A long weekend with mom

This weekend Sophia and I are spending together. Every year Hal goes on a boys trip to visit one of two friends. So far we have been nothing but busy since he left. Last night we went out to dinner after I got done with work and then came home to get off to bed. Today we went to the state fair with my parents. We had a great time. We saw pretty much everything that the fair has to offer. We tried a couple of new foods. One of my gluten free finds was a spicy risotto popper. Let me tell ya they weren't kidding about the spice! Sophia went on several rides and she was quite the trooper. We spent almost eight hours at the fair walking around. We only took one minor sitting break, otherwise we walked a ton. Once we got home we were all worn out. Sophia slept the whole ride home and we came home to relax a bit and clean up the house. It is so peaceful right now to have the house almost completely to myself. Only being able to hear myself typing and the tick of the clock are somewhat refreshing. Tomorrow Sophia will have a friend over to play. Then I'm not sure what the rest of the day will hold. We need to make a trip to the farmer's market at some point. Not sure when we will get there, but the veggies are calling my name. In other news....this baby has been quite active. Wednesday night into the day on Thursday was crazy for movement. Since the my little pumpkin has been quite content with not as much kicking. It's probably because we have sat down. Here's to a great long weekend with just the girls

Half way there

I can hardly believe that I am already half done with this pregnancy. The time has just flown by. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with actually being home quite a bit with summer. I remember it not going by fast enough to meet Sophia when she was born. Now I am just trying to savor each day of this pregnancy. This baby has been quite the kicker lately. It's funny though as every time I make Hal or Sophia rush over to feel the baby kick, the little stinker stops. The baby has been much more active though this week. Maybe this child knows that it is also half way done and ready to meet the family! We are pretty much prepped and ready to go for this baby. It's nice not rushing around trying to buy stuff that we need. I'm sure we will need to do a Target run a couple of days after, but for right now we really have all of the essentials. I'm starting to worry though about the little things like my first born. I want her to be as happy as possible with this new transition. I'm also worrying about starting school again and how hard it will be on my body. We have been sleeping in quite a bit and the reality will kick back in, in just a few short days. For now, I will savor my last weekend of sleeping in and the freedom to do what I want with Sophia!

Summer is flying by......

I can hardly believe the summer has flown by so quickly. It feels like just yesterday we spent the week at VBS and then we were off to Dan and Jenny's cabin for the weekend. I can't complain at all. This summer has been a great one! This is however the last summer of being a family of three. Next summer will be a complete change. We will be back to the two nap house. I keep asking my friends with young babies how long they sleep and I still can't get over it. We have been doing quite a bit of biking together as a family so next summer it will just be with one more small person. Until then, we have a couple of big events coming up to get us through the rest of the summer. Most of you who know me understand that my life isn't complete without the great Minnesota get-together. Yes, I am talking about the State Fair. We have already set the dates and we will attend for the first time a week from today. This year will be completely different.....no rides and eating gluten free. I'm sure that I will get by just fine! How can you not have fun at the fair??!! We are also planning on going to Como Zoo and the American Girl Cafe all before we head back to school. I think once I get my Cup and Cone malt or shake I will also feel like I can head back to school knowing that Sophia and I have accomplished everything on our list of summer to-dos. Tonight is date night and I am looking forward to a night out with my wonderful husband. The weather is cool and it will be a great night to sit outside and have a non-alcoholic drink. Here's to Friday!