Work shower!

My besties at work are throwing us a shower for Nugget in October. I'm so excited! My mom will be here visiting, so it's going to be fun that she can attend, too. Check out the adorable invitations my coworker Ryan designed for it.

I don't even like this in real life!

I have always been a picky eater. When I was little, my parents quickly caught on to my strategy of spreading the food out across my plate to make it look like I head eaten more than I actually had. As you can see in this picture, though, I stood my ground, even when it meant I couldn’t leave the table until I had eaten.

I think I made my point.

As an adult, no one forces me to eat that stuff anymore and I am IN.CONTROL. I was going to list all of the foods I don’t like, but that became too much of an undertaking, so I will just give you a few of my most hated things:

·         Coconut-This is my ultimate hate. I don’t care how much you think you’ve hidden it, I will taste it in there.

·         Pineapple-Ew, it’s stringy.

·         Oranges-Ew, when you peel them, they look like they are covered in the same film babies are born covered in, which I have recently learned has a name, vernix.

·         Meat on the bone-I’m looking at you, 300+ pound guy gnawing on a turkey leg at Six Flags. You’re ruining it for all of us.

·         Celery-This tastes like crunchy dirt water. And the strings, oh the strings.

·         Gelatin of any sort-I don’t feel like I have to justify this.

·         Milk and any milk product, with the exception of cheese. I somehow love cheese.

I think I was raised this way. Picky eating runs in the family, as you can see from Granddad’s and Uncle Dale’s expressions in these picture from our wedding reception in Mexico.

I don’t remember what that meat was (it was Mexico and our choices were kind of limited), but they were not impressed.

So imagine my surprise when all of a sudden during pregnancy, I like things I have never liked before, like:

·         PB&J (See gelatin above.)

·         Cheese Puffs (There is nothing real in these. From the fake orange color to the fake cheese flavor, these are creepy. My mom sneaks these for breakfast sometimes, though, so maybe this is hereditary.)

·         Ice cream (I didn’t hate ice cream, I just never craved it. And now I love it and want it daily.)

Before eating these things, I like to give the disclaimer, “In real life, I don’t even like this!” but Josh keeps reminding me that this is my real life now. And that’s terrifying.

The Bump Through 28 Weeks

You'd never know it by the size of my stomach, but the doctor said Nugget
is measuring small. Sounds good to me!

Seattle in Two Days

If you ever want to conquer Seattle in two days, I highly recommend:

1. Traveling with Carl Meister, who is a darn good time, and,
2. Following this itinerary that Josh put together so we could make sure we saw everything.

Day 1

·       8:30 – Breakfast at Pike’s Place @ Lowell’s – Egg’s Benedict w/ Crab (DELISH)

o   1519 Pike Place, Seattle, WA

o   http://www.eatatlowells.com/menu/breakfast/

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10:00 – 11:00 Pike Place Walking Tour

o   Tours meet behind the information booth located on the corner of 1st Ave. and Pike St. Meet your tour guide under the awning between the pillars adorned with salmon

o   http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/explore_the_market/tours

·       11:00 – 12:00 Walk Pike Place, take time to see things just passed by on tour

 Fun with the panoramic setting on the camera

 First Starbucks

·       12:00 – 1:30 – Lunch @ Pink Door – Italian – View overlooking harbor

o   http://thepinkdoor.net/image_updates/lunch.pdf

o   Make reservations – request to sit on deck

·       1:30 – 1:45 – Walk to Pioneer Square Underground Tour

·       2:00 – 3:30 – Underground Tour

o   608 First Ave, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, between Cherry Street and Yesler Way

o   http://www.undergroundtour.com/

·       3:30 – 4:00 – Gift shop, walk to Seattle Aquarium

·       4:00 – 5:30 – Seattle Aquarium

o   1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101

o   http://www.seattleaquarium.org

·       6:00 – 7:00 – Olympic Sculpture Park

o   2901 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121

o   http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/osp/

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  7:00 – 8:00 – Space Needle

