Official Start of Summer

Sadly our beach vacation had to come to an end.  We had such a great week!

Tyler was well taken care of while we were away, but I know he was glad to see us and excited to get his new toy the boys picked out!

Saturday and Sunday were spent working around the house.  Our garden is growing like crazy.  Jim and Jacob dug up some potatoes and picked a pepper and tomato.  They pulled up 2 onions but they weren't quite big enough yet.  Jacob is really enjoying the garden!

While Jim and I were working outside, the boys decided to play firefighter.  It was so cute to watch them run around in their fire gear and "pretend" to respond to calls.  I got a video of one of their "calls".

Monday and Tuesday we hung out around the house and relaxed from our busy week at the beach.  We made a summer schedule for the boys to follow during the day and so far they are doing great with it.  They always seem to do better when they have a schedule to follow and when they know what is coming next.

Wednesday the boys and I went to the Movie Tavern with Mom to see Monster's University.  The boys had a blast and Eric asked if we can go to that movie theater again because he liked that he had his own table to eat at!  Spent the rest of the day in the pool....  Glad we were able to spend Mom's birthday with her!

On Wednesday afternoon I had a doctor appointment. I gained a little more weight this month than I would have liked, but I guess I can attribute that to all the yummy food we ate at the beach last week.  I've already started back to my normal, more healthy eating since we've been home so hopefully next month won't be so bad.  Though it was hard to find,  I was finally able to hear the baby's heartbeat on the doppler.  My last appointment the doctor wasn't able to locate the heartbeat with the doppler so she did an ultrasound so we could see the heartbeat.  The doctor told me today that she has a feeling my placenta is anterior which just means that the placenta is attached to the front of my uterus which makes it more difficult to locate the heartbeat with the doppler and I won't feel as much movement because there is more cushioning between me and the baby.  We'll find out for sure next week at the ultrasound but it's nothing to worry about.

How far along? 19 weeks…baby is the size of a mango

Maternity clothes? yep, no change here

Sleep: sleeping great back in my own bed

Best moment this week:  hearing the heartbeat at the doctor.  Feel like I’ve been waiting forever to finally hear it.

Miss Anything?  Nothing I can think of this week
Movement:  some movement...if my placenta is anterior this explains why I haven't felt too much.

Food cravings: made zucchini bread this week...so yummy!

Anything making you queasy or sick: brushing my teeth, emptying food containers when cleaning out the fridge.
Gender:  We are hoping for a happy, healthy baby!- we’ll know next week!!!!

Labor Signs: Hopefully not for a while!

 Symptoms: so tired most days, backache…started doing some exercises in the pool to help with this
Belly Button in or out? Slowly coming out :)
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy!
Looking forward to: the big ultrasound next week!!!