A Quick Hello

Greetings from Virginia. I have never seen a longer security line than the one waiting for me at Hartsfield this morning. Apparently I now need to get to the airport 3 hours ahead of time. I made my flight just barely...I am about over traveling that is for sure! I'll be glad when I officially can no longer fly.

Good news on my mom - she received a good job offer tonight and she plans to accept. Tomorrow she hopes to secure a cute rental house in Alpharetta. So it is all falling into place and her move date is August 11th. Ready or not, here comes Grandma! Oh I hope she doesn't drive me nuts;)

We went to the Tim & Faith concert this past weekend with one of Marsh's brokers. It was alot of fun but my days of staying out late have long passed me by! We didn't get to bed until 2am...I am still recovering! I hope I can stay awake for some football games! I am off to read a little Harry Potter and then hopefully get a good night's sleep here at the Omni Charlottesville. Although I am hearing lots of noise in the hall...sigh! Bye for now!

Blue or Pink?

One of my favorite movies growing up was Sleeping Beauty. My sister and I would fight over what color her dress should be, b/c if you watch the very end of the movie Flora and Meriweather (the fairies) change her dress back and forth and my sister and I would strain our eyes to see what color the dress was as Sleeping Beauty fades from the screen. I wanted blue and Devon wanted pink. Well, fast forward to 2007 and as soon as I tell Devon she is going to be an Aunt, she automatically demanded PINK, meaning my baby had better be a girl. And you wouldn't you know, Miss Priss gets her way yet again...;)

We had our ultrasound this morning and as the technician put it: "that's what we call a hamburger, not a hot dog". Geez I love the medical terms! Yes, we are having a little girl and she appears to be healthy and growing right on schedule. The tech estimated her weight at 14 ounces right now :) I have lovely photos of her profile, her hands, her spine and her feet. My doctor said my bloodwork looks good and just to keep on keeping on. I verified YET AGAIN that I could continue running and lifting, as Marsh's entire family was appalled when I told them over the weekend that I was still running. And they about had heart attacks when I picked up Belue (she is our little dog about 45 lbs; I wouldn't dare attempt Munson!!)...I thought something was wrong with Belue when they all gasped. Pregnancy does not mean you have a disease nor does it mean you're fragile. Sometimes I get a little annoyed when people make me feel that way. I know they are just being caring but still...sorry, I don't mean to be ugly. Blame it on hormones!!!

Y'all have a good week!!

Quick "vacation"

We returned from St. Simon's yesterday afternoon...I swear the drive has gotten longer since we last went down 3 years ago. We had a very nice time though and the wedding we attended was lots of fun. The ceremony was held in an old Episcipal church in Brunswick so I loved it (since I was raised in the Episcipal church). I've already told my mom her first task after she moves here is to find us a church as I want the baby christened while Devon is home for Christmas. Plus it will be a great way for Mom to meet people. She is coming up the weekend of July 14th to look at places to live (and perhaps set up a few job interviews). It will be nice to have her visit and we've already planned on my first trip to Babies R US and to go see Harry Potter of course.

I bought my first maternity item - the Bella Band! Hopefully it will allow me to wear my regular clothes a while longer. Especially work clothes, as I only have to wear those once a month so the less I have to buy of the them the better for my wallet! I can't believe I am at the 20 week mark - the months are flying by so fast. Quick brag (sorry) - I made Marsh run with me down at SSI and he was not happy that I dusted him...and I was going slow!!! He ended up telling all of his friends though so I guess he got over the "shame" of a pregnant lady outrunning him. It will be a good story for the kiddo one day. Disclaimer - Marsh hadn't run for a few weeks since he was on the road for work...he is one of those that after 2 or 3 runs he's back at 8 minute miles. So usually I am the one left frustrated (since I run faithfully 3-4 times per week, for oh the last 7 years).

Devon and Phil made it to Dallas late Saturday afternoon. Everything is going well and they are getting settled into their new place. Scarlette had a blast on the road trip, apparently jumping all over the bed at the Holiday Inn in Mississippi. Devon starts work next Monday so she'll have all week to figure out her way around.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th holiday!