Missing...

If anyone has seen my ankles, can you tell them I'm looking for them? They seem to have gotten lost over the weekend and haven't come back.

What is it...

About being pregnant that makes everyone think they can say or do whatever they feel around you?

I've had comments from homeless people, congratulating me on having a boy. (No this has not been confirmed by the doctor.)

I've had clients not only touch, but continuously rub my belly.

And today I got, "Are you sure there's only one in there? You're just so big!" I'm sorry...I'm only growing another human being in here!!! And it's all in my belly!

If anyone has some good comebacks to these, I'm all ears!

Second 4th in Boston

This weekend we enjoyed our second 4th of July out east. It started out a little interesting...

While driving around, we stumbled upon some wild turkeys roaming the neighborhood. We couldn't let that go by without a picture!

The 4th is really big out here. We made our way through the huge crowd of people and enjoyed a great fireworks display! Here's just a taste of what we saw...

Hope everyone had a great 4th!

Buddha and the Beach

Wild Weekend at Home

Scott and I spent the last 3 days at home. As usual, it was a whirlwind trip because we wanted to squeeze in as much fun as we could. We couldn't fit everything...or everyone in...but we tried.

The fun started on Friday night at a friends wedding. It was so good to catch up with everyone there! Here's me and my friend Becky...who's due 2 weeks before I am.

We spent Saturday running around, catching up with family. There's never enough time for it all!

Sunday we caught up with Tim, Dana, and Ellie.

Here's all the girls. Somehow Dana and I managed to wear matching outfits...I guess pregnant minds think alike!

We had a great lunch at, where else, but Cooper's Hawk. We can never get enough of it when we're home!

After lunch we went to LL Bean so Ellie could see the fishies. She sure loves them!

Ellie managed to find something she wanted and who was I to deny her. What kid doesn't want to wear a fleece hat when it's 80 degrees out?

She also found some other toys that she liked, but this one stayed at the store. We'll see how long that lasts!

After all the fun and we got back to Boston, I realized that Scott didn't manage to get into one picture. He's always behind the scenes making sure we get pics of everyone else. I swear he was there with us...and had fun!!


That was the last flight for now. We'll be staying put until the bambino arrives. So if anyone's looking for a fun weekend...come to Boston!!

I passed....kind of

Friday marked my 28th week and with that I had my monthly doctor's appointment. Along with the usual stuff, I also had to get a gestational diabetes screening. I've heard and read some horror stories about this test. But it wasn't too bad. I did have a huge sugar crash about an hour after it and a raging headache the rest of the day, but all in all it wasn't too bad.
I was told I'd get a call only if the test came back positive. I wasn't expecting one.

Fast forward to today...

My phone rang early in the morning, "Hi, this is so and so from your doctor's office"...what??? Turns out my blood sugar is fine, but I'm anemic. Hmmmm...is that why I've been so tired, I asked. While it could be, especially since meat is the last thing I want to eat right now, it's probably just because (shocker) I'm 7 months pregnant! Guess I'll just take some extra iron right now then.

As far as updates go...

I've gained 4 more pounds which brings me to 18 total.
My belly is measuring 28.5 inches which is right in line with how many weeks I am.


12 more weeks until Baby Vogel is scheduled to arrive!!

Happy Anniversary!

It was one year today that Scott and I got married. In some ways I can't believe it's already been a year. But at the same time, it feels like we've been together forever.


We've done so much in the past year...








And have had so much fun exploring together...










And considering what the next year will bring, we have many more adventures ahead!