29 weeks and baby shower!!

Friday after work we packed up and headed West! We had tickets to the Seahawks game on Sunday and so we had planned a little photo shoot with Mandy and also a baby shower at my aunt Kim's house. We were a little late leaving because I spent 15 minutes looking through our entire house trying to find the charger for the camera battery. After looking everywhere, twice, and almost being in tears, I found it and we left. We got to about Cheney when I remembered that I left the Seahawks tickets at home. Booo. So needless to say we arrived at my mom's house in Renton pretty late.

Saturday morning we woke up and it was pouring rain. Mandy came over and we took a few pictures in my mom's "backyard" (basically a strip of grass between her condo and the driving range at the Fairwood G&CC). Then we went over to my old alma mater Lindbergh HS for a few more. Options were a little limited due to the rain but I know they are going to turn out awesome anyway, if my little preview pictures are any indication!



We headed over to Enumclaw then for my first baby shower!! Yay!! We had a really great turnout of family and hauled in lots of baby clothes and gear. We also played this game where you had to cut a piece of string that you thought would be as big around as my belly. Everyone guessed about 8-12 inches too big, but as my great aunt Jessie was leaving she said very matter of fact "you ARE going to get as big as those strings!" Haha. Hard to imagine, but I did save one of them so we can check in a few more weeks and see just how close everyone was.

After the shower we went to a late dinner at Chang's Mongolian Grill, YUM! Then back to my mom's for a short visit with the family and to bed, late again! Before bed I decided to take out my belly button ring because it was sore and angry red and seemed to be catching on everything anyway. After that I started sobbing uncontrollably. I didn't realize how attached I was to that little hole in my tummy, but I really am mourning it a little (even if the crying was a little pregnant emotional dramatic overreaction). I am still hoping it doesn't close up and I can put it back in when I go back to my normal size.

Sunday we headed downtown to the game, which was horrible. I don't know what is wrong with those Seahawks but they need to pull it together, man! The PUNTER had more passing yards than we had rushing yards the whole game. Sad, sad, sad. We still had fun though and Seth flipped and flopped around off and on throughout the game, so I guess he had fun too. I almost started sobbing again, when the crowd was roaring, just thinking what it must sound like to him from in there. Anyway, after the game it was time to go home, so we headed back East and once again I went to bed way past my bed time.



Not tonight though, I am determined to be in bed with the lights off by 9pm. Maybe earlier. Nighty night! A big thank you to everyone who helped with my shower and/or came bearing gifts (or sent gifts). Eric and I are very grateful :)