Ben and I headed over to Orlando on Saturday afternoon to meet up with a man who is a model builder at Tampa International Airport in order to drop of some age group awards for the upcoming race that Ben is putting on. John and his wife, Jeanine, asked us to go out to dinner and then wanted to take us over to a spot that they spend quite a bit of time volunteering. I honestly had no idea about The Village they were talking about over dinner.
The Village is just outside of Orlando and is 72 acres and 144 villas that provides memorable, cost-free experiences for children (and their families) with life-threatening illnesses. It was really overwhelming to see the only carousel in the world that can accommodate children in wheelchairs, an ice cream bar that is open all day long, and the "House of Miracles" where each visiting child gets their own star for permanent display. None of the accommodations have corporate sponsorship's, they are all named after the children who have visited. There is also a Gingerbread Run (virtually or at Medieval Times) that the Village hosts on November 8th.
We started listening to the Florida/Kentucky football game in the car on the way home. We immediately turned on the game when we got home. It was pretty intense (and if you know Ben, he can get pretty worked up about Gator football and basketball), and the game went in to TRIPLE overtime. The Gators did win, but the game wasn't over until midnight. It was quite a long day.
On Sunday morning, myself, Ben, Tracey, Dougie, Anna and Travis heading over to FITniche (Wiregrass) for their first ever Sunday Pancake Run. There were several different routes, and we all had different distances that we wanted to pursue so we decided to start off with a 7.6 mile route that was mapped out (pictured below). The route was really nice and we even saw a hot air balloon on the run.
We did a little modified 2.4 mile route and I called it a day after 10 miles. Dougie is training for a full Ironman in November, so he was running 2 hours 20 minutes. Everyone else took turns doing a few miles with him. The pancakes (and the volunteers that cooked the pancakes) were really good. I would have totally done the run without the promise of pancakes afterwards. It was a nice way to spend a Sunday morning.
On Tuesday, we had a doctor's appointment and ultra sound. Here is the latest picture of our little babe:
The doctor said that everything looked good and just to slow down a little on the weight gain (total of 11 pounds so far). He also recommended that I get a flu shot (which I was not very happy about). We have a follow up appointment with USF Health on Monday morning about the Factor 2 and 5 clotting disorder. The doctor said to bring the lab report, but the nurse said that we are getting another ultrasound. So, we aren't entirely sure what is going to happen on Monday.
The nurse said that we won't get another ultrasound until about 25 weeks and our next doctor's appointment is not until October. I went ahead scheduled a tour of the hospital along with a Breastfeeding class and a Child-birthing/Parenting class. There really are so many things to do!
The really cool thing is that several (about 6) of my friends are expecting as well. It's been really fun to watch/listen/talk to them and hear about the different experiences. Oh, and if you are expecting and you have not seen the movie "What to expect when you're expecting", it's a must see!
Until next time, y'all!
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