My Birthday Continued!

On Monday since Dave had his first paid holiday (Labor Day) we spent the day as a family and sort of celebrated my birthday too. We would normally go up to my parents property on a nice day off but since I am about to pop I didn't feel I wanted to go into Labor on Labor Day on a mountain that was 2 hours away from home. So we stayed home and had our own fun.

Dave asked me what I wanted to do and I had been wanting him to take me out to Azteca for my birthday and so I decided I wanted to be brave and take Sami too and do a lunch thing. We headed out to the mall around 11 and walked around first. Dave got some vitamins, I went in search of a diaper bag well not one particularly but something I could use as one, and no such luck. But I did take advantage of the killer sales at Old Navy I love that place. I got 2 shirts each $5 to wear after I have the baby... I am done buying crap to wear currently! We had our lunch and they give you chips and so that is what kept Sami happy, we also got her a orange pop, which she loved of course. I had my usual chicken taquito's which I absolutely love and wish i could eat every week. Dave had enchiladas... and stuffed himself full. I meant to take the camera but forgot and so these are pictures of our left overs... my husband eating ever so delicately. He is so funny. Don't you love his shirt I bought it for him for family pictures last month, he looked really nice for the day. When I would ask him how he got so cute (which is something we always say to each other) he would comment Azteca... so funny! To continue on with the delightful week, Dave worked 12 hours on Tuesday and so on Wednesday he had to cut back hours and so he got off at 12:15. I think he prefers working I was kinda a grouch that day. We continued working on stuff at home. I am being ambitious and forcing my daughter to sleep in her big girl bed. We took down the crib... and so I wouldn't relent and got her bed all ready. It was already up but we got the bed rails from a friend who didn't' need them and so we put it up. Since it's a day bed we only needed one... (Shelly you want the other one back?).

On Wednesday night the torture began. She went to bed around 9 after falling asleep to a movie with me and than woke up at 1 wanting some milk, than went back to bed after me cuddling with her (needless to say the bed is a tad squeaky) and slept until 5 and than she wanted to watch TV. So we put on her favorite "Monster's Inc" and got her, her milk and went back to bed. She did pretty good. We all got up and took Dave to work and she was cranky the entire venture and so I made a command decision to put her back down for a nap, she wasn't ruining my birthday by being cranky. So I put her in her bed, and told her to take a nap, and shut the door so she couldn't get out. She got out of bed and banged on the door. I was on the computer in the other room and so could hear her and after about 10 min she gave up and she wandered over to her bed and fell asleep for about an hour (release). This is how I found her... when I had to wake her up. My grandma Ellen gave us this bed... and it's perfect... She is sometimes cranky when I wake her up... here she is saying "Up" she calmed down after getting some juice.

The day continued on... We went to Aunt NaDell's where she got watched while I went to my OB apt. Doc had told me if I had progressed he could plan an inducement for sometime next week but since no progression he said that he would put me in to get induced after my due date. So unless anything happens (or I get bumped) at 7:30 am Tuesday the 22nd we go in to have Miss Daphne Jean Mason. Pray I last because seriously... so uncomfortable, he is a good doc though he asked if I needed something for the pain... at this point just to get my mind off of the fact that I have now 11 more days to go, is the best thing so any one want to distract me feel free!

I was a tad upset leaving the office and cried on the way to pick up Sami. My brother probably didn't know what was wrong... I grabbed her and left and went to "Tumbleweeds" there in Richland to meet the family for a organized birthday lunch. I had calmed down by than but of course still wore it all on my face. I was bummed really bad and finally got ahold of my husband, we wanted to have her before the 21 because he goes back to school on the 21st and even though it's night classes, he works, comes home eats, and hits the books in the bedroom, not being bothered... he was up beat though and said that the first week of school he never gets very much homework and if he had to he would bring his books to the hospital... I love my husband and his positive attitude. My mom was up beat too and told me that I have a week to work on Ransom Made stuff for the event coming up... thanks mom. I am looking at it this way though... me and my daughter will have out birthday's 12 days apart and so I can have my day and she can have hers with out us tripping over each other.

The lunch went well... I was handed gifts. I got some gift cards, a movie and some candy. Just what a prego momma needs... Seriously. My family is great. I was just my mom, sister Suzie and her son Archer, sister Torrie, sis-n-law NaDell, her kids Olivia and Vincent and our adopted Mrs. Kimberly. It was nice I wish I could have there chicken taco salad every day!

We came home afterwards and Sami took another nap than when she got up she went with me to another apt. We picked up Dave at 4 and we went on to celebrate the day. Dave spoiled me. We went to Quizno's which because of our first date is very special for us, than to Target. I spent one of my gift cards I got but of course not on me. I got Sami a real pillow, and some gifts that Mrs. Daphne is going to give her when she comes to visit her at the hospital. (the books recommended it). My other g.c. will be spent on me though... no worries I know how to spend money on myself... We came home and Dave showered and we relaxed. I got a ton of phone calls... Dave's dad, his mom, and my dad called earlier that afternoon during lunch and my sister Cindy called that night. After that I was still kinda bumming and wanted to get out of the house again and so Dave said, whatever you want. We went to Lawrence Scott Park there on Canal and walked around. I took a lot of pictures... They have this huge rose garden which I always thought was someone's that's back yard backs up to it but it's not. I took pictures of all the pretty flowers. Some of them were planted for people... This was my favorite one... so pretty. Sami did a good job of leaving the flowers alone, we only had to get after her once for not picking the petals off. Maybe this is why I like that flower. They all have names but some of them were really interesting... So sad.. but very sweet! The sign for the flowers and why they're there. Dave didn't want to get out her stroller so we figured we would just tire her out. She was about this distance behind us the entire time. The first part of the walk she was talking to a bird (seagull) and calling it a duck. With her hands and everything... my mom says she is nothing like me (sarcastically) I don't know where she got the talking with her hands thing... I say as I use my hands to express what I am saying un-conscienceless speaking. (man how do you spell that word). We let her play for a bit She loves slides...

After we left she threw a tantrum but I wanted dessert and I didn't want to go buy a galloon of ice cream to pig out on I wanted something simple. We went thru the drive-thru at McDonald's and got sundaes... I let Sami have a few bites since she was so cranky.

When we got home it was her bed time... she slept in her bed all night and didn't get up for any reason... so proud... it worked!

It was a good day after my doc apt... I guess I shouldn't be so frustrated!