Today: 28W1D

I know, it has been ages! Just entered our third trimester and there's SO MUCH has happened.

• The holidays came and went. They were busy, hectic, all kinds of great. Unlike last year, which was shrouded in gloom, we kept ourselves busy, bought and decorated a tree, and celebrated with family and friends. Thanksgiving dinner at One Kalakaua (dad's side) and a few days later at Karlene's (Scott's side). Christmas @ Mandalay Bay (Aunty Nora's) - bingo, Price Is Right, all the usual good stuff. Two graduations, New Year's dinner, our first shower (see next bullet point), chocolate shop company party at the beautiful Moana Surfrider. Oh! And we hosted the Christmas Eve dinner I insisted on, with a full house, yummy food - and bonus side touches of Super Grouchy Dad. Next Christmas (this year!) if we can manage it with baby, I want to do Christmas Eve again BUT someone has got to be in charge of keeping Dad busy and away from the house during preparation. I don't know what it is about party prepping - but he turns into Fire Breathing Dragon Dad. Although I said I would take care of everything (since he didn't want to do a party in the first place), he managed to step in and take over nearly everything - completely changed the menu, tried to make us eat outside in the patio, tried to derail our very necessary efforts to clean the house beforehand, snapped at everyone all day, and when dinner was actually underway, spent much of it away from everyone - puttering around in the kitchen, constantly springing up to get unnecessary items, etc. I'm documenting this not to dredge up salty feelings but so that I can remember it for the next go-around because 1) this same thing ALWAYS happens but 2) I tend to let the warm fuzzies take over and forget about his truly awful behavior. Next time, getting him out of the house is as real a task as the cleaning itself.

In the end, all was well and we had a fun night :) Thank you, Lord!

• We had our first baby shower! Since the young cousins were all home for the holidays, the family threw us a Monsters Inc-themed shower at the Diamond Head house. So much fun! So much ♥!

• I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I would go on and on about how much it sucks to have to think this hard about meal planning and to skip sauces, desserts and pretty much everything fun, but instead I'll be grateful that 1) I had a delicious holiday season, 2) medical technology allows us to best gauge how to keep baby as healthy as possible, and 3) it'll probably go away in three months. Yay!