24 weeks at the beach

24 weeks... it's kind of a big deal. One more milestone down.
Here's some belly action and boogie boarding from our weekend in Seaside with my Seattle besties this weekend.

PODs

Some pics for today. Josie and Pim, chillin on the porch. And me, 22 weeks 5 days. I swear my belly is as big as my 34 week pics with Josie, crazy.

A couple days ago we had our final growth scan at the perinatologist. As in, we NEVER have to go back, regular low risk OB only from now on. Baby sis was hiccuping, and sucking her toes on ultrasound. It was quite a sight.

Josie turns 4

My little baby Josie Maria turned 4 on May 31. It's incredible to think how much time has gone by...
We had a great family dinner, it was extra special because Aunt Ang came all the way from Colorado. She brought some kind of confetti explosion contraption from an asian market which scared us all to death but turned out to be really fun.
The next day we had her first ever kid birthday party at our local park with preschool friends and lemonade and cupcakes.
Josie's favorite gifts were a big girl bike, and a pig popper... which is a kind of plastic pig toy that shoots balls. Here are some photos and videos from the week.

Fishy baby at 20 weeks

20 weeks, halfway... Sort of. I feel like I've been pregnant for a hundred years, hopefully a busy summer will speed along the next 4.5 months. 

Overall I feel pretty good, except for some sciatica on the right side, which has me limping around like I have been severely wounded in the right buttock. 

Baby is wiggly, lots of little fishy movements in there. Still not strong enough to feel from the outside, though.

       We have a name list a mile long, and although we have some time I feel pressed to narrow it down. I want to know her name. Some of my favorite choices are a little out there, and I love them all. I may ask for input at some point but I'm a little hesitant, I'm not really looking for criticism. We'll see. 

20 weeks

I didn't even bother to change out of pajamas for this portrait.

My first knitting project for fishy baby girl.

Josie is dressed and ready for a busy day on the prairie.

Josie playing with self portrait mode on the phone camera.

Yosteebean #3

Big news.
We are expecting a new baby. We have been waiting anxiously to make it to our mid pregnancy anatomy scan, wanting desperately to see a healthy baby there. And finally, we made it.
On May 1 we found out we are expecting a HEALTHY baby girl! It's time to celebrate.

12 weeks

14 weeks

17 weeks

Tattoo

Well, I'd never have thought that I would be the first brave soul in my family to get inked. But I did! And I went big! I am now the proud owner of a gorgeous 6x4 inch pink dahlia tattoo on my left ankle thanks to the talented Bryan Kachel at Cicada tattoo in Seattle. I LOVE it! It was painful, and swelled up to incredible elephant cankle proportions the first couple days after, but its looking more normal now. It feels so right to have a beautiful, permanent mark on my body to remember Gemma by. Here is the photo journal of the experience. 

Christmas time in Leavenworth

 We spent a lovely weekend in Leavenworth with our dear friends Julie, Todd and their kids Kate and Miles. The kids had a great time, and Leavenworth was truly an idyllic place to be right before Christmas. Everything was covered in snow, the house was cozy and we were welcomed with love, and the little village was just like a little Bavarian town with lights and icicles and bustling people. Sledding, playing, pretzels and beer for lunch, games and tons of great time with friends.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Josie and Kate in the nook

Miles, Kate and Josie on a sled

Kate and Josie build a snow mountain

Kate and Josie sled

Josie flies

Pretzels for lunch

Julie and the kids

Kate flies

Eric pelts the photographer

Julie and Miles sled

Silliness

Downtown Leavenwirth

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