Still recovering...

Last Friday was our first day in our home without an outside visitor sleeping in our house since June 21st. I LOVE having company!! I'm afraid I was most definitely not the hostess of the mostess the whole time, but we had a lot of fun with all our visitors.

Friday was a bit of a crash day. I don't think I realized how "up" I'd been for such a long time and I could barely stay awake on Friday. All of this knowing that we had our neighborhood tubing trip up in Big Rapids on Saturday. Although this is always a blast (even though I've managed to be pregnant for the last 2 trips...no drinks for me), it is also a day of traveling and being out in the sun = more exhaustion.

We have had quite a heat wave in west Michigan (as has most of the rest of the country), so I've been inside a lot or in the lake. The Rivards, our wonderful neighbors, invited us over on Sunday afternoon for a little fiesta with some other friends of theirs. I SO wanted a margarita...oh well. With a sidewalk chalk competition for the kiddos, a piñata and lots of fun in the sun, it was certainly a party. The only hiccup at all was that Connor was bit by a Blue Gill (Bluegill??) fish that was swimming around the Relaxation Station. To my great surprise, he never mentioned anything and kept swimming as normal. However, there was a full circle bite around his left nipple! OUCH! Thankfully, he isn't afraid at all and was back in the water today.

So, for baby stuff...

Declan is SO LOW.

I feel like I got a one-week 2nd trimester extension, but I'm afraid that is over now. This morning when I got out of bed, as soon as my feet hit the floor I felt a shooting pain in my pelvis. Awesome. To this point, that pain only got intense after being on my feet for a long time. Dr. Lown warned me that with a second pregnancy it would likely happen faster and be more intense. He was right. I found that although not continuous, my "limp" is back. Hopefully it is just temporary and tomorrow it will be better. I am still doing great and I guess this is just my "thing". I don't have back pain, heart burn, shortness of breath (yet), or intense pain or discomfort anywhere else. Just the "turn-key effect" of the separation of my pelvis and my awesome insomnia. Oh, and I want sugary ice...lots of it. Specifically lemon-lime or orange. :)

I go to the doctor on Friday. Because of the insurance situation, it has been a while since I've been so I'm anxious to go. I feel Declan kicking or rolling around all the time, so I'm not worried about him. I just want to hear his little heartbeat again and get an "all-good" from the doctor. I took my glucose test a couple of days early so it would be covered by EES insurance. I haven't heard anything from the office, so I'm hoping I passed it (unlike with Connor)! It is not a "fun" test, but if you fail it and have to go back hourly for sticks it is really brutal. I just hate the way that fluid makes me feel about 30 minutes after I drank it.

I guess that is all for now. I need to add pictures...lots.

I've been slammed with work, which is great, but a little scary too. I'm a little concerned with how I am going to balance everything once the baby comes and even before then...going out of town for a couple of weeks. I just hate the feeling of never being caught up...