I Looked Out the Window...

I LOVE the Fall! It is definitely my favorite season of the year. And winter, too. Ok- so I kind of have two favorites. Until you're tired of winter and being so cold all the time and the snow melts and you're just miserable and then you want it to get warm again. But still, I think Autumn is my absolute favorite- the crisp air, colorful foliage, football, (my birthday...) the list goes on and on! These trees are right outside our apartment. So pretty!!

Sunday Drive

So one of Tony's favorite things to do on Sunday is go on drives to look at the 'country'. Of course, since we live in one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the nation, it is hard to find spots at times. We got out a little too late (the sun had set already) to check out the trees, but Tony found this 'picture op' he couldn't pass up. So here ya go, about 35 weeks.

PS- I like to tell myself that I don't look 'that pregnant' from the back. I wish I could see myself from the back every time I look in the mirror- it would definitely make the pregnancy seem more tolerable! At least one thing would seem somewhat the same, anyway... At the same time, five weeks is NOT a very long time!!

Ouch!!

So you know how I mentioned something about swollen feet?! This is probably the worst I have ever seen any part of my body look. EVER!!! We went to Arlington Cemetery yesterday and walked around quite a bit... Near the end of a game of Settlers late last night, my foot starting hurting really badly, like something was cutting off the circulation in my toes. I looked down and, Voila! Elephant foot.

Preggo Pic 10/16

So here's what I look like as of today! Under seven weeks to go!!

Older again?!

So for my birthday, Tony invited some of our bestest friends over for a dinner party last Friday. He made my favorite meal that he does- Enchiladas with roasted tomato and jalapeno sauce. Yum!! It was really sweet of him to put everything together- he just got ahead of himself and didn't have enough time in the week to get it all done! So here's Michelle and Sara finishing up my cake (which we will talk about later)...
Like the lovely Christmas-y tablecloth? So when my parents gave us their old dining set, I reupholstered the chairs and attempted to paint all of the wood black. Aside from it not being a true 'black' color, I totally forgot to paint any of the leaves for the table. Hence, anytime dinner company comes it's time to bust out a tablecloth big enough to cover my "oops"!!
Tony had flowers sent to me (for the FIRST time!!) at work on Thursday for my birthday. So cute! Thursdays are his day that he is gone literally ALL day because of work and his class, so he did cute things throughout the day to make sure I still had a super birthday! He made me breakfast and called me throughout the day, too. He's such a wonderful husband; I'm so lucky that he chooses to put up with me (and even pretends to like me sometimes, too! ha ha). I know this whole 'pregnancy' thing has been pretty hard on him, too, especially since he's not necessarily physically experiencing the changes- just my apparent moodiness and aches and pains- but he's really making it a pretty amazing experience.

Humorous? Yes.

(I recall a few conversations: Tony, as we're setting up a baby registry: "So, we don't really need a stroller, do we?" or "Why exactly do we even need a diaper bag?" or, most recently, "So you just buy the cheapest diapers, right? You throw them away anyway, right?" Ohhh honey...)

Memorable? Always.

SOOooo back to the birthday cake. I definitely had another one of those "Oh. I guess this is different when you're pregnant" moments. Michelle and Sara wanted to use all of the candles because there were 24 in the pack and I was turning 24. Sounds like a good idea, right? Well...consider 'Exhibit A'- a pregnant woman who is starting to have a hard time keeping up the breathing...and yes, you get like sixty fun-filled seconds ("Exhibits B-G") of trying to blow out all of the silly candles! Pathetic...

Twilight Trailer !!!