Week 28 & Nesting

Week 28 is off to a bang. I am finding it harder and harder to convince myself that I am full. I guess Eva is going through a growth spurt or something! I am going to have to be really careful about what I eat. Maybe I can use this as an opportunity to eat more fruit...right.....

Nesting has kicked in full swing. Today Gilbert and I spent over an hour in the nursery unpacking the suitcase that my sister brought to me in Chicago (thanks Amy!!). It was full of 0-3 and 3-6 month clothing - including shoes and baby towels. I went into major organization mode. Hopefully my dresser will come in soon. Right now I have stacks of clothes on the floor!

I organized all the washcloths and towels. Plus all of the nighties by size. The smaller hanging organizer has all her cute little shoes - by size of course. Eva-Renee is going to be one stylish little lady!

Chicago Trip

This Friday I went to Chicago for work. We have a lot of loan officers and branches there - and I needed to go and check out a particular one. Luckily my sister agreed to come with me. Driving in any city - especially Chicago terrifies me. Plus, who wants to be all alone on a business trip?? The trip was initially scheduled for a month ago, but snow kept us from going as planned. The weather was better this time - there was a little snow on the ground - but nothing that interfered with us getting around.

The first stop was work. The 2nd and 3rd work stops were cancelled. Long story.... But that gave us an opportunity to get checked into our hotel in Schaumburg (where our parents used to live!) and visit a neighborhood Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin Donuts in Chicago was like Starbucks in Austin. There was one every few blocks. Unbelievable. Here we are sampling our afternoon snack.

Goofing off in the elevator



Friday night we had dinner at Shaw's Crab House (or maybe it was Lobster House - I can't remember.....). The seafood was delicious - and lucky for me - I was in one of my hungry streaks where I really could eat anything in sight. It was great to enjoy a nice meal with my sister.

To your left, you will see a $10 glass of wine. Crazy.



The following morning we got up early because Amy had scheduled massages for us. I hadn't had a massage since my first trimester (where I could lay on my back), so I wasn't sure how everything would work. It was wonderfully relaxing and just the perfect thing. After our massages, we visited a local breakfast restaurant where I had banana bread french toast (have to get in my servings of fruit!!) and Amy had some apple crepe things. It was fantastic!!


After we got ready and checked out of the hotel we made our next stop at the Woodfield Mall. I think we only went to 2 wings of this huge mall - but we both did some damage!! We got some super cute things for Sophia & Eva. We were eying the outfits at Janie and Jack - talking about what we would dress the girls in for their first picture together. We shopped all the way up until it was time to leave for the airport.



Thanks for coming with me Amy. I had a really great time! We will have to do it again - maybe next time in New York after I win the lotto??

Week 27

I think I am seriously growing every day!! According to some websites I am in my 7th month and my last trimester. Other websites say that I still have a week to go. Either way, I am starting to feel similar to my first trimester - with some moodiness, fatigue and the lovely icky feeling for a few hours in the morning. My body doesn't regulate temperature the same anymore either - and I am afraid that I am going to freeze Gilbert out!!

I am starting to work on the baby room more and more. Organizing and re-organizng things. I can't wait to get the dresser in so I can put clothes away. She already has so many cute things - and will have even more once I get Sophia's old clothes from my sister. Nothing is better than hand-me-downs. (I bet my Mom never thought I would say that!!).

Baby Shower

This weekend we drove down to the Valley for our first baby shower thrown by Gilbert's Mom and sister Nora. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with friends and family - great food, games and wonderful gifts. Thanks for everything!!

Gilbert's Dad, Grandpa, Tio Gene Nikki, Pauline, Nora

Anna & Nora putting a diaper and outfit on Minnie.

Bella, Donna & Tia Julia guessing baby food by smell.

Yanelle smelling & Grandma tasting.


Tia Julia, Gilbert's Mom, Bella and Bel memorizing....


Bingo & Cake!


Cutting the cake. Some of the gifts.

More gifts!

Weird Lady at the Gym

One of the reasons I like my gym is because it mainly caters to the older crowd. I don't have to look at any young super fit girls or big beefy men. Even most of the trainers are more normal looking. Most of the clients there are middle aged professionals and are super nice. But there are always a few weird ones.
Today I went to my usual spin class and took my usual bike. There are about 20 bikes in the room - and todays class just had 6 participants. So plenty of room to spread out, right??
Well, not for one person. She comes in and gets on the bike that is closest to me. And then mentions that she has been sick with the flu for the past two weeks. One would think that if you were sick and insistent on going to the gym - you would try and stay away from people. Not get on the bike next to the pregnant woman?!?
All during class I heard this strange noice. It wasn't singing or humming or talking - but something in-between. I convinced myself that I was just imagining it - up until the end of class. The last song was "City of New Orleans" by Willie Nelson. According to her, this was her favorite song, so she just started belting it out while riding. At that point I realized that this woman had been making those strange sounds all throughout class. I wasn't crazy!!
I am hoping that maybe she was just hopped up on flu medicine. But I am partial to believing that she is just a bit off. For those of you that live in Austin - she is the typical Westlake kept woman. WEIRD!! Hoping that next week she finds another bike!

26 Weeks

I just keep getting bigger and bigger - ahhh!! Can't believe that it is less than 100 days until Eva-Renee will be here.

I am still waking up a lot at night - which drives me crazy. For the past few weeks I have woken up around 3AM and am unable to fall back asleep for at least an hour. I am sure this is preparing me for sleepless nights later, but for now, it is really annoying.

My body has been filled with aches, but suprisingly, exercise seems to help. I can't imagine how much worse it is going to get!! Gilbert already has to help me gets boots on and off!!

This weekend Gilbert and I hit some good sales. We went to Osh Kosh and got 4 pairs of pants for $10. He helped me pick them out - which was so cute! I can't wait to dress her - and I really can't wait to see how Gilbert dresses her. I realized today that we need to order some 49ers wear - so she can help support her Dad's team during football season!

So much still to do!

New Hair, New Me

My sister lent me a great book - "Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy". In this book, the author suggests not to change your hair drastically during pregnancy. Whereas I think this is great advice, I was so tired of my hair color and style - I had to go against the advice. My reasoning was that my haircut wasn't going to be all that different from haircuts that I have done in the past. And as for color - I am finally back to my natural shade. I can't believe that it has taken me 10 years of coloring my hair to realize that my natural color is really what looks the best on me. I guess God really knew what he was creating:)