Family Portrait

by Kelsey D.

Well, we didn’t have a chance to have a family portrait taken while on vacation, much to Peter’s chagrin………………………NOT!  We decided it would be much more interesting to have a cool (translation: extraordinarily expensive) Icelandic family portrait (hopefully with scenery) taken since we will be leaving 9 months from tomorrow (give or take). 

So, Kelsey opted to draw a temporary fun family portrait.  She included all human family members, present and future.  Future?  Yes, future!  The little figure second from the left represents her baby BROTHER (!) due on February 9, 2008.

Excited much?  But of course! Despite a few kinks in the beginning, all seems to be working out well now.  We had hoped to have a decent ultrasound by this time, but I just missed the cut-off due to my "North American Toilet Tour" or the real reason I didn’t blog much this summer. 

I tried, I really did, but sometimes just looking at the computer made me ill.  Words dancing across the screen, odd food smells, weird outdoor odors, driving myself anywhere, someone else driving…all had the same effect.

Now, after many tests, doctor visits and all the other fun duties that go along with pregnancy, I am basking in the not-quite-so-sickness of the second trimester.  I have two weeks to go until my halfway mark, but due to the weight loss over the past year (just in time!), I still have a bit of time before I look, um, not so svelte. 

So, check back late in the day on September 24 and hopefully, we will have a more defined photo of Junior. Now, your job…we need name suggestions or it will be Tiberius Benedict (not that there is anything wrong with that…).