More Bump

Our girl is definitely growing! At our appointment yesterday, we found out little girl is 2.8 pounds already. Good work! She's a little ahead of schedule, but that's fine with me! The sonogram also told us she'll probably have long legs... her thigh bone measured a little long. How cute is that? I loved seeing her sweet face again -- this time with a little more chub to it. She also has proven to be quite the stretcher. The whole time, her legs were straight over her head. She apparently likes to fold herself in half. If she was trying to impress us, she did! She looks so cute; I can hardly stand waiting to meet her... well, I can... I want her to be fully chubbified. We have 12 weeks left!
The only bummer of the appointment was the sick nasty glucose test. I fasted since midnight (which believe me, that's not an easy task for a pregnant Hayes girl) and went in and was told my glucose was high. Great. Well, I drank the delicious flavored water (gross) on an empty stomach (even grosser) and an hour later, my glucose went down significantly. Now, make sense of THAT! It's supposed to go up. Well, now I need to go have it redone on Thursday morning. Apparently I shouldn't have eaten pancakes for breakfast the night before either. No one told me! But believe me, I got the message loud and clear not to have sugar from the secretary. She was judging me for the toaster pastry and HUGE jug of OJ James brought me for breakfast right before the sonogram. I told her my husband wanted to see our baby dance, hence the sugar. I tried to defend myself and say I don't always load up on sugar, and I really am not a juice drinker, but I don't think she believed me. Anyway, I get a couple of days to clear out some of the sugar (no candy in my purse... sad day) before I go in for round 2. If I have to have the 3 hour test after that, so help me. Anyway, besides possibly being diabetic, our little girl seems to be doing just great! Here's the most recent shot of my bump (my cousin's girl points to it and calls it "ball") with my cute pregnant relatives -- Ashna and Kylene. We're all having girls!! So fun!

Think Pink

I went to my high school friend's "Sprinkle" a few days ago, and it was clear she is having a GIRL. Everything was pink. Good thing I looked at the invitation one more time the night before because at the bottom it said, "Think pink... wear pink." Unfortunately I don't own much pink, but I found a cardigan that would pass. I was probably the least pinked-out, but at least I wore some! Here are my cute friends Dominique and Shellie. Dominique is due about 3 weeks before I am.



It's so fun right now to have so many friends and some family having babies around the same time-- Dominique, Kylene, Ashna, Joey, Kailynn, Julie, Heather, Rachel, Becca, Maren, Chloe, Michelle, KC, Laura, Laura, Karla... I seriously can't keep track. I most likely forgot someone. These are all girls who just had their baby or are having theirs right around the time I am. 11 girls and 6 boys out of all of them. Wow. James and I are working a little at a time on the nursery, and it's really fun. I think our little girl will like her room... and all her friends!

The 4th Festivities

After a short weekend home, James and I drove down together for some vacation time with the fam. There was a lot of rain, but it didn't stop us from having a great time. Mom and I bottled peaches, the kids decorated shirts, we had a talent show, we swam, we played at a local water park, cooked, and ate a lot of dessert. Mostly it was just great to have everyone there to hang out and relax.

Boomtown

Talent Show

Ang & Ty

James's talent

Nat's..... talent =) Check her form.

The classic patriotic cake

Patriotic parents

Poppers!

All the little munchkins thus far! (2 on the way!)