Camping plus almost week 25 belly shot

We went camping this weekend with Tom, Sharon, and Julie.  I’m so glad we got out of town to enjoy probably the last warm weekend of 2008!  I was really wishy-washy about going but now I’m so glad I decided to go.  We drove up Saturday morning and met the group at their campsite on Walupt Lake in the Goat Rocks Wilderness area.  From the shores of the lake, we could watch osprey dive and catch fish, and the group heard elk bugling on Friday night.  We hiked on Saturday up to the Pacific Crest Trail, near where we usually take an annual backpacking trip.  It’d been a few years since we were in the area so it was great to visit again.  The hike was 9 miles with not an insignificant amount of elevation gain, so I think it may have been a little overambitious for me, but I made it.  I think I can safely say that was my last hike this year, however!  We couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a week 25 belly shot at a PCT trail junction, with Old Snowy in the background, even though it was a day or so too early.

Bedding for nursery

We bought the bedding for the nursery last weekend.  The bedding above is for the twin bed in the room and we are putting a plain orange crib sheet on the crib.  The greens in the duvet cover aren’t quite the greens we were looking for, but we really like it anyway and think that it will make for a really cute, bright room for the baby!

Week 24 Belly Shot

We are behind on posting!  Things continue to go well with the pregnancy, other than being tired all the time, which is a real drag.  It’s funny that earlier in the summer I thought I would be feeling great and still going strong by this point, but it’s amazing how exhausted I am already getting.  I saw my doctor today and she says that describes pregnancy pretty accurately!  My doctor, Sally Segel at OHSU, is really funny and we both like her so much.  Her standard answer to a lot of things is, “Remember the mantra: Pregnancy Sucks!”  I actually am enjoying being pregnant quite a bit, but there are some things that definitely stink.  It’s almost week 25 so we will hopefully post another belly shot soon!  It’s hard to believe we are almost in the third trimester!  The baby moves around a lot these days and is getting stronger all the time.  It’s really wonderful.

Week 22 1/2 belly shot

My friend Laurie loaned me this cute maternity dress, and boy, does it make me look pregnant!  I’ve been so thankful to have friends who have loaned me clothes they no longer need, or clothes they won’t need back for awhile.  Sarah, Laurie, Marta, and even my sister Jennifer’s friend Heidi in Denver have passed wonderful maternity clothes along.  Wow, what a wonderful community of friends we have!

Back from our backpack!

What gorgeous weather we had for our backpacking trip this weekend!  It got a little bit cloudy on Saturday evening but by dinnertime, Mt. Hood revealed itself and changed beautiful colors with the sunset.  The stars were amazing.  When it started getting a little chilly, we played some cribbage in the tent before hitting the sack.  It was really, really windy all night but by morning, the winds had calmed and it was yet another beautiful day.  We are back safely!  We’re still pondering whether we’ll be able to do a couple of trips planned for later in the month.  Although I felt really great hiking (especially with Burke carrying all the weight!), sleeping on the ground was pretty uncomfortable in this pregnant state.

Here is a link to our photos on Flickr.

Week 21 belly shot

It’s almost week 22 so we’re a bit late posting this!  We had a good MD visit this week.  I’m gaining weight a little too fast so need to slow it down a bit.  My overall weight gain is fine but I can’t continue at this rate. 

We are off to backpack at McNeil Point on Mt. Hood this weekend.  Burke gets to carry everything!  I’m looking forward to it!

Wedding blog

Our wedding was recently featured on a beautiful wedding blog called Snippet & Ink thanks to Chelsea, the gal who helped us with the flowers & decorations.  How fun to see our wedding on the Internet, and so close to our anniversary!  Our wedding day was such a wonderful day!

Click here to see the feature.

We found a crib!

I was out walking with a friend the other day, and we happened across a neighborhood yard sale with the perfect, simple white crib in great condition.  Such a nice family with cute children so I feel good about the crib.  I got home and researched the crib company (Pali, an Italian company) and it is a great company.  Yay, another thing crossed off the list!