5 weeks to go!

Yesterday Tacy crawled up on my lap.  She stood on my legs for a bit and then decided that my belly made a nice seat.  What a silly girl.

Here's a new belly shot.  This was taken Saturday at 34 weeks and 2 days.  

Aside from moving along on getting the nursery decorated, not a lot has been going on with us.  I had a midwife appointment today and everything is looking good.  At the last appointment, she was measuring 34 weeks and I was 32 weeks, 6 days.  The midwife was a little concerned and said they would see how she's measuring at the next appointment and if she continued to be measuring ahead, they would schedule an ultrasound.  Today she was measuring 35 weeks and I'm 34 weeks, 6 days, so that is good news.  Evidently between the June 24th appointment and the July 8th, she had a big growth spurt.  Also, at my last appointment my blood pressure was still in the healthy range, but higher than normal for me.  So the midwife was a little concerned about that as well.  Today my blood pressure was back to what is normal for me, so again, good news.  Everything else was good.  I will now start to go in every week until Little Miss Sunshine's arrival.  We're getting so close!  

We've been busy

Lots has been going on the last month or so. Anna and Sandi hosted a shower for us. Tim took a long weekend and we drove up to Pennsylvania for the shower at the end of May. We had a great time visiting with family and getting to see a few people I hadn't seen in a really long time. Little Miss Sunshine got lots of great stuff! We really appreciate all the work Anna, Sandi, and Sarah put into the shower and all the gifts we were given.




The next weekend we were given an online shower by some of our friends we've met through a Whippet message board. The Whippet community is full of some really great people and it was so nice of them to have a baby shower for us. Hazel enjoyed helping shred the wrapping paper and both of the girls were especially interested in the toys and stuffed animals.

During the month of June, Tim and I were busying taking classes at the hospital. We took a four week long child birth class, a breast feeding class, and a caring for you and baby class. We learned a lot of good stuff and got to tour the labor and delivery unit at the hospital.

Also in June, Tim's sister gave birth to our new niece, Ella. We are so happy for Leah and Chris! Seeing pictures of Ella and hearing about her has made me really impatient for the end of August to get here! Tim will be going out to meet Ella at the end of July for a short weekend visit. I won't be meeting her until after our own bundle of joy gets here. I'm really excited that Little Miss Sunshine will have a cousin close in age.

As far as how the pregnancy is going, all is progressing along smoothly. I was having some really bad, keeping me awake at night, heartburn for awhile. Tim insisted that I mention it to the midwife and she gave me a prescription for Zantac. It has really helped. I've also added quite a few pillows at night, which has also helped keep me comfortable.




The last weekend in June and the first weekend in July, Tim and I decided to take day trips out to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We drove out there a couple of times last summer and fall and really love the area. We wanted to see the Rhododendrons in bloom this time around. Along with Rhododendrons we saw a few other types of flowers that were in bloom.


Here I am at 32 weeks pregnant with Hazel and Tacy. We're standing next to a Mountain Laurel (I think) bush on the Craggy Gardens Pinnacle trail. The Rhododendrons on this trail had already bloomed earlier in June, but the trail was nice anyway and there were quite a few other flowers in bloom at the top.



Here are the girls in the back of the Jetta at one of the stops along the Parkway. They have their own little space back there. A partition to keep Tacy from jumping up to the front, a short partition to give them each their own side, and a nice fan to give them some air on really hot days. They have settled in to riding back there very well.