She's A Large Jicama...Week 32 and An Anniversary!

Last week I hit the 32 week mark...the countdown is on to our daughters birth! I can't believe she'll be here in about 8 weeks!

Ray left last Wednesday to travel overseas again for work and won't be back until next Sunday. He took the camera with him, so I have no belly pictures for this week...sorry! I guess we should consider buying a second camera...

So, instead of belly pics this week, I've got some pictures of Ray and I from the last eight years, as this past Friday was our wedding anniversary - it's been four wonderful years!

This is us in 2002, we'd been dating for about 1 year at this point...Oh, to be young again!

This was on our wedding day, May 14, 2006.

This was on our Honeymoon in 2006...I think we were at Joyce Kilmer National Park.

Our one year anniversary at Sea World.

July 2007 - the night we left Daytona Beach to move to Washington, DC.

May 2008

May 2009 - Our 3 year anniversary

It's crazy to think about all the changes and things that have happened in the four years we've been married. We don't regret anything and we thank God for the opportunities we have been given. I am so blessed that I married my best friend! I can't wait for all that God has in store over the years to come...

Ok, on to the baby stuff...

Fun Baby Facts:

By now baby girl weighs around 3.75 pounds (about the size of a large jicama, which is a mexican potatoe) and is about 16.7 inches long. Basically that translates to - she's taking up a lot of space in my uterus! Baby girl should gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

How Am I Doing?

I gave in and got a pedicure this weekend...the art of bending over and reaching my toes has gotten really difficult! I can tell that baby girl is growing. I feel EVERY movement she makes. When she gets into a position that causes me pain, I often push on her, to try to get her to move...which only causes her to kick or jab even harder. She certainly has a strong personality - we call her our little fighter.

We are really getting to the countdown of our daughter's arrival...CRAZY!!! We have some buys weeks ahead as we get closer and closer to her birth...We have our last Childbirth Prep class tomorrow night, next weekend is my baby shower, the following weekend Ray and I are getting away from four days to relax and celebrate our anniversary and the following weekend I have a photo shoot for maternity pictures.

That's all for this week...I'll have belly pics next week...promise!

Blessings,
Ray, Summer & Baby Girl