Sightseeing and a heartbeat!

Well it's been a very busy 2 weeks! We took a trip to Washington DC for Kris' spring break which was so much fun! I never thought I would like DC much (the city it's self) BUT it's like taking the beautiful parts of New York, the action without the intense crowds and FREE stuff to do almost everywhere you go! I loved it.

Our trip started off visiting some friends in Virginia which was really nice. They even left tootsie rolls on our pillows (instead of mints!) The next day we headed towards DC with a stop at Mount Vernon.

16 weeks!

Kris had the honor of reading George Washington's prayer at a wreath laying ceremony at his grave side.

We headed to DC around dinner time and enjoyed a delicious meal in Dupont Circle. The next few days were filled with tons of WALKING which was actually wonderful since there was so much to see!

We caught the tail end of Cherry Blossom Season

Kris & I at the White House

Good Friday we saw men dressed as Roman soldiers walking around with a man dressed as Jesus carrying his cross. 

Our friends met us up in DC for the last few days and we were so glad to have them with us!

Our feet were DONE for and the Metro was just what we needed at the end of the night!

After getting back from DC we had something else exciting to look forward to... hearing our baby's heartbeat for the first time! It was so wonderful hearing that my little one was happily swishing around inside and his/her heart was beating at a low 140- possibly boy? We will find out in 4 more weeks!

Next post will have a better bump picture since it's growing and my clothes aren't!

But this one will be going in the little one's baby book:

We are now in the 17th week and feeling little tiny kicks from within... very excited to have Kris start feeling the baby soon!

A weekend Getaway

This past weekend we took a little trip down to Charleston where Kris ran in the Cooper River Bridge Run. It was the biggest race I've ever witnessed. 43,000 people running in the race. Insane.

We arrived Friday and enjoyed the Taste of the Bridge Run where we enjoyed a beautiful sunset!

Afterwards we headed to back to the house we were staying at. If you haven't tried Airbnb you definitely should! We booked a room last minute and instead of paying $350 for a night we paid $60 for a room at Anne and Vernon's place in Mt. Pleasant. They were wonderful hosts and it was comforting to know we knew a local couple to help us out with tips and directions!

Race rules stated that the runners had to be in line by 7am so I dropped Kris off at the starting line at 6:30 and rushed over the bridge to get a parking spot at the finish. Due to the number of runners the race started 2 hours late and Kris didn't even start until 9:41! I felt so bad for him, but he did a great job and finished in 70 minutes! I was so proud.

After the race we grabbed a bite to eat and headed home to get our Kali Dog. She stayed with Mom and Dad V. for the night and played so hard with Jud that she had "Happy Tail" poor doggy. (Normally her tail is straight up)

It was a fun weekend and went by fast but thankfully we have a short work week! Speaking of work I haven't told them about the baby coming, figure I ought to wait til I get back from my next vacation! Hiding my bump is getting a little harder... 15 weeks now!

I've been reading a lot about my birthing options- mostly drugs or no drugs... so much to consider!

Well, thats all for now!