El Nino's Big Adventure

According to one of the many pregnancy books I have at my finger tips, the baby (fetus) is approximately 1.5 pounds this week and 8.8 inches long. When my husband and I saw the baby last (about 2 weeks ago during an ultrasound), he was exhibiting some yoga prowess by touching his forehead with his foot. "That's my yoga baby!" I said. Thank goodness he will take after me in something. With all the stories my husband tells me about his childhood escapades, I worry our son will take after his father a little too much and run me ragged. On the other hand, perhaps he will just run his father ragged - karma, baby, karma!

Hubby and I were watching a movie on Friday night at home that was not holding our attention. Then there was a scene set at Magnolia Bakery, famous for cupcakes and a long line. I said, "I could really go for a cupcake right now." He replied, "Want me to drive you to Magnolia Bakery?" So that's what we did. Not only was it a first for us to go there but it was a first for us to take a rather frivolous drive in NYC. It was fun! And I came home with half a dozen cupcakes I've been enjoying ever since. So I would say my husband is embracing the conventional man's role during pregnancy - get her whatever she wants. Ah love!

It happened. It finally happened! Yesterday as I rode the subway, a lovely woman offered me her seat. Since I was only going one stop, I thanked her but continued to stand. Just before I exited, I said to her, "I have to tell you, you are the first person who has offered me a seat my whole pregnancy. So you're special!"

Later that evening as I rode the subway home, another lovely woman relinquished her seat so that I could sit down! Twice in one day! I was on a roll.

My brother, B, was visting earlier in the week and took this photo of us. As you can see, we're happy. Mom, Dad, baby, and big sister dog, J, are all doing well.

It was great to have some time with B (though we wish it could have been longer). And now our nephew is living in the Big Apple, yipeee!

This week marked the first time my husband could feel the baby move. Yippeeee! And it seemed to me that the baby was responding to his daddy's voice. When he came home from work, he greeted me and said, "Hello, nino. Como estas?" as he rubbed my belly. Within about a minute or so, the baby started to move. That's when my husband felt the movement for the first time. The next morning the same thing happened. You can call it coincidence, if you like. It was exciting nonetheless.

This picture was taken by me a couple of years ago when the three of us went on the ferry to Cape May. Our dog, J, and Daddy time.

Yesterday we went with our friends K&M (who are expecting a girl in October) to Woodbury Commons (an outlet mall about an hour outside of NYC). We came home with a few things for el nino. One outfit, in particular, is in honor of his Uncle B as it has an airplane on the shirt. B is moving our nephew to NYC today. And we look forward to having a couple of days with my brother. And we are so excited about our nephew's move. He loves to shop. When we told him that I was pregnant, almost the first thing he said was "I can take you maternity clothes shopping!" So, I expect to look like a much more stylish pregnant lady any day now.