Last Summer as a Family of Two

This past summer was great. Stephen and I both worked 40 hours a week at our jobs and I think we also made some good memories together. We will never have a summer again where it is just the two of us (until the kid (s) move out-but that won't be anytime soon). I was working at the ice rink with the club sports department at Liberty, and Stephen was working for Stewart Langley Properties as their landscaper and he also had some side jobs for landscaping that he did on the weekends. We saved up a decent amount in our savings account, but we don't expect it to stay their long after the baby comes. We've been told kids are expensive, so we will have to wait and see for ourselves now ;)

Here is a list of things that I thoroughly enjoyed during the summer of '12 (I won't speak for Stephen ;) :
-the 2 times we went fishing (wish we had the energy to go more)
-getting ice cream from dairy queen numerous times (we also went to Yogurt Yeti and Mr. Goodies, but my pregnant self enjoyed DQ the most)
-feeling my baby boy  move
-going for walks in downtown Lynchburg or Liberty's campus at dusk with Stephen
-sitting by the pool at Forestbrook or Princeton Square while reading the kindle or painting my nails

It obviously does not take much to keep me entertained, but I think Stephen is thankful for that :)

My pregnancy treated me very well up until a week or two into the 3rd trimester, which was about the beginning of June. My blood pressure levels, weight gain, and protein levels were perfect each time I went to the OB/GYN. However, I started to retain water and my feet, ankles, legs, and fingers began to swell up like a hot air balloon. No matter how often I elevated my feet, the swelling stayed. I began to avoid wearing shorts skirts, or capris because I didn't want anyone to see my 'fat' feet. I could only wear one pair of sandals. I couldn't fit my feet into my boots, any other sandals, my tennis shoes (I had to keep the laces untied if I were to wear them), my sperrys, my wedges, or my crocs! By the time the 3rd trimester came to an end, I had gained 40 more pounds! That water weight will get you!

Besides being swollen, the pregnancy was great and we were so excited to meet our son. This summer, we went to a friend's wedding, survived a derecho, took a tour of Virginia Baptist Hospital, visited northern Virginia for our baby shower, drove 2 cars with broken air conditioners, visited The Master's Inn, and rented a pontoon at Smith Mountain Lake for a day. And I also just got my nails and toenails done as well as my hair cut so I'll be looking somewhat decent when our sweet boy arrives. We can't wait to meet our little guy!

Me at 37 weeks-we obviously still had some work to do to get his room ready!