Another weekend flies by...

WOW! We had a great, productive weekend. Ellie, my mom and I headed down to Ikea on Saturday and filled up the car - to the max. We were even going to go back in after we got it all loaded because we had some extra room, but I think we'll go back down there in a few weeks. I need to get some more 'necessities' anyways :) So, we bought a bunch of stuff, which I will post pictures of soon. My dad came over and put Ellie's new bed (crib) together and also her new bookcase from Ikea. Ellie and I cleaned and wiped down her new closet. Here's a video of her helping me. She's such a good helper and I didn't even ask her to! She just grabbed some paper towel and copied me. She's so cute, isn't she?

sneaky girl or baby bunny?

My mom and I went to the grocery store yesterday with Ellie in tow. I'm not a fan of grocery shopping, but I do like good food. We bought a lot of good stuff including strawberries. On our way home, Ellie was pretty quiet in the backseat, but she had been quiet for the last couple of hours for some reason (at Menards and the furniture store) - I just figured she was chilling out and enjoying the cool weather. As I was driving home and talking to my mom, I remember thinking how strong those strawberries smelt in the back seat. When we got home, my mom went to get Ellie out of the backseat, and I could hear her mutter something in Japanese while laughing. When I got back there, Ellie was holding the big strawberry container and had strawberry stains all over her mouth. I laughed so hard, my stomach hurt. She is SO sneaky. This just confirmed my accusations of Ellie. She just helped herself to the strawberries and had a snack on the way home.

The funny thing is, she just didn't eat a few, she picked threw half of the container and nibbled on a bunch of them. Her bites are so cute. Here's the evidence. Of course I had to save them and show Nick.

3rd Tri

I'm now in my last trimester! Yesterday was a great day, not because I had to sit at the doctor's office from 8 until 2, but because I passed my glucose screening and everything is looking good with my cervix. So, I treated myself to a hot chocolate and bagel from Panera (it's cold again) and bought a few necessary items from Kohls. I'm over 28 weeks now, but the baby is measuring 2 weeks bigger. I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but since I'm having a c-section, I won't have to worry too much about him not fitting. Also, the baby is about 3 and a half pounds! That is what my doc said. I was surprised because all the websites say that the baby is just under 2 1/2. 

This weekend should be pretty productive. I need to go to Ikea and get some stuff for Ellie's new bedroom. I haven't told Nick my plan yet, but he's going golfing on Sunday, so I think it will be a good compromise. lol.

weekend

I know everyone is excited about this warm weather and I would totally be too, if I didn't have a built in heater on the front of my body and if my feet and hands didn't swell like sausages!!  I'm just very grateful for air conditioning.

This weekend was awesome.  Friday I went to see my friend Amy's new house. She moved to Erin into this cute forest setting home. The big shady trees are awesome and it's so private. She still has a lot she wants to change and decorate, but I can't wait until she is done.

We had a graduation party on Saturday for our neighbor girl across the street. Ellie had so much fun running around and loved being outside. After about 3 hours of sun, I could tell she was ready to go. She had really rosie cheeks and threw her glasses off several times. When she throws her glasses, we know she is NOT happy. It's pretty dramatic. After eating dinner and napping Nick and I went back over there to hang out. I wasn't going to stay, but the baby monitor reached and had great reception, so I hung out with all the drinkers, while Ellie slept in her crib. Video monitors are the best invention. I'm on the look out for another one, since I will still want one on Ellie and the baby.

Sunday was awesome, because we went over to visit my parents. Ellie hasn't seen my mom in 3 weeks and she really missed her. We hung out awhile and of course I fell asleep on the couch. Then we went to Stein's and bought some flowers for our empty flower pots. We ended the day with ice cream with Wendi and (bf) Nick* and then a movie before bed time.

Here are some pictures of Nick and Ellie hanging out on the swing set at our neighbors... which by the way we are going to buy from them and put in our backyard.  Yah!

*(bf) = wendi's boyfriend.

How big is baby?

27 Weeks. I feel like it's been going by a little slow, even though I'm almost 7 months. Another week and I'll be in my 3rd Trimester! Wahoo! I have to go in for my 3 hour Blood Glucose test next week. I had to do it with Ellie and it sucks. I'll read some magazines, but it's not relaxing and drinking that stuff is gross. I know I'm not being very positive, but it does suck. I think that they should have a massage therapist there to massage your feet and legs while you wait. Maybe I'll suggest it :)

Spaghetti, sharing and sillyness

This video of Ellie giving Meeko a lick off of her spoon isn't even that bad. Usually she actually has a scoopful of food. This grosses me out, but sometimes it is nice when Meeko can lick up the crumbs on the floor :)

Orange!

Well.... I finally found the fabric for the baby's room. I know it's not babyish or boyish, but I think it will work. This was one of Nick's favorites too, until the lady was figuring out the measurements and that we needed 10 yards. Unfortunately Nick is pretty good at math, so he knew how much it was pretty quickly. That's when he wanted to see what else there was, since the fabric we chose was basically the only one that was not 40% off. So, I let him browse some more and then I said that we'd just have to go to another store. That closed the deal and we got the fabric. This goes so well with the color of the walls in the room, which are a dark indigo blue.  I think if we decide to turn the room back into an office someday, we can even keep this up. Now I'm off to find some cute prints on Etsy. :)