Pregnant Girl at a Wedding

Among my long list of 'firsts' while pregnant, today I attended my first pregnant (sober) wedding. My friend Blanche tied the knot today in Providence, Rhode Island, and I was among the fortunate few to attend the ceremony. It was beautiful, the food was delicious, the company was even better and to top it off: Blanche had a GIGANTIC smile the entire day.  She also thought it would be funny to get a comparative belly shot and so the least I could do for her on her special day was to indulge. Below is Exhibit A: said belly shot. 

In my defense, I had just eaten my 2nd piece of cake which I justified because I hadn't had any champagne to toast. If pregnancy gets me 'seconds' of all wedding cakes, I could be talked into having multiple children.

Third Trimester: 29-30 weeks along

So far the third trimester has been uneventful and pretty much the same as the second trimester -- but with more night time movements and a little slowing down on my part.  Sometimes I glance down at my belly at work and notice that it's completely shifted to one side or the other. Also, lounging in the La-Z-Boy chair at home seems to awaken baby girl (BG) Pfalzer and I see clear punches or at least some body part poking out. I'll be honest -- this still kinda grosses me out... I'm supposed to be bonding right now, right??

I've been incredibly fortunate to have sister-in-laws and a mother-in-law and friends giving me their hand-me-down maternity wear. I have seriously only purchased 1 pair of maternity pants and the rest has been from family and friends.  Hah! I just realized in the shot above, I'm sporting Naglaa's white skirt. I'll say I've been really impressed with the kindness and generosity of people and I'll make sure to pay this forward when I get the chance.

Last week I spent a few days out in San Francisco with my in-laws. The weather was beautiful and I got wined and dined -- well, dined at least.  Here's Tom Pfalzer (TP)'s first appearance on the blog:

Me and TP in Tiburon, CA

TP did an excellent job touring me around San Francisco and the surrounding areas.  If anyone reading this blog is ever in the area, I really recommend you hiring the chauffeur services of this guy... You will see lots of beautiful places, homes and taste lots of good food, and of  course, if you're able to, you'll drink delicious California wine.

Sean and I had our first childbirthing class last night and there were some points where I wanted to cover my eyes. All the stuff to remember is a little overwhelming, but I did make a special note about the part of the 'support person' and their role to do 'whatever helps the laboring partner'. So, MANY backrubs and footrubs will be in my future, in fact, I am considering feigning labor every night around 9pm to see just how many backrubs I can score. :)