28 Weeks

The top one is with Cameron, the bottom one is Griffin. Mark this down in the record books...my belly is measuring a week ahead! That has never happened before. With Griffin I was measuring about 4 weeks behind. So, I think it is a pretty big difference, but I still feel and look pretty small.

And...Cameron was adorable as usual. He is looking perfect and is a tiny little guy at 2 lbs 11 ozs. That is actually the 54th %, so he is measuring perfectly, but it is a little small for my kids. Usually my belly is a month behind and the babies are a few weeks ahead (Lila and G were both around 3 - 3 1/2 pounds at 28 weeks). That has made for some uncomfortable times for me.

This time, I told Ryan before the ultrasound that I was feeling like Cam is small. I'm not hurting at all (except where his head is jammed up in my left ribs). Turns out I was right. Me measuring a little big and him being normal sized feels so much better. I feel like I have room for him, and I can breathe and I really enjoy not being in constant pain from fitting big babies into my little belly.

I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes 2 weeks ago and have already met with the nurses and dietitians a few times. I have some experience with it, as I had it with Sunny, and I remember it being horrible. That has not been the case this time. I've been able to control my numbers very well and am doing fine with it.

My blood pressure is still high, and I imagine it will continue creeping upwards the further along I get. It's not too terrible yet, but it does make me not feel well. I can't explain it specifically, but I felt the same when I was pregnant with Jackson and Lila (the other two I had high blood pressure with). It is just a general yucky/sick/headache feeling all the time. The only things that help are resting and walking (as ironic as that sounds). Problem being, I don't get much rest with my 4 munchkins running around, and I'm not really able to exercise much because I've been having lots of contractions.

But, I'm almost there, and if I can just tough it out for 9-10 more weeks, little Cam will be here. He is definitely worth all the discomforts and bad health.

Lately

Our garden has been growing like crazy. We've eaten most of the spinach (that's why it is looking yucky) and the tomatoes, onions, and zucchini are huge.

We've played lots of chalk on the back patio.

Our fence is slowly but surely being built. Sadly, it has been this way since last Thursday which is a bummer because it was supposed to be finished today. Hopefully within the next week they will get it finished up.

The kids have spent hours playing with "wonder dough." That's what it's called when you get it at the Dollar Store apparently.

Griffin continues to be a mischievous little guy. This incident involved raiding the pantry for a box of taco shells and eating them on my front room couch. What a stinker :)

I think the only pictures I'm missing are of the kids swimming and sliding down Kathy's big slide. That has been super fun and they all love it. I'll grab some pictures next time.

Baseball 2011

Tonight is the last baseball game of the season, and it is official...I have not taken any pictures. Thanks to my friend Kim for sending me these.

Ryan coached again this year with his friend Keith and they have had a pretty good year. Jackson has decided that he really likes playing shortstop the best and he is a pretty good little fielder. He also took a shot a pitching and he liked it too. He decided that he need to work on that more though before he did it again.

I posted 3 different pictures, but for some reason it looks like blogger left one out and posted this one twice. Oh well, you get the idea.

We have had great weather and really enjoyed Jack's games. I think Griffin liked it the most, but he has had a hard time because he wants to play too. He runs to Ryan or to the field every chance he gets and says, "Play BayBall!" After the games he would always run to the huddle and stand with the boys. He was also able to sneak some after games snacks that way.