My 16 week bump

It appears that I may be developing an actual baby bump now, since everyone laughed at my previous picture! I am still waiting for it to look like I am pregnant and not just that I have had a few too many beers.

It is definitely weird watching your belly grow and knowing that there is something inside there besides too much food. I broke down last week and had to go get some maternity pants as mine were getting harder and harder to button and sit down in. Yes, maternity clothes are a lot cuter than they used to be, but I still have yet to find any jeans that I like, and there are still some very hideous things out there!

The View

Just thought I would show you the view from our room of part of the city of Boston. On a clear day like this one we can see straight out to the ocean!

Baby Beckman Looks Like a Baby!

Today I had another ultrasound and it looks like there really is a baby in there! I even got to see baby moving around, looked like Olive might have had the hiccups. And in one of the pictures it looks like there may be some thumb-sucking going on.

My Little Baby Bump

I know it doesn't look like much, but my tummy is starting to stick out a little bit, so I figured I better post a picture. All everyone says is "I want to see pictures of your bump!". I don't pay attention a lot, so by the time I realize I actually have a "bump" it will probably be pretty big and then everyone will have missed out on the fun of watching it grow. So this is my 13 week bump for all to enjoy!

Exploring the Streets of Downtown

We decided to head out yesterday to get something to eat and do a little exploring before football began. I had seen the Old South Meeting house when I had been out previously, so we headed over to check it out. Unfortunately, we had just stopped by Starbucks to get some coffee and cocoa to warm ourselves up so we couldn't go into the museum. However, there was a staircase inside that mesmerized Nathan with its' architecture. He had to take several pictures of course.

As we were walking down the street we happened upon this sign. I thought it was interesting since I have never lived anywhere where it would be necessary to watch for falling ice!

The next site that we happened upon was the Granary Burial Grounds. It was quite large and had many signs explaining about who was buried there and where. Many of the graves that we saw dated back to the 1700s. Some of the more famous graves that we saw were Benjamin Franklins parents, Paul Revere and John Hancock.

Free Palestine!

Today while we were out we saw our first protestors in the city. They were marching through the streets with signs, music and a mic shouting "Free Palestine".

Let it Snow

These are pictures that I took from our hotel room on New Year's Eve. This was probably about mid-snow storm which brought about 6-9" of snow. Yes, it was fun to see it snowing, since I can't remember the last time I saw it snowing. But it was not fun to be stuck in a hotel room all day with nothing to do! I only ventured out in the morning to get my Finagle a Bagel breakfast and discovered that snow in the eyes is not fun!

We had thought about going out to the New Year's Eve festivities. We are right by the Boston Common where they were going to be having First Night 2009. They had ice sculptures and all kinds of fun things to see and do. As it got later and colder, we decided to stay in. When I watched the news later and saw that with the 42mph winds it felt like -15 out, I knew we had made the right choice! They even had to cancel the fireworks due to the wind and it being unsafe. So our New Years was a somewhat quiet (the hotel was full and there was no quiet until well after midnight), and uneventful night. Maybe next year we can make it to Times Square....anyone?