Just Because I Don't Want to Forget

It was Friday, May 11 2012.  It was a beautiful day outside and my dad and my husband finished our gorgeous new paver patio just in time for Simon's second birthday party and before our second child joined us on May 21 via scheduled c-section.  We had a lot of projects we wanted to finish before baby came with the paver patio being the biggest one of all!  Needless to say the week before the baby was to arrive was full of last minute details, freezing more meals, doctor appointments, shopping trips, etc. 

So when Monday, May 14 rolled around I was ready to face my last week as a mom of one head on!  Little did we know where the week would take us!  Simon went to bed Monday night and Chris headed to the basement to work out.  I heard him yell to me and my initial thought was rain water was coming in the basement again.  In hindsight we joke that that would have been better but unfortunately Chris had injured his knee!  He had injured the same knee 7 years ago and he knew it was a recurring injury and he could not straighten his knee out.  What do we do?! 

Long story short....he went to see an orthopedic surgeon on Tuesday afternoon, May 15.  He had to have an MRI scheduled and we had to travel to the next county to get that scheduled on Wednesday, the 16th.  Thursday the 17th we went back to the orthopedic doc to review the MRI and confirm that indeed he did have a torn meniscus (again).  And Friday May 18th (just three days before my c-section) he had surgery to cut his meniscus!  So much for my week of finishing last minute baby things!  My mom was out of town at the beginning of the week so I had to recruit my sister-in-law to watch Simon quite a bit so I could drive Chris to all of these appointments.  But we think having a 9-month pregnant wife surely helped to push the surgery to happen so quickly. 

Chris's surgery went well and had a pretty great, quick recovery.  He was off crutches and bearing weight within two days of surgery and then Monday morning we headed to the hospital again for my c-section!  I'll save that for another post but wanted to blog this first.  We are thankful for great doctors who took great care of Chris and overall I think the distraction was probably good for me in keeping my mind off my own pending surgery.  Now over a month later we still laugh about the unfortunate timing but are greatful for God's provision!

Things I Really Need To Do

1. Update my blog
2. Pay some bills
3. Write lots of thank you's for meals and baby gifts
4. Take more pictures of my second child!
5. Take a nap
6. Send some birth announcements
7. Update my blog

Not in any order of importance....think I might go take a nap now!  Hope to update the blog soon!

Chocolate World

 I love chocolate!

 I love my cousin Elaina!

 I really loved the singing cows on the ride....couldn't stop talking about "the cows"!

Riding the ride a second time because once was just not enough!

I've been trying to squeeze a lot in these last few weeks before baby comes.  And what a perfect rainy day to drag my mom, niece Elaina, sis-in-law Renee and her baby girl to Chocolate World!  I hadn't been there since 2005 when Chris and I were dating :)  Not much has changed!  The little ones liked it and it is a free activity....except you get tempted into buying some really good Hershey's chocolate!  So glad to have this quality time with Simon before baby girl arrives!

Happy 1-2 Birthday, Simon!

Can't believe this little boy is 2 years old already!  I've been reminiscing about our birth experience two years ago since we will be adding baby girl in just a week!  Simon took his time coming into the world but now that he is here he certainly wastes no time!  He is a busy little boy and it's tough to imagine loving another baby just as much. 
I've been a FT mom for a year now and have enjoyed spending so much time with Simon.  He is a big helper and loves to help me cook and "stir it up."  He loves to read books, watch Curious George, listen to "Simon songs" in the car, play soccer, basketball and golf and repeat everything we say.  He is a bright kid and is such a fun blessing in our lives!  Happy Birthday, Simon!!!

36 Week Comparison

Can you say large and in charge?!  I feel like a house these days and am so greatful the end is in sight!  The picture below is me at 36 weeks with Simon (two years ago) and the bottom photo was me last week at 36 weeks!  As my doctor says, "Eight and nine pound babies are cute too!" 

A New Hideout

I found this little guy in the dryer the other day. It was fun when I actually was able to see him get in and out by himself. What a little monkey!

Easter Egg Fun

Oh boy! This will get more fun as the years go by but Simon liked it this year! He really liked making blue eggs and putting stickers on them. We only did 7 eggs because I'm the only one who eats them! Hello egg salad!