Heat Wave!

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly we go from Springtime weather in NC to all out Summer temperatures. Last week the weather started creeping into the 80 degree territory and then, this weekend, we hit 90. Even right now, at 8pm, it's still 86 degrees outside. It makes for a very warm house inside and particularly when the AC isn't quite working the right way! We noticed back on Wednesday and Thursday that the house was warmer, but figured it was just because it was way hotter outside and it cooled down nicely at night. By yesterday it hit 77 inside and we realized (too late in the evening) that something HAD to be wrong with the heat pump. So, we had every ceiling fan in the house working and turned on the box fan in Evie's room. By the time we went to bed it was still in the high 70s in the house, but it was tolerable. Evelyn didn't seem too phased by it, though. I simply stripped her down to her diaper and swaddled her for the night in a light-weight blanket and she did fine. By this morning the temperature in the house had come down to 74, but we called a service guy anyway because today's high was 92.

Sure enough the temperature inside right now is 80 and we have changed the filters on in the house. I talked to the AC guy again tonight (we opted to see if just changing the filters would work as opposed to having to pay the "weekend" fee to have the guy come out today) and it appears that we have a refrigeration issue. So, knowing we have an infant in the house the owner/technician will be calling first thing tomorrow morning to fit us in before it gets too hot outside. At least we still have cold air coming through the vents and the AC works a little bit. Otherwise I think we would be packing it in and going to stay at some one's house! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Evelyn still sleeps decently tonight (at least two hours between feedings) and that tomorrow fixing the AC doesn't cost too much money. It's a good thing that I have the paperwork that shows the whole heat pump was just replaced in 2003 and there shouldn't be huge issues with it.

In the mean time, I am working on getting my mom to upload some photos she took of Evie yesterday so that I can go back in and add a picture for Day 14. Today's picture is of Daddy and Evelyn. She has been getting really fussy at the end of the day and just wants some cuddle time. Last night it was all my turn (Chris took a late nap because of a headache) and tonight it was Daddy's turn. Here's a look at cuddle time for Day 15: