron for my preggo belly) :)

 Whale watching extravaganza with Jwillia herself! We are so lucky to have a great friend like her. She ventured with us to see dolphins, whales, and other marine life. Man we miss her already!

here's my new way of carrying extra snacks...hey it worked.

 Ahhh great friends!

 HUBBY!.... PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE MAN BEHIND US....CLASSIC SHOT!!!

 Just the three of us..all aboard and shipping out

 D and the SD Skyline

 Cool carrier type ship

 Bye bye SD...we're going to see whales......we hope!

 ok, the wind was freezing, not going to lie...but we're still smiling!

 cozying up :)

 Holy SMOKES....a WHaLE! Finally is what I was saying. I had to take two of my antinausea pills on the way out to keep myself from hurling over the side. It was worth it :)

 It got colder as we headed in, the sunshiny deck quickly was vacant...and left us with this peaceful view

 Playing with some whale baleen filter stuff (it helps to catch all their food, no teeth just this -- and it's made of keratin -- like our finger nails! )

 We totally saw a whale tale and got buttons to prove it :)

 Our ship that brought us back to safety and dry land

 We stayed at this hoity-toite as JW would call it, resort place in Mission bay. It was cozy!

 Look at this great view....sigh...........

 Cuteness!

 Odd face, sorry, totally trying to get the sign in the background which says: QUEEN MARY. We were able to tour it as we waited for our flight with my parents as our tour guides, mom made for quite the driving adventure :)

 Another reason to love Jetblue. Free snacks, Free leg room, and now, Free snooze kits on red eyes. I heart them. wish they weren't so dang expensive all the time :)

And then we made our way.....back to beantown.....

Guess what? We're having a Parasite!!!!

A WHAT?

Parasite :
[par-uh-sahyt]
-noun
1. an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
2. a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
3. (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc. 

I went to a pathophysiology class a few years back and the teacher talked about a fetus as a parasite, I gasped, but thought it was kind of funny, so I looked up the true definition :)

Yep... We're having a BABY! WHOA! Holy Moly! How the..   LOL.

This might explain:
1. as one co-worker put it my "immunosuppression" over last few months, being sick for 10+ days
2. my ghostly white anemic appearance
3. running to the bathroom to fight the toilet in a vomit vs don't vomit war -TOILET has won 4x, now 5x
4. my complete exhaustion, sleeping sometimes two days straight (and I just told ppl I work too much lol)
5. my newest friend: zofran pills for anti-nausea
6. the fact that I LOVE pickles and want them almost everyday
7. um, that when I need to pee, I NEED to pee
8. that I cried during the tv show biggest loser....so not me...
9. why I am constantly hungry
10. why my husband is having a hard time keeping up with my emotions and mood swings
11. my being aloof about all symptoms
12. my belly sticking way too far out and I can't suck it in - thank heavens for baggy shirts (i heart them)
13. D and my excitement for a heartbeat after a miscarriage last summer
14. why I had D miss part of the symphony a month ago, because I told him I needed to eat..or vomit (love him for his sacrifice)
15. why I am constantly hungry....did I mention that already...because, I really am!
16. why this summer might be a little more interesting than our usual

Hooray!

NEWs is OUT...

CALIFORNIA

C - crazy family with tons of laughs, stories, entertainment to enjoy
A - always warmer than where I currently am
L - love that mexican food tastes SO dang good there
I - in for surprises, excitement and fun
F - family family FAMILY family
O - on the pacific...what a beauty
R - really REALLY excited to take that warm breath of fresh air when I step out of the airport
N - never a dull moment
I - i don't know if I'll ever get enough
A - a place the boy and I are going TODAY!! wooopie!!!!!!