Alright girls, here you go.... 15 weeks and way more "chubby" fat than pregnant fat...

Anesthesia conference in Atlanta

We went to Atlanta in the beginning of October for an anesthesia conference and to visit our friends Andrew and Megan. What a great time! Besides being the designated driver and taking advantage of happy hour at the Embassay Suites, we spent time at the aquarium, olympic park, CNN studio, and touring Atlanta. Thanks Megan and Andrew for a great time!

Visiting my dad in Las Vegas/ Red Rock Canyon

Jack and I went to visit my dad in Las Vegas Oct. 17th weekend. We had a blast! We didn't gamble much, but really enjoyed visiting with my dad and enjoying the outdoors and fine restaurants. The best adventure of the weekend was for sure the Jimmy Buffet concert. What GREAT seats and unforgettable concert!!!! Thanks Dad!

Laura's Bachelorette party/ wedding

What a beautiful Bride-to-be and Bride! Laura's bachelorette party was in Grand Rapids. We first went to the piano bar and then ended up at some dance club downtown. We had a ton of fun and got to meet all of Laura's friends from Grand Rapids. What a night!

To tell you how small this world is, I ran into a college (NIU) swimming teammate who is from England! She happened to be at a friend's wedding in downtown Grand Rapids at the same time as Laura's party. I couldn't believe it! Nice seeing you Erika!

Larua's wedding was at her church in Troy and then the reception was at Crank's- a beautiful white tent in Stoney Creek Park. The weather was PERFECT... 75 and sunny all day! Congratulations Laura and Herbie!

Frankenmuth

The annual Frankenmuth car show was the weekend after Labor day. Since it was still too early, we didn't want to tell our parents about our good news quite yet. So, after faking drinking beer all weekend and drinking Coors N/A (non alcolol), we got through the weekend without them even having a clue! What a great time! We stayed over night and partied with Julie and Ed, Julie and Rich, Joe and Lauren, Dick and Marsha, Cindy and Todd, and Jack's parents. What fun!

The baby has a heart beat!!

Jack and I went to my OB for our first ultrasound. The u/s tech found the heart beating strong right away! It looks like a little gummy bear, but believe me... this little sucker is making me eat constantly! I feel great as long as I eat every 2 hours or so. Oh, and I stopped running all together so the combination is making me fat fast! This u/s picture is when it is 9 weeks old and only 2 cm long!

Newport Beach/ Napa Valley!

Jack and I went to Newport Beach and Napa Valley for 2 weeks in August. It was awesome to stay with my dad in Newport and walk to Balboa Island! He is that close! We had a blast- stayed very busy during the day and partied every night. We also went to Catelina Island for a day and drove a golf cart around. Our favorite place there of all the places we went was Billies. What a great time! Thanks Dad! Then we drove the coast up to Napa (I thought it would take 5 hours, but we got there 12 hours later...) We could smell and see where the fires were. We got to Napa and toured and tasted wine for the next 6 days....another great time! The day we got home from Napa I finally realized that I was "late", took 6 pregnancy tests and every single one of them came back positive. Jack was convinced I was playing a joke on him until he heard and saw the heart beating at the doctor's office! I was already 6 weeks!