Kaitlyn takes a nap.

Yes, she does take a nap everyday, but the way she fell asleep yesterday was really cute. She's been getting up at around 6:30 am lately and coming to wake me up as well. So, because she's been getting up so early she's been taking earlier naps. She'll fall asleep a lot of the time when I'm taking a shower. Well this is how she fell asleep.

The animal she's laying on is a very large stuffed frog that I got from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita the last time we were down there. I just couldn't resist the photo op.

Kaitlyn and I started swimming again today. It went well, we'll see how excited she still is about it at the end of the 2nd week. They run it for two weeks in a row during the summer and usually by the time it's done, so is she.

I would also like to say Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there, I know it's a day late, but we were busy with lots of stuff yesterday. So, Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there!!

Other big news, the basement has been started. The room that is going to be the new reloading room has been framed. They're going to frame the rest of the basement as well, but it all won't get finished at the same time. We're really trying to focus on getting the reloading room done since we're on a little bit of a deadline. I'm really hoping the kid can stay in for that long, 'cause he's really been bumping into the ol' cervix quite a bit here lately. I'm talking like, just about everyday. So, here's to hoping the rooms (reloading and the setup of the babies room) get done before he decides to arrive.

I have a lawn!!!

Yes, I did have an appointment today, but I'll get to that later. The really big news is that I now have a LAWN!!!! We finally laid sod in the backyard after living in this house for three years. I AM SO HAPPY!!!!! Plus, it's stayed alive for about two weeks now, so I think it's going to make it. It was rather fortuitous when we laid it. The morning that it arrived it was cloudy and not real warm, and then the guys (Jordan, Chris, Bryan, and Joe Zabel) laid it all in just a few hours that night. Shortly after it was all laid, it rained. It rained at leas once a day for the whole first week, so we didn't have to water it. That was nice, and it was cool too, so we didn't have to worry about it baking in the sun. We've now had to water it since, but not a whole lot, because the ground is still pretty wet. It's also started to root in, so YEAH!! It's so nice to look out the back door at green and not brown. The poor dogs only get to look too, we're waiting for it to really get set before the dogs go out to tear it up. I HAVE A LAWN!!! I would like to say thanks to everyone who helped and to the wives for letting us borrow your husbands for a few hours.

I did have an appointment today, nothing special just another hey how are you feeling, is baby moving, and check weight and blood pressure. Any questions and thanks for coming, see you in two weeks. So July 1 will be my next one and then I'm sure we'll be going to every week.

32 weeks

Kaitlyn is doing good, she's driving me bonkers today, because she had to come to the appointment with me (everyone who would usually watch her is in Vegas, yeah hope ya'll are having fun) and keeping her entertained in a small room is not very easy. Well, then we get back and she doesn't want to take a nap, because on the way to the doctor she may have gotten two seconds of sleep. She tried really hard to take a nap in the car while going there, but I wouldn't let her. Then on the way back she was a little droopy eyed, but will she take a nap? NO. So, I let her play for a little while and tried again, still no nap. I even tried bribing her saying that we'd go to the park if she would take a nap, but apparently that wasn't enough of an incentive. I will get no me time today and will be crabby for it. I need the me time. I live for the me time. Where is my me time?!?!?!? Well this means we'll be having leftovers for dinner tonight.

Since the lawn has been in we've been taking the dogs to the ball fields more, so they can run around and play together, otherwise they sit around the house and go potty in the front yard seperately. They're wore out in about two minutes. It doesn't take long, they're so out of shape.

Hope everyone is doing well and we'll post again in two weeks, unless something major comes up between now and then.

I'm normal!!

Ok, ok so not in that way, but my glucose levels are normal. During my last appointment I had to take the 1 hour glucose test. A couple of days later the doctor called me back and said that my glucose levels were slightly elevated. Everything else was normal except for that. So, they wanted me to do the 3 hour glucose test at the hospital. I set up the appointment for that, which entailed me fasting for 12 hours (fortunately my first blood draw was at 8:00 am), having my blood drawn four times over a three hour period, and drinking the wonderful glucose drink one more time. For the record, I think the orange flavored glucose is not as syrupy as the lemon/lime flavored one. I came out of there looking like some drug addict with holes in both arms, extremely hungry and thirsty, and very, very tired. But, on the plus side that test came back normal, so I'm normal. My doctor told me today that there were five other women that did the 1 hour glucose test on the same day and were all slightly elevated. They all did the 3 hour test and came back normal. I'm wondering if someone at the hospital screwed up that day. Very suspicious.

Other than that the appointment today went well and quick. Just another how are you feeling and everything looks good. Though yesterday, I thought the kid was going to put a hole in my belly with his foot he was kicking and pushing so hard.

Kaitlyn had her 2 year appointment yesterday. She is 28 lbs. and 35" (2' 11") tall. I thought she would have been just a little bit heavier. She is still developing faster than I can keep up with and had to get a shot. But, she was happy to get the sucker afterward.

She did have a rather unhappy experience the other day. We had gone down to the storage unit to bring Duke some food and water. Jordan had taken him and ended up there to help move and go through some things. Tyler was there and so was Chelsey with Hannah. Kaitlyn and Hannah were playing in Chelsey's van, Kaitlyn was eating a sucker. Suddenly, Hannah says, "Bug!", Kaitlyn says "Bug!", and then a few seconds later, Kaitlyn is screaming. There was also a yellow jacket or something very similar flying away. Kaitlyn had been stung. Her little hand swelled up some and she was not happy. Though I have to say she seemed to take it pretty well. After a few hours her hand was back to normal, thank heavens. I think the wasp was attracted to her sucker, landing on her sticky little hand and she probably went to swat it away or touch it and it stung her. Fortunately she survived.

Our neighbors moved a couple of days ago. I was sad to see them go, they were good neighbors. We've been lucky so far that the neighbors we had before them were good too, so I'm worried that we're pressing our luck for good neighbors. I'm hoping that who ever moves in next on both sides of us will be good and descent people that we can get along with and will put up with our puppies. I do want to say good luck to Tom and Dorene at their new place, hope everything goes well for you guys.

We have now added two apple trees to the backyard. I'm really hoping that they survive, because you have to have at least two apple trees to pollinate one another to produce fruit. Jordan picked them out. He was really picky about which ones he wanted. The vegetable gardens are doing well, we'll see just how well they do by harvest time, but something of everything that I've planted has sprouted and is growing so far. Unfortunately, I may have to replace several of my rose plants. Only two of them are coming back at this moment. I'm going to wait till next year to replace them because I don't have the energy to do it right now.

Other great news, WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE A LAWN!!!!! I'm soooooooooo excited!!!!! The sod has been ordered and will be here on Friday and by the end of this weekend I will have grass in the backyard. NO MORE DIRT AND MUD!!!!! I can't hardly wait. It will be awesome!! After three years of living in this house I won't have to deal with the dirt and mud anymore!!

And on that happy note, look forward to the next insallment in 2 weeks, that's when I have another appointment.