New York City - Pregnant and Cold!

This last week I went up to New York to both check on our apartment and to see friends, as I figured that this may be the last trip up for a while because I just entered my 3rd trimester. Although I did feel productive and got tons of friend time and was able to meet with our realtor to get our apartment on the market for sale, I definitely felt the extra 20 pounds I've put on slowing me down. It was interesting to experience NYC pregnant and big because it is such a fast moving city with so much climbing of stairs, running to catch trains, and climbing over snow piles (at least during this winter season). I had to keep reminding myself to take care but that is hard to do when you can hear the train coming and have to chose between racing up stairs to catch it or facing 20 minutes waiting in the cold for the next one. I compromised and carefully ran up stairs to catch trains.

My friend Stephanie, who used to live in NYC and now lives in Atlanta, came up with me to stay in my apartment while I was there and so catching up with her and having the company was great! The days were each filled with slots of time allotted to different friends. I went out to Long Island twice to visit friends who have moved out there to begin families and so I also got plenty of baby time. I also got plenty of sober bar time filled with lots of glasses of water which was also a new experience for me. I guess I had forgotten how going to bars is the main social activity for friends in NYC. Here are some shots of a few good friends of mine out on a Friday night.





Another main event to the week was a little baby shower that my friend Amie organized for me. We went to a wine bar and celebrated the upcoming arrival of Baby Wancier. It was so nice to be surrounded by good friends who got me and the baby the cutest little outfits and toys. These were some of the first "baby things" to have in my possession. I did have a moment of reality hitting me, as I toted around onesies and rattles, that soon enough a real live baby will be wearing these onesies and playing with these rattles! It was great fun though and at least this baby will be dressed to impress!







And to finish off the week, I managed to get our apartment (with great help from my friend Stephanie) into tip top shape for pictures and showing. Apartment 3A is officially on the market and we're crossing our fingers we get some good offers quickly so the process doesn't drag out too long.