It's been a fun and relaxing time though.
We headed over last Wednesday and made it in one piece, even though there was a lot of blowing snow and white outs once we got into Iowa. Thank the Lord for anxiety medicine. I was nervous, but I never panicked.
On Thursday, Daniel and I both slept in until almost 9:00. Amazing.
Then Sheila came over for a visit and stayed for 3 hours. It was SO nice getting to see her and catch up with her. I feel like in a weird way, I've gotten to know her more in the years since I've moved through Facebook and reading her blog. She's been through a lot over the past several months and needs a friend. I'm happy to help fill that role! Time went by way too quickly though!
After Sheila left, I had a car seat tech come over again and help me get Daniel's new seat correctly installed in my mom's van. I don't know why I have such problems in other cars. It's so easy to get a tight install in my car. I'm just thankful one lives so close by and she was happy to help!
Kendra got home a little after that, so we all hung out and ended our Thursday with a tear jerker episode of Parenthood.
On Friday, we went to pick up Grandma and do an early lunch at Texas Roadhouse. I promised myself I wouldn't ruin my diet too much and I did pretty good. Plus, I limited myself to one roll. Now that my friends, is what I call will power.
Dad drove separately, so he went home and we all went back to Grandma's for a little while. Daniel had a blast playing with the cat's toys and had fun trying to coax Sugar out from under the bed. She never did come out!
We headed back and I got Daniel down for a late nap. Then Mom, Kendra and I went shopping at Stuff and Kohls. We got Daniel some "new" books, puzzles, Easter outfit and and Iowa hoodie at Stuff. Then at Kohls we got a ton of clothes for Daniel for next fall! Yay for clearance (and for Mimi!)!
On Saturday, I got to go visit my middle school/high school swim coach. She was a big inspiration for me throughout middle school and high school and was always a huge encouragement to me as well. I'm so glad that we've kept in touch over the years, but I hadn't seen her since my baby shower. I was very excited to introduce her to Daniel finally!
He loved exploring their house, feeding their dog some of his crackers, looking at their fish and even helping Randy cook. I loved catching up with Heather (it still seems weird not to call her Coach Feuerhelm).
Besides the gigantic tantrum Daniel had when it was time to go, he was a very good boy...and he left with a bag full of books! I love adding books to our collection!
Once home, it was time to hunker down and I started debating whether or not to head home on Sunday like we had planned.
By yesterday morning the wind was blowing with 50mph gusts. After texting with Jacob, we decided that Daniel and I should just stay put. It literally turned into the laziest day ever. I think the only thing I managed to do was shower and get dressed. Other than that we sat around and watched TV all day. The wind died down a bit during the late morning, but around 4:30 it got nasty! It sounded like the house was going to blow over, and it went on until about 7:00 this morning.
Although, we probably could have made it home today, we decided to just stay one more day and not risk anything. It's so cold that we just hibernated again today. More laziness. It's been kind of nice to relax a bit. Poor Daniel has a cold that came out of nowhere! Saturday he was fine. Yesterday he started coughing, sneezing, had a runny nose and then started losing his voice by last night. He only napped 5 minutes yesterday, so he was begging to go to bed at 7:30. By 8 he was out...but then was up 3 times in the next 2 hours. Poor little guy!
Tomorrow we're finally planning to head home. I'm excited to get home and see Jacob. I know Daniel will be happy to see Daddy! It's been lots of fun here though!
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