I had a quick doctor's appointment this morning as a follow up from Thursday. Dr. Huston wanted to see me today in addition to Thursday of this week because of my high blood pressure. When I got there, my blood pressure was a little high at 130/92. The nurse came back in and took it again a few minutes later and it had gone down some. Dr. Huston thinks I'm developing (or have already developed) gestational hypertension, which is high blood pressure during pregnancy. I'm suppose to take my blood pressure 2-3 times a day for the next few days and let them know if it gets high.
He said there is nothing they can really do about pregnancy hypertension, and they usually just take the baby early. He said that won't be a problem since I'm already full term (37 weeks). As he was releasing me, he said he'd see me again on Thursday during my regular appointment and I'll have a non stress test and sonogram then also. He kind of hinted that they'd probably end up taking her early. So, I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but I have a feeling they'll induce me Friday or early next week.
I've never had high blood pressure, and it was high for the first time on Thursday. I swear, it's always got to be something! Hopefully it will stay down and I won't have any other complications.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Getting closer
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. Yesterday started my weekly appointments that include: seeing the doctor, a non stress test, and a sonogram. Joel went with me since we had a sonogram so he could see his little girl.
If you can believe it, I think my feel/ankles/calves are swollen more than they already were. It's been pretty hard to be on them for very long this past week and I think I'm pretty much down to wearing tennis shoes (with the laces all the way loosened) from here on out. Even flip flops cut into my feet to the point they hurt!
As soon as the nurse called me back into the room, she did everything she normally does...weighs me and takes my blood pressure. I had gained a pound since my last appointment, and then we got to the blood pressure part...I've never had high blood pressure, even with Ainsley, so when she said it was 160/100 and was pretty high, I started to get worried. That's one of the signs of preeclampsia (along with retaining water and protein in urine). Of course, I'm retaining all kinds of water, so that was two strikes against me. She had me lay down and then took it again a few minutes later. It was then 150/86, which was still a little high. I told her that when she took it the first time (right as we walked into the room) that I was having a little contraction, so I didn't know if that had anything to do with it.
The doctor came in and looked at my two blood pressure readings and had the nurse take it again at that point, and it was then down to 122/80. They had also gotten my urine results back and there was a trace of protein in it. ***Sigh*** So, Dr. Huston ordered blood work, and said he would have the results back today. They called this afternoon and said that everything looked good. He also asked if I had access to take my blood pressure over the weekend, and if I did, he wanted me to take it a few times to watch it. He asked what I did for work, and wanted to make sure it wasn't anything too strenuous. I wanted to tell him work wasn't the strenuous part. Taking care of a 2 year old is the bad part! His last remark was he wanted to see me back on Monday instead of waiting a week to see me again (in addition to keeping my regular weekly Thursday appointment).
All of that happened and we hadn't even got to the non stress test or sonogram yet. I was starting to wonder what news we'd get with those. Thankfully, the rest of the appointment went smoothly. The non stress test went good, as well as the sonogram. Of course, we didn't get any good pictures of our precious little girl who likes to hide her face...just like her big sister. But, we did find out they're estimating her at 6 pounds 5 ounces, which is in the 44th percentile. She's already bigger than Ainsley was, and I can definitely tell. There isn't much room left in my belly for her to get much bigger!
I've been having contractions multiple times a day for the past week now. It will only be one or two in a row, and it seems like they mainly happen at night.
My goal for this weekend is to get all the bottles washed and get our hospital bags packed. Yes, I've waited until the last minute!
Funny story: I got an email from one of my aunts last weekend (one of my Dad's sisters who will remain nameless). As soon as I read it, I cracked up. I seriously laughed every time I thought about the email for the rest of the weekend. It also put a smile on my face all weekend. The aunt that sent the email is the most like my Grandpa Gillespie in the bunch. She tells it like it is, and I love it! The email made me think of how much Grandpa would have loved to see all these great-grand babies. He would have been calling me every day with a "Hi-ya Sis, had that baby yet?". And, of course, would only talk for a few minutes before hanging up on you without so much as a "bye". You knew he was done talking when you heard the dial tone on the other end of the phone!
