The next weekend we went “up north” for my baby shower. My friend Sarah threw a wonderful party! Cute decorations and great snacks. I'm sad I didn't remember to take any pictures. I felt so special with old friends bringing gifts to help me get ready for baby. I loved seeing everyone!
Eric also put on a chocolate tasting party that weekend. I miss the food nights we used to have. I also miss having stores that sell more than Andes Mints and Cadbury bars in their chocolate section. Nothing fancy shmancy here, not even a Ritter Sport or Lindt.
The next week I went with Marty to an air show that his company was sponsoring a booth at. On the way there we stopped in Durango. If you come to visit, chances are we will take you to Durango. It's a quaint Colorado town with a beautiful river and great restaurants. Eating good food in Durango is always something of a highlight for me. Not to mention grocery store that sell Ritter Sport and Lindt (not that I bought any...I just like the options available at large stores).
At the air show I helped sell snow cones, which as far as I'm concerned is not too bad a fate. I have wanted a snow cone nearly every day since the weather got hot. Marty complains when I get a snow cone, but he doesn't realize how often I've actually used self control.
The next weekend Monticello had its pioneer day fair and parade. I only bring it up because I thought the mini ponies with mini carriages were dang cute! I'll blame my overreaction on pregnancy.
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| Miniature pony and cart at parade - I've seen dogs bigger than that! |
The next week Marty performed in the San Juan pageant. He played Ammon. Unfortunately, he didn't get to chop off any robbers' arms on stage. Though one night his captor almost fell off a cliff (this was outdoors on a real cliff). Hopefully, it wasn't noticeable when Marty helped him catch his balance.
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| The Guys Hiking to Hovenweep Ruins |
Four of Marty's college friends came that weekend too. It was really fun to have them. Being 8 months pregnant by that point, I didn't go on any of the long hikes (long=more than 1 mile) or kayak the Colorado with them. I did go to Arches with them and I realized just how pregnant I was. That is to say, only slightly less pregnant than I am right now at 39 weeks.
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| Hovenweep Ruins |
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| The Guys After Kayaking |
For the record's sake, in case I forget years from now, the friends that came were Mike H. (who had to leave early), Eric D., Dan C., and Jason H.
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| Taking a Break at Base of an Arch |
The next weekend I spent Thursday and Friday on a business trip with Marty. I'm trying to remember what else we did. I'm sure it was something fun. But at this point (in pregnancy and towards the end of summer) fun could have been watching a movie under the ceiling fan.
The next weekend Sloane, a friend here in Blanding, threw Marty and I a little baby celebration brunch. She made quiche, blintzes, and cupcakes with Nutella frosting. She's woman after my own heart.
The next weekend Marty and I had our 5th anniversary! We decided to keep the celebration on a small scale so we can go to a nice restaurant next time we are someplace that the restaurants' specialties are not pulled pork and steak. We did eat out, but just got sandwiches.
I was very proud of myself for what I did for Marty at home. Previously I had declared that dishes are Marty's job until after the baby is born. I think until our anniversary I had only done one load in three weeks. As you can guess, that means there has been a bit of a pile up. On Friday I washed every single dirty dish. I did that after I had made Marty red velvet cake and red velvet cake balls, which were amazing. No wonder I've gained so much weight with this baby. But the point is I did dishes even after I made a mess on top of a mess.
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| Shh. Don't tell Marty about my half finished project when he comes home for lunch |
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| Finished Products - Cake and Cake balls |
Notice how the cake is not decorated and not perfect? That's because I put the time into making everything from scratch so it would be delicious, per my personal cake preferences. I didn't have time to make decorators frosting or add embellishments. And I'm ok with that.
That actually brings me up to this weekend. What's in store for this weekend? Marty kept saying we'd be have our baby the week before the due date, but there's no sign of that. I'm still putting my money on an inducement September 6th. Any other guesses on little Will's arrival date?
I say talk to your baby and body everyday and get them ready to come on their own - don't induce. And I think you need to share the recipe for the cake :)
ReplyDeleteI posted the cake recipe. Marty and I thought it was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI would take some serious convincing to go more than a week past my due date for this baby. He already seems way too big to me! On our next one though, I'm thinking I'll mentally prepare a little better and let baby come when baby is ready.