A Few Canoe Pictures

Adam and his friend Lee put fiberglass on the outside of the canoe
this weekend... looking good, Adam!

Tulip Time, the Llama Flu, and Other Life Events...

I haven't blogged for a while because life has been sort of hectic...
and not because the calendar is overly busy either...!

About two weeks ago, Julia came down with what seemed like a sinus
infection that really was a cold, and it included mucus-y eyes.
(Gross, eww!) I did a little doctoring and her eyes started to clear
up within a few days, but not before I came down with what she had.
She became ill on a Tuesday... by Friday (April 24) I had a stuffy
head and wasn't wearing my glasses for the grossness coming out of my
eyeballs. (Gross, eww!)

Now, I am not one much for going to the doctor and I pretty much just
thought it was a cold and it would go away on its own. And, if you
have ever been pregnant, you might know that it seems when you get
some sort of illness, it lasts way longer than it should... ha!
Seriously, though, everything I have ever had while pregnant seems to
be more severe, last longer, etc., than it did in the person from whom
I caught it.

So, it didn't surprise me that all this last week, I wasn't feeling
100%... but what did surprise me was that I wasn't getting better...!
In fact, I just have gotten worse and worse! I have had a good day
here and there, but then bam, I am right back in the thick of it.

In the midst of this being ill, the H1N1 (formerly known as Swine) Flu
came out, and after much joking and stealing the name from a friend, I
decided I had the Llama Flu. (Ha!) Thankfully Julia has not seemed
to have contracted the Llama Flu back from me and seems to be healthy
and has been for about a week. Adam also seems to be escaping this
dastardly thing that I have.

Also in the midst of being ill, I had two costumes and a quilt binding
to finish by Tulip Time, because I am a bit of a procrastinator. In
the few hours that I stayed awake long enough last week to do
anything, I managed to finish the two costumes (one for Julia and then
really just part of a costume for my friend's son, Ben), and then
really committed a Cardinal Sin by taking about 15 hours of
hand-binding and chopping it down to 2 hours of MACHINE STITCHED
(GASP!!!) binding on my quilt... done, done, done!

Tulip Time starts on Thursday but of course one million other things
have to happen before then. Today I take the quilt in to be hung for
the show... tomorrow we have an "appearance" in our costumes...
tomorrow some time I need to bake two pies for church... tomorrow
night is a meeting for the quilt guild prior to the show starting...
Wednesday our quilt show starts... and then Tulip Time starts on
Thursday and we are in a parade... Adam's parents are coming... my
aunt and cousin are visiting as well... it will be a busy week!

So... I broke down and called the doctor today, seeing as how I am
getting no better, have been sick for 12 days, and am ready for this
eye goopiness (Gross, eww!) to be gone, gone, gone! I am terrified of
re-infecting Julia, and I am sick and tired of not sleeping because I
am coughing all the darn time and waking up with my eyes glued shut
(Gross, eww!).

Do I complain much? Ha!

Oh, I forgot, I am pregnant too...! Hee!

Other things have been going on as well... Adam had a great weekend
working on his canoe (see pictures in the canoe post) doing some
fiberglass and such with his friend Lee who was kind enough to come
and help. The canoe is looking beautiful and I know I have turned a
corner and truly believe Adam is capable of finishing it prior to this
baby being born...! Go, honey, go! It has been neat to see the
progress of the canoe over the last year and it will be awesome to see
it finished and to take it out on the water.

Also, my dear friend Angela came to visit this last Saturday and she
was just to boost of energy I needed to get out and do some garage
sale-ing, walk around to view the tulips uptown, and plant some
flowers in my barren planters. it was wonderful to see her too, and I
know Julia enjoyed showing off for the day!

Soon I'll be posting pictures of Julia and I in our costumes... it
will be a whirlwind of a week, but we are all looking forward to it!

later, my friends!
erin

Through the Screen Door

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Pella, and we decided to have
brats and 'tatoes out on the deck for dinner. While I cooked dinner,
Adam hung out on the deck with Julia. She loves to be outside! It is
so wonderful that she is walking and willing to explore and that the
weather has been cooperative the last few days... the outdoors is her
favorite place to be!

