Would You Please Do Us A Favor?

Let me tell you what the favorite part of my day is. I love to go get the mail. Usually, it is filled with junk and bills (and I can just hear my dad saying, "Welcome to being an adult.") but there is always some hope that there will be something personal or exciting. Today, when I got the mail there was the usual barrage of bills and some excitement. There was one fun package of baby stuff from my dear friend, Kathy, but after opening that, I was left to bills.

One piece of mail caught my eye. Real Simple, my favorite magazine ever, sent me an envelope that had huge letters on the front asking, "Would You Please Do Us A Favor?" The "yes" and "no" stickers peeped through that little plastic window next to our address. I opened the envelope and the bill-like paper inside says, "Tell us what to do about Tracy Hagenbuck?" For those of you who don't know, that is my sister. The middle child. The funny one who says and does things for shock value and constantly keeps my family in stitches. I laughed out loud. I don't know what to tell anyone to do about Tracy Hagenbuck much less Real Simple.

The explanation behind such jolting questions: I purchased gift subscriptions for Tracy and Patricia last December for Christmas. Real Simple was just asking if I should renew those subscriptions. All that I kept reading however was "Tell us what to do about Tracy Hagenbuck?" And it continues to tickle me as I write this. No mention of Patricia besides a renew or do not renew box to check. But that Tracy!!

Doctors visit

We took our monthly trip to the doctor today. It's been rather uneventful since the first one in May when they told us we were indeed pregnant and we got to see the little one. Now it's just a listen to the heartbeat (like that's boring, right) and she answers any and all of our burning questions.

Adam was in an especially foul mood today after we waited almost an hour in the waiting room (we are usually in and out so quick there is hardly time to read an article in a magazine). Last time we listened to the heartbeat, he found that if he makes me laugh while the wand is on my belly, it makes this awful scratchy noise. Well I didn't think that we would have to deal with that today because he was not cracking jokes. Just being grumpy.

WRONG! It took our doctor a little longer than usual to find the heartbeat today (which freaked us both out a little). But she did find it and was making kind comments about what a strong heartbeat it was and how beautiful it sounded when Adam decided to pipe in. He remarks, "Is our kid flying a helicopter in there?" And then the rest is history. I laugh and laugh and she never gets to the BPM because I stop laughing long enough for her to put the wand back on my stomach and then I crack up again. Adam is convinced that Dr. Jaacks hates him. I wouldn't be surprised.

16 weeks

So the baby books say that our child has doubled its length and weight in the last two weeks. I believe it. People are beginning to recognize me as pregnant and not just chubby. That's nice! AND big news, I felt our munchkin move for the first time on Sunday. . .it feels like butterflies in your lower belly. . .WEIRD! And that's all for the baby update!

Tahoe

Some highlights from our trip to Tahoe: