20 weeks and Back from Whistler

What a week! Whistler-Blackcomb had marginal snow all year until the week we arrived....POWDER! The first day of snow was heavy and dense, but much needed to fill in the rocks. Followed by 2 days of light fluffy stuff and two blue-bird sunny powder days. Cory and Bill skied so hard, Cory's bindings broke. I actually snowboarded 3 days. On Monday, I could zip my pants up but realized I could not wear my coat with any layers and have room to move! Luckily, Cory had a roomier shell I could zip into. However, by Wednesday, I could not zip my pants up and her "Roomy" jacket was not roomy enough for both me and baby. Luckily, Bill had an extra jacket that worked for the rest of the week. I did pretty good snowboarding until Friday which marked 20 weeks. It was like suddenly ALL balance went out the window and I was really nervous about going too fast. I just took it at a safe pace for baby and me and we still had a great time. Stay tuned for pictures soon!!!

18 weeks, 3 days

What a weekend. Less than a mile after filling up my gas tank yesterday, my beloved Subaru began spitting, choking and stopped running. Towed it to the Subaru dealer and they confirmed that it was contaminated gasoline. I called the station and they said that indeed there was something wrong with the pumps that they are "trying to figure out". I do not plan to pay the $560 to clean out my fuel system out of MY pocket. My insurance company is working on the details. The kicker is that all this happened 50 miles north in Lynnwood. What a headache! Otherwise, had a very nice weekend with aunt Tammy and cousin Erica. Complete with shopping spree at Kohls where I scored a big time sale on roomier tops for the growing belly.

Here are some evolving pics of the growing belly. There are still some that say "You don't even look pregnant." I think they must be on drugs. I mean, look at that belly!
And yes, the shirt is from Kohls...for $8!

17 weeks

Just when I thought it was COMPLETELY over, I did encounter a yack attack one morning over the week. But it was only once, and otherwise I feel great! Had my OB appointment on Wednesday. Baby's heartbeat sounds nice and strong in the 140's-150's. After examining my belly, my midwife informed me that the baby is riding low, of course my bladder told me that! She said it isn't uncommon if you have have a fair amount of abdominal muscle tone. Posting a couple of silly pics from last night. We had Pizza for dinner and nothing beats a beer with Pizza so Io and I had an O'douls. I'm amazed at how tasty they are able to make non-alcoholic beer...so was Io!