4th of July Week

A couple in our ward invited everyone in the ward (it's really not that many people) to their home in Franklin, NE for a bbq on the 4th. We went and had an enjoyable time. We drove with the Dodds, the elderly couple with whom we carpool to church, and brought the missionaries as well. Everything was outside with awnings, so with an occasional nice breeze, it was very comfortable. They have a large field behind their house which they rent out to a wheat farmer, so it was a nice setting with the ready-to-harvest wheat backing everything. There was horseshoes and corn hole for entertainment. Tommy loved being outside for so long as well as socializing with everyone and getting to beg yummy food off of any given person's plate.


We bought a little bit of fire crackers when we got back to Norton and set them off with Ruth and Levi until Tommy begged for the loud noises to stop. He didn't mind the colors and lights, just the loud noises. Shad and I left him with Nana and Bumpa for the firework show at night because he was really tired and wouldn't have enjoyed all the booming.

Thursday I had an ultrasound. I don't think my doctor even told me his name, but I really liked him. He was really laidback and easy to talk to. When he walked in, he asked if I was really pregnant or if I was there for a test. I stood up to show him newly developed belly and he diagnosed me as being definitely pregnant. I told him my due date as well as the date of my last period and after spinning the wheel on his chart, he was surprised to find out that I was correct with my due date. I told him we think the baby is a girl, and he told me that we could get an ultrasound right then. So I called Shad to come down while the doctor finished up with the belly measurement, heartbeat and urine test. Anywho, here it is: SHE'S A GIRL! We already knew that, but it's nice to have the medical proof.

Aaaand...we've had more heat. We were entirely drained of energy yesterday and couldn't bring ourselves to be able to do anything. We just hid out in our basement all day. And today...well it's 7:30 and 95 degrees. It was triple digits 2 hours ago.