3rd Anniversary, Babymoon, and Christmas all in One

---previous entry not posted due to being 9 months pregnant.... here it is though.

Rob and I stole away to NYC for a short trip to celebrate. We left the morning of the 16th and took the train in to Penn Station.We hit the ground running and I was quite proud of my quite pregnant body handling all the walking and travel so well. We took an NBC studio tour, played audience members for Jimmy Fallon late late show monologue jokes, ate yummy turkish vendor food, saw the Rockefeller tree, shopped, and saw Billy Elliott (awesome!!). The next day.. We took it a little slower and met Meagan in China town/little Italy for lunch and then canolies.
A new friend, after we got back said that he thought "babymoons" were the biggest marketing ploy ever. I heartily agree, but like valentines day chocolates and flowers, why not celebrate and be festive any chance you get.

Wake up with Regis and Kelly

Now that I'm not working I have time to enter sweepstakes like Regis and Kelly's. You're supposed to send in a photo of you right after you wake up. This is me and my coffee cup of milk. Mmm.

I am crossing my fingers that they call me and we win a trip..or even the consolation prize of a 500 gift certificate would be way cool.

More pics from Thanksgiving Weekend

In honor of my Aunt Barbie!


Me and Rob and Baby before the GA/ GA Tech Thanksgiving game (we are all smiling). This is baby's 1st GA Tech article of clothing.

Rob eating the Christmas Tree at the Tree lighting

Santa being rescued from the roof at the Tree lighting.



Tuba players

Other Pics from the weekend

The Lancaster City Tree. It was a bitterly cold night after Thanksgiving but how could we not go out and see the tree lighting after hot cocoa at the neighbors!

Rob and Parents
Rob and wife
Danielle and Cylo comparing bellies. Cyclo is the mascot of Lancaster's minor league team. He made a guest star appearance at the Tree lighting.

Our Charlie Brown tree. Those of you who went to our wedding will remember it's prominence at the reception.

A very Hartley Thanksgiving

our very fun advent house. We're loving it! Each day either Rob or I get a small gift from the other, like a massage, money for the vending machine at work, or a movie rental. Most of the time the gifts are free which we especially like. Last Friday, Rob's gift from me was to go see Reindeer at the grocery store. Yes, A live reindeer. It was amazing and I may have enjoyed it more than him :)

They look better than they actually were... Over baked a little - pregnancy brain struck again!

The total spread along with Friends from Work (the Treppman's), Rob and Ted & Fran!

Evening at the Symphony

Last Friday night, a friend at church who is a symphony patron gave us his tickets a concert which he and his wife would miss due to a mission trip. Rob and I gratefully accepted and enjoyed a holiday evening out on the town. We walked to the Fulton Opera House on Prince St. on a mild northeast November evening, making sure to arrive early so we could check out the building. The Fulton used to be an old jail, and by old I mean pre-United States in the early early 1700s. There only original remnants of the jail is an original wooden door with a steel padlock and a plaque next too it describing the history. The Fulton is also supposedly haunted.



The concert was excellent. Strings, then chorus accompaniment, intermission, amazing piano-string-chorus, and then the full orchestra. We walked across the street afterwards for a coffee/tea treat before taking a longer stroll home. The bottom picture is from upstairs in the Fulton picturing Prince Street Cafe. It was a great evening out. And I can't help but think it will be one of our last really special date nights before we have to find a baby sitter!

27 week appt by the numbers

87 - glucose level after sick sugar drink (baby boy flipped out having such a jolt of sugar) Good news is no signs of gestational diabetes.
10.2 - iron level in blood. Must begin taking iron supplements since diet only isn't doing the job
8.5 - number of lbs gained since last month....yikes....so much for the 1lb a week guideline
29 - weeks my belly is measuring
3 - weeks until my next appt.

In other good news, we have a good baby who listened to his mama's pep talks to head down!