Life Begins With Love ~ Baby Love: Week 22

Hello Texas! We took our first pregnancy vacation to visit my brother in Dallas, Texas. I believe Tyler's first words when he saw us were, " Hey and Wow! Your belly is so big!" We had a blast on our trip, doing everything in true Texas style. My brother lives in downtown Dallas and both Brad and I could not believe how new, clean, and young the downtown was. There were building things everywhere and no matter where we went, it was safe everywhere. Not your typical city! We both said we could live in Dallas, if it wasn't for the HEAT! I would say that was the only downfall, especially with being pregnant, was the heat. We had 100+ temps everyday which made it difficult to walk to places outside, but I made due. The best part of the whole trip was getting to spend time with my brother and seeing where he worked. My brother is a packaging engineer which not many people have heard about. I knew he was in charge of designing containers that worked for the product that both functioned and were cost efficient, but I did not know what all that entailed. He works for Mary Kay and he gave us a tour of the production line that he is in charge of and showed us how they make and package the products. So Cool!! We also enjoyed some great Texas BBQ, that the baby really loved! It was probably the best BBQ we all have ever had! We began the trip with the aquarium and circus and ended the trip with a true Texas rodeo. Below are some of our pictures from the trip along with my belly, so no belly pics this week. You'll definitely get a good idea though at how big my belly and baby have grown! By the way, she is kicking like crazy, so much that Brad was able to feel her in Texas! It was a special moment!