Summer Heat!

     Well it is the middle of July and it is HOT!! It officially hit 99 degrees (might as well make it an even 100!) and I am miserable! Even for the short amounts of time that I am outside, I am having a hard time handling it. I am amazed at how pregnancy can affect me SO much when it comes to the weather! Hopefully it will start to cool down soon here (and maybe we'll even be so lucky to get a little rain!)
     We had a fantastic 4th of July. Chad's parents, Paul and Denise, his sister, Jessica and her boyfriend, Eric came and visited us for a few days. It was really nice catching up with them.  We toured the Ford plant and went to the Henry Ford Museum one day- it was a very fun time. It was very nice to see them all again. Denise and Paul got to try out our new guest bed as well (since Chad and I recently got a new bedroom set and mattress).  I am sure that the guest bed is going to get a lot of use in the coming months.
     Torque's training is going extremely well- even better than I could have hoped. I NEVER would have guessed that he would have responded so well to training. To be completely honest, I think he is doing the best in the class!  Turns out that training seems to suit Torque just fine!  So far, he has learned "sit", "sit/stay", "leave it" and he has ALMOST mastered "down".  I have learned that I have to be very firm with Torque or else he won't listen to me. In fact, Torque is so proud of himself that he now thinks of himself as a "refined" dog and prefers to be called "Sir Torquelington" (pronounced Torque-wellington)  ;)
     My pregnancy continues to be going well. She (whom we have named "Emily Arlene") certainly moves around a lot- which tells me that she is doing just fine. I have been having a little trouble sleeping, but so far I have contributed that to our new mattress-which may take some time to get used to. Bending down is also becoming a bit of an issue. But I haven't put up that white flag yet! My registry is almost done, but we haven't picked out a crib yet. I am getting excited to go back to Minnesota in August to not only see my family, but to celebrate my parent's 30th anniversary! We will have my baby shower that same day as well- gotta fit it in while we are there! Chad and I are also planning on going to Chicago this weekend to see the sights and also visit his sister. We gotta fit that in before it becomes a bit harder for a simple weekend visit! I am also getting excited for the new Batman movie to come out- you bet that we'll see it this weekend!  Here I am at 28 weeks-I love how concerned Torque looks: