24 Weeks Pregnant

Well, because this country is both run and populated by selfish grown toddlers who can't wear a goddamned mask or take direction, coronavirus is getting worse here, which means I've been doing less and less, but at least pregnancy isn't on hold and I'm still hitting some milestones!

This week I hit week 24, which is huge because it's "viability week", and last night AJ finally felt a kick for the first time! I've been feeling the flutters and kicks for quite some time, but they're so random and unpredictable, it was hard to get the timing right for AJ to feel it, until last night, so that was special.

Then today, I was walking Anana and on our block, two of our neighbors were hanging out in the street, the moms in chairs watching the kids ride bikes in the street. As we passed them, one of the moms said "it'll just be a matter of time before you're out here with us watching your kid too!" and that's the first time I got an unsolicited pregnancy comment.

...I guess it really is happening!

July Cake

Somehow we were able to pull off a safe social distanced but still patriotic 4th of July this year.

First of all, AJ surprised me by coordinating with my friend Jessica to come down and surprise me. She was able to get a COVID test and quarantine and then we spent Friday out at the pool and eating pizza in the evening (mmmm...!)

On Saturday, AJ's sister and her fiance came to a safe distance, we had lamb sliders and homemade potato salad (which was really good!) and watched Hamilton on Disney+. I think it was almost better watching the video... at least better than any seats we could afford when we saw it live LOL. And they got some really cool angles too.

I was going to bake our red velvet cake, but just as I was opening the box, AJ informed me I wasn't allowed to have that. Who knew?! Pregnancy is one long list of new things you're not supposed to have or eat. So I had to make the yellow cake + chocolate frosting instead. That's one of my favorite cakes, but didn't quite feel as patriotic.

Khaleesi celebrated by being outside away from us, but in her own little hut.

And while I'm actually 21 weeks today, here's a bumpdate from last week when I was 20 weeks along.

Now that I'm 21 weeks - we're officially more than halfway there! (Although I guess in the end it will depend how soon or late the little lady actually wants to make her appearance...)