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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Memorial Day Weekend

Ben went up to Uncle Steve's cabin (Lake Mina right outside of Alexandria) Friday afternoon.  His brother Jon and his fiancee Shanna were there as well.

 I stayed in town (with Chelsea) and met my friend Amanda out for dinner Friday.  I wasn't too excited about going to a pizza place (old Chicago) but once I discovered the pizza crust has no milk products in it my mood lifted quickly!  I enjoyed a cheese less pizza, but a PIZZA (!!!!) for the first time in over a year.  I do have to say it was a wonderful dinner that made my belly very happy. 

As you can see, I went all out with toppings on my pizza!



My friend, Josie, was in town visiting for the weekend so I wanted to stay in town an extra day to see her.  She had friends over to their hotel pool to hang out on Saturday afternoon for a bit.  I was very nervous about how Chelsea would do in a pool area with all the 'dangers' but she was so well behaved!!  Chelsea and I headed straight up to the cabin from Josie's gathering on Saturday afternoon.  My friend Katie rode up with us since she was visiting one of her friends in Glenwood for the weekend.  It was great to have company (of the adult variety!) on the usually lonely drive.

Josie, Val and I are all pregnant!  Talk about a baby boom!



Saturday night at the cabin was pretty cold but everyone seemed to have a good time.  Jon and Shanna decided to drive back to the city Sunday AM since the weather was supposed to be beautiful in the city and can be hit or miss at the cabin.  We lucked out and had great weather on Sunday!!  We spent a lot of time playing outside and on the boat.    On Monday we went over to my parents' house and Ben helped my dad and brother put in the docks there.  My mom cooked up a feast for us and Chelsea got to play with her cousins for a couple hours!  We all had a wonderful weekend!

Chelsea exploring the boat


Chelsea absolutely loves her toy watering can!  She brings it everywhere and dumps water all over the place!








Chelsea liked to water our feet!



We blocked her from getting into trouble in the front of the boat


Here is her reaction when she realized she was blocked out!



Playing in the horseshoe pits!


What is this thing?

Ringer!

Is this where we keep the beer???


Videos from the cabin

A cute video of Chelsea playing on the boat

http://youtu.be/NDb6GrgHnkQ
Horseshoe pits aren't just for playing horseshoes!  2 videos below

http://youtu.be/nP2nu3mQZYg

Fun with bubbles at the cabin!

We took Chelsea to the cabin this past weekend.  Jon and Shanna were there for part of the weekend and took these fun pictures!  If only bubbles entertained me as much as they entertain Chelsea :)  This is a beautiful example of life's 'simple pleasures'













Sunday, May 20, 2012

Wonderful News!

For those of you who have not heard our wonderful news... Chelsea is going to be a big sister in November!!  I am 13 weeks pregnant with a new little bundle of joy :)  We are feeling so wonderfully blessed. Ben and I are semi crazy in the fact that we will have 2 kiddos under 2 for a few months.  It will be WELL WORTH it! 

So far I have been feeling pretty good.  This pregnancy has been pretty much the same as the first.  The only main difference is how fast my tummy has expanded as I was not expecting to be showing at 8 weeks along!  I feel about as big as I was in week 20 with my first pregnancy.  My energy levels were so low until last week.  I'm still tired, but not quite as exhausted as I was.  I felt like I was going through life on sleeping pills in a fog and had to nap during chelsea's afternoon nap every single day.  It was so nice to be able to nap any time I needed to during the first pregnancy :)

There isn't a whole lot to report yet.  I've had one doctor's appointment and the first trimester screening so far.  Everything is looking great and we are hoping that we continue on this path.  My first pregnancy was pretty much a cake walk in comparison to a lot of other horror stories so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!

8 week ultrasound


9 weeks pregnant




11 weeks



I asked Chelsea where momma's baby / belly is and she grabbed my chest.  She'll get it :)



12 week ultrasound


13 weeks pregnant (this morning)



Saturday, May 19, 2012

Fun with the sprinkler!

We thought it would be fun to set up the sprinkler outside to see how Chelsea would react to it.  She had so much fun!  To me, the water is so cold, but it didn't seem to bother her at all and she kept running back to it.  Below are some fun pictures!!