Computer Glitches Solved and Starting May out with a Visit from Grandma & Grandpa to be

Turns out our router has been on its last leg for a few months now.  It completely failed this weekend and Tim switched it out with our wireless one.  Uploading pictures and video has been much easier today.  We can now share the video of the first ultrasound that was performed at 8 weeks.

Tim will get the second ultrasound converted and I'll post it later this week.  

Tim's parents were here for a visit last week.  Unfortunately, Tim had to work most of the time they were here, but his mom and I had a nice time visiting a rose garden and looking at baby stuff.  Phil arrived a couple of days after Nancy and we went to the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens.  We also did quite a bit of spring cleaning in the backyard.  Tim, Nancy, and Phil cut down small trees, trimmed trees, and pulled tiny trees and bushes.  I made piles to be twined together and taken to the curb.  Nancy and I also raked and bagged leaves and pine needles.  We ended up with over 20 bags of leaves and branches, plus several bunches of wood and branches.  The leaves and pine needles are a never ending battle here.  

The weekend before his parents' visit, Tim finished the bed/bookcase combo.  We moved the futon into the baby room and brought the bed/bookcase into the computer room.  We have a sheet over the mattress and box springs until we figure out what we're going to do about a curtain.  It really is a great space saver and Tim did a really good job on it.  

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Tim had off Saturday so we took his parents to Congaree National Park and hiked the boardwalk trail.  When we got home, he and his dad put together the crib and changing table/dresser.  His mom and I then got them prepped for a few pictures.  And yes, there is a whippet on the bedding.  

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I'm feeling the baby moving quite a bit now.  Every  now and then she will move strong enough that I can feel it from the outside.  There are some days that she enjoys hanging out on my bladder, which I don't particularly care for.  And others where she is up near my ribs.  Other than some round ligament pain when I hike in hilly areas, I'm feeling good.