New Orleans

Thuc & I decided to go to New Orleans for the Annual Anesthesia Conference since neither of us have ever been. It is quite an interesting city with a lot of history. Thuc and I explored the French Quarters (several times), Garden District, and Algiers all by foot. Needless to say, this pregnant lady was ready for my foot massage by the end of the day!!

The the pictures about, another bystander said that this is the house where Benjamin Buttons was filmed. It's in the Garden District in New Orleans... and is for sale, if anyone is interested.

Then we learned that Sandra Bullock just purchased this home and is making a lot of renovations inside. Its size looks small from the street, but it is actually very deep.

The above ground grave sites due to the fact that they're below sea level. They offer a lot of Haunted Cemetary tours this time of year, but they advise pregnant women not to go... bummer.

This is at a "rep" dinner. We went with one of Thuc's good friends from residency and his fiance. Probably one of our favorite dinners!

The happy couple :)

Baby T - aka Spring Roll :)

22 Weeks

21 Weeks

20 Weeks

19 weeks

He/she is making an appearance. I can't hide it any longer! I'm somewhere between my regular clothes and maternity clothes. I'm LOVING Bella Bands, long tanktops, and loose pants! My newest hobby is sitting around and holding my belly - waiting to feel movement. It's such an amazing feeling.

We had our 20 week ultrasound last week (at 21 weeks, 6 days) and Dr. Simmons says everything looks great. We've decided to not find out the sex.. so stayed tuned!

18 Weeks!

I think a combination of good Hilton Head food & being 18 weeks along has finally developed a little bit of a "bump". Although, it's hard for me to look past the extra 10 lbs to see the bump, I think I can finally agree that it's starting to form. :)

I have switched to maternity jeans. I was already getting tired of trying to make my clothes work that at the suggestion of my sister, I went to Gap Maternity. I love them! You don't realize how uncomfortable you are until you become comfortable again.

This is true also with my heartburn. I will swear by Prilosec OTC until the day I die :) I almost forgot what it felt like to not have heartburn after every meal!

Our 20 weeks u/s is scheduled for October 22nd. We'll actually almost be 22 weeks, but that is what worked with our schedules. And in case you're wondering, we've decided not to find out the sex... :)

Hilton Head, SC

Thuc & I were fortunate to be asked to join one of Thuc's best friends from undergrad and his wife in Hilton Head, SC. It was one of our more "active" vacations & a lot of fun. Good thing we're in our 2nd trimester and I was able to find enough energy to keep up!

If you look closely in the above picture, you can see a fisherman on the boat feeding a dolphin. Our Kayak guide told us that it is illegal to feed the fish.. but by nature of the fish boat, they feed them. However, what this fisherman is doing... is "pushing it" :)

On our sunset kayak tour!

The 3 amigas. We left our husbands several times to find our own adventures. These adventures usually had something to do with Thai iced coffee/tea &/or chocolate! :)

The MANY dolphins we saw on our sailboat tour. They were SO CUTE... actually makes me want to swim with them sometime!

You have to look VERY closely, but on our last day there, we went to the ocean & saw TONS of fish. Every wave the came in was FILLED with fish. Almost disgusting. I quickly got out of the water. The fish were jumping EVERYWHERE.. it was so weird, we were trying to figure out what was going on. Not 20 minutes later, the lifeguard called everyone in for sharks! YIKES!

We highly recommend a trip to Hilton Head if you're a biker/golfer/tennis player/beach go-er. We rented bikes for the entire week & I was a little nervous when we saw that they were 1-speeds w/ the brakes being the pedels! Fortunately, it's flat & there are bike paths everywhere. We even road on the beach b/c the sand was so packed. Not the clearest water (I don't suggest wearing a white swim suit.. it will turn brown) but a beautiful beach!

Baby T - 16 weeks

I recently volunteered for a Methodist College Ultrasound student & got to have another sneak peek of Baby T! I told her I'm going to be spoiled because I'll get to see him/her every 4 weeks until 20 weeks. The last half of my pregnancy may go slow w/out any more peeks!

Water Skiing - Take 2

We managed to go to Yankton, SD over Labor Day Weekend and stayed at the Lewis and Clark Lake Resort. Our good friends the Herberts go every year and meet their good friends, the Hawns. Both of whom went to high school with Thuc. My family was able to join us as well, so it made for quite the party.

Thuc was able to get up on the water skis this time! The first day he tried, he did not get up (keep in mind the water was FREEZING & this was his first attempt), but after a good night's rest, he manged to get up every time the second day. Nevermind that we only stayed up for a few seconds!

Lewis & Clark is a lot of fun. The lake is HUGE, they have tons of biking/running trails, and is close to Yankton so civilization is near! Can't wait for next year!

Oceanside California

We took a quick trip to Oceanside, California with my sister-in-law, Thuy, her husband Brad, and their adorable son Benjamin. When we originally booked our trip, we were excited to be able to have some relief from our usual Omaha hot/humid summers. However, we ended up going to the same climate since we had such a mild summer. In fact, we left during a "heat wave" there and made it back to 70/80 degree weather here in Omaha.

Some of our highlights included; seeing my friend Sara Bowman Colvin from nursing school, visiting Universal Studios & Downtown Disney (where me met some neat friends of Brads), and relaxing by the pool/beach. We'd definitely go back again!