Packing it on

I received some bad news. I went to the doctor and found out that I gained 10 lbs this past month! (Let's not break that down to how much I was packing on each week.) I suspected that my "fat feeling" wasn't just a feeling! I do normally have at least one double digit weigh-in with each pregnancy; I was just really hoping to avoid it this time around. The really stinky part is that this 10 lbs probably isn't fluid and a significant portion isn't baby, so these pounds will be hanging around for quite awhile after delivery. Maybe I should start planning my post-pregnancy workout schedule now. [Thinking long and hard ...] Nah!

Trip to Ohio
The kids and I spent Memorial Day weekend with my family. We haven't seen them since Christmas, so the long weekend and my nephew's 8th birthday party gave us a good excuse to make the trip. Unfortunately my fanatical weather-checking obsession didn't rear its ugly head and I packed for 70 degree weather while upper-80/90 degree weather was dished out. Regardless of the heat and the plethora of capri pants on hand, the kids had a great time playing outside, cooling off on a Slip-n-Slide, and having sleepovers with their cousins. And until our very long drive home, I had a great time too.

One humorous note was that once we got off of the interstate on our trip in, we saw quite a few farmers out working the fields. S. was so intrigued by the tractors. I hadn't thought about the fact that she probably didn't remember ever seeing tractors before. So I told her that maybe she would get to ride on Papa's tractor. To the joy of the kids, Papa had saved mowing his side field until we were in town.


There was a pinata at the birthday party and P. was chosen to be the first to take some swings. She could have hit that thing all day without making a dent, but she sure had fun trying!



On our last morning there, we got E. up and going on a bicycle. We bought him a new bike a few months back but don't have any flat land around us for practicing. So one of my big goals for the weekend was to get him on his cousin's bike and get him going. After a handful of bailouts in the grass, he was doing great. Next feat: teach him how to turn and, most importantly, stop!