Warm weather for Christmas

Doug dreamed of watching the University of Utah in the Pointsettia bowl of 2009. I dreamed of a relaxing Christmas with him out of school. We decided to go to San Diego and enjoy the warm weather and drive home on Christmas Eve. Here are a few of the highlights (besides the bowl game--which Doug insisted I blog about first):

Doug wanted to take me to the Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado island and couldn't figure out what the big deal was about a hotel...until we got there. It was breathtaking and swarming with people. Right behind me in this photo was an ice skating rink they had up for the holidays. If I wasn't worried about toppling over, we would've gotten onto the ice rink that was basically on the beach. It is over 120 years old and many famous people have stayed there. It felt like a cool museum. We walked around for about an hour and could've stayed longer. It was a little chilly and my jacket isn't fitting the same for some reason...

We also went to Torrey Pines State Park for some hiking to some pretty great overlooks. San Diego is behind me in this photo. It was a humid day, but warm enough not to wear a coat! We'd left home when it was in the 'single digit' temperatures...so I wasn't complaining.

One of the overlooks, I tried to take a photo of us holding the camera myself...

We met a cute family who offered to take our photo when they saw me attempting it myself. Little did we know that we'd be up for a photo shoot. She had a pretty thick accent so I had a hard time understanding her as she told me to turn to the side and then to put my hands under my belly and for Doug to stand behind me. We were laughing pretty hard. We found out they lived in Utah at one time and chatted for a few minutes. They gave us some tourist ideas of what was a "must see" while we were in town. We're lucky we weren't in for a 30-minute photo shoot with her. So kind though.

Certain shirts make my belly look larger than others, and I am often told how small I look for carrying twins. I went in for my 28 week appt this last Wednesday and asked the doctor to measure me so I would know how I compared to a singleton pregnant belly. Yes, that is what it is called--singleton. I measured 33 weeks. In the photo above I was 27 weeks. It's nice to feel validated when I feel like I am waddling around.

The babies look healthy and are measuring exactly on time! The girl is measuring bigger than the boy and they are 2 days apart in development and size. Happy to report that the girl is baby A still (which means she will be delivered first at this point--she is lower) and is head down. We're hoping she stays that way. That will determine if I am in for a c-section or not. I keep telling her to stay happy where she is and get big and strong. The boy has been the mover--he's back transverse again and enjoys the occasional rub against my ribs. Overall, I feel great and we can't wait to meet them.