Cruise 2009

Sorry it took me so long to post about our vacation. We had such a WONDERFUL time! Sunday we headed out to San Diego and got on the ship. It was a little overcast but we were happy to have missed the huge storm that hit home that day!

Cute Brack in our room

Brack ready for the muster

Monday we were in Catalina Island. We got off the ship in the morning and spent most of the time walking around the island looking at things. It is a pretty cool place. While off the ship, we decided to do a little miniature golfing. It was a cool course that was kind of in a forest of trees. We had fun! Then around lunchtime we got back on the ship to eat and spent the afternoon sitting by the pool. We loved every ounce of sunshine we could get. It was so nice.
On our way to Catalina Island on the little boat

Catalina Island with our ship in the back

Brack while miniature golfing in the forest

Gotta kiss in Lover's Cove
Beautiful Lover's Cove

How we spent our afternoons, relaxing by the pool

Tuesday we were in Ensendada, Mexico. I have been there before and believe me there isn't much to see. We got off the ship in the morning and started walking around. It was a beautiful day but I was tired and my body was telling me so. The babies didn't like Mexico very much at all. So we walked around for a bit and about an hour later got back on the ship. I felt bad but I had to listen to my body and we figured we weren't missing too much. Luckily cruises aren't just about the stops so we were able to sit by the pool and relax again. Each night we had dinner, went to the shows, and stayed up late. We slept in everyday and took a daily nap. Seriously it was so relaxing!!!

Dress up night. Look at that belly!


Brack in Mexico

Me in Mexico

Nighttime on the ship

The last day was a day at sea. After breakfast, it was a little overcast but we headed up to the top deck and we were able to see hundreds of dolphins swimming right next to the ship. It was awesome! We watched them forever because they just kept coming. I guess the water is warmer next to the ship so they come and swim right alongside. It was great. After lunch the sun came out so again we spent the afternoon sitting in the sun watching some things on the pool deck. Then, it was nap time. I loved it. That night there was a funny hypnotist that we stayed up late to watch. It was hilarious.

Staying up late for the shows.

Thursday we got off the ship early, spent too many hours coming home and were exhausted when we got finally made it. It was about 10 hours from when we woke up to when we made it home and my poor body had had enough. My legs, ankles, and feet were so swollen from the traveling. Well all in all it was an AWESOME trip. We feel so lucky that we were able to go!!! We relaxed more than anything, forgot about life, slept, ate until we were about to burst then ate again, stayed up late, slept in and napped. It seriously was so amazing. It was just what we needed. I'm so glad that I got to go and spend so much time with Bracken. He really is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without him. Life is crazy now that we are back and we seem to always be busy so it was a priceless vacation!!

Genders.....

On Monday night, Bracken and I went to Fetal Fotos. I know we cheated. We decided to go for a couple of reasons, the main one being that this way Brack didn't have to try to get work off to come to an appt because that is seeming harder than it should be, and because we are impatient and were told we wouldn't be able to find out until the end of the month :) So we went and actually have a connection (thanks connection) to the owners so we got a friends and family discount. It was so fun to see the babies again. They are crazy busy in there!!!

And here are the results:

Baby A

Baby B

Baby C

WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! We really really wanted a mix so we were so happy to get one of each. Bracken of course is relieved to have a boy (as am I). Baby A, the boy, was very very open about his gender. Legs spread, showing it off. I told Brack that he was just making sure his dad knew he was there :) Baby C is by far the biggest mover and is busy kicking Baby A, her brother, in the head all the time! Seriously though, she is going to be a handful. Every ultrasound she refuses to hold still long enough for a heart rate. Stinker. Baby B, the other girl, is very shy. She likes to hide her face and turn away from the camera. She doesn't move as much but if brother kicks her in the head, she will push back! We loved seeing them in there. The girls doing the ultrasound really enjoyed it so it ended up going for awhile. It was fun for Bracken to see in person too! It feels so much more real now that we know what they are. We cannot wait! Now the trick is holding back on buying things ;)

I also went to the doctor today. My doctor is out of town so I was just seeing his nurse midwife. She was confused because they hadn't ordered me an ultrasound and she wasn't sure how she would be able to find 3 heartbeats and know which was who, etc. So I got a fast viability ultrasound. It was quick, no measurements or anything but the ultrasound tech was nice and took another look at the genders and we were right on. I don't know how they do a heartbeat either because both girls had the same rate so how would they know who's it was when they are so small and still kinda smooshed together? Any way, I never complain about seeing my babies :) They are all looking so good and I'm feeling great!!! I love the second trimester. I still have to remember to nap everyday, even if I think I'm Wonder Woman and don't need to, because otherwise I get horrible headaches and hurt from head to toe by the end of the day. Other than that, I'm doing good. I'm going to enjoy it for the next 4 weeks before some sort of bed rest hits.

Any way, I know all my posts are about the babies. I do have a post about our vacation to put up so that will go up next when I upload my pictures. I just couldn't wait to tell people about the genders! WOO HOO!