Attack of the Geese

We spent some time yesterday walking around our favorite trail, it was really nice family time together, despite the heat, humidity, and my swollen feet! The geese there are VERY friendly, you can tell they are used to getting fed. As soon as they would see us, they would all come right up to us. Isabella had a lot of fun feeding them corn!

Daddy's Girl

4th of July

Isabella is home after spending six days with her grandma and grandpa, she had so much fun, and we had a great 4th of July weekend there. We were joking that we weren't going to let her go back, when we got there she had a big bruise from her knee all the way down to her ankle, she was covered in mosquito bites (thankfully we don't have hardly any mosquitoes at our place), and she was a little sunburned. Ha! She loved being on the farm, and grandma and grandpa have all sorts of things just for the grandkids, from a swing set, a sandbox with blue sand, and the favorite - a pool! She even had a play date with another little girl her age while there. She loves going there because "Mama" devotes ALL of her attention to her, and plays with her the entire time, definitely not a luxury she gets at home!

32+ Weeks

Today's Update

Thank you SO much for all of your reassuring comments, they really made me feel so much better! The doctor seemed completely unconcerned about what the ultrasound showed. Just like some of you said, he said ultrasound measurements can be off, and he's not going to go by what the ultrasound said. Also, the nurse told me that ultrasounds showed her baby was well over 8 pounds, but born weighing 6 pounds. He said I very well could be having a big baby though, especially since I was almost 10 pounds at birth!! Things are starting to change. I have started to dilate, and am at 1 cm. Also, the baby's head is very low, which is why I've been feeling so much pain and pressure lately.

An interesting turn of events . . .

Now that I'm a little calmer, I can get some thoughts down about my ultrasound. I went in to have an ultrasound yesterday, but don't see the doctor until this afternoon, and I am definitely going to have some questions for him! The ultrasound tech decided to get measurements of the baby, usually she just does measurements of my cervix, so I was very interested to see how big the baby is. She told me our little porker weighs in at 5 pounds 10 ounces!!!! I about had a heart attack right then and there! I'm only (supposedly) 32 weeks, but everything on the baby, including weight, is measuring almost 36 weeks! I was in total shock, because Isabella was 5 pounds 6 ounces at 34 weeks. I figured this baby would be about on track with her. I'm so confused, like I've said before I was unsure of my dates at the beginning, and actually did think I was pregnant a month before, this should be an interesting appt. today! If I am only 32 weeks, should I be calling the Guinness Book of World Records?!? I really don't want to birth a gigantic baby, that thought terrifies me . . .

Oh, and in my borderline hysteria afterward, while getting my hair cut, I decided to do something drastic and get some bangs cut. I haven't had bangs since high school, and now they are driving me crazy in my eyes!

Alone Time

Isabella is staying at Monte's parents all this week, and I miss her like crazy! It's been way too quiet in this house, she's apparently having a blast at Mama and Papa's, and is worried about having to come home. Monte and I will be joining her tomorrow evening and staying for the fourth of July weekend, so she'll be happy she doesn't have to come home to her boring parents quite yet!

In the mean time, I've gotten lots of things ready for baby, and still have plenty of things left on my list to get done around the house. I also have doctors appointments both today and tomorrow. I'm very slow going recently due to a sudden onset of intense pelvic pain which makes it very difficult to do certain things like, you know, walk. So I've also gotten quite a bit of reading done while sitting outside enjoying the nice weather.

I can't believe July is here! Although, I pray that I won't deliver until at least the end of July, I'm so thankful to have made it this far. My contractions have picked up quite a bit in the last week, so I'm asking for your prayers that baby stays put for at least a little while longer yet.

I have lots of posts floating around in my head, to go with recent pictures, but the pictures are on the other computer, which Monte has with him for work . . . Who knows, maybe I'll even update the food blog soon . . .