26 Weeks and Growing...

Here's sweet baby Avery, not so sure that she wants to open her mouth for her green beans. I don't blame her :).
26 weeks. No need to say more :)

The Nursery & 25 Weeks!

So, the previous owners of our house had a Winnie the Pooh Nursery. I know this may be disappointing, but I'm not much of a fan. So, we repainted, moved Thuc's office to this room and then painted Thuc's office to become the nursery. Why you may ask? Well, my reasons were two-fold. 1. Thuc would be forced to go through his things and rid our home of some unnecessary stuff and 2. His office is connected to a bathroom and the Winnie the Pooh room is not. I think Thuc also likes the change.. although maybe not the painting ;) We're fortunate to have a great Brother-in-law who was willing to pitch in his time & talents.

Here we are at 25 weeks. Why has it been a couple of weeks since I took a picture of my belly and posted it? Well, because I'm coming to terms with my weight gain. It's ironic to look back at just 5 weeks ago when I was thinking, "I can't wait til I have an obvious baby bump". Now, I'm thinking, "man, I sure hope it doesn't get much bigger than this!". I keep reminding myself: "what comes on, can come off... what comes on, can come off" :). I'm going to invest in Adobe Photoshop for Christmas so I can do some weight editing in my photos!

Here's Springroll's new Nursery. We're going with a brown/green/white color theme. So far it's pretty much brown.. but we'll get there.

We paid NFM and extra $10 to set up our crib. It was well worth it. They were super quick except for one bolt... which they determined was defective. Had Thuc & I put it together, we would have worked on it for several hours before we would have figured that out! NFM came back the next day with a new bolt & now we're in business! Well.. except for a mattress & baby. :)

Washington, DC

One of Thuc's good friends from residency got married in Washtington DC on the 7th. We decided to visit his family and do some sightseeing as well. This a a picture with Thuc's 96 year old Grandma Mai. She only speaks Vietnamese and is the cutest/sweetest woman.

These are the bones of a 24 week old fetus... and my belly... which also holds a 24 week old fetus :)

The hope diamond!

The capitol... think they're talking about healthcare reform in there??

This is a video of Thuc with his Grandma. He had just got done loading the car with our luggage and so his hands are cold. I think she's trying to warm them up! I smile whenver I watch it.

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!