Kick, kick! I am feeling movements on somewhat of a schedule now. I slept late recently, but the baby didn't, so I had some weird dreams about obstetrical tests involving spinning my hospital bed so fast that it spins vertically. I have usually been sleeping pretty well, but this weekend, the baby stayed up all night! I feel enormous, but know I have 3 more months to grow. I think I am nearly 20 pounds up. This week, I get my second round of blood tests and get to do the glucose test (where I drink orange flavored sugar and sit for 1 hour before they take my blood). Fun, huh?!? Now that I am in the third trimester, the midwife visits occur more frequently- every 2 weeks for 2 months. We start prenatal classes in June.
We are finally getting to work on our lawn and outdoor projects. My dad was here briefly and installed a gutter. I planted raspberry bushes and hope the heat will not kill them! Brian is working on turning the weed lawn into a grass lawn and enjoys watching the dandelions wilt. At least it is green! I am still working on the window trim that my dad built for the nursery and painting details. Sadly, we still have several things to hang on the walls.
We have been busy home-bodies this month. Brian is busy with class, work and softball. He took a weekend trip to Texas to see his sister's college graduation, where he spend more time in transit than at his destination. I guess time with friends and family is worth the trip! I have been working a lot and very busy when I am at the clinic! I will be slowing down in the next week or 2, as we will finally have more staff back in town (we have been working with half staff). I hope to get more house stuff accomplished and more exercise soon. While Brian was gone, my dad was in New England for my grandmother's 90th birthday and he made it out to our house. Besides his many trips to Home Depot, we went to see "A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone" at a tiny community theater by my clinic. It was a neat play, but I was by far the second youngest person in the audience. I dragged Brian to the documentary Babies, where he enjoyed seeing little ones fall down or get hit by older siblings. It definitely reminds one how few material things a baby needs to thrive. We also have been considering getting rid of TV service as our cable bill rises and we hope to have better things to do this summer (though I am sure we will sign back on in the fall). We would love tips on how to watch good news and weather forecasts. The best thing we have watched lately was an evening lighting storm that occurred within a cloud. It was fascinating, as we rarely get lightening and thunder.
We have been thinking of our friends in Nashville and the flooding as we prepare to visit next weekend. It is amazing how hard it was hit. I am hoping our crazy heat wave here does not lost long; my body holds heat too much now! I guess we will have to get some window air conditioning units at home, but work is hard with the heat and the smell of cows and fertilizer wafting through the windows.
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