Two new favorites: PsiBands & The Snoogle!

First thing is first: My new best friend might just be "The Snoogle." It's a giant funny-shaped body pillow to provide comfort and support (esp for pregnant women.) Since I have been tossing and turning more than ever lately and planned on buying one of these eventually anyway, J and I made a trip to Babies R Us to grab it.





Ahhhh........ heaven.

The other goodie I picked up recently are PsiBands (fashionable answer to SeaBands) for my morning sickness. My doctor recommended them, so I figured they are worth a try. It's been hard for me to eat lately because I've had ZERO appetite with an upset stomach. I haven't had these long, but they seem to be helping!

PsiBand Website



I got the turquoise ones with cherry blossoms.

'Sex and the City' Pre-Movie Party Fun!

A group of us had a fun pre-movie party at my good friend Tiffany's house. She went all out with decorations and yummy food and delicious cosmos. She even had a SATC raffle with awesome prizes that Char won!



We watched a few of the very first episodes to get newbie Sarah into it, and then we watched the last few episodes of the series. I loved how they ended the show and I cry every time. It definitely got me in the mood to see the movie and I can't wait until Saturday night to watch it!!

Here are the last few minutes of the last episode.



Hopefully I'll add some photos later. *ahem*Tiffany*ahem*

Edit to add photos! :-D

How we told our parents.

We found out we were pregnant shortly before Mother's Day, so we figured that would be a great day to share the good news. We gave my mom, J's mom, and J's step-mom each a frame that reads "Happy Mother's Day, Grandma! Baby Ridgway is due January 15th, 2009!" (As you may have noticed, the due date has since changed based on our Doctor's calculations.)

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Letting the cat out of the bag...

We're pregnant!! The baby (from now on referred to as 'Sprout') is due to make an appearance on January 13th.

J and I are both very thrilled and I am already loving pregnancy.

Here's our 7 week ultrasound and belly picture. I'm already starting to poke-out in the tummy region, so this should get interesting.





So far I've been having about every symptom in the book. The morning (and by morning I mean ALL DAY) sickness has been persistent, but manageable. I've been very tired and have spent a lot of time napping. Mostly I'm just so happy to actually have a baby growing inside of me. On Tuesday when we had the ultrasound done, we got to see Sprout's heartbeat. It was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!! I'll never forget that moment.



So brace yourself because this blog is about to go baby in a big way.

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Moving Day

J & I went up to Grass Valley this week to help our friends move. We drove up there Tuesday night and drove back Wednesday night. On our way back, we stopped off in Vallejo to see our friends Angela & Eddie. J got to try out the new GTA4. I think it's going on his wish-list.

My job for moving day was easy - BABYSIT! :) I got to hang out with little S for most of the day while my hubs did the heavy lifting.



Someone is being camera shy!





Playing with her new ball my mom got her.











J throwing the ball to us.

Camping at Uvas Canyon

Last weekend we went camping with Zak & Sarah, Josh & Joann, and Phil & Melanie for two night at Uvas Canyon. We got two sites and had a blast doing "camping stuff."

On the drive there, we saw baby cows and THIS:



First glance of the infamous Playoff Beard.





Friday night dinner made by Zak & Sarah.



Mothy Mothra needed moved, but wanted some kisses first. Sarah ran so fast in the opposite direction that we weren't able to catch her on camera!



Zak's grand attempt at hanging the hammock. Looks comfy, no?



Oscar came along, too!



Saturday morning breakfast.



Josh & Joann



Can't have any germs while camping!



Us. ♥



The playoff beard. As of now, it's still around. Tonight is an elimination game... Come on SHARKS!!



Joann setting Saturday night dinner on fire!



Campfire

I'm not dead.

Fooled ya, didn't I? I'm apparently terrible at keeping up with blogs.

I don't have much time, but wanted to post a couple photos from a ladies' day of wine tasting last weekend. We went to some of the Livermore wineries and had a blast.

The South Bay Carpool:

Sarah the DD (Thanks again!!):


Joann:


Myself & Char:












Can you tell that this is later and later into the day? ;)

Makin' Progress!

Well, it is day 21 of my weight-loss & get-fit quest and I have lost a total of 9 pounds with 6 left to go! At this rate, I'm on track to reach my goal before we leave for Ireland on Feb 13th.

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Movie!

Yesterday we saw 'Cloverfield' with some of our friends and I really liked it. Not everyone in our group did, though. It's definitely receiving some mixed reviews. I think if you're familiar with J.J. Abrams' work (such as 'Lost'), then that will help you know what to expect a little more.

How cliché!

Betcha can guess what my 2008 New Year's Resolution is!! Yep... Weight loss. I've joined two challenge groups with my friends to lose 15 pounds by March 1st.

- One is a Cardio Challenge where the first person to rack up 50 hours of cardio wins. I think my hours will consist mostly of the elliptical trainer.

- The second is our own version of 'The Biggest Loser.' We're using SparkPeople to keep a support message board, check-ins, and food/exercise trackers. There will be weekly gift card rewards and a grand prize awarded at the end for the biggest percentage of pounds lost. Tomorrow is my first weigh-in date and I'm disappointed with the pounds I've packed on since the wedding, but looking forward to getting them off. It's 1200 calories and lots of cardio for me for the next two months.

So.... Wish me luck!!

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!