Good news all around

I had the absolute BEST doctor appointment in the history of this pregnancy yesterday.

First, we had an ultrasound and we found The Blob weighs 3 pounds 5 ounces and is doing great! He stuck his tongue out at us a few times and I found out it is indeed his little foot that sticks out of my left side all the time and that he is really cute.

Then after that, I went for my weekly OB appointment, where my doctor told me that my cervix was again measuring about 1 cm thick, so pretty much the same. So that makes a grand total of six weeks that I have been the same. I would call that stability!

Since I am doing so well and good, she gave me permission to, ARE YOU READY, go out to dinner on Friday night!!!!!! I also got the all-clear for a family holiday get-together on Sunday, but alas, it is not happening due to a scheduling conflict.

I am so excited about getting dressed up and going out in public to a restaurant with REAL! LIVE! PEOPLE! I cannot even tell you.

And then to top it all off, she told us she thinks I will "probably" go past 34 weeks since I have been stable for this long. So again, HUGE news.

Can you tell I am excited because I KEEP USE THE CAPS LOCK?

So I have been giddy since then and dreaming of my big night out. Of course I also think this gives me license to get up a little more, linger a little longer after getting up for the bathroom and nosing around the house.

The house that is being remodeled that I finally have pictures of!

Look! Pictures! Of holes!

And today we made progress -- the floors are done being fixed and the cabinets were delivered. I could not be more pleased.

I present to you...

The Kitchen


The Fireplace/Chimney Before Removal


The Hole In The Bedroom (now with temporary drywall on it)


And, The New Floors And Framing For The Double-Sided Fireplace