Overdue for a self portrait photo of the day and I like this one because It blocks out half of my puffy pregnant face. 🙂

Feeling better day – more (deep) sleep really does make a difference. And I think I have been having braxton hicks contractions. Hard to tell. Could be something I ate.

Tomorrow marks the official beginning of my third trimester. HUGE! Can’t believe I am only three months away from seeing my little boy. Ah, but so much to do in the meantime.

You can find anything on the internet

This is what we were able to see from our backyard at about 7pm last night. Yes, someone in Portland videotaped it and put it on the internet. Saved me the trouble. 🙂

Three things he loves today.

1. His new “Kewl” sunglasses. Kei bought them when they visited the zoo on Monday and they are the first pair he has actually been interested in wearing. At least right now while they’re new.
2. George. Best friend who travels (almost) everywhere with us. George has been around for a long time now but has only become REALLY popular in the past couple of months.
3. DVD of Singing in the Rain. It’s a little hard to see but he is holding his current favourite. Kei and I encourage it – mainly because we love the movie too and a break from the Wiggles is nice (although they still pop up on a regular basis). And what is not cute about a 2.5 year old saying “Moses supposes erroneously”? It’s also just so much fun to watch his reactions during “Make them laugh” and the “Good Morning song”. If you haven’t seen the movie for a while I highly recommend a refresher viewing.

I had to take a day trip to Seattle for work today (yes, I have been VERY busy). I didn’t want to take my bulky camera through security etc. and figured I wouldn’t have a chance to take photos anyway.

Well of course the weather was fantastic and the flight to Seattle was incredibly beautiful – AND I was sitting on the best side of the plane. I had to make do with the camera phone but I’m pretty impressed with the results. The first pics and this next one were actually taken on the flight home when you fly closer to the mountains. That is Mt St. Helens in the foreground (the active volcano that erupted about 20 years ago) and Mt Hood in the back.

It was quite a challenge to keep the plane’s propeller out of the shot. I flew on one of those planes that seat about 40 people. You know, the ones that are almost the size of a bus and feel like a they could drop out of the sky at any moment…

I took this photo on the way up to Seattle this morning with the sun rising behind the mountains. Yes, I left VERY early.

xoxo
Nicole

We had a video shoot for work today “on location”. Sounds way more impressive than it is. 🙂  The guy we are working with for the video found this very cool burnt out warehouse for the shoot and I took about 150 photos. VERY cool site and a great way to practice with the camera.

Another beautiful sunny day and a chance to play at the park. Thomas is finally back to his normal self and even well enough to go to his swimming lesson.

Beautiful sunset on Friday night. This pic is straight out of the camera. No colour adjustment at all.

There’s nothing better than coming home from a looong day at work (today was particularly long) and finding TWO packages from Australia Post in the mailbox. Todays package – baby clothes (gotta love Bonds) and a few things for Thomas including a Wiggles colouring book. Thanks Mum!<um</um

Thomas LOVES sushi. And not just inexpensive California Rolls. Oh no… He loves the $2 a piece salmon roe (Ikura). At least we know there’s one place we can take him for dinner and we KNOW he will eat everything on his plate.

A fun one of Thomas. I have embraced the fact that a lot of my photos from this time in Thomas’ life will be blurry. He’s always moving so this is an accurate reflection of his life I guess.