Story Time

Today was library day! We go to the Library on Thursdays for baby store time. It's 15 minutes of songs, stories and BUBBLES! There is just something so joyful about bubbles. No matter how awful your day is, either at the office or at home, bubbles just make it all better. Miss Sue Ann brought out Mousy and read stories about "You Baby Me Baby," and "Where is Spot?" We had fun watching her and the other babies - cousins Carson and Kelsey, Isabella, Gabe and Jaelin. Then we hung out for a little while talking to the moms about nap times, sleeping at night and losing that pregnancy weight! Dunning got really fussy, and I knew he was tired and hungry. We came home and he ate and then cried for about 15 minutes, but finally fell asleep for our nap.

Later today we have to go to the Dept of Health to get an immunization that our pediatrician's office has been out of for almost two months now. Hopefully he won't cry too much!

Unfortunately, it rained more all last night and this morning and is supposed to rain more this afternoon plus get cold! WHERE IS SPRING I ASK YOU?? With all the flooding, it's a little eerily like the move The Day After Tomorrow! The BV Lake is almost all the way to the street and all the bridges are flooded, except for the one that is 10 ft about the stream. Even then, the stream is almost to the top. Hopefully all the rain we have gotten will help lower the goose feces level - quit feeding those fat, mean little birds people! Guess we won't go walking today - which is ok as it is Pilates day at the gym. Mikel comes home a little early to watch Dunning so I can work my abs back in so they don't look like a beer gut (without the beer!)

Too much rain!

This week I had my annual doctor's appointment and I took Dunning with me to get a picture of him with the doctor that delivered him for his scrapbook. I had him in a really cute outfit that Aunt Gracie got him. This, of course, ensured that he would have a blowout and he did. Ruined the nice outfit, and got some on me. I had a spare, but it was just a little jumper that is now too small for him. Doctor Schmitz called him "hoss." Ignore the tired looking woman in this photo, that's just me! The good news about our visit was that I am now 5 pounds to my pre-pregnancy weight! Hooray!

We went to the park after that to enjoy the good weather. Now it's been raining for the past two days, it's cold today, and it's going to rain again tomorrow.

I've been working on a garden for this year and some squirrel or mouse has gotten in to my seed tray and picked out several seeds and then I think I overheated and then over watered them. So I had to plant some more seeds and hope that it's not too late in the planting season. I'm growing snap peas, green beans, carrots, tomatoes, mint, basil, and squash.

Dunning is starting to laugh and it's hilarious! We called Nana and let her listen to the giggles. :) Oh, and Dunning thinks it's a good idea to put EVERYTHING in his mouth. Tummy time usually does not go so well now because he's too obsessed with putting his hands in his mouth.

April Fools!

Today is April Fools' day (Gracie, I hope I got the punctuation right!) and we haven't done too much! We went to Wal-Mart and Sam's Club for groceries. That's normally a Monday activity, but with the storms yesterday, I thought it best to delay to today. Dunning has been doing better sleep wise, with one really bad night on Sunday - Mikel and I got up a collective 7 times. I think he had some gas on his tummy. Last night, we only had to get up once. He is sleeping right now even though he has already had nap time. I guess tired out from going to the store. Which, by the way, Sam's Club does not open up for regular members until 10 a.m. and that's way too late. :)

I finished sewing an apron and it looks really bad! I think I need to convince Lindsey's mom to hold sewing classes for us stay at home moms with limited domestic skills. I can cook and clean, but sewing extends to buttons and that's about it. The seams are all jacked up but it will serve it's purpose, keeping me from getting splatters all over me when I cook.

Tonight is Pilates - trying to shed those last 5-10 pounds. And Dunning will be 14 weeks old! :) As you can see, he has discovered his tongue!