We hit double digits! (26 weeks)

So, we finally are in the double digits!  98 days until birth!  We are so so excited about holding our sweet little boy. :)  He is kicking and kicking these days and it is always good to know that he is there and interested in all of his surroundings.  Apparently, Ethan can now see... not a lot to look at, but he sure will have lots to look at in 3 months!  Sometimes when I think about it, I realize that the weeks make it seem shorter until his day arrives... only 14 more weeks!  That doesn't seem so long!  My belly is also getting bigger these days!  It is fun to have a physical representation of what's inside!  This week has been pretty laid back.  And next week, I am SO excited to go to gopher glen apple farm with a few friends.  We will pick apples, have a picnic and maybe go to dinner afterward!  What a wonderful season this is!  I am so thankful to have a healthy pregnancy and baby!  Here is a belly pic from today!  Enjoy! I will try to remember to post pics of the apple farm trip next week too!  God bless you!

A Day Trip (23 weeks)

So, I am starting to get pretty big.  The below picture is not probably the most flattering, but at least you can tell I am pregnant! :)  Ethan is kicking all about now!  Just yesterday, at the doctor's office, he insisted on continually kicking the doppler when the doctor was trying get his heart rate!  I couldn't help but laugh!  The doctor also commented... "Well, you have quite an active little boy!"

As it turns out, we tried to be active this weekend also, as we took a spontaneous trip to the Santa Barbara Zoo!  We were able to get a good Mexican lunch, lots of walking, and some delicious locally made ice cream! :)

This below picture is something that we heard rumored about... REAL R.O.U.S.s!!  Yes, that is right, for all of you Princess Bride aficionados out there, this is a picture of the largest rodents in the world!  They are literally the size of dogs... (not the yippy ones)! 

The flamingos are for our nephew, Luke.  These were his favorite animal last time we all went to the zoo together!  They are very pretty.... and very smelly!

Lastly we also got to relax by this beautiful koi pond.  This was very much needed, as all that walking around in the (finally) hot weather was getting this pregnant lady pretty tired! :)