Today we have reached 24 weeks (16 to go) in the pregnancy. Man, does this little guy like to punch and kick his mommy. You can find Leland and I most evenings laying on the couch together which gives Leland lots of chances to feel our little guy moving around. My mom finally got to feel him. She actually felt a little one and then a couple minutes later happened to catch one of his big ones and boy, was she surprised how hard he kicks. It amazes me every time he gets on a roll and I have to stop whatever I'm doing and just look down at my belly. I even started seeing his kicks pop up all over my tummy, it's so fun to watch.
This past week has been fairly relaxed but mentally hectic. Allow me to elaborate...
I was able to spend some time with my coworkers at a Girls' Night get-together on Tuesday which was very fun. I don't usually see them outside of work though a few of us do regular lunch dates.
Thursday night was Beauty and the Beast at Hale Theatre which was enjoyed by all. Leland especially like LeFou (Gaston's lacky) and I enjoyed the music/singing. I've never heard any of the additional music that was added for the Broadway show so I had fun hearing all the new (to me) songs.
Friday night we watched Coraline with Tyler and Angie at their place. Definitely not a children's movie, but I really liked it. It's very Tim Burton, except for all the color (and no Johnny Depp). I think I'll be adding it to our movie library.
Saturday morning mom and I met and drove together to Kara's baby shower. One of the games was to cut a piece of string to guess the size of the mommy-to-be's belly. I looked at Kara, then looked at myself and decided to measure my own belly as my guess. My string was 3 inches longer than hers!!! And she's due in 3 weeks while I still have 16 to go. Someone explain this to me, please!
Saturday night was a spontaneous trip to the drive-in movie with Leland's sister, Ashley and her friends. We saw G.I. Joe and Transformers (I had trouble keeping my gaze from drifting over to the Time Traveler's Wife screen). I had a blast! Not only has it been forever since I've done a drive-in movie, but I've never been to one with Leland. I definitely want to make this a regular occurence, but we need camping chairs or something because my pregnant back was not appreciating sitting in the bed of the truck through two movies, even though I was sitting on much blanket and pillows.
Now for the mentally hectic week: We are moving in approximately 7-8 weeks and I haven't started packing or found us a house to rent. Everyone I call says I'm looking too early and they don't even want to show me their properties, but if they need 3-4 weeks to process my application than don't I need to be looking now??? It's very frustrating. Today's errands include going by Uhaul to get a few boxes and start the packing of the office. I just hope everything with this move works out smoothly because I can't handle any extra stress.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Weekend in Pinetop with the Daniels
We did a 3 day trip to Pinetop this past weekend with Leland's family. It's so nice to get away and be able to relax. Lawanna (Leland's mom) asked me to do breakfast for the weekend which was fun. I love having something to plan and it's nice to be able to contribute.
We left on Thursday evening after work and picked up Bryan (Leland's younger brother) and Ryan (Bryan's friend) and we were on the road by 6pm. I don't know what I was thinking, but I decided to read for the first part of our drive, which was on a fairly winding road. At least the carsickness dissipated after we ate dinner at Arby's in Payson. We stopped at Walmart to get just the necessities for the next morning's breakfast (french toast and fruit) and arrived at the cabin just before 10pm. Grandpa and grandma Burgess were already there, along with David and Lawanna.
We made the obligatory trip to Walmart for the weekend's groceries on Friday morning after breakfast and also picked up a few DVDs for the weekend and some makeup for me (I left mine at home, guh!). I wasn't about to have pictures taken all weekend without makeup...Sorry. Ashley (Leland's sister) and Corinne (a friend of the family's staying with Ashley while her parents are out of town) arrived Friday evening and we had fun chatting and catching up on the latest that's been going on with all of us.
Tyler (Leland's older brother) and little David (our nephew) made it up on Saturday and they made lunch for us. It was a Chilean way of eating hot dogs, called completos in Chile, with all your condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonaisse) topped with diced tomatoes and then sealed inside the bun with mushed up avocados (not guacamole). It was really yummy! Apparently in Chile they eat their french fries with mayonaisse so a few of us tried that also. I was boring and stuck with ranch for my fries. We played a few rounds of Phase 10, a game new to most of us, and then yummy dinner made by Lawanna.
Sunday was great! I got up and made my Grandma Jane's Peach Breakfast along with eggs, bacon, and hashbrown patties and then we watched the second of the Work and the Glory movies called American Zion. I've never seen any of these movies and I'm looking forward to buying/watching all of them. Peach Breakfast (like cobbler, but more breakfasty since there's oatmeal in the topping) was a huge hit with the family! Grandpa and Grandma Burgess left a little after breakfast to get back home for the monthly home evening with the extended family, but the rest of us stayed for the rest of the day. We didn't on the road until around 5pm because it started raining (the only rain we got) and we wanted to sit and enjoy it. The drive home was fairly short (3.5 hours) and then we were home.
I sure do appreciate that Grandpa and Grandma Burgess allow us to use their cabin as a getaway during the summers. It's always great to get away from all the technology and errand running and just spend some good time together with family.
We left on Thursday evening after work and picked up Bryan (Leland's younger brother) and Ryan (Bryan's friend) and we were on the road by 6pm. I don't know what I was thinking, but I decided to read for the first part of our drive, which was on a fairly winding road. At least the carsickness dissipated after we ate dinner at Arby's in Payson. We stopped at Walmart to get just the necessities for the next morning's breakfast (french toast and fruit) and arrived at the cabin just before 10pm. Grandpa and grandma Burgess were already there, along with David and Lawanna.
We made the obligatory trip to Walmart for the weekend's groceries on Friday morning after breakfast and also picked up a few DVDs for the weekend and some makeup for me (I left mine at home, guh!). I wasn't about to have pictures taken all weekend without makeup...Sorry. Ashley (Leland's sister) and Corinne (a friend of the family's staying with Ashley while her parents are out of town) arrived Friday evening and we had fun chatting and catching up on the latest that's been going on with all of us.
Tyler (Leland's older brother) and little David (our nephew) made it up on Saturday and they made lunch for us. It was a Chilean way of eating hot dogs, called completos in Chile, with all your condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonaisse) topped with diced tomatoes and then sealed inside the bun with mushed up avocados (not guacamole). It was really yummy! Apparently in Chile they eat their french fries with mayonaisse so a few of us tried that also. I was boring and stuck with ranch for my fries. We played a few rounds of Phase 10, a game new to most of us, and then yummy dinner made by Lawanna.
Sunday was great! I got up and made my Grandma Jane's Peach Breakfast along with eggs, bacon, and hashbrown patties and then we watched the second of the Work and the Glory movies called American Zion. I've never seen any of these movies and I'm looking forward to buying/watching all of them. Peach Breakfast (like cobbler, but more breakfasty since there's oatmeal in the topping) was a huge hit with the family! Grandpa and Grandma Burgess left a little after breakfast to get back home for the monthly home evening with the extended family, but the rest of us stayed for the rest of the day. We didn't on the road until around 5pm because it started raining (the only rain we got) and we wanted to sit and enjoy it. The drive home was fairly short (3.5 hours) and then we were home.
I sure do appreciate that Grandpa and Grandma Burgess allow us to use their cabin as a getaway during the summers. It's always great to get away from all the technology and errand running and just spend some good time together with family.
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