We went up to the lake on Wednesday, July 30, and even though it was too cold really to swim (although my mom and Kate did brave the water once!) it was still absolutely gorgeous up there, and the perfect weather for just lounging around outside. Fred, Kathryn, and Keira came up on Saturday, and Kate of course was in heaven to have a little playmate! So cute to see them together; they loved playing with the dollhouse.
On Tuesday the 30th, we had music class in the morning and then went to the library that afternoon for the "dig into reading" event. Kate had a blast! We planted bean seeds (which are already sprouting into a very impressive beanstalk on our windowsill!), dug for buried treasure, made Egyptian headdresses, and she got to "drive" some huge bulldozers! She was in heaven; so cute.
Pregnancy wise, things have been going ok. I've been having a lot more pain than I did with Kate; I actually ended up in labor & delivery (again; the first time was at 28 weeks) on Monday the 29th, because I was having such severe pains that I felt like I couldn't walk. So of course I called my dr.'s office and they wanted me to get checked out. It was so helpful that my mom was in town; she was able to come to the hospital with us and entertain Kate, and she got to see my first (and likely only) ultrasound. (Dan & I are against routine ultrasounds, but in cases like this where I was clearly experiencing something abnormal, we agreed to one). He unfortunately missed it (he had gone back to work) but my mom, Kate & I were able to see it, and it was amazing how much the face looked just like Kate's newborn picture! So sweet to see :) The downside is, they weren't able to tell me exactly what was wrong... just that it was nothing threatening to me or the baby. Which is great, of course, but I would have liked some concrete answers! When I saw my doc a week later, she thought it was pubic symphisis, which I guess is fairly common during pregnancy. Of course that was just her guess, but I suppose we'll go with that then!
Here are some shots of Kate from the dig into reading event:
