Flying Solo

I am home in Boston this week while the boys stayed in Vermont.  It didn't make sense to drag Aaron back for 3 days of Boston heat when they were already at the lake.  They are having a great time... on Tuesday they went to Billings Farm in Woodstock, VT and Aaron got to get up close and personal to "cheese cows" (your plain 'ol black and white Jersey cows but Aaron insisted they are called "Cheese cows").  On Wednesday Aaron, Ace and Daddy went to the The Great Escape and Splash Water Kingdom in Lake George, NY.  They had a BLAST!!!  Here is a photo of Ace and Aaron riding the carousel...

While the boys were away, I decided to get my hair done... it was loooong overdue!  It wasn't exactly what I asked for but I am happy with what she did.  Here is the finished product...

I also decided since today marks the beginning of the 32nd week of this pregnancy, it was time for a pregnancy photo... oh boy - I can't believe I'm about to post this!  (note the grin - I fully acknowledge this is a ridiculous photo. I'll get Daddy to take a better one.).  Only 7 weeks to go... I can't wait!

Last night I went to see the new Twighlight saga movie, Eclipse with our neighbor Annika Wilson.  We had a very nice time and the movie was great!  I'm trying to stay busy so I don't miss Aaron and Brad so much.  It's sort of working. 

The East Coast has had record high temperatures all week... this was a bad summer to be pregnant!  Tuesday hit the triple digits and yesterday topped off around 95 degrees.  I'm doing okay though... staying indoors for the most part and drinking lots and lots of water.  The tough part of this particular week is that I'm taking the T from the Beaconsfield T stop into Longwood (3 stops total) and people have not been offering their seats to me.  I'm shocked by the number of people who make eye contact, scan down to my very obvious belly and then avert their eyes, pretending they didn't see me so they wouldn't have to give up their seats.  The only thing I can say for these people is... Karma, baby!  Karma!

That's all for now... I cannot wait for tomorrow afternoon when I drive back up to VT to be with my favorite guys!

4th of July Weekend

We forgot the charger to our camera over the weekend so sadly we do not have any photos to share.  :( 

We had a great 4th of July weekend in VT.  Aaron got to "drive the car" from the church to the lake house (like Mommy and all his uncles and aunt did growing up!) so he was in HEAVEN!  Uncle No-no and Katie were already at the lake when we arrived which thrilled Aaron to no end!  Ace and GG arrived later and we had a great evening on the lake. 
On Saturday we took the boat out and spent a lot of time in the sun.  No-no had some friends over and Aaron dazzled them with his Ice Cream game.  He asks you what flavor ice cream you'd like, pretends to scoop it into a cone, hands it to you and says "go ahead, take a taste".  Once you pretend to take a taste he shouts "it's hair ice cream!" or "it's garbage can ice cream".  He cracks up while you pretend to choke on the disgusting ice cream flavor... it's very fun!  His "flavors" range from ear wax to poop and are all disgusting!  He is a boy... through and through! 

Sunday was great... Brad ran a 5K in Manchester, VT and shaved 2 minutes off his last race time!  Yay!!!  We stopped at a farmers market/art in the park on the way home and picked up a few goodies for 4th of July dinner.  The Avalon Beach neighbors (Casella's, Brown's, Louras' and Web's) gathered for appetizers and dinner on our deck around 6pm.  It was great!  I made biscuits for strawberry shortcake for dessert... yum!  We all got in our respective boats and drove out to the Crystal Beach area of the lake to watch the Bomoseen Association fire works... Aaron loved them and kept saying "wow - they're so beautiful".  He konked out in my arms on the ride back to the house and didn't budge when we changed him into his jammies and put him to bed. 

It was hard for me to drive off on Monday afternoon but the drive to Boston was easy and I didn't run into any of the predicted traffic!  I was home by 7:30 and in bed by 9... ahhhh.

30 down, 10 to go...

Today is the beginning of week 31 of this pregnancy.  I'm feeling great.  I was singing a slightly different tune a few weeks ago but fortunately, my body seems to have adjusted to the heat of the summer.  The little ninja is kicking, punching and rolling up a storm!  He moves constantly and has kept me up many nights.  I may gripe about it but the truth is, I don't mind... it's reassuring to feel him.  His movements can be seen now which is fun for Daddy and Aaron.  He is particularly active first thing in the morning.  He has the hiccups right now which is a funny feeling and also very distracting... hic..... hic.... hic....
I had my 30 week OB appointment yesterday - everything is going great.  Blood pressure was 117/70, glucose test results were perfect and the baby's heart rate was 150.  We asked to be scheduled for another ultrasound so we are looking forward to that... too bad we have to wait 6 weeks!  I can't wait to see your face, little one!  We also picked a D-date!  Thursday, September 2nd (unless, of course he decides to come a little early -which is ok by me... just not too early!)  I should be getting confirmation of the exact time shortly. 
We had the VBAC discussion with Dr. Vincent towards the beginning of the pregnancy.  She said she would support us if we chose to go for a VBAC but felt that I wasn't a strong candidate for success given the tilt to my pelvis.  I believe her exact words were "if you have a 6lb or less baby with innate acrobatic abilities - it might work".  We agreed to see how the pregnancy progressed and if the baby was measuring small we could give it a try.  It doesn't appear as though small babies are something I can pull off!  :)  We have decided the safest thing for mommy and baby is to have a planned c-section.  I had a very easy recovery from my section with Aaron and feel confident that this section will go equally well.  

We are heading up to VT for the 4th of July tomorrow.  Aaron is very excited to see his Ace, GG and UNCLE NO NO!!  He pretends to call Uncle No-no on the phone every night and they "talk" about their plans for the weekend.  The plan right now is for all of us to stay through Monday then I will drive back to Boston for work and return to VT on Friday evening.  The boys will stay in VT for the week and enjoy the predicted nice weather.  It should be fun for them but I will miss them terribly!