Mothers Day Weekend

The days are flying by for us! Last week on Friday we had the Kelloggs over which was SO much fun. They brought Grace a birthday present and cupcakes and princess gear so she and Faith could celebrate. I thought we were celebrating Josh and Jackie but Josh would not wear his tiara. :( bummer! Sometime I'll have gary post pictures because we got some cute ones. I, for the life of me, cannot figure out how to post pictures on this site the way I want too and the stress and screaming at the computer is really not worth it. :) Saturday I drove Jackie to Amish Country to meet Connie and we spent the day shopping and gabbing. It was heavenly. What a wonderful Mother's Day present- my THIRD Saturady off! Jackie isn't likely to ever ride with me again since it was only because of her GPS that we got there and back. I'm a pretty cautious driver so I hope she did not have elevated blood pressure all day. :) When we got back she and Josh and Faith headed home and Gary's parents came over so Gary and I could go out. We had no idea where to go or what to do with ourselves. I"ve decided we need to write down what we want to do on nights we talk about it but cant' so that when these date nights DO come around we can have suggestsions of our own.
Sunday I got the surprise of my life when I opened my mothers day gift and it was A CRICUT!!!! I refused to open it and threatened to take it back, then had a major meltdown because I can't find Grace's white button down sweater anywhere (still can't- have you seen it?) and I HAD to have it to go with her white summer dress (we've now officeally grown out of all winter clothes so summer better hurry on up and get here!!!!!!). We made it to church "on time" but argued the whole way about the expense of my gift on top of dinner and a day in Amish country and how the kids need socks and shoes and I've been out of conditioner for two weeks. The way we spend our money is often a source of contention but through it all Gary stood firm that he wanted me to have it. I finished getting me and the kids ready and fed while Gary had worship team practice. The service was so nice and Tyler sat fairly well through the part he had to be there for. After church we went to lunch with the Bush's and Pap which was very nice. I'm at the point in my pregnancy that buffets are a good thing because I need the options and can actually eat enough to make it worthwhile. :) We "discussed" Gary's generosity most of the way to my mom's and I gave in. I've wanted one of these for years, I love it and I KNOW I'll get a lot of use out of it. Plus now I can have people over to use it and give myself some more scrapping time (once I figure out how to download and print photos of course). The visit to my mom's was very fun and it was SO nice to just eat pizza and not have to cook or clean up after a large meal. It was so nice to spend time with family too.
Monday Hannah and her kids drove down from Cleveland and they had a blast. The boys played in the dirt in teh back yard (and there is not much of it!) for hours and the girls napped well so Hannah and I actually got a lot of good visiting time.
I spent yesterday trying to motivate Tyler to do his schoolwork faster than a snail, ironed about 8 tuesdays worth of stuff and tried to recover from my weekend. Today my dad was here for lunch so not much other than school, and additional ironing and landry has been completed. I"m gearing up for a big weekend again though! Saturday we celebrate my Grandma's 75th Birthday and Sunday we celebrate Grace's 2nd Birthday. Lots to do!
Today our baby is at week 16. I've been asked a lot lately if I"m feeling anything. I"m in that 'I think so but i'm not sure (so i'm saying no)' stage. I'm sure (s)he is moving around a lot but i'm too busy to feel it. I know usually it's easier to feel in bed when you are resting but I keep forgetting or I try to feel and freak myself out. I"m starting to look pregnant so that's a good sign. The baby is now the size of an avacado. Hopefully my uterus around it is much bigger because it's pushig all my lovely belly fat out. I can wear my regular clothes a size or two up but they just don't fit right so i'm mostly wearing smaller maternity pants and my own shirts or small maternity shirts. I"ve not gained anything yet but my body has most definately changed. Last week I was tickleing Grace's belly and poking her and she said, "Stop touching me. Me baby in belly." oiy! I said no my dear! The Baby is in MOMMY"S Belly! There won't be a baby in your belly for many many years! Let's hope/pray at least 18 more years and post-wedding band!!! it was cute though. She says it a lot and sticks out her little tummy. Once i correct her though she'll pat the reall baby and kiss my tummy. Tyler tells everyone we're going to have another baby- mostly people who already know but he's caught a couple off guard at church. It's kind of fun to be approached and asked if it's true. I ask how they heard (assuming Gary's parents) and they say Tyler. Apparently my hands are going to be full.... which apparently means right now they are empty? ;)