Another Christmas in New York

This year, we were lucky enough to enjoy our second annual holiday visit from my parents. The visit included less sightseeing than usual, due to a mix bad weather and being completely based in Queens for the first time.  I'm sure me waddling around had nothing to do with the less ambitious schedule.

Mom and Dad still made certain they didn't leave out the important stuff - making an appropriate number of visits to the local bagel shop and Russian bakery and a very cold and early trek to the Today Show.  And they got to do what every tourist hopes for: a doctor's visit to see the cutest baby in NYC squirming around on an ultrasound machine.

On Christmas night we went to see the Rockefeller Christmas Tree and amazingly showed up at the same time as every other tourist in the city.  I saw enough strollers to realize that would be a bad plan for next year.  We followed this up with a traditional meal of what all Americans eat on Christmas - Mexican food!

Pretty but far away.

One day we met some friends in Greenwich Village for brunch.  Unfortunately New York City showed it's ugly winter face with rain, wet snow, wind, and cold (sometimes all at once and at least two at all times).

The scene inside the restaurant was much better.  Warm, inviting, not drafty, and delicious food.

Randy's "Eggie Breakfast"

The Grandparents-To-Be indulged us and Baby R by purchasing a crib and bedding.  It hasn't been delivered yet but the next two challenges will be putting it together and deciding on a good place for it.  Thanks, IKEA, for your simple small-apartment-appropriate designs and affordable selection.

And I thought this tree was enormous before positioning my every growing bump in front of it. That's almost five pounds of baby right there, folks!

32 Weeks on Christmas Day!

My Favorite Things

(Pregnancy Edition)

 

Dessert

Dessert generally and ice cream specifically.  I only found this fabulous pumpkin flavor once but pretty much any ice cream will do.  And although ice cream has become a nightly staple, it should be noted that I have nothing against cake, cookies, or brownies.  This is actually true pregnant or not.

 

Black and Gray Clothing

I don't know if it's the pregnancy, the time of year, or living in New York City, but dark clothes just seem subtle and right.  So black and gray are the official colors worn by the baby bump.   Don't worry, the real baby will be much more stylish.  I tried on a hot pink sweater at Target and felt like a balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Yep, that's 30 weeks for you.

Pants with Stretchy Waist Bands

I've always had a thing for elastic waistbands (who doesn't!) so it's super fun to have an excuse to wear them every day.  I might hang on to my pregnancy jeans afterward and just call them my Thanksgiving jeans.

Tiny Baby Clothes

To stick with the clothing theme, check out these strawberry and eggplant onesies from my friend Linda.  Gosh, how is everything sooo adorable when it's mini-sized?  Only cute babies can get away with wearing eggplants all over them.

And Randy's Current Favorite Thing...

Our Christmas Tree. 

Yes, it is 8 feet tall and, yes, it is hitting our ceiling.  Randy carried it all the way home (on foot) and is very proud of himself.  We had to buy more lights and stretch out our ornament collection to make it cover the whole tree.