Passed our first test!

We passed our glucose test (well, it was negative, but that's a good thing)! He's getting more and more active. We had a good trip to Atlanta (loved the cooler temps). Plane ride out there was a bit of an adventure, as something threw me off- whether it be the early morning flight, not getting enough sleep, not getting enough water before the trip, adjusting to altitude change, exhaust smell in the plane, or something else, but I had a bit of a panic attack while we were climbing. The trip back home was fine, which was quite a relief. We loved seeing family and friends, and got lots of loving rubs on the Buddha belly. Here is a picture from the weekend:

You can barely see Hut behind the Buddha.

7 month picture

Third trimester!

Sorry for the delay in posting! I had a check-up yesterday, and the doctor said Harris is doing great. We also had the glucose test, which I'll find out the results on Friday. We are now in our 28th week, which means last trimester. I'll now start going for appointments every two weeks instead of once a month. I meant to post a picture last night, but we had a work dinner for Hut, and the power was off when we returned home. Luckily, not for long, as the temps yesterday were over 100. So I'll work to remember to do so tonight.

Harris and I have been busy the past few weekends cheering our USTA team on in the play-offs. First we made it through the qualifying tournament, then had Citys this past weekend. The team did great, though we came in second in our division and won't be going forward this year. I was tempted to play, having not been in Citys before, but decided against it with the heat and not having played for two weeks. So the 4th of July weekend matches may have been our last matches for a while. :-(

Hut, Harris and I are excited to be heading to Atlanta this weekend to see family and friends. My only trip of the year thus far. The temps will be lower than 100, but with the humidity there, we'll see which is worse.

Still waiting on the baby furniture to come in. Should be all in the first week of August, so not too far off! Can't wait to see the room all put together. The cats are enjoying all the extra space right now, and Laney really has taken to the glider.

I visited my friend Natalie's new baby (6 weeks) on Sunday. She let me feed and burp him, which is good practice. He's very sweet and cuddly. He was getting a little fussy, so I gave him back, and it hit me that soon everyone will be giving the fussy baby back to me! Uh oh! So I'm panicking a little about the baby at home time. I'm reading up on after birth activities, like bathing and breastfeeding, and hopefully will be more reassured after our class at the end of August. I rather like to keep Harris where he is now- he's fed, can sleep whenever, and is safe. And I'm feeling great and mostly sleeping through the night, so it's a good time right now. But the doctor didn't really take to that idea, so I guess we'll just have to progress. Hut is now talking to the baby more, even telling him stories last night. I think Harris liked it, as he pushed to the front, and when Hut was done, he moved back. He still calms down when Hut puts his hand on my belly, so Hut doesn't quite get the full effect of his movements now. The other night I swear Harris was practicing for a tap or drum recital! And the other day at work, he was pushing on my right side, like he was trying to get to my back. I reminded him that it was a dead end, and he'll just have to stay in his little swimming pool as it is right now (I still kind of think of him as a little tadpole doing laps). That's about it for now.

New Belly Picture

New belly picture. Things are going well. Feeling Specken move around more and stronger. We had a low key 4th, doing some errands and putting new stuff in the nursery. Here are some pictures from that. First up is the bookcase we refinished and stained:

Now the crew comes in to check it out and give their seal of approval:

Then we put up the letters we painted the previous weekend, which will be above the crib (and yes, they are supposed to be crooked):

Harris and I have been trying to stay active. Our USTA team made the play-offs, which start this weekend. We will be going as spectators, as the matches are at 1:00, and it's getting hot. Plus it wouldn't be fair to the other team to have three against two, as Harris is getting quite good at tennis. We were able to go back to our prenatal yoga class on Saturday- it felt good to stretch out, but boy, those classes are tough! I was a bit sore afterwards. Then we went swimming on Sunday and earlier tonight. That's something we definitely want to keep up!

Weekend Update

It's finally July already! Yay! Not that I am looking forward to the heat, but at least that is one more month closer to meeting Harris. Plus we're going to Atlanta this month to see family and friends, and that's always a treat.

We had Peggy and Dr Hut in town this past weekend so they could see the nursery and belly progress. It was a good weekend. We had a BBQ on Saturday night with family, then Hugh and Shapleigh came over Sunday morning for more play time. Dash had a great time playing with his cousin Shapleigh. He was very good about sharing his toys and was excited to encounter someone close to his size and energy level. Laney came out to observe when she knew it was safe from being chased. Boris was chased right away, so he stayed away, and Tasha didn't come out at all. Here's a picture of Dash and Shapleigh playing together.

Here's a picture of Laney chilling out later in the glider chair. She's just making sure the teddy has company and the chair is good enough for her little brother Harris.