34 1/2 Weeks

Well things are progressing nicely. Had my 34 wk appt last Thursday and the second the doc saw my belly she knew he had started to "drop" (which essentially means he is starting to move down towards the pelvis and is getting ready to make his grand appearance!). The nice thing about this is that I have some room again to breath...downside is I have to pee all the time!! She said I shouldn't go past my Oct 6 due date and that if he continues to progress he may come early. We will see...it's all up to the lil' guy :) I put my resignation in at the Child Development Center last week and my final work day will be Sep 12...which is next Friday! That will give me a couple weeks to get the house ready for a baby and a big move!!
This is just a cute picture of Andy and Georgia. She was a lil' sleepy so she just laid on his lap like this for a half hour. Pretty soon she's going to have to share all the attention :)

Out at the lake

On Saturday we drove up to Phoenix and hung out at Canyon Lake with some of Andy's classmates. There aren't too many lakes in Arizona so it was nice to get back on a boat and cool off for a while. There were some massive cliffs that surrounded the larget part of the lake and the channels too. Georgia was invited so you can imagine her excitement when we pulled out her life jacket from the garage. She has never been on a boat before but you couldn't tell...she adapted very quickly :)

The cliffs were HUGE!!



She loved the fact that she had a "diving board" off of the boat :)

I was told this was the Arkansas version of a floatie...it seemed to work quite nicely and didn't make your hips look big either...haha!!
Getting dried off and heading back before sunset

Family photo...awww...

Random

So here are some random photos from the last few weeks:
Here are some of the kiddos in my Pre-K classroom during arts & crafts. It has been fun getting to know each of their "unique" 4 year old personalities and watching them learn. This week we focussed on the Olympics (I wonder why!!) and had them explore new sport activities through projects in and out of the classroom.
Hanging out with Andy's A-10 class for poker/opening Olympic ceremonies night
The gals...and the two newly emerged beautiful babies. (Tyler is also in this photo just disguised as a basketball :) Getting bigger and bigger at 8 months...only 7 weeks left...crazy!!!

30 Weeks and 4D Ultrasound!!

So here I am 7 1/2 months pregnant. I thought I'd be brave and show you an actual belly shot below to get a better idea of how much Tyler is starting to make his protruding appearance! Had a doctor appt today and she said everything looks good. I have been taking iron supplements for the anemia that developed and that has been helping. Apparently I have been measuring 1 week ahead but that doesn't necessarily mean he will be big or I will deliver early. She said typically women who carry all up front tend to measure larger; so I'm hoping that's the case.
Following my doc appt, Andy and I met up to have a 4D ultrasound done. His head was down towards my bladder and but/legs up towards my ribs. It was hard to get a face shot so the doc after 15 minutes took a break and asked me to move around so he would shift positions. I did jumping jacks, mountain climbers, stretches, you name it...well it worked! These are the very brief shots we got of him as he was looking at the camera. Enjoy!!
Right ear/right arm and hand
Sweet baby sleeping :)
...and yawning :)
right elbow touching right knee
We think he is praying or just ready for us to stop looking at him :)

Sunsets and Bike Rides

So I didn't take too many pictures in the last week but got a few of the famous Arizona sunsets. These mountain ranges to the west were pretty far away and my zoom would only take the picture so far; but you get the idea. The sunsets here truely are beautiful and these pictures really don't do them justice. Because of the monsoons we have been averaging low to mid 90's for the high which is great! The evenings are even better...Andy and I have been taking many long walks, building fires in our backyard, and setting chairs out to watch the lightning which entertains the sky nearly every evening.

Okay, so before you think we are crazy, let me explain why Georgia is riding in Tyler's bike carrier. We never tried it out before purchasing and when attaching to Andy's bike we wanted to see if it was any more stable with weight in it...hence Georgia. She wasted no time jumping right in and didn't make any fast breaks to get out either. So we biked around the neighborhood like this inviting many weird stares. Oh well...we didn't care and she sure had a good time :) The video below is too funny not to post!

Sabino Canyon

Well, we made our second attempt to Sabino Canyon this weekend since the dogs weren't allowed when we went last Saturday. We took a tram that gave us a tour of the canyon and then it dropped us down to the damn where the "lake" was. Although the monsoons have been fairly active; it wasn't much of a lake but we were still happy to see water and lots of GREEN!!!

It was cool to see the big trees, grass, and ocotillo (whispy thing straight ahead which does have spikes but not a cactus) and the tall saguaros in the background all living harmoniously together. We learned that it takes 70 years for Saguaros to grow arms, they can live up to 200 years old, and can survive up to 2 years without water...yikes!!
A big shady tree and the "lake" behind me :)
Some of you know that I am a HUGE fan of reptiles...you got it..love snakes, lizards, or just anything with scales. I have seen a few rattlesnakes while here but have yet to get a picture. This lil' guy was very colorful under his belly and he just stood there moving up and down as if he was doing push-ups...so funny to watch! We saw several of them all over. Arizona hosts the only poisonous lizard...maybe it was this guy!! I don't think so; he looks way too cute to be a killer :) Click on the picture for a better close-up...
Having fun with the timer on the camera...


Andy thinks we're growing apart...I think he might be right :)
The rockslide at the dam. We played here for about an hour. Didn't have our swimsuits but clothes worked just as great!

Officially 7 months last week!!
Andy has been doing a lot of road biking lately. Tucson is known for it and has a bike path on nearly every road. Unfortunately I can no longer join him as my knees bump into my belly when I pedal. He biked all the way to Sabino canyon where I met him with the car. Great job!!

Georgia and Polly's new pool :)

We found WATER!!!

This weekend we went to Sabino Canyon Recreation area to hike with the dogs in search of the river that is there. Apparently the park is not pet friendly so we had to find our own spot to explore and find water. With all the monsoons lately the wash's have become fuller and fuller. Andy found the Bear Canyon trailhead so we went for a lil' hike. Needless to say; water was waiting for us. Believe it or not; this is the first flowing river we have found in Tucson. Coming from Minnesota this is such a pity :)
Georgia and Polly having a grand ol' time!
Tyler and I hanging out


Happy Georgia :)
Polly sleeping in our backseat...looks uncomfortable to me :)
Meeting for ice cream with my friend Heather before the baby emerges...soon I will be the lone ranger of the 3 preggo spouses in the class...almost there!!