Tummy Rub!?!

Well, I received my first tummy rub from a stranger today. I don't know if he was actually rubbing, but there was a little 3 or 4 year old at the pool at the Savage Lifetime today and when Corey and I sat in the pool this cute little boy sat right next to me. He was staring at my belly. Then he looked up at me and said, "there's another one over there". I looked over and there was another pregnant woman sitting in the water. He was quite observant for a little kid. He preceded to come over every couple of minutes, tap my belly, and dive in the water. It was super cute!

Hiccups!?!

Well, I'm pretty sure this little baby likes to have the hiccups now and I can actually feel it. It's so wierd cause I think it's a little kick and then all of a sudden it keeps going in a rhythmic fashion. I put my hand on my belly and you can actually feel the little jerks the baby makes with each hiccup. It's super cute. Last Monday I called Corey to tell him. We were both pretty excited.

I'm 28 weeks now, which means if my baby were born now it would do pretty good and the survival rates are high. It's a nice milestone to hit. I bought a dress today for all of the upcoming weddings. I'm hoping it will last until I'm 36 weeks for Mindi's wedding, but we'll have to see. I don't know how big I'm going to get, so here's to hoping.

We're hoping to paint this week or next, so Katie, I may need to call you. I'm excited to get going on that and get the rest of the shelving in the closet (Dad, you're ready, right?). Then, we're pretty much ready. I do want to shampoo the carpets too. Anyone have any great ideas for cleaners to use?

It's soon time to kick Molly & Cooper (our cats) out of our bedroom. We've made August 1st the first move. We're going to put their cat beds in the loft, but leave the door open. Then September 1st, we're going to start shutting the door. It's going to be so hard cause we're so use to having them in there and I think they're going to be sad, like we're kicking them out. We want to do it now though, so they don't feel like the baby comes home and they're second best. Wish us luck!

3rd Trimester - 27 Weeks!

I've officially moved into the 3rd trimester of the pregnancy. I can't believe there are only 13 weeks left! I could deliver anywhere between 10 & 15 weeks from now. CRAZY! Well, we're working on getting everything ready for the new baby. The baby's room has been emptied of all the storage now and we're getting ready to paint it. We still need to start thinking a little more seriously about names (we're both procrastinators, which isn't exactly a good thing). The baby is really packin' on the pounds because it has to put on 5 lbs. or so from now until delivery.

Baby's First Vacation

We took the little squirt on his/her first vacation in sunny Fort Myers, Florida with Mandi & Ryan. We stayed with Mandi's grandpa, Don. It was filled with a lot of eating, lounging in the sun, and relaxing in the pool & Gulf of Mexico.

Of course, I needed to get an umbrella for the weekend in order to prevent any burning. I don't exactly get a golden tan.

Corey had quite a spendy mishap. He decided he would wear his wedding ring in the Gulf while playing football. Needless to say, the ring disappeared. He still has the tan line to prove he is married, but now we have to replace it.
It was a fun trip. We can't wait to take the baby on an actual vacation outside of the womb. Only 3 1/2 months or less!

On the last night we went to Shoeless Joe's to play trivia with Grandpa Don. He plays every week, so every time we come down we do one night of trivia with him. It's a blast!

I actually took first place in one of the games. I had to take a picture because I even suprised myself. We all took the top five spots.

Here's Grandpa Don, Mandi & Ryan at Shoeless Joe's

We also ate at a fabulous restaurant called Bonefish and yes, there were other things besides fish on the menu for poor little Corey. He did try the crab cakes, so I was quite proud of him. It was fun to get cleaned up and eat somewhere fancy.