It has been a whole week and weekend since we were in Tahoe, what a fabulous trip we had. There were very little people there and those that were seemed to be more interested in skiing/snowboarding that what we were up to. We rented a little cabin in south lake, about 2 miles from the stateline and the casinos. We never made it to the casinos but the location was great, we were in a little community, very quiet and dark at night. During the days we took the dogs to the lake and did hikes with and without the pups. The first hike we went for a very beautiful hike to Emerald Bay, I had never hiked all the way down and Kyle had never been to Tahoe during the summer months so it was a very nice walk. The hike was about 1.7 miles each way and we had a gorgeous view of the lake and the bay. We even found a campground we would like to go back and visit during the summer, Eagle Point, sounds like it will be closed for the rest of this summer for renovations, after that we will definitely be visiting with our new bundle of fun. The next hike we went on we took the pups with, it was about 2 miles round trip. We started on the barn trail in the bi-state park just behind Northstar village and under their gondola, then we switched to the cal/nev trail to finish the hike. The dogs were in heaven, the hike was so empty that we got to let the dogs off leash and enjoy the freedom. Needless to say the mutts were very sore, so sore that they had a difficult time going up and down the stairs in the cabin. We can't wait to go back to Tahoe and hopefully we can make it happen this summer.
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| Front of our little cabin |
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| Second hike, we happened upon the state boarder on our way back to the car, pretty fun |
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| View from our first hike, we hadn't turned the corner to see Emerald Bay yet |
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| First night in Tahoe, the dogs loved the lake! |
Now on to baby update....I am just past the 29 week mark, in fact 2 more days until I leave the 20 weeks. Feels like the 20s have drug their feet and oh boy will I be glad to turn that 2 into a 3 :-) Let's see, I've started going to the doctor every 2 weeks now, I have another appointment next Wednesday. Every time I've gone so far they seem pleased with my weight gain, blood pressure and the baby's heartbeat. My next ultrasound is scheduled for right around valentine's day, what a present to see baby just before that holiday couldn't ask for better gift. Baby has become VERY active during the work day hours, I figure it is just a matter of time before someone notices the movement during a meeting. Overall I am feeling great, still functioning relatively normal. Baby is starting to push up under my ribs on the right side, Kyle giggles at my belly daily because it is so pointy. I do look forward to having baby out and holding in my arms and have my body space back to myself. I sleep great still and I am very very thankful for that, I have noticed that I've started snoring and waking myself up. Thankfully it doesn't seem to bother Kyle but I bought some breath right strips so I stop waking myself up, HA! It really is the little things I am starting to miss, like turning around to check over my shoulder while driving without feeling like I'm fighting a watermelon or eating a normal size meal without feeling like I just finished a thanksgiving feast and will explode at any minute. Just makes me even more thankful that I've had things so easy this far and still feel great just a little uncomfortable.
We do have our maternity pictures scheduled and are planning to head down to the coast in the 17 mile drive area. Speaking of I need to reach out to my hair lady and see if she is available and if she can do makeup too. I've started looking for a pediatrician and think I have one in mind, would like to go meet her in person before sending in my registration papers for the hospital. We did our hospital tour last night and I am very happy with the vibe of the hospital and the accommodations they set up. They seem to be very flexible and understanding but we shall see when the actual time comes. I still plan to work up until baby starts making the grand entrance into this world, just can't imagine hanging out at home "twiddling" my thumbs waiting for something to happen. I feel pretty good about where we are in preparations, we have the essentials it would take to bring baby home so that is what I care about. The nursery is coming along fantastically. I'll try to clean up the miscellaneous items this weekend and post pictures of the "finished" room. My mom and sister came to help and boy did they make a difference, what a great end product we came up with.
I very much look forward to helping Devarae with her nursery in return and am ecstatic about starting to plan her shower. My shower, then baby, then her shower, then her baby, time is quickly passing by and the fun will be here soon. Thank you all for checking in on the blog, I will post room pictures soon and possibly throw in some other pictures from around the house too, we've upgraded some furniture and I'm very proud :-) Until next time...happy kick kicks from baby C
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| Pointy Butt! |
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