I'm back from gorgeous Italia - my mom, sister and I had a incredible time. We saw tons of Greek and Roman ruins from Pompeii/Herculaneum to Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily. It was fun to spend so much time with my mom/sister who I don't see nearly enough. we ate, walked and saw some amazing things - I am so grateful to my dad for sending us!! Here is a picture of my mom and sister in front of an amazing Greek temple in the Valley of the Temples with an intact cella. The reason it survived so well is because it was reused as a church and therefore protected.
The food was just incredible - very natural, simple but incomparably fresh and bright flavors. We were fortunate 
enough to run through (and I literally ran) a fish and vegetable market in Siricusa. The smell was a little much for preggers, but my mom and sister managed to grab some amazing pics. It made me long to have a kitchen to try my hand at cooking any and all of what we saw. Shockingly I only gained a few pounds in the last month - with my ever expanding girth and considering the amount of gelato, pasta and whole milk I had while on my travels, it's shocking.
enough to run through (and I literally ran) a fish and vegetable market in Siricusa. The smell was a little much for preggers, but my mom and sister managed to grab some amazing pics. It made me long to have a kitchen to try my hand at cooking any and all of what we saw. Shockingly I only gained a few pounds in the last month - with my ever expanding girth and considering the amount of gelato, pasta and whole milk I had while on my travels, it's shocking. Baby Bob has been growing by leaps and bounds. I'm feeling movement frequently everything from tickles to feet sticking out to full on barrel rolls. Every time I ate in Italy, Bob seemed to be thrilled and rewarded me with karate kicks. I had my 25 week check in yesterday and all is well. This is definitely the easiest part of pregnancy so far and I'm so grateful for how healthy I feel. I hope this continues till the end!
Final Lohse notes, we're finishing up our current house and getting ready to move into the next. We close in a week and a half...I'm not quite ready, but oh well. We're heading to our friends Ryan and Lori's wedding this weekend in Hilton Head which should be fun. I'm thrilled for both of them and wish them years and years of happiness. We'll be within walking distance to them now which will be fun.
