Beaner's New Ride

Over Thanksgiving we received an early Christmas present from Nono and Nana (James' parents). I was sitting on the couch after a nice long, Thanksgiving nap, just watching the game, when Nono handed me a holiday card. Inside was a picture of a Bugaboo stroller. He said, "it's yours... pick out whichever one you'd like."

So, James and I did our research over the weekend and decided to take a stroll over to Cobble Hill and take them for a test drive. While our hearts (and eyes) were set on the Bugaboo, we met Karla of Ola Baby and she overwhelmed me (James kept his cool) with information about stroller suspensions, how you can position babies facing you, facing others, resting at 180 degrees, 90 degrees, 45 degrees, some strollers even swivel all the way around, some come with bassinets, some you can take for a jog, some are too wide, some are great for the subway.... I couldn't take it so James and I decided to leave the poor woman alone and grab a bite to eat.

On our way to grab a bite, we spotted other new moms with their UPPAbaby strollers... a good sign as Cobble Hill is stroller city (I thought Park Slope was bad). 15 minutes later, we were back with Karla. James convinced me that the UPPAbaby was the way to go. I agreed and was happy that he took charge and just made the decision for us. It arrives in a week.



Thank you Nono & Nana!

A Day at the Beach

We had an amazing day today with our friends Harry and Bekka. We picked them up around 10 and headed east to Jones Beach State Park. The weather was incredible for mid-November...low 60s and sunny with light winds.
Our game plan was to enjoy the day and take some fun pregnancy photos in a setting Gigi and I both love.



Harry brought his camera and got some great shots that I will post after he's had a chance to edit them. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek of some he took with our camera.

Mom's First Blog Post

If you could hear me now, you'd hear me belching! It may be an old wives tale, but they say that it's going to be one hairy baby if the mom has heartburn. Raul (my grandfather on my dad's side) always called me his "changita" (little monkey in Spanish) and now I'm having a little monkey of my own!

I feel blessed that heartburn is the only prenatal symptom that can be a bit uncomfortable at times... however, it doesn't stop me from ordering a burger with jalapenos from the Dram Shop or the world's spiciest green curry from Watana Siam. James has been wonderful and so encouraging. When I burp in his face (but usually across the room), he just looks over with a smile and says "nice one, baby" and "way to go!" I can't wait until he's cheering me on in the delivery room.

Dreams

So, last night I had a fun dream. In the dream, I came home from work to Gigi and a crying baby. As I walked in the door, Gigi said to me, "He missed his daddy today." When I took him from her he stopped crying and fell asleep on my shoulder. I woke up laughing and told Gigi I dreamt our child was going to be a boy.

About a month ago, Gigi had a dream that we had a boy with green eyes and curly brown hair. Could this mean anything? Just our subconscious desires, or something more?

Who knows? I'm not going to dwell on it too much. I also once had a dream that I was petting a squirrel, and then it turned into a lion and started chasing me. Terrifying.

All I know is that it is really cool to dream about our next stage in life as a family. Boy or girl, the best part of the dream was the happiness I felt when the baby was in my arms, calm and content.