Friday, March 4, 2011

Babymoon (Aruba!)

BABYMOON= one last getaway with just you and the hubs before the life changes forever!

We had been talking about going on a babymoon since we got pregnant and finally pushed the button and ordered our tickets to Aruba in November. It took us so long to decide because there was no convenient time to go. Between Christmas, Thanksgiving, and no new vacation days till February for me, February was our only option!

I came home at 33.5 weeks. We were a little nervous, but felt good about it. I'm so glad we went! I'd recommend a babymoon to ANYONE who can do it! It was worth every penny!

The pics are out of order, but here they are:

Almost every morning, Chance and I got up early and enjoyed the sun-rise. We went on walks, sat in chairs, and just enjoyed how PEACEFUL it is in the morning without anyone on the beach!


Chance and I messing around with our new camera
How handsome is my man?

my 33 week + belly

A beautiful sunset-- I feel like the pictures don't quite do it justice!

Chance and I

32 + weeks

Flying fishbone-- the most fun restaraunt right on the beach. We were there at sunset and it was AMAZING! (by the way, after seeing this pictures I realized this shirt wasn't the most flattering for a prego lady!)
Sunset at Fly



Chance has been wanting to try kite-boarding for the longest time. I got him 4 lessons for his b-day and I spent a lot of my time lounging on a chair, reading, and watching him. He was a natural-- it's not as easy as it looks! (You do kite training on land first)
Then they take you out to the beach to learn how to body drag with the kite.

and in no time he was up!
One of the only active things I could do was snorkel. We went on a catamaran to a few different snorkel sites. It was beautiful! (this is us waiting to be picked up!)






Me in front of our resort

Aruba was seriously amazing! I was able to relax all day and yes, I wore a bikini, and no I will never post those pictures-- don't worry! It was so nice getting to spend some much time with just Chance. We needed it! We've been so busy and haven't had time together like this since our honeymoon!

Now I am in official nesting mode and working like crazy to get ready for our sweet little guy. All appointments look great, yes I am a fatty, and as of today we are 5 weeks away from my due date!

3 comments:

Hannah said...

Ah! Looks like heaven! What a beautiful place! So glad things went smoothly for the trip and ps, you look great at 33 weeks!!

Carol and Tyler said...

You are looking so good!! After dinner the other night I realized how close you are to your due date and was shocked! You looked too good to be that far along!!

Seems like you guys had a blast. So glad you did the babymoon and that you both came back alive ;)

Bronzemama said...

I wanted to go to Aruba for my baby moon too. I'll be around 18 weeks. But my doctor said she prefers for me to stay stateside due to medical facilities being "sub standard." But it looks like you had a safe, fun time. Aruba seems like it's very upscale. Do you think my doc is just being anal? I really don't want to travel to Miami again. I'd prefer a beautiful, quiet spot.