Nesting Mama

Here's a quick video of Mama chicken on her nest. She really doesn't like being disturbed. Usually she puts up a bigger fuss - squawking and tousling her feathers all up. Today she just cackled a bit. I thought the boys would get a kick out of seeing/hearing her!

Belly Pictures!

Here are some belly pictures! Last weekend Mike and I went on a walk up at Lake Anza in Tilden Park, about 10 minutes from our house. Peggy had asked for a picture, so here it is! It was a chilly day - my non-maternity sweater makes me feel chubby!!

On Wednesday this week I played in San Francisco with my friend Erzsi. We ate a delicious lunch (we got extra strawberries from the chef!...pregnancy has its many benefits!), we cruised Embarcadero and visited the TCHO chocolatier. They offered a surprising number of free tastings!

Most importantly SF had gorgeous weather and I had a fun time toddling around the city! Can you see Coit Tower behind me?!

Backyard Fun (and Work)

This last Sunday, Mikey put up some garden lights that Momma Prechter gave us 2 years ago (better late than never, right?). Our late-night porch dancing now has much better ambiance :)

On Monday, we played board games with Nick and Gus was very jealous that we were outside and he was not.

Gus is taking claim...

Ever since re-doing the guest bedroom into a nursery and bringing in a bunch of baby stuff the cats have been testing the ground to see which items they're allowed to "claim" for themselves. Surgi has been caught peering into the crib from the dresser in the nursery (he didn't get into it though). One afternoon I got home from work to find both Gus and Surgi curled up together inside the bassinet...they quickly learned this was off-limits and haven't returned. This morning we found Gus testing a new locale...a perfect position to catch the air from the heater vent.

Valentine's breakfast

On Saturday we took a walk to the market to get the fixin's for our Valentine's dinner and breakfast (we celebrated Saturday evening because on Sunday we've got the Chinese New Year to celebrate with Mike's co-workers...looking forward to homemade dumplings!). We didn't think to take pictures of our fondue feast - but here's a delicious peak at our breakfast!!

Well, here's a belly picture! Still not looking large - but it's definitely poking out now.

We've had a gorgeous weekend, with sunny weather to spend outside in the yard. The chickens have been enjoying scratching around unearthing all the bugs and worms that have come out to see the sun.

Michael 1.1

Mikey got his eyes zapped! And one day later he has better vision than me!...These are the sexy goggles he gets to wear to bed for the next 5 nights. His exercise regimen has been limited...and now he has removed onion cutting from his resume - much to my chagrin!