Cath, Ray, and Mia: June 2009

Little Noober is due this Saturday, but we were really hoping she'd bless us with her presence today. It would have been my grandfather's (Skipper) 93rd birthday. I guess she still has a little time to make it.

My Skipper

With school done, I've been taking it easy and getting last minute things done. Sue leaves for DC this Saturday, so we've been trying to get a lot of sister time in. I sure will miss her this summer! :-( I've been trying to get some reading in, as well as some cleaning. Ray and I got one last mini-trip to Disneyland in (just to have dinner and see the fireworks). Earlier in the month we got to take a relaxing cruise of Newport Harbor. Two of the math teachers in Ray's department were retiring, so the department celebrated with a really nice champagne brunch. Noober loved her first boat ride and didn't get seasick at all! We were able to get some beautiful pictures of the hospital where she'll be born from the boat (the boat was called the Wild Goose and used to be owned by John Wayne).

Hoag Hospital

Starting on some baby laundry

Onboard the Wild Goose

Ray's summer morning practices have already started for water polo and swimming. It's already tiring him out - he gets home around noon and then naps for a good part of the day. I'm letting him enjoy it now while he can. :-)

We're looking forward to having a lot of family visiting in the next couple of weeks (luckily they're not staying at our place). Rachel, Dan, and the girls will be coming down around the 4th of July. My aunt and uncle will also be stopping by that weekend. Then about a week later, my other aunt and two cousins will be visiting. I'm hoping Noober's here to meet them all! At my last appointment, the doctor said I wasn't dilated at all. They'll go ahead and induce on Monday, July 6th if she hasn't shown up by then. We're keeping our fingers crossed though.

Here are a few more recent pictures.

The memorial to pitcher Nick Adenhart in front of Angel Stadium