Vacation, all I ever wanted!

My belly seems so tight most days, I wonder how my body can continue to accommodate a growing baby!  I am really feeling the extra weight, as my feel are always sore and swell in the heat.  I cannot bend very well any more.  I am getting better at identifying the baby's position and what he/she is moving.  Brian cannot believe the strength of some of the movements!  I think the baby has had hiccups a few times this week, with a long pattern of rhythmic movements from the head.  Brian has kept me entertained with several silly statements lately, like "you are excited about kites because of your condition."  I didn't know lite-watching was enhanced by pregnancy!  The crib arrived this week, but we still need to get a dresser (there is no closet) and a car seat.  I really want a glider chair, rug and shades, too.  The room is so close to being ready for furniture!

The wood floors look beautiful, though I am still finding dust from the restoration work. We still need to finish the floor trim and add a piece to the floor in the dining room.  The nursery transformation is almost complete!  The room was so bad before, that we do not have a good picture, but this one gives you an idea of the room before we moved in to its current state.  I feel like I have a huge list of house things to do in the next 2 months.
My garden is out of control.  I am not good at following the spacing rules for plants, and now the peas are a lovely jungle with corn towering behind.  Brian has to move the peas to mow, but the harvest is delicious!  With less TV now (we somehow get the network channels), we should be catching up more on other hobbies, but too often I am resting or cooking or cleaning or looking into daycare.  Brian is preparing to start a new class.  I expected to drop a day at work starting this week, but I have picked up 2 days, and the days seem long now!  I will be treating kids at local camps over lunch on Wednesdays now, so at least it will be variety.

Our big fun this month was our anniversary trip to the New Hampshire and Maine seacoast.  We had a wonderful 4 days, starting in Portsmouth where we explored cute shops and cafes.  We enjoyed Strawbery Banke, a historic neighborhood preserving homes from the 1640's to 1950's (when it had become undesirable).  We had a very casual tour of the Smuttynose Brewery.  The weather became warmer (sometimes hot) for the next 3 days, as we headed towards Kennibunkport for a cute bed & breakfast.  We loved driving along the coast through the tourist beach towns (not as cheesy as expected).  York was nice, full of historic buildings and a square with candy shops with homemade fudge and taffy and an arcade that Brian sadly passed without stopping.  Kennibukport was clearly different, with commercial areas further from the beaches containing expensive stores.  Our inn was a remodeled Victorian inn, a short walk to the beach and an easy bike ride to town.  The ocean was very cold, about 54 degrees!  The inn had tea and pastries in the afternoon, followed by cheese and brandy.  We enjoyed whole lobsters.  We found a great little Franciscan monastery and guest house that would be great for lodging on another visit. We did not want to leave, but had plans to stay with friends in Portland.  We passed the Bushs' summer retreat, which is gorgeous and huge, and saw the first lighthouse in North America at Cape Elizabeth.  We even got to Toy Story 3 in Portland, hoping it would be shown in 3D in a city.  We were wrong.  We loved the film, but wondering if we will ever get to see a 3D movie!