So, back to the email, here's an excerpt from it: "NO OFFENSE, but I noticed in the photos, you're enormous! And you should be, of course!" I cracked up again just typing that! I didn't take offense at all, but rather busted out laughing! I know, and will be the first one to tell you, that I'm huge! As soon as I read it, I immediately thought that would be something Grandpa Gillespie would have said to me. Except, his would been more like: "DAMN, Sis! Are you sure there's just one in there?" after seeing me. It's too bad that Ainsley and Lily didn't get to meet Grandpa, but I'm sure they'll hear plenty of stories about him growing up!
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| 36 1/2 weeks |
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| Ainsley pointing to her baby sister (in her skin tight jammies!) |
As soon as the nurse called me back into the room, she did everything she normally does...weighs me and takes my blood pressure. I had gained a pound since my last appointment, and then we got to the blood pressure part...I've never had high blood pressure, even with Ainsley, so when she said it was 160/100 and was pretty high, I started to get worried. That's one of the signs of preeclampsia (along with retaining water and protein in urine). Of course, I'm retaining all kinds of water, so that was two strikes against me. She had me lay down and then took it again a few minutes later. It was then 150/86, which was still a little high. I told her that when she took it the first time (right as we walked into the room) that I was having a little contraction, so I didn't know if that had anything to do with it.
The doctor came in and looked at my two blood pressure readings and had the nurse take it again at that point, and it was then down to 122/80. They had also gotten my urine results back and there was a trace of protein in it. ***Sigh*** So, Dr. Huston ordered blood work, and said he would have the results back today. They called this afternoon and said that everything looked good. He also asked if I had access to take my blood pressure over the weekend, and if I did, he wanted me to take it a few times to watch it. He asked what I did for work, and wanted to make sure it wasn't anything too strenuous. I wanted to tell him work wasn't the strenuous part. Taking care of a 2 year old is the bad part! His last remark was he wanted to see me back on Monday instead of waiting a week to see me again (in addition to keeping my regular weekly Thursday appointment).
All of that happened and we hadn't even got to the non stress test or sonogram yet. I was starting to wonder what news we'd get with those. Thankfully, the rest of the appointment went smoothly. The non stress test went good, as well as the sonogram. Of course, we didn't get any good pictures of our precious little girl who likes to hide her face...just like her big sister. But, we did find out they're estimating her at 6 pounds 5 ounces, which is in the 44th percentile. She's already bigger than Ainsley was, and I can definitely tell. There isn't much room left in my belly for her to get much bigger!
I've been having contractions multiple times a day for the past week now. It will only be one or two in a row, and it seems like they mainly happen at night.
My goal for this weekend is to get all the bottles washed and get our hospital bags packed. Yes, I've waited until the last minute!
Funny story: I got an email from one of my aunts last weekend (one of my Dad's sisters who will remain nameless). As soon as I read it, I cracked up. I seriously laughed every time I thought about the email for the rest of the weekend. It also put a smile on my face all weekend. The aunt that sent the email is the most like my Grandpa Gillespie in the bunch. She tells it like it is, and I love it! The email made me think of how much Grandpa would have loved to see all these great-grand babies. He would have been calling me every day with a "Hi-ya Sis, had that baby yet?". And, of course, would only talk for a few minutes before hanging up on you without so much as a "bye". You knew he was done talking when you heard the dial tone on the other end of the phone!
So, back to the email, here's an excerpt from it: "NO OFFENSE, but I noticed in the photos, you're enormous! And you should be, of course!" I cracked up again just typing that! I didn't take offense at all, but rather busted out laughing! I know, and will be the first one to tell you, that I'm huge! As soon as I read it, I immediately thought that would be something Grandpa Gillespie would have said to me. Except, his would been more like: "DAMN, Sis! Are you sure there's just one in there?" after seeing me. It's too bad that Ainsley and Lily didn't get to meet Grandpa, but I'm sure they'll hear plenty of stories about him growing up!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Squeak
I'm sure most of you already are aware of my liking of "squeaky" shoes. I bought Ainsley's first pair of squeaky shoes as she was starting to walk. There are various different brands out there, but they all serve the same purpose. When the child puts weight on the heel on the foot, there is a little "squeaker" inside the shoe that makes the shoe squeak. The shoes are suppose to encourage kids to walk heel to toe.
