Katie did a beautiful job putting on my baby shower! The house looked perfect and we had a nice turnout.
Friday night, when Mike and I got back from a night of sushi (pregnant-friendly cooked ones for me, of course), I obeyed my exhausted body's demands and flopped on the couch to take an 7:00 nap. Just as Mike started making fun of me for falling asleep so early, Katie knocked on the door. I roused myself and as we were talking someone else knocked on the door. Megan, from Utah was on our doorstep! We all sat around talking when someone else knocked. Brittany from BYU! It was so good to see those girls, but not quit perfect until the fourth knock when I found my mom, all the way from China, on my doorstep! It was so much fun to see them and we had a delightfully fun weekend. They were there for my baby shower and we were able to squeeze in lots of girl talk!
With the rainy days keeping us in and the college football games keeping Mike entertained, I have been working on a few projects. I recently combined and condensed some of our family heritage into little stories about some of the women baby Wecker comes from. My favorite was about Lousia, who made her husband a pair of pants from difficult to come by material and found, when her husband couldn't sit down, that they were too small. She cried, he laughed and eventually they added a big flannel piece down the sides and claimed they brought stripes in pants into fashion. It felt like such a relatable modern emotion and skill - the ability to find the courage to try new things and the humor to enjoy the situation when it doesn't turn out. I printed out a story from each woman in a book form from Shutterfly.
27 was a fabulous year. I am so lucky to be spending my time with a wonderful husband, in a beautiful city, working at a good job, and expecting a little gal. Life is good.
I can't get enough of these apples! Katie and I got some here before and this weekend I dragged Mike back out to this farm so we could get some more. It is especially fun because I didn't even know I liked apples, but I seriously can't get enough of the crispy one. This is the closest I have come to a pregnancy craving.
I am officially no longer able to see my feet while standing straight. A little disturbing and a little fun.
Perhaps we should do a reveal when the room is completely done (translation: when we have added some pink) and the baby is closer, but I am so pleased about how lovely the room is turning out. Baby is already so lucky to have grandparents that are spoiling her.
Mike's parents are in town for the weekend and in between sessions of general conference Mike's dad asked if there were any cheese stores in Portland. I looked it up online and as it turns out, this weekend was the cheese festival downtown. We jumped in the car and headed for the festival. Turns out I don't like cheese quite as much as I thought I did. Mike and Paul, however, were in heaven.
