7 months BIG!

Ooops, I'm supposed to be keeping up with this blog, but I guess once a month is my quota. We haven't been that busy, but here's what we've been up to.

I am now 28+ weeks along, or about 7 months. I feel HUGE! Garrett wanted to take the picture outside, since it's one of the few nice spring days we've had. Plus, he wanted to show off his gorgeously mowed green lawn. He loves to just stare at it. No really...he looks out the window at least 5 times a day and comments on how nice his yard is compared to the neighbors.

Pregnancy has continued to go very well. I unfortunately had to take a 3 hour diabetes glucose test a few weeks ago, which consisted of fasting for 12 hours, drinking a VERY sugary drink, then having blood drawn on the hour for 3 hours. It was not fun, especially since I'm not like Lisa and enjoy needles or giving blood. The tech double poked me every time because she couldn't find my vein. Agh. Happy to report that it was all worth it and no gestational diabetes for me!

No cravings. Garrett has had more cravings, like food in general. Current weight gain is about 15 pounds, which luckily has been all belly and boobs. Garrett calls my belly a "torpedo" since it just sticks straight out.

In the last couple of weeks we've been preparing the baby room. We put together the crib and bookcase last weekend and painted the dresser.

Garrett already has a collection of Transformers started for baby. The deal was that he could get a new Transformer if I didn't meet my exercise goal for that week. You can tell I haven't been exercising. Also, baby has a nice collection of books thanks to all his loving aunties and uncles in Hawaii. I've been starting to read to baby, but I need to have Garrett practice too!

Sporty has been getting used to the word "baby". We try to pretend we're holding a baby as much as we can remember to get him used to seeing and hearing it. This green doggy stuffed toy is his favorite! He carries it all around the house and will do anything for it.

Lastly, Pika the bunny has been enjoying a lot of outside sunshine. The other weekend we were outside working on the yard and had her loose. Well, Sport usually keeps an eye on her to make sure she doesn't run away. But, she snuck under our fence and had a brief encounter with the "real world". She quickly came back; guess she figured she had it made here.

Prom 2008

For the past 2 years, we've enjoyed our annual "Prom", courtesy of our friend Trisha. Yes, you may be wondering, "prom, aren't you a little old for prom?" Well, it's our crazy and fun adult version that started when Trisha first moved up here and lived by a lake. So, the first prom was "Prom by the Lake" and we had to find the cheapest prom dress we could. Joy was the first annual prom queen.

Then last year, the prom theme was getting accessories from those little coin vending machine you see at the grocery store or in the mall. The catch was you had to wear anything you paid for. You'd be surprised at what $.25-$1 will get you! I was prom queen last year, (thank you very much) after we picked cards with different accessory names, and whoever had that type of accessory was left standing. I think these ridiculous false teeth I got were the winner. Til this day,we still glance at those vending machines and see what kind of "cool" stuff we can get. It's addicting!

Ok, so moving on to this year, the prom theme was to decorate slippers. Simple, yet fun. We each had a number and voted on the prom winner. Trisha's cousin's slippers won. They're the green ones on the right side with the tulips, daffodils, and grass coming up from them. Creative, huh!

Well, I thought it was simple a theme this year. Took Garrett DAYS and numerous trips to both Walmart and Target to decide what he wanted to do.

He finally decided on making it look like an airplane, or have "wings". He was reminiscing about how he used to wear his slippers on his hands during recess in elementary school 'cause "he tought would make him run faster." Yes, he's my baby's daddy...

I kept mine simple...decided to share the news of a baby boy arriving in a few months!

As usual, we always have way too much food to eat. We decided the stairs was a nice place to relax.

Finally, a baby update. We are 25+ weeks already (6 months)! I'm getting very anxious and nervous about the birth. Things are going great, except for a nagging cough I'm trying to fight off. Gained a total of 12 lbs already, which is normal. No cravings to report. The belly is starting to get in the way more; putting dishes away up in the cupboard and leaning over counters is getting hard. I can still see my feet, though! My students are also very excited to see me grow and are very respectful- they don't touch my tummy at all! :)

Darin and Erin's visit!

Our good friends,Darin and Erin, came to visit us and we spent Easter weekend showing them around Seattle. Thought it would be nice to show them UW's cherry blossoms.

