Pictures!

New pictures of Hana in the snow with her friend Midget and my birthday celebration. Enjoy!

Went to the Dr. yesterday for 30 week check up and everything is measuring perfectly. I go every two weeks from now until 36 weeks and then once a week until this baby boy decides to meet the world. We are getting very excited- carpets cleaned this morning and picking up furniture this weekend. Not to mention a U of L game against Rutgers this afternoon- Go Cards! :)

30 weeks already!

I know I have been promising pictures forever so on my birthday I allowed a few pregnancy photos to be taken. I am now 30 weeks along and feel as if I am getting bigger everyday but the Dr. says I am the right size. Sleeping is becoming a bit uncomfortable and I can officially say that I can't see my feet when I look down anymore but otherwise still feeling good.

We painted the nursery this weekend with the help of G's parents and we are really happy with the way it turned out. Luckily the phone calls just came telling us that our furniture has arrived as well so as soon as the carpet is cleaned we will start furnishing and decorating Baby Hess's room. No he still does not have a name but if he did I don't think we would share it so that no one can make fun of it. :)

I had a great birthday with family and lots of desserts- we made the mistake of trying the new dessert place up the street- The Comfy Cow. Named appropriately because you will feel like a cow when you leave there but a great place for a group of people to SHARE dessert.

Snow day!

First official snow fall of 2010! Most of you would think I would be very upset by this (and I have been missing San Diego something fierce since they are having unseasonably warm weather at the same time) but because the wind has died down, the temperature is not as bad as it has been and therefore a little more bearable. Speaking of Bears :), Hana has already had two wonderful romps in the snow including one with her friend Midget. They ran as if they had been let loose from jail and when we came back in, Hana could barely walk for all the ice and snow accumulation on her paws. G is of course not enjoying this weather because he is nice and comfy in the 60 degree weather out in Vegas for the CES show. Hopefully he can make it home tomorrow despite the weather! The pack isn't the same without him.

I added a new blog to our ohana- my friend Christina has so many great stories from riding the Metro around D.C. and you will get a kick out of it if you ever take public transportation. I am also hoping to add pictures from the holidays and Hana's playing in the snow this weekend- for those of you who again have been asking there will be photos of the big belly!

Happy New Year and Go Cards!

I am currently baking Chex Mix for the annual U of L vs. UK basketball game so I thought it would be a good time to blog. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2010- it will be a very exciting year for us when Baby Boy Hess arrives- yes he is still just called Baby Boy because we have not come up with a name. We went to the doctor right before Christmas for just a quick check up and all seems well though I feel as if he is sitting really low, the Dr. told me there weren't any problems. I will go in next week for my glucose test (after the Christmas cookies have made their way through my system) and then I see the Dr. again before my birthday!

We had a very nice Christmas- spending the morning walking Hana as usual and then opening gifts, on to G's parents for lunch and presents, and then more presents when my parents arrived the day after Christmas. I should specify that the majority of gifts were already for the baby so we are under pressure to get this nursery started just to have a place to store all of it- Hana doesn't really want to share her room with baby toys if she can't play with them :) For those of you worried about our nursery progress- we are ordering furniture this weekend and have ordered some bedding so we just have to get calking and painting before any of that arrives. We are also scheduled to take a marathon baby education class at the hospital this month.

New Years eve was even more low key with just a movie and countdown between the two of us- at least we made it to midnight! On the 1st we sang Happy Birthday to Hana because we think she was born 2 years ago right around the beginning of the year- we are still so thankful for our sweet pup who gives us lots of love and reasons to be outside walking in the cold even if we don't want to- watching her chase snow flakes definitely takes your mind off the frigid temps.

Hopefully U of L will pull off a surprise win this afternoon and start 2010 off right! Go Cards!

San Diego December 2009