Nearly every evening after work, we take the boys to the pool. It has been sooooo hot and steamy here in GA the past few weeks and the boys have been stuck inside mostly until the evenings when the temps finally dip back down into double digits. After a few hours of pool time in the evening, they drift off to sweet sleep pretty easily. They are both doing really well in the pool. Brooks is a jumping machine and we really have to be on our toes with him near the pool. He has jumped into the 10 ft deep end without his floaties, causing his mommy to have a heart attack and his daddy to ruin his change of clothes for the day :/ Will has made the most improvement this year - he is pretty comfortable in the pool now and will swim both with his floaties and without (this depends on how many adults are in the pool and how well I can really supervise him). He can hold his breath for a reallllly long time and loves to practice swimming under water. He still doesn't really like to jump in, but I'm okay with that - one less kid to chase in and out of the water.
We've really been diligent about getting them in the water as often as possible because I am afraid once miss Tessa makes her appearance, Mommy won't be able to enjoy the pool as much as she would like :) Speaking of Tessa - things are moving right along with the now weekly doctor appointments. This past week's appointment found me 2 cm dilated at 36 weeks. I've had enough babies to know that doesn't always mean anything, but the doctors are also pretty concerned about her size. Because Brooks was such a whopper, they've been watching her through regular growth ultrasounds. At 34 weeks, they estimated Tessa already weighed around 6 lbs and 14 oz. We have another ultrasound coming up at the end of this week to check her growth again. I also know these are not always accurate, but it's hard to argue with getting to see her all the time :) My doctors have really stressed not letting me go over due (like with Brooks) because of her size, and since I'm already making "progress", we've discussed an induction around the 39 week mark if she hasn't made her appearance by then. I'm okay with that. I know some people really hate inductions, but I've had two wonderful inductions and considering how fast I labor (1.5 hours with Will and about 50 mins with Brooks), and how far I am from the hospital (30 miles) - I'm okay with the induction theory.
We also had a very laid-back 4th of July. We visited my parents in the afternoon for some pool time and then took the boys to see the local fireworks. With the holiday falling right smack in the middle of the week, there wasn't much more to it than that. Here are a few pics of our holiday -
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
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