I figured everyone was probably tired of looking at the picture of New Kids on the Block for 2 weeks, so I should post something.
Speaking of New Kids, I just had lunch with my best friend Jess that was my fellow NKOTB freak in JH. She, her brother, and her daughters were up at the MOA to do some shopping, so I met them at Bubba Gump's for lunch. Her bro, Jordan, is a senior at Luther College and I hadn't seen him in probably 5 years. I used to help BABYSIT this kid! And now he's a card carrying Republican, majoring in PolySci, and spent a semester in DC this year working for Republican National Committee. Where did we go wrong with him? Just kidding. :) It was fun to see them all. We had to ask him if he remembered certain things we had done to him as a kid-some of which he did remember! Example: "Jordan, go get us the Doritos out of the kitchen." At age 4, his response was: "Okay." 2 years later his response was: "Do it yourself." Then there was the time we left him sitting on the toilet for 2 hours while we watched a movie because he refused to wipe his own butt at age 3! I seriously feel bad about that one! Thankfully, that was one incident he doesn't remember! :)
Gotta love what you can do to younger siblings.
Doing a lot of reading lately, sitting outside in the heat with Madison as she plays in her kiddie pool. In the evenings, it's actually quite tolerable to sit out front of our house. Yesterday, it cooled down and felt awesome. The neighbor lady's dog had puppies 9 weeks ago, so we went to see them last night. SO CUTE! There are 6 left from a litter of 9. 3 were adopted. The father is a golden retriever mix, mother is a boxer/lab mix, so there colors are all over the place. 2 of the puppies look like the mother, but one is black, the other is tan. The rest are a mix of colors and all resemble goldens. Soft, sweet, so cute. Madison doesn't know what to think. One of them tried to pick up her tail as if it were a toy and run away with it! Mike and I both had one that we particularly liked, but have to keep ourselves from caving. We just got out of the puppy stage-don't need to go back to it yet!
Mike's cousin Mikey is visting us this weekend. Mike picked him up in Waterloo yesterday. Today they are going to Minneapolis to Block E to a cool arcade, lunch at the new Hard Rock, and then on to the Twins v. Boston game. Mikey's fave player is Manny Ramirez, who is not playing because he ran into his teammate on the field and is hurt!
Mike was thrilled to see new Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby on Jay Leno last night. I haven't seen Mike this excited about hockey since Mario came back in 2000. It will be fun to have an NHL season back.
On the baby front, I officially have a 'belly'. It seems in the last couple of days that it has popped out significantly and people at work have started to actually say, "wow, you look pregnant." I haven't gained more then 2lbs, so it's not too big. I am feeling movement here and there, but nothing major. It's still hard for me to tell. My belly button is stretching, it itches constantly, and my belly is now HARD all the time. One thing I didn't realize-don't lay down on your stomach because it is not comfortable! I was on the floor reaching underneath something to retrieve Madison's ball and my belly was rebelling! Otherwise, I am feeling a lot better. Just tired on certain days, but I feel like I've finally turned a page and gotten over that hump. Back to the doc on Tuesday for a monthly check-up.
My mom is coming up tonight to stay over. Barry is in Fargo at the Tronderlag event (those Tronders know how to party). Next weekend is camping. August is pretty much full!
Have a great weekend.