Third Trimester Begins

And we're off and running! Okay...there's no WAY I'm running with this belly. But it is off to the races in the sense that I know these next 12 weeks (and now, really 11) will go by quickly. Time is flying so quickly that I'm horribly behind on the belly-bump-photo front.




Yes, indeed...we do have BABY in there...

28 weeks

Happy New Year!

We rung in the new year on a little in-town vacation (or "stay-cation" as I've heard it called), spending the evening at the Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff, a neighborhood in south Dallas.

It's an older hotel built in 1946 that has been maintained and renovated (think 1940s retro-chic--they call it mid-century luxury, or Arte Moderne) and has one of the best views of downtown Dallas. Room, private party at the bar, champagne toast and midnight, and breakfast included in a package deal. It was a great surprise, and a fun excuse to get dressed up and go out, without the danger of driving around with all the crazy amateurs.

And while I couldn't partake in the bar shenanigans (we even skipped the champagne toast, sort of by accident), I did manage to indulge in a couple of mocktails (cranberry and soda, to be exact, shown below). It was rather chilly out on the rooftop bar, so we sat in the lobby and people-watched.

All in all, a fabulous way to spend the last New Year's Eve without a little one. Quite possibly the last time we see midnight on purpose!!