This weekend I reached two big milestones! First, the half-way point in my pregnancy! I'm officially 20 weeks!!! AND, it's been a whole week since I last puked (granted, I've taken meds three or four days this week, but still)...
It's been a pretty eventful weekend too. It feels like a treat to be able to leave the apartment after being cooped up for so many months! And it's especially nice since the NYC weather is getting much warmer. I spent yesterday walking around the city with my friend K. First, we checked out this baby store on the UWS called Giggle. I was expecting it to be much bigger and similar to a Buy Buy Baby and was disappointed to see how small it was and the limited selection. I was thinking I may want to register there, but after seeing the tiny store I decided against it. We traveled all over the city, grabbing a bite to eat, walking through central park, stopping at Destination Maternity to pick up some more staples for me and then I accompanied K to get her hair done (I really needed a rest from all the walking around, so sitting in the nice salon was a welcome break). I also realized that my cute ballet flats did not fit nearly as well as they used to - swollen feet perhaps??? I was getting blisters and desperately needed to take a load off!
After K left the salon looking fabulous, I hopped on the subway to meet my husband and two of our friends who had gathered in a bar after the NY Rangers victory over the NJ Devils. It was nice to see our friends L and J, but it's tough (yet amusing) being the only sober one sometimes... They had all been at the game and had put back quite a few by the time I arrived... Conversation was super entertaining... My hubby told me the same story five times and then this morning told it to me again as if I'd never heard it before! After chowing on some heartburn inducing bar food we went home where I chugged some Maalox and went to bed.
Today I didn't feel great in the morning so I took a kytril while I ate the french toast my hungover husband delivered to me in bed. Then we went off to Hoboken for a visit with my dad and his wife. My mother and father in law also joined us and we went for brunch at the W hotel. We had a nice meal and then headed back to the city with my mother in law in tow. She and my mom are joining us tomorrow for the anatomy scan. Given that it's at 9am both mom's decided to spend the night in the city so that they wouldn't be late to the hospital. We had a great dinner tonight at Ed's Chowder House and my little brother joined us. We all debated whether it would be a boy or girl (the waiter guessed a boy)...
My long wait is finally coming to a close... I can't wait to see my little one tomorrow morning and make sure he or she is healthy and developing on track!
Wish me luck!
