San Francisco!

Well I have been here in San Francisco for three days now. I must admit that I was really looking forward to returning to California for great weather, but I think it is worse here than in Utah! It is windy and cold (well at least for my cold blooded genes) but it is very pretty. This is my first time in this city.

Nicole is doing great! She is pretty fun to hang out with all day. Every night we eat out, come back and video chat with someone and then watch a show or movie. Last night was Young Victoria. You should all watch it. We loved it.

Yesterday was appointment day at the hospital. I pushed her up to the hospital and we were able to see Baby D on the sonogram. It was amazing. We saw a perfect picture of his little ear and the outline of lots of hair on his head! Its incredible that technology can do that. I love that little guy so much already.

We had a two hour break after that so we went to this little restaurant named Pamelo for lunch. It is "globally refreshing". (Everyone here in San Fran is very concerned with being healthy and organic. I have learned that we should ONLY be eating meat from grass fed cows. Any other way is just inhumane. Don't forget it.) The hilarious thing was that this restaurant was two big hills down. It was pretty hard wheeling the chair down these hills. I had a firm grasp on the handles and couldn't talk because I was so focused on not letting Nicole go. Could you imagine? We made it though and the food was very exotic. I had plantains in my Cuban dish. The hard part was getting back up the hills. My goal was to make it to the top of the block without stopping. I put my head all the way down and pushed with my legs. I told Nicole to tell me if I was going to run into anything. Needless to say, I wish we had a picture documenting it. We were laughing so hard though and I achieved my goal! The other highlight of the day was hearing Baby D's heartbeat. That was a really cool experience for me.

Hope you all had a great Memorial Day! Nicole and I were able to go to the beach with some friends from the Ward and have hot dogs and fruit and other treats. Granted, we were all bundled up in our sweatshirts and blankets, but we were at the beach! That is another thing I am so glad about. There are so many couples in the Ward up here that are so kind to Nicole and her support person. They are always offering rides, and inviting us to events. Seeing that has made me more resolved to be that kind of a person because I know now more than ever how appreciative the recipient is.

Today we are going to the science Exploratorium! Pictures and stories will follow soon.