Spring in DC!

Spring is here and so are the cherry blossoms. We went down to the tidal basin to see the spectacle yesterday along with throngs of other people. The blossoms will be at peak next weekend - if we go down next weekend, it will probably be early in the morning.

The Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin:
The Washington Monument across the Tidal Basin from the other side:


Wow, look at the size of that cherry blossom! (37 weeks 3 days)
I am grateful to be having a spring baby. We will be able to get out right away, enjoy the nice weather, and introduce the baby to the world! I am also actually starting to feel ready (mentally) for the baby to come - I am so excited to meet him or her!




Our neighborhood market and cherry trees:


I really feel lucky to live in a great city neighborhood with this outdoor farmers market every weekend.

PA Shower

I only have a few pictures of the PA shower that Tom took with my camera. The quality is not that good, my camera is not doing so well in flash situations since it got dropped in the Virgin Islands. I need to find a repair shop and have it looked at before the baby gets here.

The scene as I started opening presents. Jenna was very anxious for me to open my presents, and I think she photo-documented every move I made during the process - you can see her in the second photo with her camera out.


This one came out brighter - the flash must have decided to work right. That is my skinny mini sister Jennifer next to me - doesn't she look great?
And here is one of me posing with the blanket my Mom made for the baby - it almost fit!


Thank you again to Jennifer for hosting the shower at her house, and to Mom for helping Jenn with the food. Thank you, also to everyone for coming, especially those of you who traveled to get there. It was really nice to see family and friends to welcome the new addition. The arrival is really approaching fast now - just over three weeks left!

VA Visit

Last week between our weekend trips to NJ and PA I traveled down to Yorktown, VA for work. I was able to spend the night with Katie and Robin, unfortunately Joe was away for the night. It is always great to catch up with Katie and to see how fast kids grow. I can't believe Robin is 3 already, he is getting to be such a big boy!
Here is a shot of me and Robin (and a little blue spider on my belly)

And, here is me and Robin's legs - he really found this funny..

Almost 36 Weeks

We have had a busy few weeks around here. Last weekend we traveled to NJ for a shower thrown by Tom's Mom. Last week I drove down to Yorktown, VA for work and got to visit with Katie and Robin. This weekend we traveled to PA for a surprise shower thrown by my sister Jennifer and my Mom. Thank you everyone for your presence at the showers and all of the wonderful gifts. I am pretty sure we have everything we need now!

I am done traveling now - under orders from both Tom and my doctor . I thought I could go back to Yorktown for work again next week- the doctor said I am crazy which was what Tom told me, but I did not believe him.

I will get some pictures from both events up this week, but for now - here is an update picture on my growing belly.