May is upon us!

Last Saturday I went out to a party some friend's were throwing in celebration of various birthdays which all fall in Taurus. It was a small quirky group and we enjoyed the various dress-up party favors the hosts provided, such as many colorful wigs and accessories! It felt really funny to leave the house at 9:30pm to go to a party on the other side of the island (a time I am usually cozy in bed these days!) But I am so glad I went and danced and had a great time with friends. There were plenty of organic strawberries to feast upon, some even covered in chocolate!
This is my friend Susie in the photo with me. She's an artist, belly dancer, and has a huge wolf-like dog named Max.

Yesterday I took River to the airport and had to say goodbye for 10 days apart. He went back to Indiana to visit with his family. His dad has cancer so he wanted to spend some time visiting with him. Today I talked to him while he was walking in Foster Park with his mom and brother Ryan amongst tulips flowering and trees in bloom. He arrived perfectly to spend Mother's Day with his mama! Another weird synchronicity happened to River on his way. He was in the super busy O'Hare airport in Chicago changing planes and he ran into his cousin Dave Augenstein! He was one of his cousins that came to our wedding but they haven't kept in touch very well and Dave had no idea River was coming to Indiana. It was really random and they even ended up on the same flight together to Fort Wayne! It was even weirder to Marlene and Ryan who awaited River at the baggage claim to see another relative walking up with him! So strange the way the world can bring people together. Sometimes the chaos all makes sense.

My 17 week belly

Lately I have been more moody, hopefully not too crabby! I have been a little more emotional than the earlier months and that is a welcome relief. It felt strange to not have a good cry when I felt like I was supposed to all overwhelmed by pregnancy hormones. Touching moments in movies really get me these days! I've been napping more too. About an hour a day really gives me a boost. The night before River left he made a wonderful salmon dinner with wild rice and asparagus with a salad. It was nice to get the fish in my diet. Still have a little left over so maybe I'll make some nori rolls with it, like a California roll but with salmon!


Only 1 week and a couple of days until we have the ultrasound and hopefully find out what our baby's sex is! I don't have the camera (River took it to Indiana) to take 18 week pics which is what I am today. I actually have a 2nd camera that was a recent gift so maybe I'll fire it up and give it a test run! I definitely think I have grown, as has the baby, in the last week. I hope everyone has a lovely Mother's Day!