Yes, the shoes can be very annoying at times, because every step the child makes, you get to hear a wonderful "squeak". I'm sure they're still annoying to most people who aren't around them 24/7, but we've gotten used to them, and I have to say they're pretty nice. We know exactly where Ainsley is at all times. All we have to do is listen for the "squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak". When we first got Ainsley a pair, she loved them and would run around just so she could hear the squeak. If we put a pair of shoes on her that didn't squeak, she'd get confused and stomp her feet trying to figure out why they weren't squeaking!
Anyway-the point of this entry is to compliment Wee Squeak, which is the brand of squeaky shoes we get for Ainsley. I've bought one other pair of squeaky shoes from a different company, and didn't like them as much as our Wee Squeak shoes. Wee Squeak has their own website where you can purchase the shoes, and they even have clearance and sales on there! You can also purchase the Wee Squeak brand on Target's website and I've bought a few pair from The Grapevine in Alton. (Yes, Ainsley's had a few pair of these shoes over the last year or so).
I've loved everything about the shoes. The shoes are made of quality leather, they're a little wider, which helps with Ainsley's wide feet, and they have a velcro strap that makes getting them on and off a breeze. Ainsley's now had every color of the Wee Squeak "Daisy" line of shoes, and we're on the light pink pair now. I haven't had any problems with any of the Wee Squeak shoes before this last pair. I noticed a few weeks ago that the sole of the shoe was starting to come detached from the actual shoe. I really didn't think any more about it and Ainsley's been wearing them everyday. Thursday, we played outside for a little bit, and when we came back inside, I noticed one of the soles by the toe was almost completely detached from the shoe.
I decided to call Wee Squeak (it was almost 5 pm at this point) to see if they would do anything. We've only had these shoes for a few months. The girl that answered was very nice and helpful. She just asked that I email a picture of the shoe with the size and she's send me a replacement pair. Really? It's that simple?! So, I immediately took a picture and emailed it in. I got a reply back within 5 minutes letting me know they'd ship me a new pair the next day.
Guess what came in the mail on Monday? Ainsley's new pair of Wee Squeak shoes! I called them Thursday at 5 pm, they shipped them on Friday, and I received them on Monday! I am beyond impressed with this company and would highly recommend them to anyone. They've earned my continued business!
***For the record, you can take the squeaker out of the shoes if you want. We've done this a few times when we're going out in public and we don't want Ainsley's shoes to be an annoyance to others.
It's really the little things in life that make me happy...like getting a replacement pair of shoes for Ainsley. A little thing made me a very proud Mommy earlier today. Ainsley and I were getting ready to leave and I put her shoes (old pair) on the floor and asked her to put her shoes on. I only did it so she'd stay occupied while I filled her sippy cup, made sure there were diapers in the diaper bag, etc. I never thought she would really put them on. She stood up and looked at me a few seconds after I gave her the shoes and low and behold, she'd put them on herself! I couldn't have been prouder! When did my little girl figure out how to put her own shoes on and Velcro them?!
Now, that's not saying she put them on the right feet or anything....but I let her wear them on the wrong feet to Grandma Shelly's because I was too proud of her for putting them on by herself to take them off and put them on the right feet!
Yes, the shoes can be very annoying at times, because every step the child makes, you get to hear a wonderful "squeak". I'm sure they're still annoying to most people who aren't around them 24/7, but we've gotten used to them, and I have to say they're pretty nice. We know exactly where Ainsley is at all times. All we have to do is listen for the "squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak". When we first got Ainsley a pair, she loved them and would run around just so she could hear the squeak. If we put a pair of shoes on her that didn't squeak, she'd get confused and stomp her feet trying to figure out why they weren't squeaking!
Anyway-the point of this entry is to compliment Wee Squeak, which is the brand of squeaky shoes we get for Ainsley. I've bought one other pair of squeaky shoes from a different company, and didn't like them as much as our Wee Squeak shoes. Wee Squeak has their own website where you can purchase the shoes, and they even have clearance and sales on there! You can also purchase the Wee Squeak brand on Target's website and I've bought a few pair from The Grapevine in Alton. (Yes, Ainsley's had a few pair of these shoes over the last year or so).
