MDW Camping

We had a great weekend camping out with the Koning's near the McKenzie River. It was very relaxing. We took a hike to see Proxy Falls, soaked in Belknap Hot Springs, and rafted the river.

Proxy Falls



Rafting on the McKenzie River

Week 29

School Shower

Yesterday my school had a shower for us at Jodi Moade's house. Unfortunately, David did not get to make it because of work. But we were certainly showered with some very nice gifts - a pack and play, Bumbo chair, baby toys, bottles, receiving blankets, and a few other things. As always, it was a fiesta theme with yummy nachos and chicken tortilla soup. Plus Sue always makes Sangria for the crowd. And my favorite - chocolate cake with chocolate icing and chocolate filling!


Jodi and Angela hosted

Yummy Chocolate Cake

Fiesta

Pack and Play filled with gifts

Warrior Wear





A few things from Peggy and Elise

26 weeks - I'm getting bigger!

New things coming blogs way

Hey friends and family. We just got a new computer last night. It's a MacBook Pro and there is quite the learning curve for us. You can tell from our picture last night, that I am very happy to be back online after being off for about a month! And to have such cool new computer capabilities! Yippee! David is out on the river tonight, so I will have lots of time to explore and learn about this new toy! As I sit and play on it, I will start to post pictures and more. I just downloaded Skype, so if you have it you should be able to find us under "edgealley" or "Beth Edgemon and David Alley". Grandmas and Aunties- you need to figure out how to use it along with me so we can visit often and you can watch little Luci grow!

Angela and I headed to Portland today to do a little registering and shopping. It was so nice having Angela there with me. Since she is a recent mom, she knew so much about what we will need and what we could probably skip out on. Thanks Angela! I also bought a couple of things for Luci today. This is the first I have bought any clothes, and boy was it a struggle to contain myself! There are the most darling outfits out there for little ones. I ended up going all green to mix in with the pink we've been getting from the grandmas and the aunties (Leah and Susan). Super cute stuff! Can't wait to put her in all the cute outfits that y'all have sent. Thanks so much!

I guess I'm looking pregnant and not fat!

This morning I had my first comment made by a complete stranger in regards to my expanding belly. "Oh you look so cute. Your belly!" I was wondering if people who didn't know me could tell I just wasn't eating too much ice cream!

Today I have a massage and I am looking forward to it. I'm having a harder time getting comfortable when I sleep. I need the whole bed to myself! And I'm not even that big yet. I'm hoping the massage will help with the tired pain I feel on my side when I sleep. Other than that, everything else is great. Lots of movement in there every day.

Over half way there!

Just want to post something...once we get a working computer, I will upload pictures and more information. She's been moving around a lot lately. Especially at the end of the day when I am laying on the couch with my feet up. Last night, David actually felt her move and could see my belly twitch.

So far, this has been a very easy pregnancy. I had absolutely no morning sickness during the first trimester. I don't think I really had cravings either. I went through a phase where I didn't want broccoli, but I may be over that now. I was also enjoying salads with pear and walnuts on it. And I've really enjoyed spinach in all forms - but mostly raw or steamed. I may have a sweet tooth - but I think I have always had that! It's not often that I miss my nightly scoop of ice cream! Two weeks ago we went out with some friends and had dinner at Terzo and dessert at Big River. I told David that was the perfect evening. Homemade spaghetti and meatballs and the most delicious dessert. There were 9 of us and the array of desserts - beautiful. Should have taken a picture of it :)

I've been going to a pre-natal yoga class weekly since week 9. I've watched three other women leave because they had their babies and a whole new group of women join our class. David and I were also doing a great job of going on hikes every weekend up until about week 18. But then...

The only problem I have had was not even pregnancy related. The piriformis muscle in my right glute got inflamed after a long hike in February. It eventually got so bad I was unable to walk without a lot of pain. Neither yoga nor the chiropractor could do anything for me, so I finally went to the physical therapist. I only saw her twice, and she massaged the pain right out. This kept me from being able to go on walks for about a month, but I finally had the time and break in the weather to go again this weekend. Sue and I went to Chip Ross park and did the loop there. Probably a 3 mile hike - up and down. I was definitely a little winded after not being out for a few weeks. And carrying 10 extra pounds!

I've scheduled my first pregnancy massage for next week - an hour and half! Can't wait for that to happen. I also get to go to Sunriver for a few days this week for a conference. Hopefully, it will be sunny on that side of the Cascades and I'll get some good exercise.