David Sedaris

I forgot to mention in my previous post that this Friday we got to see a reading from David Sedaris at NAU.  He's a wonderfully hilarious author who writes a lot of embellished autobiographical stories.  I've read a lot of his books and his reading did not disappoint -- hilarious.
Grab one of his books if you need a good laugh.

Third Trimester

Well I've made it to the third trimester - 28 weeks and counting!  It is so hard to believe how fast it is moving, our little one will be here before we know it.  We are starting to collect some gear; we got the first part of our car seat in the mail this week...Jason is excited to practice.  We thought about strapping Maddie in and taking her for a drive...not sure that will end well.  We are collecting more clothes and putting together some pieces in the baby's room. My favorite part (scratch that - only enjoyable part) of pregnancy is that baby bounces around all day.  I really love sitting in a meeting at work and feeling little feet and arms wiggle around.

Last weekend we were in Phoenix with some friends from South Carolina.  It was record highs, hitting 100 on Sunday.  Saturday we rented a cabana by the pool and swam and relaxed.  Swimming while pregnant was amazing, I felt weightless (no small feat lately!).  It was really nice to see our good friends and get out of town for a couple of days.

Jason's last big work trip before baby was 2 weeks ago in London.  He's got a few smaller, closer trips still coming up, but at least he'll be around now pretty consistently.  That is a great thing because it is increasingly difficult for me to do a lot of things with any great sense of urgency / grace.

I have a baby shower coming up at the end of May and my parents are able to visit; it will be nice to be able to have my mom there to share in the joy and excitement! 

Today's agenda includes a long walk in the park and soft-serve yogurt -- not a bad day.
xoxo - Helen, Jason & Peanut

Coronado Island

We went to Coronado, California a couple of weeks ago for a quick vacation, and I really didn't want to leave!  It was a bit chilly and over cast, but we got some sun too.  A lot of walks on the beach, good food, naps, all the ingredients of a relaxing vacation.  On our morning walks on the beach:

The 1906 Lodge, a perfect place to stay:

We went to San Diego Zoo.  I've been a few times, but it was Jason's first visit; it is my favorite zoo.  Our favorites were the Gorillas, Hippo, and Polar Bears.  We bought a little stuffed polar bear for our Peanut:)

We took a ferry from Coronado to San Diego for lunch.  So wonderful to be on the water!!  We really miss that in AZ.  From the ferry:

At the port in San Diego:

We wanted to get a "belly" picture on the trip and Jason snapped this on the beach.  It's my favorite picture to date and I look forward to saving this to share with our little one one day.

I've been feeling really good, and surprised at how we keep growing and growing!  Peanut is wiggling, punching, and bouncing around and some of his punches and kicks are even strong enough now that we can see my stomach move.  Jason gets a real kick out of those too.  It's so amazing and I could just watch my belly all day.  Baby is especially active when I first wake up and in the evening when I'm relaxing on the couch.


It's been snowing all day today and Jason's in London.  I just hid inside and did some cleaning and laundry.  Hope to get out tomorrow and see Titanic 3D -- I was obsessed with that movie when it first came out.

Until next update...