Memorial Day weekend

We had a very nice but rather quick Memorial Day weekend. Friday, Clay's folks came up to watch Kenley as the sitter had the day off.  They had a great time together Friday morning but as Kenley didn't take a nap our plans to go out to lunch at Olive Garden had to be changed to Olive Garden to go. Kenley took the longest nap she has ever taken for us and slept from about 1240 until AFTER 3pm. It was awesome!!
I recently got some pics from my MIL's camera and I assume this one was taken that morning as Kenley was "reading" to her friends. HOW CUTE!!!

We also went out to the house on Friday as we heard they were pouring concrete. We couldn't get into the house but we liked the way the driveway and patio turned out.

 We headed back Saturday to measure for our new furniture and found the furnace was on and running constantly. It was 94 degrees in there and HOT HOT HOT!!!! Clay thinks it was to dry the tile since they were working on the master shower. I thought it was to dry the paint on the trim but either way I couldn't stay there long. Too hot for this lady!!!

Sunday we really laid low. Made a trip to the grocery store and did whatever to fill the day. It was a nice lazy day.

Monday brought our big plans and we packed up early and headed south to the campground to visit Grandma and Grandpa B. Grandma and Grandpa C were going to join us and so were some of Grandma and Grandpa B's friends.  Grandpa had Kenley's kiddie pool ready for her and the water was warm. Kenley liked it but insisted I get in with her and swim. We were in it a few different times.

We also took a few golf cart rides and Kenley really enjoyed them. She sat in the front between Clay and I instead of on my lap and she even tried to help steer. I'm sure she will continue to love the golf cart rides the rest of the summer.

 We all had a very nice lunch and a nice time visiting. Clay and I ended up staying for dinner so we gave Kenley a bath there and headed home in PJs. She was one tired buy happy girl!! It was a great day and I'm so happy we could spend it hanging out with family and friends.  Wish every weekend was a nice 3 1/2 day weekend! Oh life would be grand ;o)

Ever increasing vocab

Kenley just seems to have an ever increasing vocabulary and it's awesome to see. We especially love learning the names of animals and animal sounds or what animals do (like bunnies go hop hop hop.) We caught one of our newest on camera and it's one of Clay's favorites cause it's just so darn cute. Enjoy!!

An apple a day...

Kenley loves fruits!!! She doesn't really have favorites but she really only can say 2. She says Nanne (Nanny) for banana and she says APPLE clear as day. Well last night she found an apple in my purse that I hadn't eaten at work that day and she went to town. We let her eat it like a big girl (under the adult supervision of Grandma B) and she tore it up! She did so great avoiding the core and eating the peel. Here are the remains :o)

Wish she loved veggies as much as fruits but I'll settle for the fact that she loves something so healthy and if it fits the old saying it will help keep the dr away ;o)

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...

It seems we can't shake this rain. The weatherman warned us all last week/weekend and nothing really happened but since then it's been a little wet! We'd really like it to stop so they can do the concrete work at the Hotel Brockman and we won't have to fight the mud pit to get in the house or feel like pirate captives walking the plank to stay out of the mud.  Oh well, in due time I guess. It will all get done. They keep moving along on the inside so definitely making progress.

Now as for the snoring.. good grief!! Clay and I have been occasional snorers in the past when we were "sick" or fighting some allergy/sinus stuff, but it has gotten out of hand lately. It seems it's always one of us. Now it doesn't matter if it's you cause you are sound asleep sawing logs but when it's your partner in the bed and you happen to wake up and can't get back to sleep then there is an issue.  Now here's the funny part (to me anyways), Clay and I handle the snoring differently.  While both unable to return to sleep, I am reluctant to give up my bed and tend to try to poke at Clay to get him to wake up or roll over. If that doesn't work I toss and turn so the bed moves or get up to use the bathroom hoping too that will make him stop. Clay takes a bit of a nicer approach and simply gets out of bed and goes to sleep in the other room. Simple enough but not on my list.  Hopefully our sinuses will clear and the snoring will come to an end soon so we can both get a good night's sleep.

In other news, Kenley is doing good. She has had some fussy nights and been waking up a bit earlier than normal. We've had some attachment issues in the morning when fussy but I think it's from being tired and she just needs a bit more rest. The other night at dinner we let her have a chipwich (ice cream sandwich made with choc chip cookies and a sprinkle of heaven's dust). She enjoyed it. Don't worry she didn't eat the whole thing, just a few bites here and there and then I made her share with me.

16 weeks and moving right along

So today is the 16 week mark and it seems things are uneventful (which I know is a good thing.) I feel more PLUMP than pregnant but I know that will change soon enough. I'm past all of my food aversions and "icky" stomach feelings and getting some of my energy back. Sleeping okay and can still manage to lay on my stomach but having some neck and shoulder issues as a result. Haven't made the transition to the side yet and still only have 2 pillows on my side of the bed. Clay indicated I have recently become a snorer (how do you spell that?) but I think that is due to the weather and not the pregnancy.

I won't do a ton of "babycenter" education this round as I did almost every week with Kenley but I did take a peek and it seems Baby B should be 4 1/2 inches from crown to rump and weigh a whopping 3 1/2 ounces which can easily explain my weight gain ;o) HA! It did say the few weeks will be a big growth spurt and the baby will double the weight and add inches in length. I'm sure I'll add pounds and inches too so stay tuned. My 18 week appt is scheduled for June 10th and my big sono is June 17th. Clay and I have decided again to NOT find out what we are having so we will be looking thru both sides of the baby name book soon enough.

I took my "belly" pictures this morning. Kenley wasn't happy and if you look you can see her protest in the bare belly pic.  I actually just look plump instead of pregnant too so hopefully that will change in few weeks too.

HEY!!

We had a great weekend and I hope everyone else did too. Saturday Kenley sported her rockin' shades. She loved to take a look in the mirror and just squealed with glee each time. What fun.