Four Months Along

It's 16 weeks, and it's now pretty evident that there's a baby in there! I still sometimes feel a need to point out the sort-of obvious...that I am pregnant. You just never know who thinks I've just been eating too much ice cream. Which is actually also true. It's all I want! 

We went to Penn State on May 30th for the Alumni Volunteer Leadership Conference. I was there for three days and ate Creamery ice cream THREE TIMES. Day 1: WPSU Coffee Break. Day 2: Vanilla WITH grilled stickies from the Diner! Day 3: Cookies & Cream. Heavenly! When I'm at home and can't have the blessed Creamery goodness, I crave McDonald's hot fudge sundaes. Maybe that's just because there isn't a DQ nearby. Despite my daily ice cream weakness, I've yet to actually gain a pound. (Knock on wood.) This is what happens when you are too nauseous to eat for four months. But the appetite is coming back, and for more than just ice cream. Though I still avoid richly flavored foods. 

We learned a lot at the conference, and met a lot of cool people. The Nittany Lion mascot continues to stalk us and we now  have an unimagined FOUR photos with him. Our new favorite is this one to the left. 

We got to spend a night in the 'burgh and saw some family and friends. My parents had a BBQ on the patio, which was awesome since the weather was just perfect. There's nothing like a summer evening in PA! Music, beer (for everyone else), and lightening bugs! You just don't have that here in CA. We got to spend some quality time with Noelle, Brian and Breckin as well as Jen and Claire. Our CA-now-'burgh friend Mel even came by. It was a fun night. 

My grandparents are doing okay. They're hanging in there. Of course my grandfather is tired, but he was alert and talkative when we visited- a relief to see. We had a nice breakfast with my parents and then headed off to the airport. We'll see everyone again in a few weeks at Sunset Beach! 

Meanwhile, we hope to find out if we've got Baby Girl Berecz or Baby Boy Berecz in here next Tuesday. That's 6 days from now...I am counting down! We can hardly wait to find out! It's so exciting! And hard to believe that we've come this far already! Before we know it, there will be three of us! Well, four. We can't forget the Frank Ass!