Settling . . . .sort of

Well, folks, I'm still writing from a coffee shop (closing in 10 minutes!), still with a backlog of hundreds of e-mails and a hankering every day to be in better touch with you who are far away . . . so here's my super fast update.
The move went well thanks to help from my parents and our friends. We love our house. Ellie's elated because her stuff has suddenly appeared and she seems to believe we may stay here for a while. It's wonderful to watch her be gregarious and so into playing again. We're still not completely settled, but amazed at how much got done last weekend. A major setback--because we're not getting the big cable/phone/internet package from the provider, they've decided that they can't get to our house to turn on the internet until next Wednesday, so I'm settling without being in touch, which is getting harder.
Ryan's enjoying his work. We're watching him return home worn out but excited about what he's doing, so it's gratifying.
Ellie has strep throat (too much moving, not enough rest, etc. etc.) and her pediatrician is strongly recommending that we look into removing her tonsils and adenoids. Yikes. We're getting ready for a lot of things, but this isn't one we'd anticipated and of course we're worried about her. She seems fine, though . . . no fever and in good spirits, so that's a relief. More about that once we figure out where that's going.
I'm big and it's really hot. I'll spare you the details of the end of pregnancy in 90+ degree weather, but I'll say that I have cankles (that's when one's calf goes directly to one's foot without much of an indentation at the ankle), sausage fingers and toes and, of course, a seriously protruding stomach that I literally have to push in for it not to hurt as though it's splitting in two if I start to laugh, which makes me laugh harder at how ridiculous it all is. And you know you look imminent when the bank teller asks not when the baby is due but actually how dilated I am. Is it normal to ask strangers about their cervixes? I didn't think so. But that's where we're at. No one believes we're waiting until July 20. We'll see.
We really miss you all out there, so give us a call/drop a line . . . even if we're not able to get back to you right away, we appreciate it!
Love from us!