Last weekend, Chach and I took our last trip (well besides lakehouse weekends) before the baby comes! He had a client getting married in Charleston, so we flew there for the weekend. We actually flew on 9/11, which wasn't too bad since the airport was quiet, albeit they did pat me down as if my big belly was something else. ;) Don't mind the extra security!
Charleston is such a cool city! Charley had never been before, and I wish we had more time to explore the area. The rehearsal dinner was great since it was a low country boil and made up for some crappy airport food we had eaten that day. Our hotel was on the Ashley River, so we got to walk around the marinas and look at all the yachts and saw a dolphin as well. On Saturday, we went to the South Carolina Aquarium. I LOVE aquariums, and of course so does the hubs, and its actually what we did on our first out of town trip together (Chattanooga). Its so fun to just sit and stare at the different fish, and this time was special since we had our own little fish on board (haha). We talked about how neat it'll be to take him to an aquarium one day! That night was the wedding, which was sooo neat because it was on a yacht! The ceremony took place on top of the boat, and then the next two hours we set sail around the Charleston harbor and got to see all the antebellum homes, Fort Sumter in the distance, and other sites. My feet were killing me because I refused to wear my practical shoes, however, I did (at the brides request) do the cupid shuffle with everyone! She was determined to tell our son that he "danced" at her wedding! haha
Since I have just accepted our old camera is going to stay at the lake, before the trip I bought a new one. So glad, and needed, especially since we'll be taking LOTS of pictures in our future.
What else...oh yes, the childbirth class! Well, the first class I found to be oh-s0-amazing. However, the next class almost made me pass out haha. The topic was "pain management" and it started out all great with breathing and visualisation exercises, massages from the hubs, etc. Well then she pulled out the epidural video. Now mind you, I am ALL about getting the epidural and usually don't have a problem with needles if I look away. Well after they showed the process (which truly doesn't look all that bad!) I found myself in a cold sweat, light headed, nauseous, and two seconds away from pulling the nurse over to me! I grabbed Chach and he had me put my legs up and I put my head down and felt better in a minute. Haha hopefully no one noticed!! Luckily I will not have to actually watch my own epidural. :) The class ended with the men wearing the "empathy belly", which I was a big fan of. Chach made sure to rub the belly like I do to mine, although some of the other guys had to cop a feel of the upper female attributes haha.
Lastly, the nursery has been painted! Like I always do, I waxed and waned over color choices..."glacier blue vs. bird's egg vs. ashland gray". Well glacier blue won and its very pretty! My sweet mother-in-law painted for us and it looks great. She'll come back and do the trim tomorrow and then the nursery furniture can be delivered and set-up. Wow only 9 more weeks till he's here!!!
