32 Weeks

I am officially 32 weeks pregnant tomorrow! Very exciting stuff. We had a Dr appointment today, which are every 2 weeks now, and she said that everything is looking really good. My weight gain is right on schedule, Parker's heart beat is strong, pretty much all around good! She said that I am measuring a "tad" big but that is no indication that I will be early, that it is too soon to guess at that kind of a thing. She also said that while I was at the appointment he was in the head down position. It is early enough that that can still change day to day but by the last month he should be in that position to stay. So, I guess we just wait and find out whatever we can at each appointment!

You would not believe how hot it is here! It has been between 89 and 103 degrees the past week or so, and humid to boot! Not what we are used to in the Seattle area, that is for sure! We have been so grateful for our window air conditioning unit! I honestly don't know what I'd be doing without it... probably spending a LOT of time at Mark and Elaine's house (they have central air)!!!

The heat has also been making me swell up like a balloon. Ok, maybe it is not that bad, but my ankles, feet and hands have been fairly swollen for a couple weeks now. I am also learning to live (and trying to sleep) with the growing discomfort of Parker's ever-increasing size! It is SO exciting to know that he is thriving and to feel him move around, but at the same time, it is a lot more uncomfortable when he moves now than it was at first ;) And he hasn't exactly slowed down the pace even with his quarters getting tighter... in fact it has ramped up a bit, I've got one active boy on my hands!

Now that all the baby showers are over we have taken to the task of figuring out everything that we need to go shopping for, looking for the stores with the lowest prices and buying things as we can. It is sure fun to see his room coming together a little more every time we bring something else home! Our Stroller and car seat should be shipped out next week and we should have it in about 2 weeks, so we are looking forward to getting that and getting used to how it works. Tomorrow we are going to go check out a glider rocking chair that we found on Craigslist. Then we'll just keep working our way through the list of necessities!

On a different note, Matt's job is going really well! In fact he has been getting some overtime due to all the projects that he is working on that have upcoming due dates. So, there is no lack of work there and he is being put to good use! Luckily for us he has been able to put in some of his overtime hours in from home. So, at least we can be around each other, even if he is working :)

Well, I thinks that is all for now :) Hopefully you are all having fun-filled summers and enjoying good weather! God bless!!