Sept, Oct, Nov 2009 - Tiger, belly shots

Okay, it's been too long so we'll just post some pics since everyone is asking how the belleh is.
And some other updates as we go along.

Expanding
As of Nov 20-something, we're officially 2/3 of the way through pregnancy. It's been a good one after the exhaustion/sick of the first 12 weeks finished off. Si's been amazing. I can't wait for him to be a dad.
Recently, bubbs has been referred to as 'she'... so we'll see.
I'm feeling great, have been good since around 12 weeks. Just starting to get big enough that tying shoes and getting up and down has become more difficult (I'm cutting moulding for the suite downstairs, so lots of measuring and cutting... and recutting since I never seem to get the initial measurement right).

Anyways, to prepare for our expanding family, we expanded our family - and got us a lovely stripey tiger. Here we are picking her up from the farm we met her at in abbotsford.


Here's me with little tiger. 19 weeks prego.

Here's me at 24 weeks - belly popped somewhere around 21 weeks and suddenly was v. obvious. Had a mad rush moving all my buttons on my pants since I can't quite get my head around mat clothes.



We prided ourselves on never using the heater in california. In October we had a spell of beautiful, but v. cold weather, which tested our mettle a bit. Si and I are fine with touques, fleecies, our standard 'home' attire, but poor Tengs is too skinny and would just shivver in place. So we bundled him up. Not amused.

Damn, we're cheap. This is dressing up for home, not outings.
Little Tiger is thriving now, and terrorizing Tengs. They play constantly. She's also taken over his bed, while he site shivering and looking miserable beside it. Cheeky thing.
My uncle Brig found a great deal on a timeshare in Whistler for two weeks, and we were fortunate to use it for the weekend. Dropped Zoes off at Si's parents, Tengs off at a dogsitter (funny story for another time), and brought little Tiger with us. Super weekend! Lovely fireplace, gorgeous weather. We brought our bikes and enjoyed quiet time without the dogs and before kids!
On the way... cat is my copilot.

Biking 'round Alta lake
The villiage. Felt old. My bike felt even more ancient.

22 weeksSi chilling with Tiges
Si's been great about reading parenting books. Although we're both off them now. Way too many people figuring out things to be stressed about. Everyone swears by one 'method' and thinks everyone else is wrong. So we're easing off, we'll figure it out. And if we do anything wrong, we know the world will yell at us in unison to let us know.
Damn cat is too curious. She LOVES my computer.