The fall was finally approaching, and though we knew we were having a boy, the anatomy ultrasound at 20 weeks (on September 20th) was still really fun! I hope James thinks it's cool that this is documented. Hee hee! So basically this is what my inside looked like...
And what I looked like on the outside at 20 weeks. I was thinking, "Half way, it's about time I have something to show for all this discomfort!" Ha! What's really funny to me is now I see what everyone else did- I was barely showing at all. But if sure feels different, even if no one else notices.
Late September came, and with it my cousin Kelly! It's always so fun when she comes to DC on business, and it gives us the chance to go do something fun that we have been wanting to do. So we went to Harper's Ferry in W. Virginia. It was a perfect day, really. Harper's Ferry is where the Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers intersect. And it is amazing. We went on a fantastic hike, ate some yummy food, and enjoyed the views and weather.
In October Danny and I went with our friends Ashley and Leon up to Amish country. Honestly, we were hoping the weather was going to be much more fall-like, with the leaves turning and colder weather. Instead it was still very green, warm, and a little rainy, but still beautiful. We ate lots of yummy Pennsylvania Dutch food (allll of the baked good and carbs) and had the best donuts of our lives at the Lancaster Market. We explored the area and found some beautiful covered bridges and just enjoyed the countryside.
The end of October was a little bit of crazy weekend, with the Primary program (I was in the Presidency) and an apple-picking excursion, a Halloween party, and overall pregnancy fatigue. Danny took great care of me that weekend, including making me a delicious Sunday dinner. He is an amazing partner, and so solicitous of my well-being in general. But when I was pregnant, he was an absolute champion. I'm so lucky.
Of course, we had to throw another hike in there before it got too cold. It was a gorgeous day at the end of October on the Potomac.
25 weeks!
Aaaannndddd- about the nicest, most sincere tribute I can give to Danny during the fall season. You're welcome, Babe.
