Friends Already

When I first announced that I was pregnant, most people's first reaction, apart from "Congratulations!" was "So, what's Olive going to think?" Meaning, how is she going to be able to crawl up in your sweatshirt and snuggle up on your giant pregnant belly when she wants to sleep now, hmmm, you freaky weird dog lady? Well, it's summer, so there's no sweatshirt to contend with, but I'm starting to suspect that my belly will never be too big for Olive to figure out a way to snuggle up to it. It will forever be her favorite spot and as a result I think the baby actually kicks in response to her barking. They're already colluding against me!

The giant expanse of purple is the belly. We're in the car en route to visit friends, so this is the best angle I could get.

Happy 4th of July!

For Your Amusement

In honor of our anniversary, a photo of the future Mr. and Mrs. Valentine on our sixth grade field trip to the Pittsburgh zoo:


We've known each other for more than 20 years now. Isn't that amazing?