July Update

It's been a while since I've updated on this blog, mostly because there hasn't been much to tell except that I continue to get bigger and more uncomfortable with each passing day. But, there have been recent requests for an update and so I've decided to post another one.

Wayne and I recently took a long vacation although mine was longer than his. We decided to visit family and friends one more time before the baby comes. It started with a trip to New York on Friday, June 15. I was given a baby shower by the church that next morning. It was a lot of fun and we recieved so many wonderful gifts. The following day, Sunday, June 17, my youngest sibling, Cassandra, graduated from high school. She will be attending Liberty University in the fall. We had a big party afterwards to celebrate and it was a lot of fun. On Monday Wayne returned to Virginia for work and I stayed, filling my days with movies, strawberry milkshakes and tons of my family, the Royces and the Lyons.

Wayne returned that Friday after work and on Sunday we left to head up to Maine. We had a relaxing five days there. We were given a shower with Wayne's family annd friends. We also were able to attend a baseball game of Ryans, go out to eat and just relax.

That following Friday, June 29, we left to go to Pennsylvania and my grandparents camp for the weekend. We had a family reunion to attend on Saturday which was filled with food, poker and sports. I made the mistake of playing both volleyball and softball which felt pretty good at the time but my body later punished me for it. The trip was tons of fun and now we are back in Virginia awaiting the birth of our daughter.

As far as an update on the pregnancy, there isn't much to tell. She is still very active despite the little room she has left inside me. Her favorite time to kick and squirm is between 10pm and 11pm, when I'm trying to get to bed. I've now gained 30 lbs. and feel slow and lazy much of the time. Having the weather be in the 90's doesn't help much either. In two weeks I will be down to one doctors appointment a week which means we are getting so close. This past weekend Wayne and I put together the baby's room, building the furniture, organizing things and washing all the sheets and clothes. Also, this week I developed a pregnancy related rash on my belly referred to as PUPPP. Don't ask me what it stands for becuase I don't know except that it makes me itch constantly. I'm on both oral medicine and cream to help clear that up but it won't completely go away until the baby is born. Despite the growing uncomfortableness we are both so excited and counting down the days until we will meet our daughter face to face. Please keep us in your prayers and we will continue to keep you updated. Below is a slideshow of our vacation. Enjoy!