The REAL Pictures

So here is what you really want...

Picture of my belly (tanning nicely) whilest in Cancun the first week in March (22-ish weeks).

I know...not fair...doesn't count I am laying down so it is going to look smaller. Well you can either turn your head and look at it sideways.


OR


I can just do it for you.

(Please note the metal mouth...for this will be the only opportunity you will get to see it)

Here I will add another pregnancy weirdness....hyperpigmentation. This is caused by hormones and makes certain parts of your skin get darker than the rest when exposed to the sun. Where am I getting hyperpigmentation....on my nose and only my nose. Honestly, it looks like I have dirt on my nose. Oh well...I am over it. I am not going to let "poop nose" stop me from getting a tan.

And...for you men out there....this is what it looks like to be pregnant from our view. So Hot!

And FINALLY...

The most recent picture taken on March 19th...just 2 weeks after Cancun (officially 6 months along)


Last but not least...here is a real picture of our house.

Weird

I have pictures to post, but I forgot to download them before I left for Italy. So next week a real picture of my belly will be posted. For those of you who may have been fooled by the last post, that is Jer's belly, my arms are not that hairy.

I have been thinking lately about all the weirdness in my life. And I thought I would share...

Weird...

...how my stomach is seeming to get bigger every day. In fact when I post the next picture I am going to take another picture to see how in one week it has grown. It is weird to think that 3 weeks ago, I really wasn't showing all that much, and now I get people congratulating me right and left.

...how my belly just kinda sticks out. Don't get me wrong, I am really stoked that I am growing straight out and not sideways, it just looks weird.

...to see me normal in the face, neck, legs, and from the back, but to have a chest (wait, is that cleavage I see?) and a pot belly is strange to see (probably TMI but for someone who is barely an A to be filling out a B is quite amazing and every day I am baffled. And to think I may progress even further into a C before this is all over just seems crazy).

...how I read on pregnancy websites that a skin condition known as Keratosis Pilaris (aka chicken bumps) is supposed to be worse when you are pregnant. I have had this on the back of my arms for as long as I can remember. I was dreading it getting worse with pregnancy, however, for the first time in my life the back of my arms are smooth and soft as a baby's behind.

...how I can do nothing too strenuous all day long, but at the end of the day I feel like I have ran a marathon.

...how many times one person can go to the bathroom in a day. We are going through toilet paper like you wouldn't believe. I already knew this would be an issue for me, because I think I was born with the bladder control of an 80 year old. But really...at least once an hour during the day...and at least 3 times a night...really?!

...how people can say they love being pregnant...I don't see it. I had an ephiphany the other day that being pregnant is like going through all stages of life from birth to geezer-hood, simultaneously, all in 9 months. You are like an emotional child, a hormone-raging pubescent teenager, and an old person with achey joints, back aches, and bladder problems all at the same time. How do people love this?!

...how I didn't think I would be one of "those people" who are always touching their stomachs. I don't know what it is, but I find myself sneaking a feel all the time. Why? I can't explain it. Maybe because it feels so out of place...maybe it is part of the maternal instinct starting to kick in...who knows.

I think we are ready for our big kid pants now

So...as of March 8, 2010, Jer and I have been married for 7 (seven!) years. Siete Anos. In celebration of our 7 year anniversary and as one last hoorah as a kid free couple, we went to Cancun for a few days.

So what did we do in Cancun....absolutely nothing. Yep, that's right nothing and it was perfect. We are tired and we just wanted to relax. We slept everyday until we woke up, sat by the pool until we were weary of the sun, laid in bed and watched crappy movies (Beastmaster anyone?) on mexican television until we were hungry, went to dinner, and then went to bed. The weather was nice...high 70's...perfect for tanning (or reddening, which is what Jer does best).

We did manage to take a couple (literally) of pictures...so here is one for you.

And another...

(yes I am having a good time...I am just not going to show my lovely brace face)

And hey...why not one more...So thinking about 7 years, I think we have been through quite a bit. In our sevens years we have....

• Both graduated from college...Jer twice!


• Lived in 6 different apartments


• I have travelled the world and have been to Sweden, England, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Australia, The Netherlands, Denmark to name a few.


• Jer's became a kick-A dentist


• I have been lucky enough to be employed over the last 7 years and able to support us while Jer was becoming the above mentioned kick-A dentist.


• We have managed to own the best dog in the world for the last 6 years (and managed to keep him alive).


• I think the fact that we lived happily in New Jersey is an accomplishment in and of itself...that place it CRAZY! (and we still miss it from time to time).

So we have done alot, but I think now we are ready to really grow up. With a kid on the way (grown up task numero uno) we figured we are tired of living this apartment life so....we bought a house (grown up task numero dos)!

Here it is...

I know right?! It looks big...and it kinda is. But hey your money goes a lot further in Texas. It is actually alot bigger than we need at the moment, but we didn't want to invest in something we will have to move out of in 5 years. We can grow into this house (we better get busy!). It is everything we ever wanted in a house, brand new (that's why you get an illustration) in a culdesac, nice and quiet neighborhood, close to Jer's work (about 10-15 minutes), lots of kids running around.

We are scheduled to close the 26th of April. I spent the last week playing games with the mortgage companies trying to get the best deal I could. It was stressful and annoying, but I think I got a pretty good deal.

And now on to baby updates, because that is what some people really care about.

Not too much of a change to report. I am about 24 weeks at this point. The coolest thing that is happening right now is feeling baby Kratos moving around. I started feeling him shortly before I went to Australia. They were not really strong movements, but yet I could feel them. While I was in Australia I could start feeling them a little bit more, so one day when he was moving around I rested my hand on my stomach to see if I could feel it on the outside. It took a little while, but I felt it...I think I audibly gasped. So when I got home from Australia, of course the first thing I wanted was for Jer to be able to feel it too. That again took a little bit, but he got to feel his kid kicking and has been able to feel it a few times now. He likes it, I think it helps to make it more real for him as well.

Oh and here is a belly pic...enjoy.

Come On...

So, I will check out our blog once in a while to (1) to see if Ames has posted anything new, and (2) MOST IMPORTANTLY to see if you guys liked my cool ultrasound picture. I get really excited to see new comments on my picture, but all the comments are about Ames' slacking. What about the cool picture? Come on....it is cool, right?!