Fun in the Sun, in the Water, and on Ice (Gravel too)

Dear Nathan and Hannah, 

The post is a day late because as we await for the arrival of your little sister, I have been trying to spend as much time with you two during the day, and then at night, there's work to be taken care of. Alas, here's this week's post. 

We had grandpa and grandma visit this week so we got to pack in so much fun in one weekend. 

On Saturday, while I was getting ready for the church's tea, and Nathan went to a birthday party, 

Hannah had some alone time with grandma and grandpa. You guys went to the splash pad and then McDonalds. 

In the afternoon you guys helped grandpa put together a doll house that grandma and grandpa got Hannah, for your birthday. You hardly ever get presents, especially being the younger sister, and you were so excited when you would say and point to yourself, "This present is Hannah's! It's just for me!" 

On Sunday, after church, I got some time to myself, while you guys all went ice skating. Grandma and Grandpa brought some skates down for you to use and you were skating pretty well after awhile.

Hannah, I didn't expect you to enjoy skating as much as you did. I pretty much expected you to be out in the ice for about 5 minutes, get frustrated and want to get out. But Daddy said that you did such a good job getting up quickly by yourself and while you needed someone to hold you around the rink, you giggled the whole time you were out there.

You definitely had a blast and didn't even realize the blister that had formed where the top of the skate rubbed on your shins.

Whew, guys! It's definitely been very hot outside. We've gone to the pool, usually for about an hour...

Early in the mornings, it's actually kind of nice before the sun becomes to intense, so we spend some time at the playground before heading out to whatever errand we have to run that day.

You know you grow up in Texas when you want to make angels in the gravel...which then led to attempts at burying each other in the gravel.

Hannah, you are starting to get better at using your words, instead of always just snatching things that you want from Nathan and Nathan you are slowly getting better at talking to Hannah, instead of directly coming to me when you feel wronged. 

Yesterday, we went to the post office to mail off grandpa's glasses and when we walked in, Hannah was pretty much amazed. You looked around, and said quietly to yourself, "Woah, cool! This is so cool!" Just a great reminder of how everything in your world is still so new, including your first trip to the post office. 

You two must be going through a growth spurt or something, because today at lunch, both of you ate an entire Costco hot dog by yourself. I usually have you two split one, but today, you both insisted that you were soooo hungry and wanted your own. 

This weekend we have your combined birthday party coming up. A few weeks ago, I had you guys make up the guest list and you all listed your best 4 friends from school/church. We then added some neighborhood friends and so now we have a pretty good sized group for a pool party. 

Pregnancy update: Week 35. 

Last week I had our 34 week visit and we got to see our little baby with the ultrasound machine. She looks soooo cute! Right now, I'm feeling pretty good. Chiropractor visits have been very helpful in that I pretty much feel pretty normal except for always feeling like I'm carrying around a huge watermelon. My weight has plateaued at 140, which is about where I was with Hannah around this time. I think I ate too healthy with Nathan, which caused me to not gain enough weight, and thus, had some issues with milk production. With this girl, I still eat healthy, but indulge in a Sonic peanut butter banana milkshake every so often. 

The kids are excited for the baby to arrive. Nathan has taken the phrase, "the longer the baby stays in there, the healthier she will be" to the extreme. He thinks that baby will stay in there for 20 more weeks. 

Hannah is still convinced that she has a baby in her belly too. She loves to feel the baby kick, although every time the baby does kick, it freaks her out a bit and she retracts her hands.

It's a bit weird to think that our lives will be completely changed in 3-5 weeks. There's still so much to do (I still have to finish Hannah's felt stocking...) and l have lots of loose ends that I have to tie before baby comes.

Well, that's it for now.
Until next week,
Love,
Mommy