She thought it was terrible fun to watch me walk about the kitchen
through the screen door... I thought I should take a few pictures as
she was really hamming it up for me. And yes, ooh, gross, she loves
to lick the screen door. But then, don't kids this age like to lick
EVERYTHING? Ack.

erin

Daddy = Jungle Gym

Julia is quickly learning these days that Daddies make for good Play
Toys or Jungle Gyms. Tonight Adam was sitting cross-wise in the arm
chair with his legs hanging over the side. Julia thought this was
Most Spectacular and tried to climb up his legs a bit. Adam thought
he would swing her a bit as she locked her arms over his legs. She
thought it was a fun time and laughed and giggled. I had to get a
shot!

erin

Checking out the fountain

This last weekend, one of my bestest friends, Stacey, flew from
Pittsburgh to visit. We had a marvelous time!

Friday night we took Julia out to eat at Pizza Ranch and then went for
a walk up town. (The tulips weren't blooming yet then but many of
them are now...!) We were in Central Park by the sundial (if you've
been here and know where that is -- a point of reference). Julia saw
the water fountain on the north side of the park and walked all the
way there! We then put her up on the concrete "step" around the
fountain so she could see it better. She really enjoyed standing up
there (and attempted several times to put her head through the bars).
It was a beautiful evening and we thoroughly enjoyed our walk!

erin

Dr. Appt Today: Update!

I am back from the Dr. Quickest. Appointment. Ever. Everything is
good and fine and well and good and fine. My doctor cannot do baby
math this time around (hee!). I should be 18w4d and his wheel said I
was 19. Whatever.

He did NOT schedule me for a 20-week ultrasound. He said that since
everything was going really well and since we had the 12-week one done
for dating, we could hold off and maybe not need to do one at all.
Ha! It seems that God is deciding for me whether I find out what the
sex is...!

I am up 3 lbs (10 lbs total so far). Blood pressure today -- 114/70.
Good, good, and good.

erin

a quick note

I can feel the baby (in my uterus) moving!  YAY!  (yes, sometimes one-liners are fun and so worth it...!)

All that is missing are the bonnet and the staff...

Happy Easter!

Yesterday was a day of celebration... the Easter celebration! It is
the day that we Christians celebrate the Risen Son, our Savior Jesus,
who died on the cross to redeem us all and rose again...! Hallelujah!

Of course, following in true Easter tradition, I decked Julia out in a
cute little outfit. However, after dressing her, I had to giggle a
mite... she resembled Little Bo (Easter) Peep to me, especially
because of the pantaloons and the black shoes. All that was missing
were the bonnet and the staff... as you can see, we even managed a
picture of her with one of her wayward sheep...! (Note to self: Julia
definitely needs white dress shoes...!)

Julia's outfit wasn't "shown off" off too very much... she spent most
of her morning in the church nursery as Adam and I participated on the
praise team yesterday. After church, she was stripped of her finery
and spent the remainder of her day in a t-shirt and then later,
pajamas. :)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

erin

Easter Egg Hunt

Today was the Pella Easter Egg Hunt in Central Park.  I had no idea
what to expect as I did not take Julia last year when she was only
three months old.

But, this year, I decided to brave the storm of people and quickly
found myself lost in a sea of moms, dads, kids, and baskets. I didn't
realize that the 1 - 4 year olds would be grouped together, so Julia
was at a slight disadvantage. By the time we got under the rope and
into the "field", most of the goodies were gone... but we managed to
find four untouched pieces. I consider it good of me (ha!) that I
refrained from begging a nearby 4-year-old for one of the 3
toothbrushes she picked up that were lying admist what must have been
2 pounds of candy...! I figured that would look tacky of me.

Julia didn't seem to mind, though. She thoroughly enjoyed
kid-watching and took to screaming (her new form of communicating when
extremely happy) at kids as they passed by... she was filled with
glee!

erin

Miss Cookie Face

Yuck-o!

 

Thankfully I had the foresight to put a towel around Julia's neck and into her lap before her macaroni and cheese lunch followed by a pink frosting cookie!  What I did NOT foresee was her ripping the towel off afterwards and throwing it (and everything ON the towel) onto the floor!  Whoops!  However, Julia loves to "wash up" in the bathroom, so while this LOOKS nasty, it cleans up pretty quick and easy. 

 

erin