Soon we will meet face to face

Yesterday was our last ultrasound with the baby. Ultrasounds are nice, but all you see is a vague image of the real thing. We try to imagine what the little guy will look like in the flesh, but it's hard to see that based on the black and white ultrasound picture. All we know is that he's growing (2 pounds and 10 ounces now!) and it's getting cramped in his little dwelling place. Can't believe that we will soon be able to see him face to face! We went on a labor and delivery tour at the hospital yesterday. The hospital is not our favorite place and the rooms were so sterile and cold that it was more depressing and made us more nervous about the labor. They told us where to park and check in and showed us the labor/delivery room as well as the recovery room after delivering. The good thing about this hospital is that they have doula volunteers that go around while you're in labor to help out the parents. It was a struggle not to switch our hospital to March Birch (rated one of the best in the nation), but because we love the doctor so much, who will not be delivery our child since it's based on who's on call that day, we decided to stick it out anyway for the sake of keeping great UCSD doctors.

Lee & Phil's Scottish Wedding

The bridal shower was held at our house and it seemed like everyone had a great time. We played a couple of games and had finger foods and cake outside in the backyard.

Lee was a beautiful bride!

We snuck in a few photos of us during picture taking time. It was a little hot, thus explaining the shiny faces.
Thank goodness the wedding was this weekend. It was quite a challenge to fit into this dress that was purchased 3 months ago. Baby is getting big!

A shot of the bridesmaids.

A great shot of the groomsmen. Phil (groom) is the one with the plaid blue quilt. The guy in the tux was Lee's brother and the other two groomsmen in quilts were Phil's brothers. One recently moved from Scotland to New Zealand for work.

We are booked

I can't tell you how many evites we have received recently for very important events such as wedding rehearsal dinner, wedding shower, baby's 1st birthday, surprise birthday parties, and baby's first month, etc. We have a very busy 2 months ahead of us with every weekend and weekdays booked. Our schedule will probably not free up until mid-September. A friend has been wanting to come visit and we could not find a free weekend for him to come by. We have also been doing a lot of yard work and house projects. We recently installed plantation shutters in our living room by ourselves and it turned out really nicely.

Eventful 4th

Our little family had a mellow fourth of July this year. It was just the three of us (with Scooby) at our old high school watching fireworks from the bed of the Tacoma. Scooby wasn't born last year when there were fireworks so we weren't sure how he'd be with all the loud bangs. Well, his little heart was beating fast, but he was content to sit in our arms and watch the fireworks. The next day, we had a a friend's surprise 30th birthday party to attend at the hotel. She is pregnant too and only 2 weeks behind us so it's great to go through the exact same stages of our pregnancy together with them. The same night, we were invited to a friend's poker party. They had 2 tables of cash games with $5 buy ins. We played until 12:30 am and went home winners.

For the first time, we also hiked at Penasquitos Reserve that is just down the street from us. Scooby had a great time hiking 6 miles although he kept looking for shade throughout the way! There were some really dry parts of the hike, but then it went through more greenery in some areas. Scooby was really adorable. We tried to teach him how to not be afraid of the water so put him in a pond and he doggie paddled his way out. He doesn't go in the water willingly, but after getting dunked, he was more energetic and his tongue wasn't hanging out anymore during the hike. He was engergetic and looked refreshed. There was supposed to be a waterfall, but we probably stopped short of it because we never saw the waterfall. It was really hot and we weren't really prepared for a 6 mile hike so we decided to turn back and make it to the waterfall next time around. All in all, the weekend was great and mellow (propbably our last relaxing holiday before baby is born).

Speaking of the baby, he's been kicking and moving a lot more now that we've just about in our 3rd trimester. It's been slightly harder to sleep. Imagine sleeping with what feels like a 10 pound weight strapped to your stomach. It makes it harder to move around or switch positions at night. Sometimes you can totally feel the baby going through a growth spurt. It occurs every few days where your stomach is so tight and hard although you didn't eat anything yet. He feels heavier and heavier everyday!