I've loved everything about the shoes. The shoes are made of quality leather, they're a little wider, which helps with Ainsley's wide feet, and they have a velcro strap that makes getting them on and off a breeze. Ainsley's now had every color of the Wee Squeak "Daisy" line of shoes, and we're on the light pink pair now. I haven't had any problems with any of the Wee Squeak shoes before this last pair. I noticed a few weeks ago that the sole of the shoe was starting to come detached from the actual shoe. I really didn't think any more about it and Ainsley's been wearing them everyday. Thursday, we played outside for a little bit, and when we came back inside, I noticed one of the soles by the toe was almost completely detached from the shoe.
I decided to call Wee Squeak (it was almost 5 pm at this point) to see if they would do anything. We've only had these shoes for a few months. The girl that answered was very nice and helpful. She just asked that I email a picture of the shoe with the size and she's send me a replacement pair. Really? It's that simple?! So, I immediately took a picture and emailed it in. I got a reply back within 5 minutes letting me know they'd ship me a new pair the next day.
Guess what came in the mail on Monday? Ainsley's new pair of Wee Squeak shoes! I called them Thursday at 5 pm, they shipped them on Friday, and I received them on Monday! I am beyond impressed with this company and would highly recommend them to anyone. They've earned my continued business!
***For the record, you can take the squeaker out of the shoes if you want. We've done this a few times when we're going out in public and we don't want Ainsley's shoes to be an annoyance to others.
It's really the little things in life that make me happy...like getting a replacement pair of shoes for Ainsley. A little thing made me a very proud Mommy earlier today. Ainsley and I were getting ready to leave and I put her shoes (old pair) on the floor and asked her to put her shoes on. I only did it so she'd stay occupied while I filled her sippy cup, made sure there were diapers in the diaper bag, etc. I never thought she would really put them on. She stood up and looked at me a few seconds after I gave her the shoes and low and behold, she'd put them on herself! I couldn't have been prouder! When did my little girl figure out how to put her own shoes on and Velcro them?!
Now, that's not saying she put them on the right feet or anything....but I let her wear them on the wrong feet to Grandma Shelly's because I was too proud of her for putting them on by herself to take them off and put them on the right feet!
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| Ainsley in her Wee Squeak shoes! (on the wrong feet!!!) |
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Word of the week
Ainsley has learned another new word, and it's one that I wish she wouldn't have learned for awhile. The new word is "mine". She'll have something in her hands and if you ask her for it, she'll reply with "No, Mine." Although, coming out of her mouth it sounds more like: "Doh, bine." She'll take whatever she's holding and while saying "doh, bine", and pull it into her chest as if to tell you not to touch it! When you try to explain to her that whatever she's holding is not hers, she gets mad. Let's just say we're still working on sharing.
Telling Ainsley to be quiet, or saying "Shhh" is a huge mistake. If Ainsley hears that she needs to be quiet, she immediately has to start screaming, or talking louder. She screamed all through Walmart the other night because I tried to get her to be quiet. I finally had to let her scream, because telling her "shhhhh" made it even worse. I was on the phone the other night, and that's another time Ainsley decides she needs to be loud. Joel caught it on video. You'll also be able to tell me "No" a few times. Imagine that!
Last weekend, Ainsley was running up and down the hallway in the basement and fell. Somehow, she cut one of her toes and it bled a little. I had wet a washcloth to stop the bleeding (it really wasn't that bad), and every time I would touch Ainsley with the washcloth, she'd cry harder. You would have thought she'd lost a toe the way she was crying. I went in to finish folding laundry and Joel kept her on his lap while she cried. He hollered in to me and said she was holding the wrong foot crying! My daughter is quite the drama queen! Here's a video of her crying and saying "Owww, it hurts".
Ainsley and I met Joel and Jim for lunch one day last week. Instead of going to Placke's, we decided to change it up a little and headed to Naples to Evandy's. It was a nice change of scenery. Ainsley loved watching the birds on the water, and then a barge finally went by and she was able to see a "big boat!"
I still haven't got all the bottles and pacifiers upstairs to wash, so Ainsley's been playing with them in the basement. She took a bottle over to the recliner one afternoon to give her baby doll a bottle, and when I looked in at her, she had fallen asleep while cuddling with her baby doll. She sure loves to cuddle!!!
I got a phone call that made my week Friday afternoon. Mom called to check Ainsley's social calendar to see if she had anything on the books for that evening. Mom was on her way to Jacksonville and wanted to take Ainsley home with her to stay the night. Of course, I jumped on the offer! An entire night of sleeping in our bed without Ainsley in between us?! An evening where we could enjoy a night out?! Heck, yeah!
