Weekend Recap

I had a wonderful weekend.  One of the best I've had in a while.  So why not share with my internet friends, right?  I was a little nervous about Saturday.  It was the first day that I've had Farrah the entire day by myself since my first hospital stint.  My entire placenta previa support group was all out of town and Abe works all day every Saturday so from 7am-8pm I was going to have to attempt to occupy her while lying down or sitting down.  All I have to say is, thank you pinterest!  I came up with a handful of crafts for her and I to do together.  I did break the rules a little bit and we went to Panera for a quick breakfast and then to Michael's to get all the supplies we needed for our day of crafts... shhhh don't tell. 
The first thing we did was a "science project."  I can't make fun though because this is about the extent of my science skills.  When she gets older than 5 she will have to ask her dad about any science or math related questions.  I filled a glass baking dish with a box of baking soda and then we filled several small bowls with vinegar and food coloring.  Then we took a dropper and she filled it with one of the colors and dropped it on the baking soda and watched it fizz.  She loved it!  Occupied us for at least a half hour which for a toddler is pretty good. 
Then we found this gem on pinterest.  She played with the magnets and the sheets for a few minutes but then she was excited to put the magnets all over the fridge and make a "special design for daddy."  Still kept her occupied so I won't complain.
While I'm not able to run around and play with her like I would like to, I'm glad I can still be productive in my time with her without plopping her in front of the tv and ipad all day.  But if I had to do that.... well than don't judge me :)
Sunday was one of the best days I've had in a long time because my husband didn't have to work and probably for the rest of the weekends between now and when the baby comes he will have to work Sundays so I treasured every moment of that time together.  I didn't return a single text, facebook, or email or even think about my business really.  We had bagels in the morning and then we watched the 49ers game while Farrah played with the Halloween decorations we had taken out of the garage to get us set up for the season.  I was so happy my husband could watch the football game.  I can't remember the last time he was able to sit and watch any type of sports game semi-uninterrupted.  After the football game we were lazy for a while and then went to my parents house for dinner.  I haven't seen them in a long time and we were waiting to tell them the baby name until we told anyone else so we were able to finally tell them what their grandson's name is.  Drumroll please...... Kellen!  Kellen is a name I've always liked, but it also combines my parents names so I thought it was extra special.  Luckily my hubby really liked it too.  It was a much needed day or recharging our batteries to take on these next 5ish weeks until the baby comes.
Monday morning I had a checkup.  Not much to note although I'm going to be super vain and say I was pumped when she told me I've only gained 16 lbs. overall.  I thought it was more than that but I guess I was off.  Last time I gained almost 50 lbs with Farrah and I had such a hard time getting it off.  I never really lost it all and not to mention the toll it took on my emotions was not fun. So I'm excited to not have to deal with all that this time around.  Unless I somehow gain 34 lbs in the next 5 or so weeks :)
I'm counting my blessings after a wonderful weekend with my family.  Plus fall is here and there's something in the air, even if it is still on the warmer side here, that tells me it's time for my favorite season of all.   Bring on the pumpkin!