Busy and Tired

These last few weeks have been pretty tiring (with me being pregnant and a little sick). That being said, we still have had a lot of fun. We got to go to an apple orchard and Henry got the pleasure of being bit by a horse. Luckily he got over it pretty quickly and ended up enjoying the rest of the time at the orchard. As you can see by the picture above, Henry got some roller hockey action. It's fun to see him out on the roller blades. He is very cautious, but has started to got faster and faster. We'll see if he follows in his father's footsteps for roller hockey or if he can make the jump to ice.

This last weekend our friend Jackie got to come and visit us. It's so rare that friends actually make the trek down here. This was Jackie's second time. The first time Henry was just a little baby and we kept pretty much to the house. This time I wanted to show her what Kansas City had to offer her. We ended up going to Blanc Burgers on the plaza, the Jazz Museum, the Negro League Baseball Museum, Oklahoma Joes, Loose Park and the in-laws house. Not too bad for a weekend. I do like this city a lot, but there is always the inevitable comparison to Minneapolis. Still, compared to Mpls we have better barbecue, compared to Mpls we have better Jazz (or at least Jazz history), compared to Mpls..... um maybe that is it. Maybe it's not about which city is better, but just about enjoying the city that you are it. Now that I've been out of residency for over a year, I have found some great parks, trails, and sports. I'm sure every city has hidden things, you just have to search hard for them. It took me 6 months or so to find a basketball team.

Anyway, it was great to see Jackie as always and the weekend made me wish we lived in the same city. But for now we don't, so visits every other month or so will due. Jackie does have busy schedule, with being a National Champion and all (http://mnbrassinc.org). Thanks for coming Jackie!

And, as for me and my pregnancy, I think we've settled into a routine. I now expect to get achy when I walk, but I am still able to walk to work. I now expect to wake up several times a night to use the bathroom. I now expect to wake up in the morning with sore hips. I now expect to get hungry every 3 hours or so, and last but not least, I now expect this little girl to move around like a crazy circus person interrupting all of my thoughts and putting the focus back on her.

So typical!