Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Easter

When I was growing up we always had an Easter egg hunt at home. We all had a designated color of eggs and we had to hunt all over the house to retrieve them. Since I love candy it was always a very fun event for me and Dan and I have carried on the tradition for each other the past couple of years. It will be fun next year to do it for Luke.

So, here I am 39 weeks pregnant looking for candy filled eggs! I know we are huge dorks, but we LOVE it!




Dan went pretty easy on me this year and I even got a special money surprise in one of my eggs!!




Later in the afternoon we dyed eggs with the Poytress clan.




It was the first 70 degree weather we have had in Portland this year. We decided to take our dinner up to Rocky Butte where we had a view of downtown Portland, Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Rainer and Mt. Hood. It was a beautiful evening and we were so happy to be outside enjoying the sunshine!


Thursday, March 24, 2011

Babymoon

We usually pack our bags and head to Disneyland this time of year, but this year is different. I seriously contemplated going to Disneyland, but once the hugeness and fatigue of pregnancy set in I knew I just couldn't do it this year. So, we are already making plans to take Lukey to Disneyland next year and this year we took a short Babymoon to Lincoln City. We expected rain and cold weather, so we were pleasantly surprised to see the sun a few times and we enjoyed our little getaway.


This was the great view from our room. Not exactly ocean front, but we wanted a room with a jetted tub and this was a great price for a great room. We were right on Siletz Bay and had ocean views.

It was so nice to relax in the tub and it felt great on my aching body. I wish I had a big jetted tub at home.

We headed out for a walk on the beach while the sun was shining. That is our hotel back there.

We ate lunch on the top floor of the hotel in the distance and it was SO good. We had amazing views, not many people at lunch time and they made me a virgin raspberry margarita and it was so delicious!! If you are in Lincoln City I would recommend eating lunch at Fathoms at the Inn at Spanish Head.

The only picture of us together!!

The sun does shine occasionally on the Oregon coast.

On our last day we stopped at the glass blowing shop and I wish we would have come the day before because then we would have made our own glass float. It is so mesmerizing to me to watch them make the glass. Someday we will go back and make our own float to take home.


We had fun shopping, eating out, napping, taking baths and just relaxing. It was just what both of us needed. I wish we could have stayed all week! It's crazy that it was our last trip without a little one. I am definitely feeling ready to have this little guy. He is getting bigger everyday and I really think (or maybe just hope) that I will have him before my April 30th due date.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Lukey's Room


Here is our little Lukey's room! It has been so fun buying all the stuff and putting it together. I love to just stand in the doorway or take a load off in the glider and just look at his room. As I am looking at the pictures I realize it would be much cuter with some paint, but we can't paint, so it will just have to be nice and white! We can't wait to have our little man in his room.



Sunday, February 13, 2011

My Baby Bump Groweth

I'm starting to feel rather large! Luke loves to kick and punch and move around at all times of the day and night. He only likes the right side of my body for some reason. He is now around 2.5 pounds and 15 inches! It is still strange to think that there is a little person growing inside of me...what an amazing miracle. Everything is going well with the pregnancy. He has a good, strong heart beat whenever I go to the Doctor. I am gaining an average amount of weight, my blood pressure is good and I passed my glucose test!! I am quite tired, I have very frequent heartburn and I toss and turn all night, but besides that things are going pretty well. I can't wait to meet my little boy in just 11 weeks! We have the nursery almost all put together and I will do a post as soon as it is done. We are starting our online birth/labor class and have our tour of the hospital next month. We are just about ready to meet this little one!


29 Weeks Pregnant!



22 Weeks Pregnant


20 Weeks Pregnant. We found out that it would be a Lukey joining our family!


19 Weeks Pregnant


13 Weeks Pregnant


4 Weeks Pregnant! This was a few days after we found out we were expecting.