Back Pack

Found a free pattern for a toddler backpack and thought I'd try it out. Not too bad. Nora picked out her own fabric. If I could keep her still long enough I'd try to take a picture of her with it on.

backpack pattern

Dirty

I came home from work in the middle of a rain storm. Andy and Nora were sitting on the porch swing watching the rain, and Nora was clapping along with the thunder. She was super happy to be outside with all the excitement. The rain calmed down and we let Nora down...to play in the rain and dirt, and she loved every minute of it. (She was carried immediately to the bathroom to get cleaned up upon entering the house, though.)

145, 178

Tuesday I had blood drawn and my second OB appointment. Two numbers were eventually related to these visits. Baby's heart rate is nice and strong at 145 beats/minute. My blood sugar on the other hand was a little elevated at 178 (they wanted it to be 135). It was the first thing in the morning, which doesn't help. The doctor has decided that I can just monitor my sugars for now, report them, and then be referred to a specialist if needed later on. Although, it's not exactly what I was hoping for I'm really quite pleased with this current plan. Hopefully things will go as well with my blood sugars this go around as they were with Nora.

July 4

We went to Northwoods Baptist Church on Sunday evening at the request of our friends (the Hambys). They had a large meal and then a huge fireworks display...it seemed to be as big as a city-wide display. I wasn't sure exactly how Nora would handle all the booming noises, but she did okay. She started out slightly intrigued and then as the fireworks became louder she became more sad/scared. About 15 minutes into the whole thing she FELL ASLEEP...the fireworks were so loud you could feel them vibrating your body and yet she slept through it all. Crazy baby. I suppose she was exhausted though because she slept the whole way home and then all night, too.