mandatory portage

Sunday, February 6, 2011

day trip to Milwaukee

Just a couple pictures from a day trip we took to Milwaukee yesterday.

Dave loved this cute little espresso machine at Crate and Barrel.

The Milwaukee Public Market in the Historic Third Ward kept us busy for while.

My favorite booth was of course the fish stand.

I never knew what a halibut looked like -

We tried to have dinner in the third ward at a nice restaurant Dave picked out called Swig. Unfortunately, they didn't have any tables avalable for hours! So, we ended up getting a delicious hummus appetizer at the bar, warming up by the fireplace for a little bit, and then walked back down the street to The Wicked Hop for dinner.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

snowbird

Friday, February 4, 2011

half pint's progress

I am very impatiently waiting for our next ultrasound on February 16th when they'll be able to tell us the sex of the baby. To help keep me occupied until then, here's some pictures from the past two ultrasounds.

Here's the first ultrasound, November 15, 2010. This picture earned the baby the nickname "Smudgy."

Here are photos from the second ultrasound - this was for the First Trimester Screen on December 22nd. The change in just over a month is remarkable, isn't it? After these shots, Dave changed Smudgy's name to Half Pint.
Here's the profile:

To help you get your bearings, this is in profile and the baby is laying down, looking up/out.

In this one, Half Pint's got his/her fist up next to his/her forehead.

And this is the shot where I think I'm at the beginnings of understanding what it's like to be a parent.

Doesn't look like much, I know. This is a shot looking down on the baby. You can see torso/tummy and then one leg crossed over the other at the knee. I'm sure all babies sit cross-legged in the womb, but for some reason, I think Half Pint doing this is the cutest, most brilliant thing I've ever seen. He/She is crossing her legs and hanging out! He/She knows how to cross her legs! He/She's so smart!!