He's a kicker!!

Hi everyone! I haven't posted in the last couple of weeks because there really hasn't been a change since then. So far, things are still going well. This little baby is a real kicker! I am starting to feel it pretty strong and now from the outside. In fact, Ben got to feel his first kick Monday morning! It was really neat. I had a doctor's appointment today, and things went pretty well. He did say my uterus is measuring a little big, so he thought I may have a fibroid. However, at my last ultrasound, the technician didn't see anything, so the Dr didn't seem too concerned. We have an ultrasound scheduled for Dec 7 to make sure things are ok. I guess I shouldn't be worried, and a good thing is that I wouldn't be getting another ultrasound so soon if things weren't measuring big. At least this gets us another look at our boy!

As for our trip to Chicago, it was a blast! We got to play lots of pinball and really enjoyed ourselves. We participate in 2 tournaments at the pinball convention. One was called the "Zen" tournament, and that was my favorite. For that one, I had a flipper and Ben had a flipper. We made it to the semi-finals, but the guys who beat us ended up winning the entire tournament, so some how that made our elimination not so bad. We also participated in the "Pinbrawl", which was kinda like a league. We got teamed up with a couple other guys and our team name was "Straight Down the Middle". We lived up to our name! hehehe We played against another team of 4. We played 3 games, and unfortunately we lost the very first round. It still was fun, and an experience that I won't forget! We did take a break off pinball one day and took the train downtown to the Art Institute. It was really neat, but I wasn't able to make it through the huge museum. I guess being pregnant really cuts down on a woman's endurance. I think one of the best parts of the trip was the airplane ride home. It was a full flight, so an upgrade to first class was really cheap, and we did it! It was our first time in first class, and let me tell you, it was totally amazing!! We got drinks before we took off, warmed mixed nuts, a fancy meal, and a fresh backed cookie! We figured once the baby comes, we probably won't be able to splurge a little, so we went for it! Yea for us! It was a nice little getaway, and we really enjoyed our last vacation as just the 2 of us! Here is a picture of us at Stern Pinball where we got to have a tour!



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