Ainsley was at Lisa's that day, so I went to pick her up that afternoon. Every time I pick Ainsley up from Lisa's, she has to run to the bouncy horse and get on it for one last ride before we leave. She also fights me, and usually doesn't want to leave. When I picked her up, I was able to tell her Grandma Shelly was coming to see her and she'd be able to go see her puppies. That made her happy and she was ready to go! The whole way home, she sat in the back saying "Grandma, woof woof". She wasn't very happy when she realized we had pulled into our garage instead of arriving at Grandma's house. I told her we had to pack her bag so she could stay the night at Grandma's and we ran into the house to get busy packing a bag. Mom showed up a few minutes later, and Ainsley was very excited! She had to show her Lily's room, and looked at me and told me "bye-bye" and was ready to go with Grandma!
Joel and I had a relaxing evening without Ainsley. We ended up going to Lonzerotti's for supper and then stopping by Dairy Queen for blizzards on the way home. Dairy Queen was Joel's request, by the way...not mine! We were back home and in bed by 8 and asleep by 8:30. We're party animals, I tell you! It was just nice to be able to enjoy a few hours alone, even though we both made the comment that we missed Ainsley terribly!
I'm sure Ainsley had a good time at Grandma's. When I picked her up yesterday afternoon, she screamed and cried for Grandma as I was pulling away. She didn't stop the entire way home! The only thing that would calm her down was me reaching a hand back and rubbing her leg, and that would just make her sob instead of cry. Poor girl!
Telling Ainsley to be quiet, or saying "Shhh" is a huge mistake. If Ainsley hears that she needs to be quiet, she immediately has to start screaming, or talking louder. She screamed all through Walmart the other night because I tried to get her to be quiet. I finally had to let her scream, because telling her "shhhhh" made it even worse. I was on the phone the other night, and that's another time Ainsley decides she needs to be loud. Joel caught it on video. You'll also be able to tell me "No" a few times. Imagine that!
Last weekend, Ainsley was running up and down the hallway in the basement and fell. Somehow, she cut one of her toes and it bled a little. I had wet a washcloth to stop the bleeding (it really wasn't that bad), and every time I would touch Ainsley with the washcloth, she'd cry harder. You would have thought she'd lost a toe the way she was crying. I went in to finish folding laundry and Joel kept her on his lap while she cried. He hollered in to me and said she was holding the wrong foot crying! My daughter is quite the drama queen! Here's a video of her crying and saying "Owww, it hurts".
Ainsley and I met Joel and Jim for lunch one day last week. Instead of going to Placke's, we decided to change it up a little and headed to Naples to Evandy's. It was a nice change of scenery. Ainsley loved watching the birds on the water, and then a barge finally went by and she was able to see a "big boat!"
I got a phone call that made my week Friday afternoon. Mom called to check Ainsley's social calendar to see if she had anything on the books for that evening. Mom was on her way to Jacksonville and wanted to take Ainsley home with her to stay the night. Of course, I jumped on the offer! An entire night of sleeping in our bed without Ainsley in between us?! An evening where we could enjoy a night out?! Heck, yeah!
Ainsley was at Lisa's that day, so I went to pick her up that afternoon. Every time I pick Ainsley up from Lisa's, she has to run to the bouncy horse and get on it for one last ride before we leave. She also fights me, and usually doesn't want to leave. When I picked her up, I was able to tell her Grandma Shelly was coming to see her and she'd be able to go see her puppies. That made her happy and she was ready to go! The whole way home, she sat in the back saying "Grandma, woof woof". She wasn't very happy when she realized we had pulled into our garage instead of arriving at Grandma's house. I told her we had to pack her bag so she could stay the night at Grandma's and we ran into the house to get busy packing a bag. Mom showed up a few minutes later, and Ainsley was very excited! She had to show her Lily's room, and looked at me and told me "bye-bye" and was ready to go with Grandma!
Joel and I had a relaxing evening without Ainsley. We ended up going to Lonzerotti's for supper and then stopping by Dairy Queen for blizzards on the way home. Dairy Queen was Joel's request, by the way...not mine! We were back home and in bed by 8 and asleep by 8:30. We're party animals, I tell you! It was just nice to be able to enjoy a few hours alone, even though we both made the comment that we missed Ainsley terribly!
I'm sure Ainsley had a good time at Grandma's. When I picked her up yesterday afternoon, she screamed and cried for Grandma as I was pulling away. She didn't stop the entire way home! The only thing that would calm her down was me reaching a hand back and rubbing her leg, and that would just make her sob instead of cry. Poor girl!
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| Wanting to stay with Grandma, and not go home with Mommy |
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Happy Easter!
I took Ainsley to Jim and Rita's almost a month ago now to get a few pictures for her Easter cards. It's so hard to get a good picture of her, so it takes me forever to get one! Luckily, I had Rita to help me that afternoon!
Here's a few pictures of her in her Easter dress.
Here's a few pictures of her in her Easter dress.
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| Winking! |
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| Playing with Grandma Rita |
Easter (Round 3)
Sunday afternoon, we left Aunt Doris's and headed to Jim and Rita's for the afternoon/evening. Ainsley didn't waste any time running around screaming with Drake and Lani.
After eating, we got Ainsley dressed and headed outside for another egg hunt!
The kids couldn't wait for the "ok" to start grabbing eggs.
Poor Lani fell and her eggs went everywhere. She went running crying to Jeremy and Kathleen and Drake went running to her eggs that were all over the ground! Everyone thought Drake was going to steal them, but he ran over and started putting them back in her bucket for her!
Rita got them pinwheels and they had fun running around watching the wind catch them. Ainsley is little Miss Monkey-See-Monkey-Do, so she watched Lani and Drake and copied everything they did.
Jennifer provided the usual entertainment. She found Rita's bike in the garage.
Jack and Ryder finally joined us outside (after the egg hunt was over). Jack wasn't very happy, because he wanted to hunt eggs too.
Ainsley didn't want to go inside, and Jeremy thought he'd be able to get behind her and she'd run from him and go inside. Unfortunately, it didn't work. She wanted to stay outside and play!
After a very long day (and weekend), we headed home. The car was full of Ainsley's Easter baskets that we had to unload. Here's Ainsley with her all her Easter presents. You would have thought it was Christmas or her birthday. One thing's for sure: Ainsley will never be able to say that she never gets anything!
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| All the "little" kids being quiet and reading...RARE sight to see! |
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| "Big" kids all on their phones! |
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| Uncle Jeremy and Ainsley |
The kids couldn't wait for the "ok" to start grabbing eggs.
Poor Lani fell and her eggs went everywhere. She went running crying to Jeremy and Kathleen and Drake went running to her eggs that were all over the ground! Everyone thought Drake was going to steal them, but he ran over and started putting them back in her bucket for her!
Rita got them pinwheels and they had fun running around watching the wind catch them. Ainsley is little Miss Monkey-See-Monkey-Do, so she watched Lani and Drake and copied everything they did.
Jennifer provided the usual entertainment. She found Rita's bike in the garage.
Ainsley didn't want to go inside, and Jeremy thought he'd be able to get behind her and she'd run from him and go inside. Unfortunately, it didn't work. She wanted to stay outside and play!
After a very long day (and weekend), we headed home. The car was full of Ainsley's Easter baskets that we had to unload. Here's Ainsley with her all her Easter presents. You would have thought it was Christmas or her birthday. One thing's for sure: Ainsley will never be able to say that she never gets anything!
Easter (Round 2)
The Easter Bunny visited the Freeman house last weekend and brought Ainsley's Easter basket full of goodies. She woke up Sunday morning and I asked her if she knew who came to her house last night. When I told her the Easter bunny, she got excited and went running for the living room. She immediately started pulling books out of her basket and looking at them.
She had lots of fun playing with all her new toys, etc.
We had a busy morning of playing and getting ready to head to Aunt Doris's for lunch. Thankfully, she fell asleep on the way down, so we didn't have an absolute cranky baby on our hands. We got there to find more Easter presents waiting for her. She loved going through all of it!
Ainsley was a big girl and sat with JD to eat lunch at the little kids table. She did a lot better than I ever thought she would and actually sat there to eat (at least while JD was sitting there)!
Shane's 40th birthday was later that week, so we sang Happy Birthday and had candles in some mini cheesecakes! Ainsley wanted to help blow out the candles with Shane and JD, but didn't want to sit on Shane's lap to do it! Imagine that!!!
