This past weekend was one without any plans, and it was just what we needed.
Friday started off with a quick 34-week check-up at my doctor's office. Baby is still measuring big, and his or her heart rate was nice and strong. After that I hit up the grocery store for my big monthly shopping trip, and we rounded out the evening with Chinese take-out. Our fortune cookies were noteworthy. Ken's said, "Your wife will bring you much joy in life," and mine made me feel confused, but hopeful:
Whatever that means...
On Saturday, I got up and did a big shopping trip to Target to get things that our grocery store didn't have. I know a lot of people will think I'm crazy, but I plan out my shopping trips in great depth. It pays off for our family, though. With coupons, my Cartwheel app, and our Target RedCard, I knocked $30 off of my total. That's $30 worth of free food and home goods.
Ken not so subtly planted an idea in my head that I should bake some kind of brownie/blondie concoction, so I made something remotely along those lines. It didn't turn out *great* but we still enjoyed it.
Neither one of us felt like cooking dinner, so we packed up the little lady and headed out to Five Guys. When we finished eating, we didn't feel like going home yet, so we made the bold choice to walk around Toys R Us with MK to try to get an idea for possible birthday gifts for her before we get too busy with the new baby. We learned two things from this excursion: 1.) She does really, really well if allowed to just walk on her own. 2.) This kid likes EVERYTHING. This is a really good thing, because we will be able to get away with virtually any birthday gift, but a little frustrating at the same time, because we have no idea what to get her! Oh well, we have about three months to figure out all of that.
We went home, got MK all tucked into bed, and then Ken and I continued indulging in bad food. We used the bars I made earlier in the day as the base for some home-made brownie sundaes. Then we cozied up on the couch and watched The Heat. From what I saw, it was really funny, but unfortunately, I fell asleep about halfway through. So pregnant. So tired.
On Sunday, I got a head start on making some of the freezer meals I want to have ready for when the baby arrives. I made 4 recipes, and some of those made multiple servings. Ken was slightly baffled by all of this, and said, "I feel like you're preparing for hibernation!" Okay, so maaaaaaybe I'm going a little overboard, but I'd rather be over-prepared. Sue me.
The rest of Sunday was as lazy as humanly possible, and I loved it.
Bonus day: I looked at the seven-day forecast this morning, and it looked like today was going to be the only day this week with no rain predicted. I decided to take that as a sign that MK and I should get out and do something fun. I had a few errands to run, but wanted to make sure we had some fun, too. We took care of my errands right away, and then stopped by the library. After that, we went to our favorite splash pad at Tilles Park for about an hour, and then I took her (for the very first time!) to the BEST sno-cone stand in St. Louis, The Tropical Moose. She didn't quite understand what to do with the sno-cone, but it was delicious on a hot day, and we had fun. She napped HARD after that.
I am soaking up these last days of summer, and these last days of just MK and me while I can. I know twice the fun awaits us with the arrival of #2, but it's hard to imagine at this point.
We have a very busy weekend ahead of us, and I know it will be another good one. I'm just trying to savor the lazy days while I can!
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