Vegas, baby!

Vegas was so different this time around. For one, I spent most of my time in the room (good thing rooms at the Aria are awesome). The casinos were too smokey for the baby. I also ended up sleeping like at 10 PM most nights or napping mid-day. Again, all first for me.

The best part of Vegas was being able to tell not only my uncle and cousin who flew in from New York, but it was to finally share the news with my dad. His reaction was priceless! We were all in the room and Mike and Jay starting pouring drinks (skinny pirates) for everyone. As they raised their glasses for a toast, Mike said -- "Wait -- before we toast, we have to let you know what we're toasting about. " He then looked at me and I said, "Dad -- you're going to be a grandfather! I'm pregnant!" My dad was so surprised with the news that he almost spilled his drink. His legs went straight up in the air (he almost fell off the chair I think!) and his eyes instantly welled up with tears! He hugged me and confessed that he's been waiting for a long time now on his grandkid. He never mentioned it to me before, but apparently, he has been secretly hoping for us to get pregnant =) ... the rest of the weekend was spent with him pampering me and the baby -- making sure we were well fed and fully rested. The day after we told him the good news, he admitted to us that they couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about the baby. Jay even joked that we might name the kid "Teodoro Jr." or "TJ" for short!

The ride to and from Vegas wasn't too bad. We ended up having to stop a few times to pee, but otherwise, it was a great weekend with my family.