What Not To Wear

During a summer pregnancy, that is...

Please be warned and don't let this happen to you.

I should have known better. But no...
I've been wearing my wedding rings all during this second pregnancy, as I did with my first one, (and I am one of those that never, ever removes the bands so as not to lose them) and foolishly, so foolishly, I did not take into account that during the summer I may swell. And swell I did...

On Sunday it ocurred to me that I maybe should go ahead and take my 3 wedding bands off...I quickly found that I could not. I began trying all previously helpful methods that I knew: soap and water, lotion, twisting like crazy, icing my hand for a while. When futility set in, I turned to the internet for new ideas. Chlorox, Windex, hand above head for 10min, then icing for 5min, then using the aforementioned products. Still no results. I turned to Lee...

Having a husband who has spent much time in the ER dealing with fantastical injuries can prove to be quite fairytale-esque, as he can calmly and effectively handle almost any medical situation with a striking coolness and come in and be my real-life "knight in shining armor". With his typical calm-as-a-cucumber way, he quickly assured me that he has seen this many times and he can remove the bands. However, after all my attempts to remove the rings, at this point my finger was even more inflamed and the pain was excruciating.

To conclude, it took a 2 inch syringe of numbing medicine, 3 injections of said medicine and 20 minutes of a very tired Lee patiently wrapping, twisting, prying and pulling to remove my 3 lovely wedding bands and free my finger from peril.

Sigh.....

Now the diamonds dangle gently from a chain around my neck and will remain that way for an undecided amount of time. And I am even more in love with my knight in shining armor.

More summer fun

Katie Agnew ( a college friend) and her husband Lewis stopped by for lunch last Saturday as they were driving home from vacation. So nice to see them...

Me and Shane pose with our baby bumps...err...baby mountains???

Jen McAdory, Laurie Koch and me after our Mom's Night at Nantucket.

Below, Lee and Sullivan hanging out at the new courtyard downtown.

Shane and me again...

Kristen Hawley (a dear college friend who visited last week) and me at a delicious dinner at Nantucket.

Sullivan gets her hair trimmed by the sketchy tatooed girl...yikes!

Sullivan at the zoo with her favorite "ellies".

It has been a busy last few weeks up here! We've had even more summer visitors, a great birthday party and a Mom's Night Out, just to name a few events. Add in some great family time and priceless toddler moments with Sullivan, and you have an excellent late summer set of memories. How thankful I am for this as I am hugely pregnant and very ready to have this baby!!!