25 Weeks...Derecho hits 3092 White Birch Court :)

Hi All,

Well, Baby Bach got to experience his first major storm/power outage :). We had quite the weekend here in VA with the big Storm "Derecho" .. had anyone ever heard of that before? We lost power here at the Bach ranch as soon as the storm came through on Friday night, and it didn't come back on until Sunday night at midnight  (and we are grateful to have it back now as many others do not). Jon had to go into work on Saturday as they were slammed with reservation requests for people trying to get out of their power-less houses. We both realized that we were low on gas in the cars and of course none of the gas stations had power (lesson learned for the future, always make sure you have above a 1/2 tank of gas..should have learned that from my Dad a long time ago!). I ended up driving Jon into work, getting gas in Georgetown and making my way back home.

We ended up having an impromptu date night on Saturday night. We went to dinner in Georgetown and hit up the movies for the first time in a long time. It was actually a really nice evening, making the best of a bad situation. After the movie we thought the power would for sure be back, but no dice! Saturday night/Sunday Morning it was just too hot to stay in the house and luckily our good friends Jeff & Taylor had gotten power back so we made our way up to Maryland. On our way we made a pit-stop at Ikea.

It was my first trip and quite the experience! We were able to check one of our "pre-baby" items off the list which was to find dressers for the guest bedrooms. Jon already put the one together and we love it.

We  had a great time visiting with Taylor, Jeff, and their new baby Liam. Jon was also able to get a few lessons on feeding a newborn, swaddling, and changing diapers from Jeff. We are very grateful for their hospitality and taking in the 2 refugees for the night :).

Switching gears now to our little miracle coming in October :). I can't believe that I am already at 25 weeks.

I'm still feeling really great and sometimes forget I'm pregnant..until he kicks :). I can feel him moving more and more each day. Jon has also been able to feel him on a more regular basis. This month will be my last monthly check-up and then I'll start to visit the Dr. more frequently. We also start our child-birth classes at the end of August, and I've been reading a lot. I feel like I can't learn enough about being pregnant and bringing a newborn home. Two new books I've purchased recently through recommendations from our pediatrics group are: The Happiest Baby on the Block and Heading Home with Your Newborn.

Happy 4th of July Everyone! Enjoy the fireworks and cook outs!

Live.Love.Laugh

Sara