32 Weeks

I'm now at 32 weeks and I'm in Atlanta for my first baby shower!! I can't believe how the time has flown by! I've always heard people say that their kids grow up so fast, and if this pregnancy going by fast is any indication I think I'm starting to get it. The shower will be at Allen and Therese's house, and it's hosted by Veleta, Staci, Jana and Courtney. It's a pretty special time for me with all of my longtime friends coming together.

We had a doctor visit with a new doctor this past week...Woodall...we liked her. Everything looks good with the baby...heartbeat was 143 and the measurements of my belly looked good as well. We've now met 3 of the 5 doctors in the practice...so far we would be ok with whichever one happens to be on call on our special night...whew!

A lot has happened in the past month...let's see...we had a little "scare" and had to go to the emergency room. It turns out that all is fine with the baby and I will have to have an outpatient surgery after our little one is born. I have a diverticulum that will have to be removed...something to look forward to, right? The upside to going to the hospital is that we got to meet another one of the doctors....Osburn. She was great, and we saw how their "system" works there. Todd and I were very impressed with the swiftness and urgency that they had when we arrived at the hospital...what a relief to have one less worry when our time comes to head up there to deliver.

Also, Steve had surgery to remove a tumor from his lung a couple of weeks ago...whew! He's got a road to recovery, but seems to be doing ok right now. It was major surgery, but thank goodness he has nurse Beverly to take care of him...she's the best, you know.

Todd had a couple of shows in Dallas, so our little tadpole made her first trip to Texas...no boots yet...the shows went very well. I was able to visit with Tina for a couple of days as we stayed at her house while there. We also made a trip to Virginia this month. I sat in a tree stand for the first time. Yes, there is nothing sexier than a 7 month pregnant girl in a tree stand...oh good times. I didn't have much luck getting very high in the tree though....who knew I had NO abdominal muscles AT ALL right now!? Pretty sad. It was kind of neat to see Todd in his "element" though. We didn't see any wildlife to speak of this time, but the experience was a good one. We'll be returning to Virginia for Thanksgiving if the doctors give me the ok to travel at that late time in the pregnancy, but don't count on me hopping in anymore tree stands!!!