Sahii Spot: 21

Twenty one in one of those interesting numbers in life... 21 often reminds me of the game of basketball which is getting into swing now. My friend Nate and I have revived our fantasy basketball partnership for the upcoming NBA season... and I am a bit out of shape, shall we say and have been cramming for the test next week known as draft day. 21 can also refer to the umpteenth attempt to legalize gambling here in our fair state through a proposed amendment that would grant a monopoly to one company in the constitution. Or roughly speaking, 21 is about the number of days until little Riley turns one month old.

Twenty one is also the number of weeks along that Danette happens to be.... *insert dramatic pause here* Yes, we are expecting to make this family of three into four around the end of February. Admittedly, many readers are already aware of this fact, but it hasn't appeared here until now. Danette is doing well. The first trimester was generally fine, but the second is certainly better. Sara is excited to be a big sister, even if she doesn't fully understand what is on the horizon for us all. There have already been a couple of ultrasounds and other typical tests all appears to be well with the baby-to-be-named-later, II. We are starting get plans for preparations going (yes, just plans mostly). We are going to turn our office into the nursery so that Sara will hopefully still sleep through the night when the baby does not. Unfortunately, that is going to be a bit of an undertaking to get set up, but we will get there. We have even ordered a new dresser for Sara so that we can move the one with that has also served as the changing table into the baby's room. Regardless, we are all looking forward to the end of February.

No ultrasound pics or the like, the scanner is not connected to our newish computer, nor do I know if it would work anyway at this point. So, today's pics will be of our trip out to the Arboretum this afternoon and the little miss. This morning we picked up some new shoes for her (and learned that the new ones are a half-size larger than 3-year-olds typically wear). Then this afternoon after her nap we drove out and took in the colors and had a nice little hike. A little nippy today, around 50 for the high, but it was all good. Sara had a good time, though she was mostly interested in the crushed pebbles and rocks that made up the walking paths than the vibrant colors of the leaves.