15 Weeks

For weeks when I get ready in the mornings I have been saying, "I don't know how many more days I will fit into these pants."  Chris typically asks with a smile, "days or hours?"   I know he is only kidding, but yesterday it was literally hours.  I went to work feeling comfortableish in my pants and by lunch had placed a desperate order for some maternity pants and put a ponytail holder in my button hook to give a little extra breathing room.  Lets just say that I didn't hesitate to expedite the shipping on my new pants and took to wearing a comfortable knit dress today.

I thought that my first outsider could tell that I was pregnant last week because when I ordered my sandwich from the nice lady at the deli downstairs at work, she smiled and winked at me and said "extra pickle?"  I definitely took her up on the extra pickle and was pleased that someone could tell I was pregnant and not just packing on the pounds. I later found out that my friend had let her know the news just before I came in to order my sandwich.  In any event, the belly is growing quickly and I am sure it is a matter of hours, not days, before I really start showing to the outside world. 

I had another Dr. appointment last week and things were looking good.   The baby's heart rate was 147, which according to the wives tale would mean we are having a girl.  We will find out at week 20 on March 15th.  I cannot wait! As far as pregnancy symptoms go, I am still a little tired and feel like a dumbed down version of myself, but other than that things have been pretty darn easy for me thus far.  If I had to say I have a craving, it is citrus all the way.  I love orange juice, strawberries, lemonade, and kiwis.  According to wives tales, this is also a sign that we are having a girl.  I don't believe any of the wives tales stuff, but it is still fun to read about.

My Dr. also threw me a curve ball by explaining that studies say you should target weight gain between 25-30 pounds.  This seemed like a reasonable although unlikely target for me.   He however went on to say that those studies are global and account for malnourished women and since I am not malnourished and am of a small stature, I should really be aiming for a 15-20 pound weight gain.  That seemed a bit unreasonable and an impossible target.  So I laughed, kind of impolitely told him that was not going to happen and then went on my way being sure to grab some Valentine's candy on my way out the door. 

Speaking of Valentine's day, our cup runneth over with love this year.  We spent a quiet little evening at home with our traditional Cheesecake Factory take out for dinner and talked about how much we love this little baby already.

Kach Crew

We were lucky enough to have our third 801 girl (and family) visit us in Idaho when Lish and Dan packed up the boys and made the long drive from Montana.  We had a fantastic weekend with the whole Kachmarik crew.

Lish and I took the boys to the Idaho aquarium.  Yes, folks we now have an aquarium in this great town.  It is new and it is pretty much what you'd expect from an aquarium in Idaho, but that did not seem to bother Connor much at all.  He loved putting his hands in all of the tanks with the fish, rays, little sharks and mollusks.  And we were certain to find Nemo about 15 times over. He was adorable.

While we toured the aquarium, the guys golfed and then they fished the next day.  With not much snow, it was definitely more of a golf and fishing weekend, although Chris' perfect record of catching no fish this winter also held up.

And what is a trip to the Johnson household without a few hops on the trampoline?

We had so much fun just hanging out.  I very much appreciated Lish's mom advice as she helped me navigate the car seat world and many other things.  I cannot explain what it meant to have her here to just talk and listen about all things baby and to do some shopping.  Thanks, Lish.  I miss you. 

And I love these boys!  Kids don't get much cuter than these two.

Thanks Kachmariks for the wonderful weekend!

Johnsons Cross Country Ski

Last week Chris realized that we would be in town with no plans this upcoming weekend so on a whim he invited his folks to join us for the weekend.  Lucky for us, they were up for a bit of a spur-of-the-moment trip and we had a wonderful weekend with them in Boise.  We headed to Bogus for some cross country skiing on Saturday.  Since I am not downhill skiing this year, it was really nice to get up to the mountain. It was sunny and beautiful.  Although I cannot say that I am the best cross country skier (I am more of a cross country walker) I still had a great time and I think everyone else did too.

We also enjoyed dinner with my Dad and Robin and breakfast with my mom, both of which were wonderful.  We spent time lounging on the patio in the unseasonably warm whether, relaxing with a movie in the new bonus room, and just hanging out.  Thanks, Kim and Eric, for making the trip down to see us.  We had an absolutely wonderful weekend with you!  We hope there are many more Boise trips in your future this year.