Long time, no update... but I'm back!

I've been bad about updating the blog the past few weeks, and I'm sorry but I'm about to blog out of order!  I've been delaying on a post since I was waiting to get pictures from my shower to dedicate a full post to the beautiful baby shower that my mom, Mike's mom and my 2 sisters threw for me, but I have yet to get them in my hands... so... while I continue to patiently wait for some pictures to really give it the proper post it deserves, I will update you all with some recent pictures!

Here we are at 35 weeks!  Crazy!

My last check in with the doc was on Friday and he was happy with my growth.  Thanks to night shifts for 2 weeks right before the previous visit, my weight hadn't really budged, which he wasn't tooooo worried about but I had some homework to do before my next appt.  Now I've been back on day shift for the past 2 weeks and he was happy with my gain.  Other then that, he gave me the go ahead to leave for our annual Martha's Vineyard trip and I'm seeing him as soon as we get back, and then weekly!

I'm definietly needing to slow down these days, getting a little short of breath at times and the ankle swelling continues but pretty much only when I work unless I wear my very stylish TED stockings.  Other complaints include some sciatica that is coming and going and very frequent bathroom trips.  I'm still trying to keep up as much as I can though.. The pictures above are from a place in North Andover called Weir Hill where Mike and I have enjoyed bringing Bella to hike and swim, it's about a 3 mile loop and I'm still surviving it!

We're now off to the Vineyard, and I'm hoping to update about the shower either while we're away or right when I get back.  We're looking forward to a relaxing time at the beach, bringing Bella swimming at the ocean and just taking it easy for our lives get a little more hecitc in just 5 short weeks!  :)  Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!