March Madness

We have been pretty busy here the last few weeks. My mom came to visit during her spring break, and per usual, she did a TON of stuff to help out. I don't think it's possible for her to come without sewing something new and cooking at least two pies. So, this visit included sewing curtains for the baby's room, which turned out perfectly (and cost half the price). She also made a cherry pie, and my new favorite, a butterscotch pie (seriously, this thing is amazing). We had a lot of fun, and Reggie, as always, was sad to see her go.


Butterscotch goodness.


My mom hard at work.

Later that week, Derek and I headed to the Verizon Center in D.C. to watch the first round of the NCAA tournament. Derek is a huge UConn fan, so we got to see them blow out Bucknell, and then we watched the first half of the Missouri/Cincinnati game. It was pretty awesome. The only issue is that we somehow got seats in the middle of a ton of Bucknell students (like shirts off, painted chest, holding posters kind of fans). It was okay though, because they certainly quieted down during the second half.






Kemba and Calhoun


The really annoying Bucknell fans.



Aside from that, we've just been doing more house stuff -- yard work, organizing, etc., and watching a ridiculous amount of basketball. Derek painted the baby's room this weekend. Here is a sneak peek with the new curtains.





I will spare you the picture of me from 28 weeks. I chose to wear a horizontally striped shirt, and it was a very bad decision.

Happenings

A few weekends ago we headed out to Ikea to buy some shelves and other storage stuff so that we have a place to put all of the new baby stuff. We got there early so that we could have breakfast. Look at all of the stuff we got for under $10 (I don't know how those Swedes do it).



Derek spent the next 8 hours assembling furniture.

Last weekend, I headed to Dallas to see my family, which, of course, involved a trip to Chuy's. My mom and friends were nice enough to throw me a baby shower while I was in town. The shower was perfect. We got a lot of goodies and everyone brought a children's book, which was my favorite part.











The funniest sight was packing all of the stuff into a suitcase to get it back to DC. It took some serious spacial reasoning, but we were successful.

This weekend was pretty lazy. We did a little work around the house, bought some baby stuff, and headed into Old Town with Reggie to take a walk by the water.

Here is the latest picture. I had a doctor's appointment on Friday, and apparently I am measuring bigger than I am supposed to be (which is a great self-esteem booster and not at all related to the amount of food I consumed at Ikea).


26.5 weeks