I have to admit, when Mom first told me that she wanted us all to come to Burnet, TX and stay at a B&B – I wasn’t looking forward to it. I was thinking that Tyler would run around like a banshee trying to destroy everything and swim on their fish pond. Everything turned out way better than I expected. First of all, we had the whole place to ourselves as my Mom rented out all three rooms. That really helps with a toddler. Tyler didn’t spend all weekend trying to get in the fish pond and really seemed to enjoy the grounds. We actually spent most of Saturday on the porch with my parents and brother and his wife talking. It was really nice. I don’t think I have sat and relaxed that long since Tyler was born. The next day, we headed to Inks Lake State Park and relaxed our there for about an hour and a half. Tyler enjoyed walking in the lake with Daddy and seeing all the kayaks and boats on the water. It was really nice to get away from all the craziness at home for a little while.

35 Weeks and Counting
So I have one big task a day that I try to complete. That is my goal anyway. I feel like if we are going to make any progress on the things that need to get done, I need to move at that pace. I am trying not to get too crazy as I want to still spend time playing with my son and not dragging him all over town on errands. Luckily, the way our playgroups work, the mornings are usually all play oriented and the afternoons are for errands, about an hour of park play, dinner making and then hopefully Daddy will be home. Yes, the nesting instincts are consuming me these days.

I am also feeling more pregnany than ever and am looking forward to her getting here. I feel like I can’t breathe sometimes and it gets me all panicky. It is mostly at night where I seem to have problems and it really screws up my sleep. Ug! I just want to crawl out of my skin some days. I can’t wait to have my body back.

Thanks to All my Generous Friends and Neighbors
I had a neighbor come by and bring 3 HUGE bags of adorable girl clothes all the way through 18 months. Thanks to Mary (my neighbor), Susan (my awesome friend), and Amy (my dear cousin) Quinn is going to be very well dressed. We seriously have no need to buy any clothes for the first year and a half of her life! That is the biggest thing we were lacking and just like that – it has been taken care of. I was so happy because my neighbor, Mary, is expecting a boy 3 weeks after me and I was able to return the favor by sending her home with 3 huge bags of clothes for him. It is just nice how the mama community works and how we all support each other. So thank you, thank you, thank you – we really appreciate it!!