Ainsley found Baby (the cat) after lunch and loved petting her. She would lean down and put her head on the rocking chair so she could look in the cat's eyes. It was funny!
It didn't take long after lunch before JD was itching to get outside to hunt all the eggs. So, I snapped a few pictures of Ainsley before we headed out.
As soon as we got outside, both kids took off for the eggs! It was so fun to watch them. JD would see an egg at one side of the yard and go running for it while skipping 20 eggs along the way. Once he got the egg he had spotted, he'd look around and see one at the opposite side of the yard and take off to get that one, skipping another 20 eggs along the way. It was hilarious! He would see one specific egg, and that's all he cared about.
Then, JD saw the big (decorative) eggs by the house and thought he needed one of those!
Of course, that led to Ainsley thinking she needed one also...
There was also a piñata for the kids, which was another big hit!
Once they finally knocked it down, they discovered there was candy, toys, and confetti inside!
It didn't hold the kids' attention for long. Ainsley wanted to run! JD went to get her, and Ainsley thought him chasing her was fun at first until JD tried grabbing Ainsley's hand. That led to a meltdown!
Of course, the big kids needed something to keep them busy. There were eggs with confetti inside, and the guys thought it was fun to run around hitting each other with them.
The afternoon wouldn't have been complete without a baseball game with the empty piñata.
Everyone had to take turns pulling JD and Ainsley around in the wagon. Of course, Uncle Thom had to find the mud, which both kids wanted to play in. That didn't go over so well with the mothers!
The church puts together an Easter egg hunt every year, and we could see the Easter bunny a few blocks down before the hunt started. We decided to head down to let the kids see the Easter bunny. I'm so glad we went, because Ainsley loved seeing the bunny. It really surprised me! I thought she'd be scared of it, but she ran right up to it, and just stared. She even gave the bunny five!
On the way back, JD wanted to pull the wagon, so off we went!
I wanted to get a family picture before the afternoon was over, which is hard to do with a 2 year old and a husband that thinks he needs to talk the entire time someone tries to take our picture.
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| She had a little bed head! |
We had a busy morning of playing and getting ready to head to Aunt Doris's for lunch. Thankfully, she fell asleep on the way down, so we didn't have an absolute cranky baby on our hands. We got there to find more Easter presents waiting for her. She loved going through all of it!
Ainsley was a big girl and sat with JD to eat lunch at the little kids table. She did a lot better than I ever thought she would and actually sat there to eat (at least while JD was sitting there)!
Shane's 40th birthday was later that week, so we sang Happy Birthday and had candles in some mini cheesecakes! Ainsley wanted to help blow out the candles with Shane and JD, but didn't want to sit on Shane's lap to do it! Imagine that!!!
Ainsley found Baby (the cat) after lunch and loved petting her. She would lean down and put her head on the rocking chair so she could look in the cat's eyes. It was funny!
It didn't take long after lunch before JD was itching to get outside to hunt all the eggs. So, I snapped a few pictures of Ainsley before we headed out.
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| Aunt Sudi helping Ainsley put her boots on (it was still a little muddy outside) |
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| Grandpa Bill and Ainsley |
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| Her hat kept going over her eyes, but she didn't care! |
There was also a piñata for the kids, which was another big hit!
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| Ainsley thought it needed to be back up in the air after it fell |
It didn't hold the kids' attention for long. Ainsley wanted to run! JD went to get her, and Ainsley thought him chasing her was fun at first until JD tried grabbing Ainsley's hand. That led to a meltdown!
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| I love JD's face in this picture. It screams "Not guilty!" |
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| Daddy to the rescue...I would run away in embarrassment also if my Dad had that hat on! |
The afternoon wouldn't have been complete without a baseball game with the empty piñata.
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| Taking a break with Daddy |
The church puts together an Easter egg hunt every year, and we could see the Easter bunny a few blocks down before the hunt started. We decided to head down to let the kids see the Easter bunny. I'm so glad we went, because Ainsley loved seeing the bunny. It really surprised me! I thought she'd be scared of it, but she ran right up to it, and just stared. She even gave the bunny five!
On the way back, JD wanted to pull the wagon, so off we went!
I wanted to get a family picture before the afternoon was over, which is hard to do with a 2 year old and a husband that thinks he needs to talk the entire time someone tries to take our picture.
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| Freeman family Easter 2013 |
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