4th of July Weekend!

                                     

O had to paint my toenails for a wedding. I'm officially fat and can't reach them myself.

Tyler and O golfing into the water in the San Juan's

I'm drooling just looking at this

The hike that almost led to an unhappy marriage and friendships and preterm labor...

The view that made it kind of worth it...

The very tiny, cute, untrained puppy

Glorious!

We had a fun weekend starting off with a wedding on Friday night. Left for Friday Harbor and stayed with the Hanson's family right on the water! I slept in a tent for 2 nights! Owen bought an air mattress before we left because there was no way I was going without one. We hiked. I almost died. And almost killed Owen. We played with lots of dogs. Ate lots of good food and junk food. Walked around a cute little town with ice cream in hand as we passed by boats and kids and red, white, and blue splashed everywhere. Owen swam in the freezing cold water. I read People magazines. We had some great conversations. 

Came home to a BBQ at Bina and K's and topped it off with fireworks in Edmonds. We got to escape all the crazy traffic and walk there! For once in my life, I was close enough to walk to the fireworks in Edmonds, and it made me never want to leave this place. 

Was a fun weekend indeed! Sunshine, food, family, friends. Great combo.

It will be interesting to see how much of this stuff we can do next year...when it's O and me + 1 !

???

 Tomorrow we find out!


No more referring to you as 'it' or 'the baby' or 'he or she'. We will be gender specific and we will love you!


We will buy you clothes and blankets and paint for your room in all the right colors!


We'll start thinking of names...for reals. We'll argue over those names. But we'll find one, perfect for little you.


We'll dream about what you'll be when you grow up. We'll start praying for that future spousey.


But, before we get there...a recap of my last week with you...


I feel your little movements now. I started feeling them last week at work. Without a doubt I knew it was you and not an upset stomach. And now I wait for it. All day. I wait to feel you. Sometimes I tap, and you tap back. We already have our own little game. But I wait in between wiggles for the next one. The whole world stops and 2 seconds feels like an eternity, just so I can feel you move again. And I'm the only one who can feel you. Marking it now. There was a point in your little existence where it was just me and you. Someday, when 'dada' is your first word, I want to remember that you tapped on me first. Our own little world of games and secrets and waiting. It feels like magic...you feel like magic.