Week 35

Week 35 October 11-17, 2009

This weekend we went to Austin, Texas. Here I am in front of the capital building. We decided to have our babymoon in Austin because it is such a hip place and our days of late night bar hopping to see live bands! Although, the actual activities of the weekend were very chill. We drove down and walked around Sixth Street and the Warehouse District. On Saturday we toured the capital and Steve asked me lots of questions about Texas history and I made up alot of the answers. In the capital building I resisted the urge to buy overpriced Texas tat and that was a big deal for me--I do so love tat. Saturday night we watched the bats at dusk. There were over 1.5 million! Needless to say, Austin does not have a bug problem. We also discovered a wonderful roadside attraction called Buc-ees. They advertise for hundreds of miles before you reach the store. Then you go and there is so much junk to buy. It is a cultural Mecca.

This week I cut my hair! It was just too hot and too much maintenance as I get bigger! I got a prenatal massage on Tuesday that made my back stop hurting for a day. It was lovely! We also went to a camera class this week to learn how our new camera works. It is so fancy--notice the super clear shot this week!

Week 34

Week 34 October 4-10, 2009

Baby Shower - Nancy Forester, Baytown Texas

We went to the doctor on Monday. Everything is on target and the baby now weighs 5 pounds! So much for the little, tiny baby plan! This weekend we stayed in Baytown and Nancy, Kay, and Rhonda through a baby shower for me. All of my Mom's church friends came and it was a great time. The cake was beautiful. It was two tiered and had a little Noah's Arc on top. All over the cake were little animals. It was SO cute! Everyone was incredibly generous and we now have so many great baby things. I am trying to slow down my weight gain, but being in America with all the delicious food is proving too much temptation!

Week 33

Week 33 September 27- October 3, 2009

Steve made it to America from Greece! I met him at the airport and it was a good thing I was early because his flight from New York was 20 minutes early! He had spent the past two days in New York hanging out with Ryan and his friends. We went to Dallas for the weekend for Whitney's wedding shower. We had so much fun! Steve went to the State Fair with Nick and tried all kinds of delicacies. Most notably, fried butter. Yum! He said it tasted like a biscuit with lots of butter and he doesn't think it is something he will ever try or be hungry for again. We extended our trip to Monday because we had so much fun hanging out with everyone.

Week 32

Week 32 September 20-26, 2009

I made it to America! The flight was entertaining because there was a woman with a newborn sitting in my row. It was very interesting to see how the bassinet on a plane works. The poor man between us--with a newborn on one side and a pregnant lady on the other. He got minimal rest to say the least!

Went to the doctor on Monday, September 21 and everything is moving along. The baby's head is already down! Nani went with me to the ultrasound and loved it. It was the first time she had ever seen an ultrasound and she was shocked! Especially when it went to the 4d pics!

The rest of the week I went shopping and just hung out. It was so nice to just chill. I talked to Steve every day because he was still in Greece. I am ready for him to come to America! I am beginning to feel huge. It is getting harder to sleep through the night--and to sleep comfortably. Also--I am a cleaning machine!

Week 31

Week 31 13-19 September 2009

This was my final week at work in Athens before my maternity leave. Melissa came to replace me and it has been a busy time. We had a party for Jason, Vicki, and us on Wednesday because we are all leaving--but we will be back. I can't believe I am going to America on Sunday! Hopefully I will be able to work out the layette shipment soon!

Week 30

Week 30 6-12 September 2009

After a busy week we were focused on getting the house organized for my departure. We cleaned closets and got rid of so many things we have been carting around but no longer need. We have to make room for Baby Bird! There was a surprise baby shower for me this week, hosted by Phyllis, Angie, and Trusha. It was lots of fun and everyone was way too generous. This week we also got a shower hostess gift for all of Mom's showers. It is feeling very real now. For some culturing up we went to the Acropolis museum.