13 miles from the mexican border, a trip with family

Back in March we planned a trip to San Diego to the Hotel Del Coronado with both of our parents. We headed down after work on Thursday and stayed overnight in Bakersfield. After arriving in San Diego on Friday we met up with the Jensens and Garguiles and headed straight to lunch. Dominic's one request for the weekend was a meal at the pizza place we tried last time. It didn't disappoint.How could you go to San Diego and not walk on the beach enjoying the fresh air and sand between your toes. Both moms grabbed a drink first and while we were waiting I had them snap a shot of everyone else

My mom and dad enjoying the weather

He's got his feet buried already!

A look back at the gorgeous hotel del

Some family shots

You can't really tell but this is my footrint INSIDE his footprint

Instead of wasting the day we drove over to oldtown san diego

They had these gorgeous figurines, I picked up a nativity set and Mary got an ark for Janet. There were a ton of them but because she had to take them on the plane she had to get a small one. I think the first is my favorite.

They even had olive oil and balsamic tastings. I just tried a few but Dominic and Mary tried just about all of them.

That night after getting back to the hotel we saw the first of about 5 brides,

and enjoyed the sunset.

A goodnight's sleep and we were off on the trolly to explore the rest of San Diego, first stop Balboa Park.

Unfortunately the organ is only played on Sunday at 2 so we couldn't see it but the stadium was sure pretty.

I just love this one of Tim and Mary with this reptile model.

There was a bunch of unique buildings and museums

Next stop, Little Italy.

What is a British mini doing in Little Italy?

The power boxes around here are even painted.

Main attraction, Filippi's pizza.

That's not too nice hunny!

More British digs, someone really otta tell these people it's LITTLE ITALY

Back onto the trolly, sorry mom but everyone else looks so great.

No stopping at the boats but a quick picture on the way by never hurt anyone.

Dinner that night was at a restaurant that looks just like the hotel del. Seafood and Steak. I wasn't really able to each much since baby G demanded about ALL of my abdomen during dinner time this ENTIRE weekend! Thanks a lot kid.

an oyster shot, YUCKY. He said he won't be attemping this again.

Upon returning to the Del my dad managed to lock the keys in the car. Oh the memories. Here's Tim just waiting for the locksmith.

For breakfast the next morning we did the brunch buffet in the crown room. Thank goodness G gave me some room this morning and I was able to try a ton of stuff. One of my favorites was the shots, the fruit juice shots :) They had banana, pinapple and strawberry.

How could I forget, Whitney joined us for the morning. She goes to San Diego State (graduating this year) and we couldn't travel so far and miss visiting with locals ;)

We've got a bunch more traveling coming up in the next month, can't wait to tell you all about it.

17 weeks

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a onion), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

Can't forget the belly shot. It's pretty much unanamous at this point that I'm showing.

day 731

Our second anniversary
We started the morning off enjoying homemade crepes, of course Dominic would make my favorite. I made mine 3 ways and was only able to eat half of each one :( I wanted to eat more but baby G just doesn't allow that these days.

After lounging around the house catching up on fantasy football, the blog book and google reader we headed out to the corn maze and pumpkin patch. My hubby is quite directionally challenged, sorry babe. The first year we went (we weren't married) I did the navigating. Last year, on our first anniversary, we shared the duties. This year he lead all by himself and we didn't get lost once. I'm SO PROUD. We picked up a few pumpkins, gourds, and indian corn. that little pumpkin is baby G's and we chose it together :)

After some more lounging Dominic announced that he needed to run an errand. At this point I was nervous because we had decided that our trip later this week was our gift, what was he running out for? These lovely flowers. He knows how much I like having fresh flowers around the house and I've been on fall decor overdrive. these just made my day.



A quick clean up and we headed out to Concetta's. A great little tapas and wine bar downtown. We have been here once or twice before, but never just the two of us. The food is delish and the service is great but NOT fast. Exactly what we wanted. Just sitting and reminicing about the last year and all the changes this next year will bring was the ultimate ending to a wonderful anniversary. I think we both agree, we love each other more today then we ever have before and can't wait for the next 50 years.

A quick anniversary bump shot and the obligatory 'married hands'

baby G is officially invading our 1050sq ft

The crib has arrived, thanks grandma and grandpa! We decided on and purchased the Kendall crib from Pottery Barn, mainly because it has a simple design and because it's darn sturdy. It was waiting on the doorstep when I got home from work and Dominic agreed we could put it together tonight. Is he beginning to understand my excitement? Probably not, just the other day I asked him if he felt like we still had plenty of time before the baby comes to get stuff together and he looked at me, shocked, and replied "of course!" This thing was a breeze to put together (honestly folks, less than an hour) and it's not going to be too difficult to change the height of the mattress either. Thank goodness for that last aspect because the siderail doesn't move, that makes it sturdier. Here's the assembly shots:

16 weeks

How your baby's growing: Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

We've got a busy week ahead so look out for more posts shortly, in the mean time here are some belly shots: