belly shot

i just realized that it's been a while since i posted a belly shot...

here i am @ 30 weeks...waaaay bigger since the 27 weeks i last showed.

i don't have a recent pic (33 weeks), but I have only gained 8.5 pounds. doc says it's okay since baby is growing.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Ryan and I have a lot to be thankful for this year...
- the new addition growing in me
- our health & happiness
- the love of friends and family
- and on a lighter note...TONS of clothes! if we go strictly by the label on the clothes of 0-3 months, baby has enough clothes to wear a different one (or two) everyday! hand-me-downs rock!

Interesting facts...

#1: It is recommended that you go to the dentist in your second trimester for two reasons: 1) that's when you tend to have the most trouble with bleeding gums; and 2) you might be more uncomfortable having to lie in the dentist chair on your back for that long. I had no idea, so I went to the dentist yesterday and he said, "I'll be super mad if you give birth in the office." LOL!

#2: So far, I have gained just 8.5 pounds, but doctor says that baby is still growing, so there isn't anything to worry about.

#3: I just spent a lot of money at the maternity clothes store today, not so much on the maternity clothes because I won't need them much longer, but for the next chapter - nursing. Ryan can't believe people (or more importantly, I) pay money for bras with holes in them. He says that we can save money by letting him cut holes in my clothes. Any takers? Me, neither.

Showered with Love

On November 8, our Oahu family threw a shower at Mandalay Restaurant (yummy Chinese food family style) for the upcoming birth of our first child. Thank you to everyone for coming and for the gifts too! Baby (and Ryan and me, too) is so lucky to be surrounded by so much love!

Auntie Diane, me, mom, Auntie Wendy and Kuponobaby's gifts with two special helpers (kylie & kylie) to open them:

centerpiece (towel flowers with bath toys)
yummy lemon cake from Liliha Bakery with Kylie

...and on November 14,my friends threw me a shower at Angelo Pietro's :) Good times, girls -- Thank you!!yummy cupcakes from cake couture

"I love my aunt"