Fall Arthritis Walk at Idlewild

On Saturday, we took a trip to Idlewild Park for the Fall 2010 Arthritis Walk. In true Boyle fashion, we got there late, but still brought up the rear for the walk! We had a lot of fun meeting other families and Imogen loved playing with the other kids, going down the slide and riding rides. It was a day all for her!

Here she is with Daddy at the top of the slide. After carrying her up once, I just couldn't do it anymore and became the designated 'catcher' at the bottom.

Eating a breakfast of champions: Eat'n Park Cookie! She REALLY loved attempted to eat the sprinkles (aka candy corn) off the top of the cookie, but gave up before ever really getting a piece in her mouth. But she did have a great time trying!

We got in the park right when it opened, so she was able to ride practically every ride with never waiting in line -- which was fab! She particularly loved the bikes...

But she also got to ride a REAL horsie! Albeit, just a pony, it was her first experience and we've been talking about letting her ride a real one since we got back from the beach in August. The workers circle twice around a stable with the kids. At first, she was nervous and kept saying "All Done!" but then daddy told her 'no' and to keep her hands on the saddle. She did and ended up loving it. The smile on her face while walking towards me was literally priceless. She looks so grown up!

After the horsie ride, we spotted a white, fuzzy caterpillar inching along on the ground. She was desperate to touch it and kept pointing! You can see it in the photo; it's the little white spot in the shade.

Lastly, here is one of the fountains they had with purple water to celebrate the first weekend of Halloboo! We thought it was really cool how colored they could turn the water! I tried to get Imogen to sit on the side of it, but she wasn't interested.

Overall, it was a great time! Our first trip to Idlewild and we'll definitely be back :)

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I really can't believe that I'm already in my 3rd trimester! This pregnancy has flown by! But I guess that's what happens when you have a busy toddler running around at home to take care of and a really busy job that takes your mind off of baby stuff for most of the day.

I recently started to feel the baby have hiccups, which I love. It's so cute to imagine him/her inside hiccupping! Especially for a second child when you've already had one and really can see the baby in your imagination. I remember being pregnant with Imogen and knowing there was a baby in my belly, but until I actually SAW her on the day of delivery, I couldn't believe it was reality. Maybe I'm describing my feelings wrong...but anyway, now that I've had her, being pregnant this time around is much easier to imagine a tiny baby in there with its little jerky movements and....its hiccups <3

Today was my 28 week midwife appointment. Everything is going well so far. My blood pressure is still down in the normal range, which makes me the happiest. Baby's heartbeat was in the 150's to 160's range...and my belly was still measuring 2-weeks bigger than it should be, which is apparently the norm with me now. I only gained 3 pounds again this month! However, the recent gestational diabetes test I took came back in a normal, yet in-between range. The midwife just suggested that I watch the amount of carbs I eat for the remainder of the pregnacy. How on earth do you tell an Italian girl who is surrounded by pasta, pizza and ice-cream that she has to count her carbs????? I know they are just being precautious, but we are coming up on the holidays and I wonder how this is all going to go.

Enough for now....off to have some cheese or eggs or carrots...or something.