I had a wonderful Mother's Day with my family. Dan and the girls spoiled me with lots of good family time, lunch out, a manicure, and a wonderful dinner. I enjoyed the time to relax for sure!
Norah turned the big 0-5 at the end of May. We had a nice party at home - princess-themed, of course. (We were able to avoid the Disney princess thing for quite some time, but preschool and the release of Frozen this year has thrown our house into full princess-mode. Even Maddie know the words to "Let it Go," and enjoys getting up on the fireplace "stage" and singing it for her sister.) Norah's big gift this year was a new bike, with plans to take off the training wheels soon.
Norah graduated from preschool in June. We enjoyed several year-end events at her school: a picnic, an open house, and the last day of school. She had some amazing teachers during her time at Shining Star and is very prepared to start kindergarten at St. Anthony's in the fall. Luckily, some of her preschool friends will also be heading to St. Anthony's, so we'll see some familiar faces from the beginning.
Next up was Father's Day. The girls and I always like to take some silly pictures for Dan in addition to our yearly shot of Daddy and girls on the hammock. We did our best to spoil him, though he did end up grilling his own steak, "to make sure it was done right."
With school out, the Summer Box of Fun has returned. So far, activities have included solar oven s'mores (a messy hit, as you can see), a visit to our local fish hatchery, and a trip to the water park. Norah is having fun (and even learning a little), and Maddie is enjoying being more involved this year.
Maddie's big event of the early summer was a move from the nursery to her new big girl room. Maddie's new room is our old office, so we've been doing lots of reorganizing and relocating as we make room for our newest family member. Maddie has done very well in her big girl bed, though she hasn't quite figured out yet (and we're not going out of our way to tell her) that she can get up on her own now. She still seems a little too young to get the reason behind the move, but we have seen a few glimpses of understanding. As we were moving her toys and books, there were a few that we left behind "for baby brother or sister." She looked at me, looked at her stuff, crossed her arms over her chest while mumbling "baby brother or sister" - and then continued to move the aforementioned things to her new room. Lately she has been a little more agreeable, pointing out baby's room as she passes it in the hallway. We'll see what happens once baby is actually here to stay.
I'm now almost 39 weeks along, which means that while my official due date is next week, baby could arrive at any time. The nursery is not quite ready and the projects around the house not quite done (are they ever?), but crazy nesting phase is slowly giving way to tired and ready to be not pregnant phase. Thank goodness for all the help I've gotten from Dan and my mom. Even Norah and Maddie are pitching in and keeping themselves busy while I get things done. They're going to be really excited if I still haven't had the baby by the end of next week and I give in to letting them watch an endless loop of Frozen while I take a nap! More baby news to follow (hopefully) soon!
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| Almost 39 weeks, with one more (or so) to go! |
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