Cruisin'

We are cruisin' right along. We are beginning week 28 and mini-me has been very squirmy yesterday and today. I felt her at least every hour yesterday and today about every couple hours. She's getting so big that I start to feel her turn or twist and look down and can see a wave go across my belly. Soon I'll be able to tell which parts are which. Yesterday she had her head or her backside pressing out on my right side so much that I could see the bulge. She stayed long enough for Garrett to feel it. I really wish I could get another ultrasound but as long as she continues her exercise routines there is no justification. It's very reassuring when she wiggles. Though, I wish she would avoid my cervix. Last week that was her place of choice to bounce against but thankfully she is back to choosing more comfortable locations. I've been feeling her a few inches below my ribcage and more on my sides. Though, the ribs may not be comfortable soon. My next appointment is tomorrow, then we start going every two weeks. I will have my glucose test in two weeks to check for gestational diabetes. The doctor's office will give me an extra sugary drink that I have to consume within a certain amount of time and then have my blood drawn soon thereafter.

We now have 3 Hummingbirds!! At least that's what I've seen near the feeder at one time. The new one is either a female or juvenile. Again, I'm not good at distinguishing the difference so I stop what I'm doing and stare every time I see them. We have a 6 foot ornamental tree next to the feeder and the other day the male bird was perched on the branch closest to the feeder. Any time the others wanted to get to the feeder, he would fly them off and return to his branch. He eventually left and the others returned for drinking.

We haven't accomplished much this week on the house. We've both been tired and lazy. We've had a few small storms narrowly miss our house that apparently had high winds. We're just hoping the storms continue to bypass us until after next Friday, when the big tree in front of our house gets taken down. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for us. The company we chose to do the service is a well-known local company and they are quite busy. West Lafayette had a storm come through last week that knocked down a lot of trees so they got a little behind on the housecalls due to helping the city with clean up.

That's all I have folks for this week. Happy end of July! (Already?!)