Zac made a new neighborhood friend. He was out mowing the lawn the other day when a red-headed kid ditched his bike in the yard and promptly asked him if he could start the mower. Zac chatted with him for a minute, hoping that would satisfy his need to bug the new neighbor. Well, he was hooked. He wasn't leaving until he got to start that mower...10 times. And then the "weed peter"...10 times.
"That's a cool weed peter. Can I start that too? Can I start it again? Can I start it again? Can I start it again?"
Zac was patient with him and just figured he didn't have much of a father-figure at home. At some point I came outside to see what was going on and the little guy asked,
"Who's that?"
"My wife"
"Why?"
"Because I like her." Lol. I guess it's as simple as that.
Well, the next day Zac and I were eating dinner when out of the corner of his eye, Zac noticed a blue bike in our yard. Then, he noticed the red-headed kid was also outside....with our "weed peter"!!! He had gotten in our garage, grabbed our weed eater and was trying to start it up. Yikes!
We've tried to find the parents, but after asking around the neighborhood we figured out his parents aren't home much and once he starts visiting you, he does indeed tend to make himself at home. One neighbor said one day he found him in his shed trying to pull his lawn mower out to start it. I guess we'll have to make sure our garage is shut from now on.
(Thanks for the title, Kay!)
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Ten Years
Zac and I have been together for ten whole years. That is more than 1/3 of our lives! I will try not to be too sappy but I can't help but feel overwhelmingly thankful for the relationship we have. It seems so hard these days to "make it work" but yet it's come pretty easy for us. We just love each other and have fun together and make each other a priority and that seems to work for us!
We had another doctor's appointment this week and decided to ask for some clarification on the whole bed rest. She did seem to back off a little on how strict their bedrest policy was but still insisted that we not plan any vacations or anything after 26 weeks. In lieu of this, we decided our planned five year anniversary trip to Nashville this summer probably wasn't a good idea. And true to form, Zac decided spur of the moment that this weekend would be a good weekend to take a trip together to celebrate our five (and ten) year anniversary! People always laugh at our spontaneous weekend trips but I really do think these little trips go a long way to keep us going strong.
After looking at some options, we decided to head to Mammoth Caves in southern KY. Both of us had gone as kids but didn't remember much so we thought it would be a nice, relaxing, nature-filled getaway. We decided to stay at a bed-and-breakfast--a bit of a risk but we thought if nothing else it would be an adventure! And with a 15% teacher discount and many positive TripAdvisor reviews, we figured it was worth a shot.
We arrived at Serenity Hill B&B Friday night to fresh-baked, homemade cinnamon cookies in our room and a warm greeting from our hosts, a married couple who left IT jobs in Dallas, TX for a slower paced life in the quiet hills of Kentucky. The bed was comfy, our room was huge, and we were the only guests that night so we knew breakfast in the morning wouldn't be too filled with awkward conversations with strangers. For breakfast, the hostess made greek yogurt with blueberries, agave nectar, and pomegranate juice, breakfast crepes with country ham and asparagus, and a slice of apple sauce cake with homemade chocolate caramel sauce. YUM! That was enough for the whole B&B vibe to win me over :)
Next, we headed to the caves where we ended up taking a 2 hour tour instead of the sold out 4 hour tour we had planned on taking. Someone was looking out for me because after 2 hours of "Fat Man's Misery" and "Tall Man's Agony" and 300ish steps, this girl was exhausted (and ready for lunch!). Our favorite part of the tour was hearing all the kids' hilarious and inquisitive comments and questions as we wound our way through. It gave us a little hint of all the fun trips to come! Luckily, we didn't have any whiny kids on our tour (probably similar to how Kristin and I probably were when we went) or we probably wouldn't have talked as fondly about our future trips with two in tow.
Being the awesome wife that I am, I agreed to a tour of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green that afternoon. We filled the time in between with some shopping and eating and then some more eating before we headed back to our room with a Redbox movie, a bag of Cadbury mini-eggs, and Ruffles chips.
Now it's back to reality. At least we are rejuvenated and reconnected...it also certainly helps to know that my spring break is in a week :)
We had another doctor's appointment this week and decided to ask for some clarification on the whole bed rest. She did seem to back off a little on how strict their bedrest policy was but still insisted that we not plan any vacations or anything after 26 weeks. In lieu of this, we decided our planned five year anniversary trip to Nashville this summer probably wasn't a good idea. And true to form, Zac decided spur of the moment that this weekend would be a good weekend to take a trip together to celebrate our five (and ten) year anniversary! People always laugh at our spontaneous weekend trips but I really do think these little trips go a long way to keep us going strong.
After looking at some options, we decided to head to Mammoth Caves in southern KY. Both of us had gone as kids but didn't remember much so we thought it would be a nice, relaxing, nature-filled getaway. We decided to stay at a bed-and-breakfast--a bit of a risk but we thought if nothing else it would be an adventure! And with a 15% teacher discount and many positive TripAdvisor reviews, we figured it was worth a shot.
We arrived at Serenity Hill B&B Friday night to fresh-baked, homemade cinnamon cookies in our room and a warm greeting from our hosts, a married couple who left IT jobs in Dallas, TX for a slower paced life in the quiet hills of Kentucky. The bed was comfy, our room was huge, and we were the only guests that night so we knew breakfast in the morning wouldn't be too filled with awkward conversations with strangers. For breakfast, the hostess made greek yogurt with blueberries, agave nectar, and pomegranate juice, breakfast crepes with country ham and asparagus, and a slice of apple sauce cake with homemade chocolate caramel sauce. YUM! That was enough for the whole B&B vibe to win me over :)
Next, we headed to the caves where we ended up taking a 2 hour tour instead of the sold out 4 hour tour we had planned on taking. Someone was looking out for me because after 2 hours of "Fat Man's Misery" and "Tall Man's Agony" and 300ish steps, this girl was exhausted (and ready for lunch!). Our favorite part of the tour was hearing all the kids' hilarious and inquisitive comments and questions as we wound our way through. It gave us a little hint of all the fun trips to come! Luckily, we didn't have any whiny kids on our tour (probably similar to how Kristin and I probably were when we went) or we probably wouldn't have talked as fondly about our future trips with two in tow.
Being the awesome wife that I am, I agreed to a tour of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green that afternoon. We filled the time in between with some shopping and eating and then some more eating before we headed back to our room with a Redbox movie, a bag of Cadbury mini-eggs, and Ruffles chips.
Now it's back to reality. At least we are rejuvenated and reconnected...it also certainly helps to know that my spring break is in a week :)
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Mego Prego Week 15
I have succumbed to the belly band. For those of you not privy to this fabulous piece of fabric, the belly band is simply a foot wide piece of stretchy spandex that allows busting jeans to remain discretely unbuttoned while I remain comfortably happy! I haven't had to wear my maternity pants yet, thanks to this gem, but I guess it's just delaying the inevitable.
I had my first appointment with my Winchester doctor which was full of surprises. First, she tells me that if I don't go into labor by 38 weeks that they will induce me. I had assumed I would just go as close as I could to 40 weeks, but she said it's actually detrimental to the twins to stay cramped for that long.That means we will most likely be having August babies!
Then she dropped the real bomb....The conversation went something like this:
"Our policy with twins is that you rest from 26 weeks on."
"....Exactly what do you mean by 'rest'?"
"I mean unless you are eating or using the bathroom, you should be in bed."
A.k.a bed rest. Yikes.
I had heard horror stories of women pregnant with twins being put on bed rest because they had increased signs of preterm labor, but 26 weeks!?! That would mean from June 1 to the babies' birthday, I will be confined to my bed, or perhaps the couch if I'm feeling rebellious. That means no baby shopping trips, no yard sales, no anniversary trip...the list goes on and on.
After Zac and I mauled over it for a few days, we decided that maybe she just feels like she has to say that. Maybe it won't really be that bad. For now, I'm trying not to worry about it and hope that as that time gets closer, I will continue to be healthy and the doctor will give me the okay to continue with lightened daily activities. Ultimately, we want to do what's best for the babies, so if it comes to bed rest at 26 weeks, it comes to bed rest.
That means all of you better be planning some summer trips to come keep me company for a few days! And please, please send creative ideas of how to entertain myself...
I had my first appointment with my Winchester doctor which was full of surprises. First, she tells me that if I don't go into labor by 38 weeks that they will induce me. I had assumed I would just go as close as I could to 40 weeks, but she said it's actually detrimental to the twins to stay cramped for that long.That means we will most likely be having August babies!
Then she dropped the real bomb....The conversation went something like this:
"Our policy with twins is that you rest from 26 weeks on."
"....Exactly what do you mean by 'rest'?"
"I mean unless you are eating or using the bathroom, you should be in bed."
A.k.a bed rest. Yikes.
I had heard horror stories of women pregnant with twins being put on bed rest because they had increased signs of preterm labor, but 26 weeks!?! That would mean from June 1 to the babies' birthday, I will be confined to my bed, or perhaps the couch if I'm feeling rebellious. That means no baby shopping trips, no yard sales, no anniversary trip...the list goes on and on.
After Zac and I mauled over it for a few days, we decided that maybe she just feels like she has to say that. Maybe it won't really be that bad. For now, I'm trying not to worry about it and hope that as that time gets closer, I will continue to be healthy and the doctor will give me the okay to continue with lightened daily activities. Ultimately, we want to do what's best for the babies, so if it comes to bed rest at 26 weeks, it comes to bed rest.
That means all of you better be planning some summer trips to come keep me company for a few days! And please, please send creative ideas of how to entertain myself...
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