I didn't get to the computer long enough to put up the post for the weekly Project 365. I've decided that Mondays will be better for me. I also didn't get a picture of Tuesday or Sunday and that's fine too.
MONDAY
Monday was a cooking day for me. I usually try to cook up a bunch of stuff that we can re-heat throughout the week. It also works out to where I can send stuff with Dustin to work during the week as well. This particular day I made a big pot of chili, a big pot of meatballs and marinara sauce and a meatloaf.
To give you a little back story on these 3 things...the November after I had Drew I said, "enough is enough!" when it came to the weight that I had packed on. I saw that my mom had great success with an eating plan called Michael Thurmond's 6 Week Body Makeover. I asked her a bunch of questions about it and did my own research online and decided to purchase the plan. These 3 recipes come with the plan. I really like them and they have a lot of taste once you get over the fact that there's no salt in them. I too ended up having great success with this plan and lost a little over 50 pounds. Then I got pregnant again. Now that I'm not allowed to be on a diet I still have not totally abandoned the plan. I still eat things from the plan but I just don't follow the portions or the eating time table. I'll get right back on that once this baby is born.
I didn't get a picture of the meatloaf because it was in the oven and it was going to be part of dinner that evening. Turns out that Drew really loves meatloaf and loves, loves, loves to eat it with ketchup. He ate meatloaf almost every day this past week!
TUESDAY
Like I mentioned above, I didn't get a picture for Tuesday. I did, however, get a really cute video of Drew doing the Tomahawk chop after dinner.
He wasn't prompted to do that he just started doing it. Couldn't you just eat him up?!
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday Drew and I met Nana at IHOP for breakfast.
She'd had a doctor's appointment that day so we met her there when she was through. None of us had been out of the house all week and all 3 of us just talked and talked like we wouldn't see each other for another week. After breakfast we went shopping at Kohl's and World Market. Drew was very patient with us while we shopped. He took a good nap once we got back home.
THURSDAY
I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday. Just the monthly checkup to ask questions and what not.
I really like this group of doctors. In this practice you get to see all of the doctors because you never know which one will be on call when you go into labor. I've been seeing Dr. Edgeworth mainly with this pregnancy. I really like her a lot. I asked if I could schedule the C-section for April 28th of this year. That was my grandmother's birthday. She told me that she would have to calculate how far away that would be from my actual due date. The hospitals have been really cracking down on them to do them no more than 7 days before the actual due date. She got a call to deliver a baby so I told her that I would calculate it on my own. April 28th is 8 days before my actual due date. *frowns* Dustin's grandmother's birthday was April 30th but that falls on a Saturday this year. Oh well. We'll just have to wait and see how things go. Either way this baby is coming within that week.
FRIDAY
Friday we did nothing besides stay at home and play in the giant toy box we call "home."
We have toys in every room in our house including all the closets. Yes, I've even found them in my pantry! Drew has so many toys! I know, what kid doesn't these days? I feel like we literally live in a giant toy box. Drew's toy phone is on the back of the toilet in my bathroom, he has books and other hand held toys in my bedroom. I've found one of his toys in my closet. The picture above is just a sample of what's in the living room. He also keeps his wheeled excavator somewhere in there. There are refrigerator magnets in the foyer that goes to a toy on the fridge. There are an assortment of books and toys in the kitchen. Then there are the loud toys that we put in the guest bedroom (where he's not allowed) so that we can hear the TV when we're watching a movie. His favorite toy in the utility room is a mop. This child loves to act like he's cleaning! He'll play with a mop and vacuum cleaner for hours.
SATURDAY
Saturday was a big day. Drew slept until 9:30 and we had a very light, late breakfast of peppermint and chocolate chip scones. Then we met Nana and Papa at Tom's Hotdogs for lunch in downtown.
After lunch Dustin, Drew and I went to the marina where a tall ship from Brazil is docked. They were giving free tours so we decided to go check it out.
It was very neat to see this vessel. It was gorgeous with the wood and stained glass windowed doors inside. Drew seemed to have a really good time. There were stairs on the front, back and inside. Drew loves stairs. I think Dustin really enjoyed it too. He's into naval and maritime histories.
SUNDAY
I don't have a picture from Sunday either. We went to church then ate lunch with some friends at Old Mexico. After that I put Drew down for a nap and Dustin got ready to go hunting with a buddy of his. When Drew woke up from his nap I loaded him up and back to church we went. I keep the nursery for the 5:00pm service. I found out that the other couple keeping the nursery with me have stepped down. I really hate that but can understand. The husband had surgery on his back and that can be taxing when working with infants and toddlers. The wife is pregnant and due the same week that I'm due. Keeping the nursery wasn't bad. I had 4 teenagers helping me and we only had my Drew, one other one year old and one infant. Nothing some goldfish and some bubbles couldn't entertain!
I got a call from Mom today. She's really worried about Dad because he's just not rebounding. He's weak and shakes some. He's only half way through his recovery of 100 days so my guess is that this is just part of it. I didn't find out until today just how bad Mom has been taking it. She always puts a brave front for everyone. She put on the caringbridge website that she had a bit of a breakdown and cried for nearly an hour. She's really torn about wanting to care for Dad and having to work. She needs to work but she feels like she's abandoning Dad whenever she does. I believe that Dad is in good hands and in the right place for the care that he needs. I think that Mom feels like something will go wrong if she's not there and that she will be able to prevent anything bad from happening to him. Poor thing, she's slowly killing herself with worry. God has everything under control. His word tells us that He does.
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
Perfect submission, perfect delight!
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Perfect submission, all is at rest!
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with his goodness, lost in His love.
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long!
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