The fall season is upon us! It is mine and Dave's favorite season and we are hoping that Avery enjoys it as much as we do. We have been spending a lot of time outside and enjoying the leaves as they begin to accumulate on the ground.
Last Thursday we had planned to go to dinner and celebrate my birthday. I had stopped on the way home to get Avery a flu shot. Bad idea #1. She was slightly irritated and was not in the out-for-mom's-birthday-dinner mood. So we chose to stay in and order pizza. This pregnant mama didn't mind. While we waited for Dave's parents to join us, we decided to play outside. Bad idea #2. Avery was playing with this little plastic flute/whistle toy. She likes to play with it and annoy the neighborhood dogs. Unfortunately, this night she slid down the slide right into my back shoving the flute/whistle right up and along the roof of her mouth. Needless to say, we had about a one inch gash with blood and all sorts of gross. The on call doctor said not to worry and to bring her in the next morning. Fast forward to today- the roof of the mouth is healing, but has possibly caused a secondary infection in the throat. So, pair that with 2 year molars coming in, she is miserable. Thank goodness for Motrin and the antibiotic. Please send positive thoughts our way.
How about happier news? Last weekend to continue celebrating my birthday, a bunch of my friends and I headed to Chicago to see a concert of our favorite band, The Avett Brothers. It was so much fun and this pregnant mama enjoyed the concert from the second row and made it until 1am!!
To top off the weekend, we convinced Ashley to come back with me and spend the weekend here in Bloomington. Saturday was the Worldwide Day of Play and our downtown area does this great block party full of games and hands on activities for kids.
And of course there was always time for ice cream!
Sunday afternoon we took Ashley to the pumpkin farm in town. Avery loves everything about this place and since we bought season passes, we sure are happy about that!
She likes to visit the rooster and yell "Cock-a-doo" really loud!
Showing Ashley the bunnies
Driving the tractor
Later that night, we took advantage of the gorgeous weather and made a fire in the fire pit. Of course, fires come with s'mores!
Today it seemed as though our large fall tree decided to drop many of it's leaves today. Avery couldn't wait to help daddy rake. Poor Dave though, because Avery doesn't really understand that she should be raking the random leaves and not the piles daddy already made! :)
Then, after all that hard work, she apparently thought daddy needed a nap. And of course, with a nap comes a blanket. Not always a blanket of leaves, but in this case, why not?
This is our gorgeous tree in our backyard (and I love the sight of Dave still lying on the ground "sleeping")
In addition to outside fun, we have also been trying out some new indoor activities like painting...
and midday baths for our friend...
Pregnancy Update:
Currently, I am 17 weeks along and feeling fantastic! I love the 2nd trimester. Not only do I not feel so exhausted all day long, but the constant queasiness is gone. Two weeks from tomorrow we get to find out if we are adding a baby boy or a baby girl to our little family. With Avery, I had the "girl feeling" the entire time. This time around, no idea. We kind of thought boy, but now, no idea.
Here you go...the first "belly shot" of this pregnancy. It is amazing how huge I feel already this time around!