Then we went to the Pacific Science Center and had fun being a kid!
Finally, had a great dinner at the Crab Pot on the Seattle waterfront. Darin, Erin, and I shared that large pile of seafood you see in the middle of the table. However, it was too much for the girls and Darin was the big eater of the night!
Thank you for such a great weekend! Erin fell in love with Sporty and we had to check her bags before she left to make sure she didn't sneak him in!

Quick trip home for Marina and Chester's wedding

Geez, time is really flying by! I told myself I was going to try to update this blog weekly. Not happening. We were fortunate to be able to go home for Marina and Chester's wedding in the middle of the month. Flew standby to Oahu in first class! It was awesome! Didn't have to wait in line to use the bathroom...which was a great thing since the flight was extra long (6.5 hours because of head winds) and I'm pregnant.

Decorating the reception area on Friday

Decorating the ceremony on Saturday. We spent less than an hour in the sun, but got BURNT! That's how haole we are! AGH. At least we have a little bit of color now.

Chaz boy (Kasey and Mark's baby) is 5 months now and we got to "practice"!

Isn't he cute!

Yamada family picture

Meet the Patocs!

Garrett stayed home a few days more than I did this trip. It's usually the opposite, so I was really jealous and not happy. A weekend trip home is not enough and just a tease. He spent more time with all the cuzins and their babies.

I love this pic! Chaz boy and Callie meeting

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New Car!

As we plan and prepare for the arrival of baby, we decided it wasn't practical to keep our beloved truck. Garrett was eager a few weeks ago to go look at used Highlanders; I wasn't. But, we ended up trading in the truck and getting a new 2008 Highlander! We love it! We still miss our trucky, but we know we were going to have to get rid of it sooner or later. Garrett just didn't realize it would be so soon!

Ultrasound photos and update!

Had an ultrasound yesterday. It was amazing! Didn't know it would take 45 minutes for the technician to look at all baby's organs and parts. Fascinating what technology can do! It's almost certain baby is a boy! He wasn't afraid to show us anything. He kept moving around a lot; our favorite part was looking at his face and seeing him yawn! I didn't need to drink any liquid before the ultrasound and thought I had relieved myself before, but about half way through, it got very uncomfortable. Even the tech made a comment that she notice my bladder was getting full. Geez, thanks...

This first picture is the stereotypical profile picture. Baby is on its back and its head is on the right. Its arms were up in the air waving at us!

This second photo is a picture of his face. He's on his left side looking at us; you can see his right eye socket really well and his mouth. It's sorta creepy! Looks more like a skeleton since he doesn't have a lot of fat on his body yet.

Baby's due date is still around the 20th of July. Everything is growing evenly and in proportion. I've gained 3-4 lbs since my first doctor's appointment on the 31st of December. Not bad, but it feels like 20 lbs. Cravings are gone; it's Garrett that craves Wendy's frosty floats. Been feeling awesome; no sickness and just a little tired. Baby is going on his first plane ride to Maui in a few weeks. Can't wait!

February Already!

Wow, can't believe how time is flying by!

We had a bridal shower for Marina last weekend, before Superbowl.

So all the decorations you see were up for a few hours,

and then Garrett requested them down... party pooper.

We still had a lot of fun; got manicures, played pictionary, laughed,

ate, laughed more, then made pompoms! Almost 1 more month!

Of course our "babies" were there too! Don't they look like they're related!

Ok, and a picture of the belly... finally. It's our 16 week picture.

Starting to show...a little. I'm at the stage where people are wondering

if I'm really pregnant or just gaining some extra winter weight.

I've told some of my students, but the ones who don't

know are polite and haven't asked yet.

Everyone has been telling me how all of a sudden

all the fatigue and morning sickness disappears!

This is the first week where I can start to believe them.

My new cravings are Sam Sato's dry saimin

(which I'll have to wait another month for) and cheese Pizza Hut pizza. And finally, this is what happens when the boys are bored. It's been cold here, so we decided to put some clothing on Sport. He absolutely HATES it! He thinks he's in trouble and refuses to move. The boys thought it would be funny to put his jacket on his hindlegs instead, and then stick one of his toys out the back...