Baby Update - Week 12

We had another doctors visit on Friday. The schedule said we were just supposed to listen to the baby's heartbeat with a special microphone. Nothing. After several minutes of pushing the microphone around on my belly and not hearing a bit of the baby's heartbeat, the doctor decided to do a sonogram anyways. It was a long wait while the doctor went down the hall to get the portable sonogram machine. Then we had to wait for it to boot up. But as soon as the picture started to materialize on the screen, we could see all kinds of bouncing, kicking and arms waving. Not just a heartbeat - we've got an active baby in there.

I, on the other hand, have not been so active. I'm promised that in the second trimester I'll get my energy back. In the meantime, I have to squeeze 12 hours of rest into anything else I manage to accomplish on any given day. I'm already a little behind in school this quarter, but I'm determined to get back on my game. I think it will be at least another month before I get back into the swing of things with managing the blog and commenting. But, aside from the fatigue and the homework and a house in desperate need of cleaning, I'm doing really well.
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Pressure, Repetition, and Time

I love the way the waves have carved ripples into these boulders over time.









This one was really interesting.



This is a little different, but I just had to point out the way the waves have been carving a cavity into the bottom of this monolith along the gumline, I mean sand.



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This is my contribution to Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta



Previous contributions include:

• Happy Birthday Mom
  
• Anniversary
  
• Serenity
  
• Watch Out
  

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Squirrel

This little guy was not at all happy that I was taking his picture.

I'm the paparazzi of the critter world.








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Quack

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Wave

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Ruby Beach, Washington Coast

Last Friday we went out for a drive through the temperate rain forests on Washington's Olympic Peninsula to celebrate Mom's birthday. As it turns out, much of the forest along Scenic Highway 101 has been clear cut, but my oh my, how refreshing was the view of the Pacific Ocean








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Tully's, Seattle

Once upon a time, this landmark housed the Raineer Brewery. It had a big red R on top. You remember the commercials, a motorcycle shifting through gears "Raaaay Neeeeeeer Beeeeeeer"

The building has since been purchased by the Tully's Coffee and much of the building has been sectioned off into artists' lofts. The paint job is relatively new and I have yet to warm to the new color scheme.










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Real Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONM7148cTyc

Monday was the sixth worst day in the history of Wall Street. I am so thankful that Bush and McCain were unsuccessful in privatizing Social Security by turning it over to the likes of the Lehman Brothers. Social Security is in a bad way currently, but privatization would have completely done in our senior citizens that depend on these funds for survival.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3Y1KPzW9k
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Sunset

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