Happy Father's Day

Today is your daddy's first Father's Day. He says it isn't really, but I think he does enough worrying already for today to count. We are in Washington D.C. for your Uncle Glenn's graduation from the FBI academy, so we met up for lunch with your daddy's high school friend, Chris. We went to a vegan place called Sticky Fingers Bakery where Chris bought your daddy this cookie.

Your daddy will be a great dad, I'm sure you know this by now. He makes up nicknames for you all the time (Silly Syl), asks about you ("How's my girl today?") and talks about things he wants to do with you (Red's games included). I enjoy the excitement that arises in his voice whenever we talk about you. You are a lucky little lady.

Orange Tsunami

Today I went for my 25 week check up. It was not my best experience there. The doctor seemed very rushed today, but did not have any concerns. This was the first visit I saw weight gain- 5 lbs. Today was also the much dreaded gestational diabetes test. I had to drink 10oz of an orange drink in 5 minutes at 8:30 in the morning (on an empty stomach). Then I had to keep it down for an hour. Well, I made it to 40 minutes, then threw it up in the sink. I decided not to say anything and went ahead with the blood work, which came up normal. Before any readers freak out on me, I'd like to say that I did my research on this and feel comfortable with the 40 minute time frame the stuff had to work into my system. I did not feel well the rest of the day... had a headache, had to nap, etc., so I know the sugar was in my system. The good news is your daddy got to practice cleaning up puke.

Showering at Home

We brought in quite the loot today little lady. My godmother, Anne, and two dear family friends, Linda and Mary held a shower for me in Cincinnati. My best friend, Courtney, flew all the way from Salt Lake City to surprise me for it. It was a very elegant affair. Check out some of the items we got below. You sure do require a lot of stuff.

Nana and Pop made the trip down from Chicago for the shower...
Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Beth...

5 Months Down! 4 To Go!

Here is our 5 month picture. You move around a lot these days. I notice it the most after I eat and in the evening. My belly button is becoming shallower and my feet are slowly disappearing beneath my belly. I feel very good these days (haven't thrown up in over 1 week!). Your daddy and I go for a walk just about every day for my exercise and he rubs my feet every night. I'm enjoying this time. Thank you for going easy on me.

I showed you a picture of our older cat, Chloe. Well, this is our 3 year old, Lily. Ever since I've been pregnant, she's taken to laying on my stomach every chance she gets. We say she is incubating you. Sometimes you move around underneath her. I don't know if you hear her purr, or just feel her massive weight! In any case, know that she helped keep you warm all these months.

Showering at Work

There are 7 women currently pregnant at my school. Today they threw a shower for 4 of us (we are the furthest along). It was funny because they set us up in chairs and we opened the same gifts at the same time. It was a whirlwind shower, but very nice. We got some diapers, shampoo, lotion and other everyday use items. We also got several gift certificates- my favorite! Here are a few pictures...

The cute duck cake and four blocks with each baby's initials.

The four pregnant women!

From left to right: Emily, Dee Dee, Robin and me

Halfway There!

Today was a big day for your daddy. He felt you move for the first time. You were very active after breakfast, so I called him over. Sure enough, you jabbed him right away. And a couple more times after that. He said it was so awesome to feel his little girl. Then he, again, compared you to an alien.

Today also marks the end of 20 weeks. I am halfway through. Before I was counting up, now I am counting down.

I can't believe how much my stomach has grown in the past week!


This is Chloe. She's getting old, so I'm not sure how much you'll remember of her. But she was the first kitten I had, fresh out of college and in my own apartment. You will grow up knowing, and I hope adopting, my love for animals.

Babymoon

Isn't your daddy handsome?

We've been planning this little trip to St. Augustine, FL for awhile. But since we found out we were having you, it became our "babymoon." Our last trip before you arrive. We do have some summer trips planned, but this is our last outing together as a couple. We talked the whole time about taking you to the beach, teaching you to play miniature golf, and wondering if you will burn as easily as we seem to. This week's baby bump picture (19 weeks) was taken on the balcony of our hotel on Mother's Day.