Voting has been extended...

Unfortunately, the voting has been extended another three months. We were not able to find out the gender during this morning's ultrasound. The tech couldn't get a clear look at the vital area so couldn't determine for sure if we are having a girl or a boy although she did say it might be a girl. The tone of her voice said she was just guessing though. Guess we will all have to wait and see. She was able to see that the placenta is low and to the right. The doctor said that normally fixes itself, but that I'll need to have another ultrasound at 32 weeks to make sure the placenta has moved up appropriately. Lets pray that it does. Placenta previa is not a good thing by any means. My blood pressure is good. I've lost 2 lbs which means I've now only gained a total of 5 lbs so far. The doc is happy. Yay. lol. Baby's heartbeat is nice and fast and he/she is measuring a day behind, but doc says that's right on target as far as he's concerned. I mentioned to him that I'm going on vacation Thursday through Sunday which involves a flight to Dallas followed by a 3 hour drive. He said that's not a problem but that I should take a one to two hour nap every day. Gee, I don't know... let me think about that... okay! hahaha

Anyway, that's the update for today. After the doctor's appointment, Riley and I went to look at an apartment complex and then a couple of daycares that are closer to work. Amazingly, they are actually about $50 cheaper a week AND they provide all meals. They aren't as nicely laid out as her current daycare, but the second one we saw looked good and all of the kids running around looked extremely happy. Still not sure what we plan to do yet, but it's nice to know we have options.

After that, we went home to take a nap and then went to play at the Dunedin Splash Park again. Riley had even more fun this time. After about 5 minutes of looking around and being shy, I finally walked her over to a ring of water spouts and put her in the middle. She thought that was hilarious. She ran in and out of them for several minutes and then decided to go for the slide. Right beside the slide are buckets of water up high that periodically spill over making very loud splashes. Every time Riley got near, another bucket would pour out and she'd jump back. Finally, she got smart and ran up between several bigger kids and climbed up the slide. She spent the next 30 minutes running to the steps, climbing up and sliding down. After the first couple of times, she even almost patiently waited in line until it was her turn. So cute!! At the end, she found the shower wear you are supposed to rinse off and stood under it grinning like a monkey. I love that little girl so much. Never ending entertainment for sure. LOL.