My little photographer

In the last few weeks Nate has become very interested in taking pictures with my phone. I have A LOT of blurry shots, but some of them actually turn out pretty decent.

Here are a couple of the better ones:

And some of the not so good ones:

Nothing comes close to the Golden Coast!

Nate and I had the chance to visit my family out in California in October. It was such a great trip! It seemed like the beginning of the trip went a little slower, even though we had more going on, but the second half just flew by even though we weren't really doing much! Isn't that how it always goes though? Here's a quick rundown of what we were able to do.

Friday night: Flew in late and grabbed a hotel in Irvine. Nate did not sleep one wink on the plane and didn't go to sleep until midnight (3am Eastern). He was a pretty good trooper.

Saturday: Reid family get-together with my mom's side of the family. Lots of love and great food!

Nate digging in!

Sarah at 30 weeks and Katie at 24 weeks (approx)

Sunday: Museum of Natural History in Balboa Park (my favorite SD locale) so Nate could see some dinosaurs, then La Jolla Shores (my favorite SD beach) for some sandy fun. Nate kind of got freaked out by the in and out of the waves, but he at least got to put his feet in and had a ton of fun digging in the sand. Then I got to have dinner with my good friend Megan and meet her boyfriend.

Nate and Katarina doing the penguin waddle

Monday: Sea World! He loved the whale show, but I think a lot of the rest will probably be better for him in a few years. We then headed up to Bakersfield.

Tuesday: NOTHING! We, well mainly I, needed a break so all we did was hang out at my mom's house. We got to eat some Reid Tacos (my all-time favorite food) and homemade ice cream. That's the great thing about coming to CA... getting all my favorite foods, and introducing them to Nate (and Cranberry).

Wednesday: Pretty much nothing... did a little shopping, but otherwise just hung around my mom's house, went to have some Chinese food, then went to see my dad for awhile.

Thursday: Again, not much of anything. We did a little browsing for strollers, had dinner, then I went to my sister's to sort through 3 HUGE tubs of clothes that her daughter, Katarina, is donating to Cranberry.

Friday: Hung out with my dad, had Basque food, then headed out for some frozen yogurt. FINALLY got my peanut butter, and it was better than I remembered it.

Saturday: Met my brother, sister in law and niece in Calabasas for their annual pumpkin festival, then hung out with them for the rest of the night, which included some yummy Italian food (with a Malibu ocean view) then more frozen yogurt! This time Chocolate Coconut.

Nate and his cousin Lindsay

Sunday: Had breakfast then had to head out to the airport. Again, Nate did not sleep a wink, but was a pretty good trooper.

Of course every time I get to go home I don't want to come back, and definitely miss the people I get to see when I'm there. But I know, no matter how long I'm away, I will ALWAYS be a California girl at heart.

Sleep... Oh, precious sleep!

So, I'm on my own this week from Saturday night until Wednesday while Peter is out helping his dad with a book signing in Colorado. Last night I took full advantage and took over the bed - me, my belly and 4 pillows! I have really not been sleeping very well the past week or so. A fun mix of pain, belly, the need to pee and heat. Luckily the last couple of nights have gotten down into the 50's, we've turned off the air, opened the windows and been a lot more cozy. I have a pregnancy pillow. It's shaped a little like a comma with a big part for between your legs then a little curl that's supposed to fit under your belly. It works alright, but it's a pain (literally) to try to roll over and I usually end up on my back which wakes me up (pregnancy no-no). So last night I took advantage of my empty bed to add a belly behind my back and another between my legs, and let me just say... I slept great! I still had to get up to use the restroom, but the rest of the time I was as comfy as can be. Now, the problem is that I pretty much took up 2/3 of the bed, so once Peter gets home I will have to come up with some other plan. (Or just hope that his skinny little bod will fit on the last third!) Of course I imagine that pretty soon no amount of pillows will make sleep comfortable. Until then I'll do what I can to enjoy my cool, comfy, roomy, soft, cozy relatively pain-free sleep!