ticking

9 weeks to baby!  And, our calendar is fairly full, so it's probably going to go fairly fast.  I do have more I need/want to do to prepare, might be hard to fit in!  I'm not totally freaking out yet (just a little bit).  Yesterday was my 30 week check-up.  I haven't gained any weight in the last two weeks (yay!), but I am measuring 32 weeks (hmmm....).  Please, please, please let this baby be in the single digits!  Looking back at my records, at 30 weeks with Caleb and Logan I was 10 pounds heavier than I am now, and 7 pounds heavier with Levi.  I've been feeling like I'm not as large and uncomfortable this time as I was with Levi, but I thought maybe I was only remembering the very end with him and that I'm just not to that point with this one yet.  But looking at the numbers, I must legitimately feel better with this one!  Over the last week or so it's been getting a little harder to get comfortable in bed at night, but not that bad, I really can't complain.  Here and there the heartburn is a problem, but nothing like I had with Caleb and Logan.  I had been suspicious that the baby was transverse (which doesn't really matter since I'm having a c-section, but it's still nice to know) based on what I was feeling, and the doctor confirmed that.  Junior's head is on my right side (I often feel something bigger pushing out over there), and on my left side I know it's something smaller pushing out (whether it's hands, knees, or feet I don't know).

Last week was the Hudsonville Community Fair, something the boys look forward to all year long.  I managed to take them by myself Tuesday afternoon to do some of the smaller rides (so thankful it was cooler weather!), and then we went back in the evening so Mike could ride the ferris wheel with them.  They did really well and had fun choosing rides!  There were a couple that they all three did together, a couple Caleb and Logan did together, and then a couple that Levi did on his own (what a big boy!).  We shared elephant ears, got balloons, did face painting (Levi still refuses), and saw some of the animals.  When we went back in the evening with Mike, after they rode the ferris wheel we walked through more of the animal barns (I totally got spray peed on by a rabbit...really gross...).

Last Wednesday our sidewalks were poured!!!  So wonderful!  It's great having sidewalks again, and so far I'm happy with the new design (I'd better be).  Then the next day our driveway was resurfaced.  SO. MUCH. BETTER.  Things are on track to feeling normal again, having grass (hopefully this fall) will go a long ways towards that.

This past weekend was our annual canoe trip.  The morning of it was rainy and yucky, but the weather was great while we were on the river!  The boys had a great weekend at Uncle Eric and Aunt Lea Anne's playing with Boden and Heidi.

I spent time today going through Caleb and Logan's school supplies making sure they have everything and putting their names on their stuff.  One more week!!  We have summer weather again this week, so I took them to the splash pad this morning for a bit - gotta do that stuff while we can!