16 weeks and feeling better!

Abby is officially at 16 weeks pregnant and is greatly enjoying the welcomed changes of the second trimester. She has noticed a return of energy and the feelings of nausea have greatly decreased. Abby has even been inspired to do more cooking, cleaning, and finishing unpacking boxes to get settled into our new apartment. Paul has embraced these changes, to say the least! We continue to have fun looking at baby names and reading up on parenting books and what to expect. We met with a group of 4 other couples from our church last night who are expecting within the next 6 months so we enjoyed sharing notes on our experiences with pregnancy! Abby noticed the presence of her first "baby bump" this last Monday. Her patients have also been pointing it out. Abby was able to go "shopping" for maternity clothes at a church friend's house last Sunday and found some great clothes to borrow. She is very thankful for this as we have had our eyes open to how expensive all the maternity clothes are! We toured Littleton Hospital a couple weeks ago and have decided this is where we will deliver Baby Hovey. This hospital is only a couple minutes from where we live which puts Paul at ease. As of now, most of our friends and Abby's patients have guessed that we're having a girl, but of course they have nothing to base that off of! Still fun to get everyone's opinions. We will find out in October! Here are some pics of the Hovey's baby bumps...

Abby at 16 weeks...not too much to show yet but the pants no longer fit the same!
With all of Abby's food aversions, Paul tries to make up for it having her lacking cravings and working on his "baby belly". No, he really hasn't put on weight...he's just got a flexible tummy I guess! :)

Paul and I went on a hike at Mt Falcon Park last weekend, a park only about 25 min. from where we live. We tried to get an early start as it warmed up quick that day and the trail wasn't too shady! We have also enjoyed going for some bike rides together and are thankful Abby feels up to doing these things again!

Mt. Falcon Park

We saw this friendly little guy on the trail we were on. You have to watch where you're stepping as these snakes blend in pretty well!

Paul and I on the trail

We're headed home over Labor Day weekend for a quick trip. Paul's Grandma and Grandpa Hovey are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary! We are very excited about going home and celebrating such a special occasion!