o   400 Broad St., Seattle, WA 98109

o   http://www.spaceneedle.com/

o   Get the VIP pass. Totally worth it to not stand in the long lines

·       8:30 – 10:00 – Dinner

o   Seastar  (Seafood)

o   2121 Terry Ave, Ste 108, (between Lenora St & Denny Way) , Seattle, WA 98121

o   http://www.seastarrestaurant.com/seattle.php?page=home

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If done early before dinner at any point could do: Chihuly Garden & Glass at Seattle center

o   http://www.chihulygardenandglass.com/

o   305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109

Day 2

·       7:00: Arrive Westlake Station, walk west on Pine, left on 3^rd Ave.

·       7:20: Take Bus to Hiram M Chitten Locks

o    3^rd ave & Pike Street (inbetween Pike & Pine, right across form Aaron Brothers)

o   Take #17 towards Sunset Hill Ballard 

o   Get off at NW 54th St & 32ND Ave NW

·       8:00 – 8:50 – Hiram M Chitten Locks

o   3015 54th St NW, Seattle, WA 98107

o   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_M._Chittenden_Locks

o   Watch the fish ladder where salmon and steelhead migrate upriver

·       8:50 – Back up to main road and to “Lookout Spot Café,” light pole right after it is the #44 bus

·       9:07 – Take #44 bus towards University of Washington Medical Center Wallingford

o   Get off at Market and 8^th St.

o   Walk back to 8^th street, go south and see the #28 bus stop on the west side of the road across from the Shell Station, next bus comes in about 9 minutes

o   #28 will drop us off @ 34^th & Freemont Street   

·       Freemont Area:

o   http://fremont.com/

9:40 - Freemont Bridge

o   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Bridge_%28Seattle%29

o   Rapunzel - http://arfarfarf.com/fremont/rapunzel.php

We loved the show The Killing, and this is in the show opening.

·       9:55: Waiting for the Interurban

o   http://fremont.com/about/interurban-html/

·       10:10 Freemont Troll

o   http://fremont.com/about/fremonttroll-html/

·       10:25 Lenin

o   http://arfarfarf.com/fremont/lenin_statue.php

·       10:40 Freemont Rocket

o   http://fremont.com/about/storyrocket-html/

·       12:00 Theo Chocolate

o   3400 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103

o   http://www.theochocolate.com/

·       1:36 bus leaves

·       Walk back up Phininney Ave to N36th Street, get on #28 bus local towards downtown Seattle, all the way to 3^rd Ave & Marion St., arrive around 2:05

·       Walk southwest on Marion until you hit Pier 52 for Bainbridge Ferry

·       3:00 – Leave for Bainbridge Island

·       3:35 – Arrive @ Bainbridge

o   Take taxi to Docs Marina Grill, 403 Madison Ave S

§  http://www.docsgrill.com/daymenu.pdf

·       5:30 – Leave Bainbridge Island

·       6:05 – Arrive back in Seattle

o   Take Taxi to Safeco Field

·       6:20ish Arrival, 6:10 Game Start: Seattle / Texas Baseball Game @ Safeco Field

o   http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ballpark/index.jsp

o   Food:

§  Intential WOK

§  Tortugas Voladuras

·       Brazed pork and chicken, Mexican Style

§  La Creperie

·       At the pen

§  Hamburg Plus Fritz

·       Located in the Pen by center field bullpen, Oyster Po Boy Sandwich, Fries with garlic dipping sauce

§  Sushi Bar

·       At hit it here café

§  Rice & Roll          

·       Ichiroll, Section 137

Quilt from Grams

My grandma made this quilt for Nugget. What a fun surprise to get in the mail yesterday!

Nugget, Nug or Young Nug

We call the baby "Nugget," but Nug for short, or Young Nug for street cred. Autocorrect is NOT on board with this nickname, but my mom wasn't giving up.