25 weeks + 3 days

Greetings from Sweltering Sacramento!  I am definitely feeling the heat this summer, but it's not as bad as you might think.  I've been taking it easy and keeping the A/C on.  It cooled down enough last night to be able to take the dogs to the dog park.  (They were getting cabin fever with the rain last week and now the extreme heat this week.)

Camping the weekend before last was fun.  It was rather chilly and drizzly for a few of the days, but the rain held off until the day we were leaving.  We weren't packing our tent up in the mud, thank goodness, but we did have to unpack it and dry it out when we got back.  Since we have another camping trip planned for the first week of August, I went online and made a few purchases to make it more comfortable for me.  I got a better folding lounge chair that is way easier to get in and out of, and folding platform to put the airbed on so it will be easier for me to get up from bed-height than getting up from the bed laying on the floor.  That was a challenge in the middle of the night!  I think we're ready for the next trip!  But, my brother Sterling is coming with his family in their RV, to which I will have bathroom privileges.  That'll help in the middle of the night, too!

We've made some updates in the nursery.  I painted a little end table Jerry has had as a hand-me-down since who knows how long ago.  I sanded it long ago, but painting it was always such a daunting task because it is relatively ornate, with lots of nooks & crannies.  It was definitely a labor of love, but boy does it look good now!  Last night, I made a craigslist purchase for a lovely glider & ottoman.  It's very comfortable and exactly what we were hoping for... for about a quarter of the price since it was used!!  I'm quite pleased with this new corner of the nursery:

 

I'm going to tackle putting the willow branch decals on the wall this coming weekend.  It's another daunting task, but I think I have it under control.  I'll get Jerry's help, too.  I'll be sure to post pics next week!

 

The baby has been moving around so much!  The other day, I was laying on my side, and she must have done a jumping somersault!  I felt her landing!   It's getting a little more uncomfortable for me to sleep, but it's working out.  Jerry is taking up less and less of his side of the bed as the baby and I invade.

All is very well in the Bennett Nest!  We send our love!