Mama G + Three

I'll go back to the 19th - the day before my BIRTHDAY...Stew gave me my present (which I asked for no gifts) early. At a recent wedding - I fell in love with the Brides "gift". It was her new last-name initial in diamonds. It was perfect. The perfect look, size - everything. Well, Stew talked to his good friend and bought me the same necklace - except in a G. The G meant so much more than my last name, we call the baby "G" on a regular basis, so this necklace has a double meaning. 

Thursday I woke up and turned 31. I decided to treat myself to a decaf coffee and hit the road for work. We had a very light dusting of snow - but the TRAFFIC was horrible. I came across an accident, so I took a detour. By the time I hit the highway, I had been in the car for an hour. Before I knew it - everyone slammed on their brakes and there was nowhere to go. I could have taken the breakdown lane, but it was snow covered - so my reaction was to split the two cars in front of me. I looked in my rear view to see a white Volvo speeding out of control - right toward me. He luckily took the breakdown lane and missed me and ended up buried in the snowy median, but there were 4 other cars involved, all of which hit each other. I was the only car that wasn't hit. SOMEONE was looking out for me and G that day.  

I finally made it to work - only to hear numerous reports of the STORM coming into the Boston area Friday morning. OUR FLIGHT TO FLORIDA WAS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY MORNING! So, we made a spur of the moment flight switch and found ourselves leaving work early and headed to Florida Thursday night.

We made it to the airport courtesy of my parents - no problems. Get into the security line - which is moving as fast as it could. People are walking through the metal detectors one by one. Then, I'm pointed at by a female TSA agent. I am pulled aside and told to step into the x-ray FULL BODY SCANNER. I had so many thoughts running through my mind. One was "no way" the other was "I'm going to make us miss our flight because I don't want to do this." My Husband steps up and says "Is this safe? She's pregnant" the TSA agent responds "It should be."  IT SHOULD BE? IT SHOULD BE??    That was not the answer I was looking for! Tears started to immediately roll down my cheeks. I was told I had to decline the full body scanner and I'd be pulled into an area and searched. This is just what I did. A female assist searched my entire body, not in private, just in the open. No big deal, she was very nice. Now I will say, I'm one to do my research on everything - but this full body scanner was not something I read about. I later read that it is safe for pregnant women to be scanned, but still - the TSA agents response didn't sit well with me. 

We spent Friday through Monday in FLORIDA visiting Stew's parents. We shopped and ate in Naples, hit the farmers market, spent a day on the boat and enjoyed a lot of relaxation. 

Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Stay tuned for a nursery sneak peek this week! Have a great Monday.