Beach belly and more...

Wow - I've been rather delinquent with this blog! Over two weeks, and no post! I really apologize to you all...

Just after my last post, Matt and I headed out for our first trip to the beach this summer. We typically go a couple of weekends in the summer and stay at Matt's parents condo in Ocean City, Md. I was really excited to go, and we left around noon on Friday. Of course the beach did not disappoint! We had beautiful weather, and both Saturday and Sunday, I just sat on the beach in my beach chair, enjoying the day, the relaxation, catching up on my journal, and also perusing a baby name book, and nursery decorating idea book :) This pretty much represents a normal beach day for me - except the reading was a little out of the ordinary (in a good way!), and also the fact that I looked not-my-normal-self in a bathing suit :) Luckily, my belly wasn't so big that my tankini from last year didn't fit, but there were a couple of times where I looked down and hadn't realized that the tank had ridden up and there was my belly saying hi to the world :) What a sight. But I have to admit, even after people-watching and seeing skinny girls and ladies in their bikinis, I was pretty proud to be standing right there along with them down at the water, with my prego belly in my bathing suit :) So all in all, our trip to the beach was fun - and I'm looking forward to going again soon, just not sure when. I love the beach - it really is my favorite place.

Other things... I had my 25 week doc appt last week. All is good - I'm measuring well, my weight is good, and the baby's heartbeat is still a strong 156 bpm. I did get all of my paperwork this time to go to the lab for bloodwork in the next couple of weeks. At week 28, I have to go and have an antibody screen and my glucose test. And then, since I have A- blood type, I'll be getting the first of my two Rhogam shots that week too. Phew - that's a lot of needle sticks for someone who's not fond of needles! Overall though - I'm just praying that my glucose test goes well. I can't even begin to think about how to handle gestational diabetes. I say this as I finish eating a piece of chocolate birthday cake with butter cream frosting :) Need I say more.

And yes - I had a birthday since I last posted :) I turned 35 on the 26th, and can now sadly say that I'm closer to 40 than to 30. Oh my. But I still feel pretty young, and that's what matters, right?

Nursery update - the room is cleared! What was once a guest room is now empty and ready for some much needed TLC. We decided to paint the room a soft lavender color, and we're going to try to do white wainscoating on the bottom half of the wall with a white chair rail. In both mine and Matt's head, the room is beautiful - let's just hope that we can bring the ideas in our head into reality! I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Last weekend, we rewarded our housework efforts with a really nice date night. We went to go see the new Harry Potter movie at the IMAX in White Marsh, and then went to dinner at PF Changs. The movie was awesome! We're huge Harry Potter fans, and it was the best movie so far. But rest assured - even though I pitched the idea to Matt earlier on, we won't be naming our daughter Hermione (one of the main characters - pronounced Her-my-o-nee for those that haven't seen the movies). It's such a cool name though - but really - she'd probably be teased mercilessly for having such dorks for parents. So anyway - movie and then dinner at PF Chang's. If you've never been, you have to go. Great chinese food! And I ate a ton. I don't know what happened, but something clicked in me as of Friday, and I have been really hungry all the time. I worked at home on Friday, and couldn't stop eating. I even snacked on raw carrots - and that is so NOT a normal snack for me! But, yes, I feasted at Chang's but managed to control myself a bit and bring leftovers home. Still, after appetizers, soup, entree and dessert - I felt a little out of control!

Well, it's getting a bit late, and I must be heading off to bed. I don't have any new pictures this time, but I hope to have some next time :) I'll spare you any shots of me in a bathing suit :) But I hope to be a little more prompt in my posting next time - for those of you following this - hold me to it!!