The ZOO!!!!!!!

Day at the Zoo:

While everyone else went to the super cool family reunion, I went to the Zoo with my dear husband, Tony. He had used his week paied vacation for the year, but unfortunately, he couldnt get the time off for the family reunion, and I wasnt about to leave him (not to mention that I got really, really sick around Thursday eavning and pretty much slept for 3 days, lol)

The Zoo was a blast (mostly because that day it was FREE if you showed them your FRY's card), but besides the giraffs, all the animals were sleeping in corners and under bushes because of the heat. One ant eater was even taking a bath in the sprinkler head and got water over EVERYONE! it was funny; I wish I had a good enough camera to take video and put it up on youtube. The whole experience was very pleasurable- minus the heat..and walking...and being sprayed by an anteater, but it was a blast because both of us hadnt been to the zoo for many many years (I think I was 9 when I last went). I didnt mind having to look for the animals either because it was like a "wheres Waldo" search book in real life. I couldnt beleive how much more child/ mother friendly the place had become. there was a spray play area where the water shoots up from the ground and jungle jyms and everything! It made us both very excited to take our little girl there one day when she is born and old enough to enjoy it.

Not much has changed as far as the pregancy goes. everything is running smoothly and my baby still insists on kicking me in the ribcage whenever I try to relax. My belly is also HUGE and some days I can litterly feel it growing in size. My little one also has definitive hiccups almost daily and it seems that she is always awake- especially when uncle Sterling is around and yells "Hi" to her lol. She still falls asleep or calms down whenever I sing to her which I know will come in handy when she is born, and she also recognizes Tony's voice because she moves alot whenever he talks or reads to her at night. He is so happy to be a daddy! He is constantly rubbing and kissing my belly, telling our little girl how much he loves her, and even if he is running late to work he always has time to come give his little lady a kiss and tell her he loves her :)

Tonight I ate dinner with my Mom, Dad, Sterling and uncle Ron and aunt Verna, and she was moving the entire time like she was just trying to listen in on our conversations. We also have determined that I have gained nearly 25 pounds since getting pregnant, so I am certain that she will be a pretty big baby (but hopefully not 10lbs like Sterling was).

I have been fortunate enough to find a copy of my birth certificate and Tony's original (which I thought was lost forever for some reason..) and I am just always thinking about what our baby is going to weigh and look like. Tony was 6 pounds 6 ounces while I was a whopping 7 pounds 13 ounces- a whopping 1 pound 7 ounce difference! She definately is taking up the Hubbard weight so far, and when Sterling looks at me and jokingly calls me "fat", I just laugh and say "That means my baby is healthy!!". I am very happy that she is a big growing girl :)

All in all, things are going awesome (minus the horrible back pain and lack of sleep, but I take multiple naps a day) and the doctors are all very happy with the baby's progress. Even my dog, Buddy, is learning to make changes and he doesnt seem to mind them (I know, its weird to say about a dog, but its true) He no longer goes on the couch and is very patient with me when I forget to get him food or take him potty and he is careful to stay out of my walking path and no longer begs for me to put him on my lap and baby him. ok Im going to stop now because its sounding weird...LOL!!!

Love you all, nighty night!