The very next day a nurse came to the house to administer a "physical" of sorts for life insurance. I never really saw the need for life insurance before, but due to the fact that we are expecting (and I watch way to many ER dramas) I'm feeling it necessary to make sure Andy and the baby are taken care of should something happen to me. Soon after, we boarded a plane for the east coast to spend the holiday with my family, something that I haven't done since college.
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| Playing Scotland Yard with Andy and my mom on Thanksgiving Day. We found it buried in the attic closet, so we thought we'd give it a try, since we're sort of obsessed with Sherlock, at the moment. |
Thanksgiving was spent with family and friends, eating, playing games, and...shopping. I know this will not sit well with many friends, but yes, after Andy went to bed at 8pm, (8pm!!!) I went out with my brother and sister-in-law and nieces and snagged a few Christmas gifts. I've always said I'd never shop on Thanksgiving, but it was nice to spend time with people whom I love that I rarely get to see.
Black Friday was spent shopping with my family, and we somehow ended up with a stroller and a pack n' play being shipped to us. (They came this week, and as we put them together, we became even more excited for the little one that will rest inside them.)
On Saturday we woke up at 3am to get ready to catch a flight out at 6am. We piled onto the plane and taxied down the runway...only to be towed back to the gate area moments later. We were de-boarded to let the maintenance crew do their thing, and 30 minutes later were herded back onto the plane, and once again sped down the runway...only to be towed back to the gate area moments later. They decided to rebook us, and we ended up on a puddle jumper to Philly and then back to St. Louis (and by puddle jumper, I mean 9 rows...9.) We made it home by 5pm, climbed into bed, and slept away the evening.
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| Andy had the middle seat of the back of our plane (row 9). As you can see, lots of leg room! |
I raced around on Sunday, hoping to snag the last of the weekend deals for gifts, and Andy watched the Cyber Monday deals. Tuesday, the stroller came, (and a Christmas gift from Burger's Smokehouse from my sister and brother-in-law - we've already eaten several parts of it!) and Wednesday the pack n' play came, so those days were spent trying to figure out how to put them together, and rejoicing when we they were accomplished. My boss sent out an email announcing our pregnancy on Tuesday afternoon, and so we've been celebrating with the families that I teach (some have known me for as long as I've been there!)
Today, Andy let me buy my first maternity piece. I'm beginning to look a bit frumpy and disheveled at work wearing my regular clothes (pants held together by a rubber band with shirts that are riding up my ever-blossoming bump making it look like I'm wearing a midriff.) It's comfortable, and my belly doesn't hurt anymore, so that's nice. Still, I'm hoping to keep the clothes to a minimum, as I'm sure my many maxi skirts should be able to get me through the majority of this pregnancy.
Your excitement has brought us so much joy over the past week! Thank you for that! Without a doubt, this little one will be coming into a lot of love!
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