We ♥ Beaches

We have ventured over to the beach a few times since moving back. Oh how I missed the beach when we lived out of state. We've gone for long walks, played in the sand, watched surfers catch waves, checked out tide pools, spotted naked sunbathers and did a little (fully clothed) sunbathing of our own. Life doesn't get much better than this!

20 Weeks

I can't believe I am already half way through this pregnancy! I seriously feel like time is flying by but I'm enjoying every minute of it. From the kicks I can already tell that this baby is a little gentler than Adelaide. She would kick in spurts really aggressively while this baby gives more gentle kicks all throughout the day. We just had the 20 week ultrasound and it was so fun to watch the baby give us a little show. He kept bringing his hands up to his mouth and kicking and punching and at one point he even did a slow little back flip trick causing the ultrasound technician to call him "yoga baby." I know I just referred to the baby as a he, but that is just because saying "it" over and over gets a little annoying. We still don't know the baby's gender, when they were checking out down there they had Rick and I look away and chat. We have brainstormed a few names though; for a boy we like Cash (it is a family name on Rick's side of the family) or Bentley, and for a girl we like Caroline or Clementine. Any thoughts?

The profile shot.

The yoga pose.

Sorry these are a little blurry, they are taken from our phones... I really should learn how to use our scanner.

Here are a couple belly pictures of me at 20 weeks. I have the best husband ever who kept Adelaide for five days while I went back to San Diego for my sister's graduation and to spend time with family. It was a great trip made up of multiple breakfast burritos, lots of giggle fests, a relaxing bed and breakfast stay, planking sessions and trips to the beach.

My belly's getting pretty big :)

From the front I think I just look like I ate a few too many donuts.

My sister and I planking in La Jolla while Eric watches us in disgust.

Laying Out in Colorado

I am a little grumpy today so I told Rick that what I really want is to lay out on a sunny beach by myself.

His response:

"Well, why don't you just bundle up in some snow clothes, go outside and lay out there by yourself? I'll set up a lawn chair and watch Adelaide."

I laughed and explained that the sunshine and warmth is what makes laying out so appealing... as well as not having to wear bundles of clothes. So he tried again:

"Okay, put your swimsuit on, we'll turn up the heat really high and you can lay out inside!"