Third Trimester

28 Weeks!

Just funny...

Officially into my 3rd Trimester this week. Whew! Besides looking like I'm smuggling a basketball around under my shirt (perfect for March Madness) - things are looking normal and I'm feeling great. (Besides the nighttime leg cramps that have decided to pop up this week.)

In other Burgess News, we have put Willie McGee on a diet. The vet says that he has gained three pounds and is slightly over his ideal weight. I think it's pregnancy sympathy weight (he is so sweet!). We have been told that he will gain more weight once the baby is in a high chair, so we are trying to have him shed a few pounds now.

Best of all - I am really looking forward to my trip to Kansas City this weekend to see friends & family! Leaving tomorrow evening - hopefully American Airlines can hook a sister up with an aisle seat :)

Like Father, Like Dog

My guys napping

We have been enjoying the beautiful North Carolina spring weather that has come a bit late this year. Both of my guys had fun last weekend - can you guess who played golf and who went to the dog park? I'll give you two guesses.

Toes In the Water

So many of the baby books you read, now recommend going away for a "Babymoon" during your second trimester. I'm a sucker for planning & going on vacation so we decided a warm weather get away was perfect for February. After looking at lots of options, we decided on Puerto Morelos, Mexico - south of Cancun and north of Playa del Carmen. We stayed at an all inclusive resort - NH Riviera Cancun which after all my stressed out searching, ended up being the perfect place for our 5 night, 6 day vacation.

We booked an Ocean Front View and loved keeping our patio doors open to listen to the ocean at night. I wasn't pleased about the huge wall on our patio (all the other ocean front rooms had glass so you could see the water better). Everyone was very nice about our desire to switch, especially because I was pregnant. We heard a lot of "It's for the baby!" After two nights, they upgraded us to the Paradise Club which allowed us to have a great Oceanview Room and access to an additional restaurant (which turned out to be our favorite), a smaller, nicer pool, club with internet access and even a bigger room with jacuzzi on the balcony. Overall, we were happy with the upgrade and our two rooms!

We spent a lot of time by the pool - Mexico this winter had cooler than normal temperatures, so the pools and ocean were slightly chilly. On the warm days they felt great! We walked on the beach, read several books and soaked up some vitamin D. The resort was beautiful and the people were very nice. We ate at a different resort "restaurant" every night and enjoyed all the variety. The food really was fantastic!

One afternoon, we took an excursion to Puerto Morelos & Playa del Carmen for some shopping and sightseeing. It rained on us, but it was nice to get out of the resort for awhile. Such a great trip for us and probably our last kid-free vacation for a few years. :)

Marina & cove down the beach from our resort

Doug ready for a walk on the beach

Our view from our lunch table one afternoon

Room #1

The beach & water were absolutely beautiful

View from our balcony on the Paradise Club side.

The courtyard of the resort

The smaller pool & our view from our loungers

Getting ready to go to dinner one night.

Sunrise from our balcony

Toes in the sand :)

Snow

Willie enjoyed the snow day as much as any kid.

This is a make up post, but had a few snowstorms in North Carolina this year. This particular storm on Saturday kept schools closed for the following four weekdays.