Hello 2nd trimester!

This past Tuesday I hit 13 weeks ~ the official start to the second trimester! Thankfully, the morning sickness has started to taper off and I'm not so tired anymore. I had my monthly checkup at the OB today and found out that since last visit I've gained 2 pounds. The baby's heartbeat sounded perfect and was beating at 154bpm. I go back in a month for my next checkup. So far, so good!

Dinosaur Park

Grandma and Poppy visit

Grandma and Poppy arrived on Tuesday afternoon. Owen was so happy to see them! We had lunch together and then Owen went down for his nap. Mom and I went to get manicures and Dad stayed with Owen. We made shish-kabobs for dinner and when Ben got home from work we ate dinner together. I forgot to take pictures! :(

Today we drove out to Manassas to look at furniture for their new place in Hershey. On the way home Grandma and Poppy treated us to lunch at Eggspectations, and although none of us had a meal with eggs, it was delicious nonetheless. We got home and put Owen down for his nap and my mom and I headed out to the store for ingredients for our dinner. We got home and mom started working on the meal. Once everything was prepped we watched the new Alice in Wonderland on DVD while Owen still slept. At 7:30, Curt and Tish arrived and we sat down to a lovely dinner of spinach lasagna roll-ups, salad, and garlic bread and blueberry kuchen for dessert. Everyone had a great time and we were all exhausted by the end of the night.

Mom and Dad leave tomorrow for Hershey but Owen and I won't be missing them for long. Since Ben has a business trip to San Diego next week, we're going to drive up to Hershey to visit with my grandma and see my mom and dad's new place. If the weather is nice we're going to hit up HersheyPark for a day. Can't wait!!!

Udvar Hazy

This morning Ben mowed the lawn while Owen and I relaxed on the deck in his froggy pool. Yes, I got in with him. It was super hot and the water was nice and cold. Every time I would get out, Owen would come over to my chair and say, "Mommy in!". I had Ben grab a picture of the two of us, but since the camera was inside, it fogged up when he brought it out in the heat. But here's the shot anyway:



This afternoon we decided to take Owen to the Udvar Hazy National Air and Space Museum which is right in our backyard (Dulles). Owen had a great time running around the museum pointing to the helicopters, airplanes, rockets and space shuttles. We even had a nice passerby offer to take our picture. It was a fun way to spend an hour inside with air conditioning versus outside in 90+degree heat.

Number Puzzle

Owen is starting to get into puzzles. This morning he pulled out his number puzzle, sat down, and started naming the numbers as he picked up each piece. Too bad it only lasted for 3 minutes.

Basketball and swimmin' on a Friday

The weather was perfect today so around 10am Owen and I put on our swimsuits and slathered on the sunscreen. Then I filled up his froggy pool and we headed out to play on the deck before lunch. At first all Owen wanted to do was shoot hoops. Finally I coaxed him into the pool. He had so much fun playing with his bucket and when I said, "Owen, dump some water on your head!" he did!

After awhile he got bored in there all by himself. I was getting hot, so I asked him to pour a bucket-full of water onto my feet. Of course, he poured it right in my lap, soaking me. I didn't mind, it was nice to cool off. Since I was already wet, I jumped in his pool with him. We had a blast. Wish I could have captured it on camera, but I was too nervous he'd splash water everywhere.

It was a great way to spend the morning and after lunch we both took long naps.

1st trimester screening

Today I am a day shy of 12 weeks pregnant. We had our 1st trimester screening test done today and thankfully, everything looks good! Our doctor would not even try to determine the gender this early, so that was a little disappointing. But we couldn't be happier to hear that so far the baby's development is right on track. Heartbeat sounded perfect ~ beating at 168bpm.

Frying Pan Farm

Today was pretty overcast, but we wanted to get out of the house and do something. So we decided to take Owen to Frying Pan Farm in Herndon. It's a cute little farm with lots of animals and best of all: it's completely FREE.

Owen had such a good time walking around to see all the animals. But there was one animal that scared him a little bit ~ the peacock. Ben and Owen went over to the cage to get a closer look once he opened up his feathers when all of a sudden, he started squawking like crazy! Owen screamed and started crying so we quickly moved on to see the cute little ducks that do nothing more than quack. :)

Mac Cheese

We had a very, very lazy Saturday here at the Marshall household. Mommy is still dealing with constant morning sickness, and the weather wasn't the greatest. So we made the best of it and just relaxed in our jammies all day.

Owen is getting better and better at using utensils. Here's a shot of him eating his "Mac Cheese" for dinner tonight.

Pasta is yummy

So yummy Owen forgot to use his spoon. Hands work just as well. :)