Visit from Mom Barrett

So my Mom came to visit us last weekend. The visit went by way too fast and the dogs are both still wondering where she is. They loved sleeping with her and it was nice to give us a little break. She took Andrea and me to Bella Tosca for massages and facials. It was so relaxing even if I couldn't go into the jacuzzi or steam room. I'm going to try and do that more often because over the last couple weeks my body, especially my back, has been very sore. I can't even imagine how hard it's going to be at 8 or 9 months if I'm feeling like this at 6 months. Sitting at my desk all day at work just isn't working. I've got to get up and stretch at least once an hour.

It was also Scott's birthday last Monday (isn't he lucky that he's married to a woman who's still in her 20s). We went out to eat a lot and got him some great gifts. We also got a special package from Mom Regan. Tons of adorable baby onsies, bibs, spit-up clothes, a blanket and the cutest little baby pants. We already have so much baby stuff and think it's time to start thinking about putting the nursery together in our spare guest room.

I signed us up for our childbirth preparation classes. We're going to do a day-long course at Sharp Mary Birch on a Saturday at the end of April. We'll also get a tour of the hospital so we know exactly what to do and where to go when the big day comes. I'm looking forward to the class since I really don't know anything about labor. I just can't seem to bring myself to read any of the labor parts of my pregnancy books (they're all so graphic). I admit, it scares me to death. I know I'll be fine and women do it every day but I think I'd rather be ignorant until we get closer to the actual birth.

Below is a picture of Scott and I last weekend. I'm almost 24 weeks in this picture. As you can see, I am getting bigger every day.