California Trip Early March

Matt and I went to California for his last spring break ever! We went and visited our families. It was a nice trip and we enjoyed the warm weather since it was in the negatives the week before we left.

I had been craving In n Out my entire pregnancy so far so I told my brother and parents that my first stop was I wanted to go to In n Out. Our flight got in at 10:00pm and then we went straight to In n Out. I felt like I was in high school again after an Irvine dance.

We went for a walk at Strands for sunset and enjoyed the beautiful view.

Matt took my dad and brother to Sushi for my dad's birthday. I was able to spend the whole morning with my Dad going on a beach walk and breakfast. It was fun to be able to spend his birthday with him.

My mom's sweet friends threw me a baby shower when I was home. It was so nice seeing a lot of the women I knew growing up. My cousin drove from Arizona. I loved seeing a lot of women who made such an impact on my life.

After the shower we drove down to Carlsbad for my dad's birthday and we looked at the flowers and then went shopping.



Six (and a half) months pregnant. I was begging to feel big.

We visited Gigi and Bompa and went to her favorite place on the island. We went and got root beer floats and yummy lunch. John and I got to spend the day together which is always fun.



Baja Fish tacos is my favorite. It is always on the top of my list of places I need to go to when I am home.



We went on a lot of morning walks. It was so nice to not have to bundle to go for a walk.

It was in the 90's for a few days that we were there and we went to the beach and pool to cool down. It was so relaxing.

We also went to the overlook and ate dinner at sunset. It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen.



Early 2015

So January and February of 2015 were very cold here in Pittsburgh. We found out the sex of our baby and had our ultrasound. I also finally started feeling better after going to bed for the last two months at 8:00 pm every night. 

At around 18 weeks. The bump finally started to pop out then.

At about 19 weeks here and we were still curious to what we were having.

We had a few days that were warmer and sunny in January so we decided to bundle up and go for a walk.

We were so excited for our ultrasound and we scheduled it on a Saturday so we could take as much time as needed and could then go buy some cute clothes for our new baby. We arrived at the hospital where we will have the baby 15 minutes early and went right into the Ultrasound. It was so neat to see the baby sleeping and then moving around. I was shocked by the fact that the ultrasound was so long and that they measured and double checked everything with our baby. The baby kept punching the ultra sound wand, was sucking her thumb, and even had a gigantic yawn.

We could not wait to find out what we were having. Matt was convinced it was a girl from the beginning but I was not as certain. At the end of our ultrasound we were able to definitely tell that it was a girl.



January and February were record cold months in Pittsburgh. We bundled up a lot and walked to an indoor track so we could walk for 30 - 40 minutes. On almost every walk it put baby girl to sleep right away. 



Our favorite treats in Columbus.



When I was 22 weeks we went to Columbus to go to the Temple. The weather was absolutely beautiful and it was a great day.



Luckily my coat still zipped through January and February. This was my look (not very fashionable but warm) almost every morning as I left for work. I had so many layers on. I did not look pregnant at all until I got to work and took off the multiple coats, pants and sweaters. At least I was warm though throughout the record lows.

At around 25 weeks one of my girlfriends invited me to a private yoga class at Athleta.

New York

At the end of October we went to New York. I had never been to New York but was so excited to go. We stayed in a hotel in midtown and walked all around the city. The first day we were there we walked around and explored and walked down to Rock Center. That night we went to Time Square and went to get cheesecake at Juniors. I have to say Juniors had by far the best cheesecake ever.

The following day we woke up early and went down to Rock Center again to go to the Today Show. I was so excited to go and have always wanted to see the Today Show live. It was neat to see them film and to see the set. Matt will watch the Today Show some mornings and text me now saying "Look we have been there."

After the Today Show we went to the New York Library and the Grand Central Station.

Matt had a meeting with an Attorney in New York so I explored the shopping but was not tempted to buy anything because I was newly pregnant. After Matt's meeting we ate lunch and walked back to our hotel. We walked and went into several shops on Fifth Avenue. We also went to the building where Suits was filmed and took a picture in front.

That night we walked from our hotel to the Temple. It was so neat to be outside in the busy city one second and then feel the peace of the Temple the next. After the Temple we went to Katz and ate our body weight in food.

Our last day in New York we woke up and went on a walk in Central Park. Following our run we went to this bagel place that was amazing and had homemade cream cheese. After we finished our bagels we went back to the hotel and changed and went to the Met. We loved the Met and spent a good amount of time just relaxing on the roof eating lunch. It was one of my favorite places in New York. After the Met we went down to Battery Park, the Stock Market, and the 9/11 memorial. I especially loved the 9/11 memorial it was neat to see the new buildings they built where the twin towers use to be. Following the 9/11 memorial we went to Eatly. We ate dinner there and saw the Flat Iron building.

I loved New York and could live there in a heart beat. I think there is so much fun stuff to do there. It was a fun trip.

At Time Square

At the Today Show

 

In front of the Temple

During our run/walk in Central Park

On the Rooftop of the Met

October 2014

October was an extremely busy and fun month for us. We had our spring triathlon the beginning of the month. I also took a pregnancy test that week and found out I was pregnant about two days before the race. I didn't do as well as I normally did training but Matt was patient and stayed with me the whole race. That following week we went to the doctor and found out we were definitely pregnant and we were both shocked and beyond excited. We told both of our families and they were elated. 

We also went to the Penguins Hockey game with our friends Kerri and Mike. Kerri got box tickets from her work. It was so fun and we spend most of the game just laughing with them.

October is also the month in Pittsburgh were fall is in full bloom. I love all the fall colors and activities. We try to go on a lot of walks to enjoy the weather and leaves. We also went apple picking with some of our friends out at a local farm.

September 2014

In the beginning of September we went to Michigan to visit Matt's cousin and wife. We had a lot of fun spending time with them.

We also went to three sporting events in one week. We went to a Penguins Hockey scrimmage in the morning followed by a University of Pittsburgh Football game that afternoon. We also went to a Pirates Baseball game that week as well. It was beautiful weather.



We spent a lot of the month of September training for our sprint triathlon together since we had been training for it apart all summer.