Happy Halloween, & woe to Yankees fans...

It's been a rough time for Yankees fans lately; Rachel & Chris, you know what I'm talking about. Mike's been handling it well, though. I was prepared for the worst when Boston swept the Series, but he was amazingly calm about it, even admitting that they deserved to win. I wouldn't watch much of it, a couple of those players are just too annoying (if you don't wanna hustle, I don't wanna watch). I'm not looking forward to next season, though, because it just won't be the same without Torre & I'm afraid it'll be really frustrating for Mike to watch. At least Mike got to see two of his idols, Seinfeld & Torre, on Letterman this week.

I'm so excited for trick-or-treating! Hopefully we'll get a decent turnout; a lot of people around here seem to think Halloween is evil & won't let their kids participate, or won't let them go door to door (apparently strangers are evil, too). We are armed with tons of candy. We went to kind of a Halloween party last weekend (not many people dressed up - lame) but we misplaced our camera & can't post the picture of us just yet. Also the reason why there's no picture yet of my belly, which has been a popular request.

We trekked up to southern Atlanta on Monday to shop at the closest Babies R Us. It was my last attempt at finding a nursery glider. We found one we both really liked, but the only one available was the floor model, & it was a challenge to get it into our car fully assembled. Seems like everything I want to order or register for is being discontinued. But the glider is really comfy. I just hope Calvin (our cat) leaves it alone (doesn't do a #2 on it).

My friends Kara & Sarah were nice enough to plan a shower for early December, even though Kara's traveling to Germany this month & Sarah has a munchkin of her own at home. Hopefully her son Cole & Victor will get to be playmates. We're fortunate to have found such good friends here.

I promise, as soon as we find that camera, photos are coming...

Welcome to our blog!

We've been meaning to start a blog for a while now, and here it finally is. Living so far from some of our friends & family makes it difficult to keep in touch, so hopefully this will be a good way to keep everyone updated. Mostly, though, people just want to know about the bun in the oven (more like a Mexican jumping bean). If all goes well, we should be posting lots of pictures in the coming months. Of course, Mike & I are technology-challenged, so we might come to blows with the computer & digital camera by the time our little one makes an appearance.

So here's the first baby update: I had an uneventful 30-week checkup today. I was a little worried after having to take the glucose tolerance test last week in addition to the screening, but I was relieved to find out that I do not have gestational diabetes. I'm not sure who's happier, me or Mike. He already feels guilty drinking beer around me, & I don't think he could give up sugar for my sake. I'm still on track to deliver around December 30th (but January 2nd is still the official due date). For anyone who just can't wait for a picture, I will attempt to scan one of the images from the 20-week ultrasound.

Oh, and for anyone wondering, "Victor" is not really being considered as a legitimate name for our son. If you don't understand why, just say the full name in your head and give it a minute. And while my mom doesn't think we can do it, I'm sure we'll have a real name chosen from our short list in the next two months.