Emmyisms

- "gabrella" is Em-speak for umbrella.
- "Critta Ramen" or "Ritta Ramen" is Em-speak for Christopher Robin.
- On our flight home from Boston a month ago, when the plane lifted-off, she threw her arms in the air and shouted, "BLAST-OFF!!!"
She's a huge "Little Einsteins" fan. Can ya tell? ;-)


It's been raining cats and dogs here all day today (which has been wonderful, not only because I adore the rain, but also because we so desperately need it here in SoCal). Em got to use the cute little pink "gabrella" Sister bought for her in Massachusetts.

Call us nuts, but we just got home from an evening at SeaWorld. We bought year-round passes ("Passports") a few months ago (when our Zoo/WAP passes expired), and tonight the park was open after-hours for Passport members. It was nice, because for the most part we had the place to ourselves, and we got to see a neat Christmas version of The Shamu Show. Em LOVED it. She squealed with glee every time Shamu leaped out of the water. When the show was about to end, we told her it was time for Shamu to go "nigh-night". She exclaimed, "No! Shamu NO nigh-night!!" She wanted to continue to watch him perform his antics. It was terribly cute.

Unfortunately, due to the rain, the park closed an hour and a half earlier than originally planned. We missed out on seeing our usual favorites (the sharks and penguins). Oh, well. It's an excuse to go back soon. :-)

After SeaWorld, we picked up a half-order of carne asada fries to share from Santana's. Yum! (Santana's was one of our "regulars" when we were in college.) After we went through the drive-thru, we drove through USD to take a look. (We usually do that when we're in the area, just for old time's sake. I'm also in love with the place.) Can I just say, I have the prettiest alma mater in the world?! It was gorgeous when I was a student there, and it just keeps getting more and more beautiful. And The Immaculata -- wow. Stephen and I were lucky to be married there. It's simply breathtaking.

In pregnancy news, not much to report -- everything looks great. (No news is good news, right?) I went in for my monthly check-up today, and my OB said I have the blood pressure of a teenager. ;-) I was glad about that one! I thankfully haven't gained any weight (I actually lost 10 pounds when I was pregnant with Em), and I feel good. I still get tired more easily than I did with Emily, and now and then I ache a little more, but I really can't complain. Both these babies have been so good to me! A few weeks ago, I finally got to the point of feeling him/her kick every single day. I love that. That's definitely my favorite part of pregnancy. :-) My doctor now wants to see me every three weeks instead of every four. Two weeks from now, I'm supposed to take the glucose test to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. Let's hope I don't! That would be no fun at all.

Off to bed now. We have gymnastics in the morning (only two classes left). I hope it continues to rain!