Pregnancy Pictures

Alright, I've had a lot of people asking for belly shots, so here are a couple so you can see how I've changed in the past few months. The first picture was taken on August 28th when I was 27 and a half weeks along, or almost seven months. You can definitely tell that my stomach is protruding, but then check out the next picture. This was taken exactly one month later -- only one month later (almost 8 months)!! Reading the scale at my last appointment was definitely a shock, but I knew it would happen sooner or later. I just can't imagine myself getting any bigger... I'll definitely post another picture in a month, and I'm sure I'll definitely be bigger.

Baby Showers

I have been lucky enough to have had two baby showers--one at home and one here in San Francisco that the other first year dental wives threw for me. They were both tons of fun and I got so many adorable gifts. Thank you to everyone who came and spent so much time arranging the showers! Here are a couple of pictures from both baby showers.

Dental School in San Francisco

In January Eric was accepted into the University of the Pacific Dental School in San Francisco, CA, so we had been anxiously looking forward to the big move all year. Finally, in July, we quit our jobs and made the move up. We moved into a place called the Presidio. It's actually a national park, so even though it is right in the city, it's surrounded by trees and trails and the beach. Even better, the beach right across the street is called "Baker Beach" and we moved into the Baker Beach apartments.=)

I really had no idea how gorgeous it is here. The picture directly above is of Baker Beach. I can't believe I see the Golden Gate bridge everyday. We love it. Of course, everyone knows I think the weather could be warmer (it's hard to get tan when it's overcast =)) but it really is an amazing experience to live here. We've tried out a few restaurants and we're starting to get to know the city a little bit. It has so much personality.

Eric is loving school and doing very well. He rides to school everyday on his moped and it only takes him about 10 minutes or so. The schedule is quite rigorous, so we're learning how to balance study with play. He's doing great. It seems like we've been planning this our whole lives, so it's wonderful to actually be doing it!

It's a Boy!

On July 1st Eric and I went to get a 3D Ultrasound to determine the sex of the baby. From the beginning Eric had been convinced that it was a boy, but I really had no premonition either way. As soon as the ultrasound started the woman asked us what we thought it was. Eric said, "Boy!" She said, "Yep. It's a boy!" We were having a hard time seeing his face; he must have been sleeping or something, because he kept turning further away. Finally he rolled over and it was hilarious what we saw. He was stretched out on his back with his arms crossed behind his head, elbows out, and his legs propped up, crossed, in front of him. He was just chillin' there. If this is indicative of his personality, he's definitely taking after Eric. That would be fine with me!

I've included one of the ultrasound pictures below, but it didn't quite get the whole thing. You can see his cute little face, though. Adorable.

Baby!

Eric and I found out in March that we're expecting! I was anticipating this development, but for some reason when I saw that positive sign on the pregnancy test I couldn't help but freak out. It was so strange! It definitely took a while to sink in. In fact, I didn't believe it for a couple of weeks. I was totally in denial--you can ask Eric. That night we went out to Sushi to celebrate. Of course, I only ate certain kinds. It's a good thing we went then because as soon as the morning sickness kicked in I wasn't such a big fan of Sushi.

Our due date was originally December 4th, and then moved up to November 30th.

USC Football

It's a good thing I grew up loving to watch college football, otherwise I would be hating life right now and every other college football season of my life. Eric can watch and research the games and players like no other... although I'm sure there are many other wives that feel the same way about their husband! I actually grew up somewhat of a UCLA fan because my grandfather played for them, but when I joined Eric's family I had to embrace USC in order to preserve the relationship =). It's all good since Eric roots for the BYU cougars right along with me.

We were lucky enough to go to several of the USC games last season, but after starting dental school this year I have a feeling that we won't be back to one for a long time. In the meantime, I'm sure we'll catch every game from our living room.

James' Mission Call

My little brother James received his mission call to the Barcelona, Spain mission. He left about a year ago, and he's doing awesome! When I talked to him on the phone last I noticed that he had lost his surfer accent and is picking up that missionary accent... if you know what I mean. Hearing him speak Spanish is awesome, especially when he uses that theta or feta =) or whatever it's called. Bar-the-lona!