another weekend, another wedding

This one was my uncle. He is my "favorite" uncle, who Talia and I would visit all the time in Chicago. He had basically given up on ever getting married or having kids, when he met Tammie last fall. She had just adopted a little girl, Dasha, from Russia. So he got an instant family. It was so happy and so pretty. It was a quick wedding. He just proposed about a month ago, but it was gorgeous. I found out the day of that I was the wedding photographer. Or I was supposed to be. But her SIL was also taking pictures and just kind of took over, so I have no good 'formals' of them because she was so bossy, having everyone JUST look at her and then as soon as she was done, she would switch everyone around. But, oh well, at least they will get her pictures that should be good, even if mine aren't.

The rest of the weekend was great too. On Friday I took 5 of my younger cousins to the Dunes on Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful day, and we had so much fun! I DO NOT like to be in a swimming suit though. I just feel fat. And we took a picture and I look terrible too. ew.

My cousins also walked back to this "clay pit" where people go and put all of this clay on them... why, I am not sure... but they thought I needed some clay on me. I didn't want to but they convinced me to let them right baby on my belly. I got some very odd looks.

But it was fun. I got burnt a bit on my back, even though I put on a bunch of sunblock.

Noticed some interesting things this weekend. When I lay down on my back and look at my stomach I can see my heartbeating in my stomach. It is so weird. I mean, does my heartbeat in my stomach when I am NOT pregnant? I showed it to Matt last night and he said "why is your stomach twitching?" It is just odd.

Also, Talia pointed out to me that I am starting to get a line. From my belly button down. Matt also found this really strange.

Don't think I am feeling movement yet, even though I was feeling things this weekend that I thought might have been. It didn't feel like butterflies or flutters or anything. Just a pressure that was kind of moving. Hard to explain. But it was probably not the baby. However I am feeling that he/she is THERE now a lot more. Like I was putting on my shoes this weekend, and was leaning over to put on my right one, felt normal. Then when i put on my left one, I felt a hard little ball in my stomach, right where the baby has been for all of my u/s and where we heard the heart beat. It was very cool.

This is going to be a hard week for me. I can tell already. I am feeling incredibly emotional and have been on the brink of tears quite a few times today. And even though I sincerely feel we are making the right decision I am scared out of my mind. I am just getting so nervous. Yep...it is going to be a hard week.

Some more pictures from swimming