September already?

I know summer doesn't officially end until the 21st, but Labor Day always feels like the unofficial end to the summer. It was a great, fun summer though and I am eager to get this pregnancy going, so I don't mind so much that the time is passing by.



Last Friday we had another OB appointment and things are looking good. We rented a doppler and were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time a couple days before our doctor appointment (we saw it during our ultrasound at 6 weeks, but this was the first time we heard it). But, it was still nice to hear it at the doctors office also (she always finds it faster and has better equipment!). Heartbeat is going strong at around 155. My blood pressure was a little elevated (140/80) - which means nothing to me, but the doc didn't seem concerned. The cutest part of the whole appointment though was how concerned Jacob was... he did NOT like the doctor/nurse examining me. He was very untrusting and had to sit on my lap while she took my blood pressure (hmmm, maybe the reason for the elevated #'s?!?!) and then he had to stand up by my head touching me while the doctor felt my tummy and ran the doppler across for the heartbeat. I've never seen him so concerned... especially about me, so it was kinda funny. And touching. We scheduled a nuchal translucency prenatal screening test for September 20th. I'm slightly concerned about insurance covering it, but I called them today and they said they would cover it 100%, minus deductible. But, I don't trust insurance companies, so I'm still worried that something else will come up. But we are both looking forward to the opportunity to get another peek at the little bean.



Jacob is doing great. He is as funny as ever. Still loves to pretend to drive the car. He also has recently become fascinated with the 'waterfall' at the weir. He will RUN all the way down there (1/4 mile - with those tiny little legs) and then want to stay and point at it FOREVER!!! He also has become fascinated with the raceways, not because of the fish, but because of the rushing water. Jake also has been picking up some new sports. Aaron has been sitting him on his skateboard and pushing him down the sidewalk - and believe it or not, the kid just sits still with a big smile on his face! Aaron picked up a little hockey kit with a perfect Jacob-sized stick! Jake actually knows how to hit the ball, but he also likes to use the stick for chopping at Roxy... poor girl.

Guess that is about all for now. We are going to the beach, not sure how many more weekends we will be able to do that, so we better take advantage. The rest of the family is downstate at the MSU game as Bruce's brother Dean is being inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame... Aaron couldn't get off call (he picked up on-call this weekend for his coworker who is in the national guard), so we couldn't go...

~Danielle