Midwest Weekend

Phew!  What a busy weekend we had last weekend.  72 hours to fit in a 60th Anniversary dinner, baby shower, my mom's birthday dinner, and spending time with my new niece.  One thing I learned, Baby Girl enjoys flying.  It felt like she was moving the whole time I was on the airplanes...not just moving, but flipping around and dancing in there. Let's hope that holds true for when she is finally here!  Baby Girl has been getting stronger this past week, as her movements and kicks are much more noticeable.  Ryan was able to visibly see my stomach move the other night as she repositioned herself.

My doctor had recommended for me to request a pat-down at the airport security, just to err on the side of caution.  Now having gone through multiple pat-downs, I guess I don't really understand why people get so upset about them.  The TSA people were very professional and I didn't feel violated or anything.  Oh well, I guess some people just like to have something to complain about.

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

First up, the 60th Anniversary Dinner:



Meeting my precious niece for the first time :)



Grandkids with the guests of honor, celebrating 60 years of marriage.





Wore pink in honor of this baby girl :)



Next, Baby Shower :)  Baby Girl and I felt very blessed and loved by the family and friends who came to celebrate our little miracle.  Baby Girl received many great gifts, clothes, bottles, books.  However, the item that will probably get the most use was an infant life jacket from her Grandma and Grandpa Failing.  Reportedly, at my mom's baby shower for me, her supervisor gave her an infant life jacket and my dad remembered my mom feeling that that was the greatest baby shower gift she had received.  I'm so glad he remembered as our little one will definately get plenty of use out of the life jacket.



Nanny and I



The hostesses



Finally, my mom's birthday.  It's been a long time since all 3 of her kids were in-town for her birthday.  Unfortunately, we didn't make it back from the baby shower in time for a family picture before Jason had to head back home for work.  I think pictures with her first granddaughter made up for it though :)

Happy 57th Birthday Grandma Cindy!



It was great to see so many family members over the quick weekend.  Especially since so many of us live far apart, it's too bad we aren't all able to get together more often!  I can't wait to head back up north in 3 weeks!  Just hoping the weather is warmer in May than it was this past weekend!  Nights in the 30s? Brr...