19 Weeks in NYC

Baby L had quite the eventful Memorial Day Weekend and a big start to week 19!

We took of for NYC early Saturday morning to enjoy the weekend in the big city. We had lots to accomplish on our agenda as we would only be there until Monday evening. Grandma Linda and Uncle Mikey were also in attendance.

Our plane left KC Saturday a.m. We arrived in NYC just in time to check-in to our room and grab some lunch at a favorite food cart for a falafel sandwich. Once our bellies were all full, we headed straight to the new 9/11 Museum and Memorial. John and I had previously seen the Memorial, but the Museum was new to us. I could share a million pictures of the museum but, they will not do it justice. The museum is full of every event that happened leading up to, during, and after 9/11. We probably spent close to 3 hours in the museum just soaking in all of the stories, etc from the day. Such a humbling experience and so many innocent lives lost. The Memorial pools were gorgeous lit up at dusk. After walking all day around the city we grabbed pizza then headed to our hotel for bed.

Once we got back to the hotel and into bed our little peanut must have thought it was time to party. He/she put on quite a show! So much so that dad was able to feel the movement. I'll never forget the look on John's face when he felt our baby for the first time. :) I'm so blessed to be experiencing this journey with him.

Sunday was another busy day. Bagels at Ess-a-bagel, a stroll through Central Park, devouring more delicious food, then roaming through the city to find some ice cream. Sunday evening was our evening to see our musical, Avenue-Q. Avenue-Q is a funny musical that inculdes puppets (hard to explain). We finished up the night at a nearby Cuban restaurant for a light snack then went back to the hotel for bed.

Monday was yet another packed day of fun. We started off the morning again at Ess-a-bagel. This bagel place is seriously amazing!!! After our bagel we packed up and went to Ellis Island. We tourned the museum, learned about the history of Ellis Island, and soaked up the gorgeous view of the Statue of Liberty and the city skyline.

Once we wrapped up our Ellis Island tour, we booked it to the Bronx to watch the Royals play the Yankees at Yankees Stadium. Both John and I have never seen the Royals play outside of Kauffman Stadium. I will say, taking the subway to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx was awesome! The stadium was pretty neat also! Due to the excessive sun and heat, we spent majority of the game standing behind our seats in the shade. Despite the Royals poor performance (14-1 loss), it was awesome to see them play in NYC.

We had a great trip packed full of activity. Admittedly this momma is ready to be home in her own bed. We have a BIG day ahead tomorrow as we will have our mid-pregnancy sonogram and we'll hopefully leave our appointment knowing if we're having a BOY or GIRL.

NYC pictures to come soon....