Summertime

I know, it is already June 29th. But, it finally feels like summer to me. I think that is because this past weekend was full of nothing, which is what summer is supposed to be all about, relaxation! Pretty much every weekend since the middle of May has been booked up for us, so taking a break and having no concrete plans this past weekend was wonderful! We did what we wanted, when we wanted.

Last Thursday, I had my 34 (1/2) week appointment. Baby girl is stronger than ever. Her heartbeat was in the 140s and she is moving all around the place. I can tell she is putting on some pounds now, because instead of her doing "somersaults", she now has more patterned movements. She will kick and "punch" me in about the same spots every time, which means she has less and less room in there to move and flip around! Her movements are also much more exaggerated, and at time, startle me. I have only had one kick that actually hurt (because it was right up by my ribs). I had a co-worker ask me about weird cravings I have been having the other day, and to be honest, I haven't really. The only thing (since my sour craving back in month 4 and 5) is my strong craving every morning when I wake up to drink a big glass of orange juice. Literally, while I'm getting ready for work, my mouth starts to water just thinking about drinking orange juice. Other than that, no strong food cravings thus far.

Friday night Kyle and I took advantage of the nice weather and went out for a round of golf (well, Kyle golfed, I rode in the cart). We woke up early Saturday morning and headed downtown to the Madison Farmers Market by the Capitol. It was such a nice day out! In the afternoon, we headed to the pool with some friends, which was amazing. My first poolside experience this summer.

Sunday was full of house cleaning, and taking a tour of St. Mary's Hospital (where I will be delivering). It was nice to see where we will be going, what the rooms are like, and how to navigate around the hospital when I go into labor. The tour made it that much more real that baby girl will be joining us sooner, rather than later! (5 more weeks!!!)

Kyle and I both took personal days yesterday. Why? Well, because after you have a baby, I don't for see any real "personal" days in the near future. So, I took full advantage of my day off and headed to the pool with my friend Jennie. Kyle spent his day golfing with a friend of his. I also worked on the baby's room a bit more, and got a things a little more organized in there.

Overall. a very relaxing, yet productive weekend. I loved every minute of it!