4th of July weekend in Ohio

Whew!! What a weekend! It was so nice to get home and see the family. I missed seeing a few folks, but I'll see them again next trip once the baby comes.

Thursday night we made it to Daddy's house around 8:00. Jodi and Eric came over and we all had dinner. Before dinner, Daddy showed us what he bought for the baby. It's a wooden Harley Davidson rocker. It is absolutely darling. It matches the wood in our house perfectly! I can't wait to see Pod ride it!

Daddy fixed steak & gravy and potatoes for dinner. We sat and gabbed and caught up, then off to bed we went once Jodi & Eric left.

Friday rained all day long. Jodi & Eric, Joe & I went to visit Grandma Jean. It was a quick visit. We ran out of time. It was good to see her. She had a difficult time hearring us, but was pleasantly suprised to see my tummy. She got to feel the baby move.

Daddy fixed smoked turkey, smoked ham, and Amy fixed macaroni salad, pink stuff, deviled eggs, and baked beans. Everything was delicious! Jodi & Eric, Chris & Sheena, Aunt Tami & Uncle Sam, and Kelsey came over. We all had dinner before Aunt Tami had to leave for work. Aunt Tami cried when she saw me for the first time!

After dinner, Dad introduced Joe to the game Corn Hole. Joe and Eric were a team and went undefeated all night. So I'm married to a Corn Hole Champ.....
They also played Bullseye Washer game. It was a similar game, but a little more challenging. After everyone left, we all went to bed.

Saturday Joe & I got ready to go over to Jodi's house to meet up with mom for the day. When we got to the house, Jodi had a cute little banner across her front door that said, "Welcome Baby". When we walked in, we found clothes hanging on clothes lines diving the dining room from the kitchen. It was all clothes for Jace! Eric's sister graciously gave them to us for the baby. Jodi picked through them and chose things she thought Jace could wear. Joe & I were so excited! There were pants, shorts, onesies, Ohio State clothes, camoflage clothes. Two pairs of shoes and some swaddle blankets. I couldn't believe it.

Mom came in and couldn't believe my tummy. I think it was more shock just seeing me pregnant more so than anything else. She had to call the Ohio State Patrol because someone had run through Grandma's yard while Grandma was with Aunt Darcy in North Carolina visiting Aunt Kelly. Once that was over with and Christmas / Mother's Day in July was over with, then Jodi gave Joe & I a gift for Jace. It is a darling primitive pillow that says, "Dear God, please tell mama that little boys don't take baths." She also got him a cute little blue suede hat.

We all then piled into Mom's truck and headed to St. C for a quick lunch at Wendy's. Then it was off to Oglebay. We walked all over the Good Zoo & got to see the bird exhibit. Mom got to hold some birds and so did Jodi & Joe. I wouldn't have anything to do with those things. I hate birds. I like to look at them, but I don't want to have anything to do with holding them! Then we took the most fun train ride ever! LOL We saw ostriches, weeds, trees, and a bull dozer. The train engineer grunted at mom when she told him we had wrist bands. Most of the train ride we spent looking at pictures on Eric's cell phone.

After the train ride was over, we left the park and went to Schenk Lake. There Joe & I and Jodi & Eric pedal boated while mom watched from the shore. It was tough on me after doing all that walking up and down hills at the zoo, but I managed. Then we all went over to play 19 holes of miniture golf. I was the big fat loser with a score of 69, which is only 27 over par! I believe par was 42. Oh well.... I can't remember who won, but I think Joe did, then Jodi, then Eric, then Mom, then me. By the time we were done, I felt like crap! I was exhausted and so hot I couldn't hardly stand myself! We had to make a potty break at the lodge, but then we got in the truck and headed over to Cabella's. We all decided we were hungry and maybe we should eat first, so we went to Cheddar's and the wait was only supposed to be 30 mins. So off to the bar we went to get something cold to drink. I had a virgin pina colada, which was oh so yummy! We ordered our dinner and by the time we were done eatting and the server took our checks so we could leave, Cabellas had closed. Joe was so disappointed. I felt bad for him.

We went back to Jodi's house and Joe & I opened our gift from Gail, a woman my mom works with. Her mother had made a beautiful, soft, blue baby afghan and a matching hat. It was gorgeous! They trimmed it in matching blue ribbon and adhered plastic blue cars to the corners for detail. It is darling! Then mom decided she was going to leave for Cleveland and so Joe & I left, to go back to Dad's. Jodi had to work the next morning. The next time I would see Jodi & mom will be with a baby! They have decided they're not going to come down next month and will wait until after the baby is born.

We got to Dad's and he & Amy were watching the Nascar race. So we all talked and watched the race. Once it was over, it was off to bed because Joe & I had a long day of driving to do on Sunday.

Sunday morning Daddy fixed eggs, potatoes, and sausage patties. We ate breakfast, packed our stuff, said our good-byes and headed for the road. Joe & I made it home around 6:30 last night. Once we got home, Joe had to work on the dishwasher, which was a royal pain in the behind. I designed our Thank You notes for the baby's gifts. We heated up a couple slices of pizza and headed off to bed. I was up most of the night from heartburn. I should have known better than to eat pizza before bed! So needless to say I'm exhausted today!

This afternoon I had a normal check up at the doctor's office. The baby is still measuring on target for the September 24th estimated due date. My blood pressure was 112/70, my iron in my blood was a little low, but nothing to worry over. Doctor told me just to eat a little more red meat & continue taking my prenatal vitamins. The urine test looked good, the baby's heartbeat is still measuring in the 140's and I'm still gaining weight.... Up to 171 now... GOOD NIGHT!

Oh well, that's everything in a nutshell for now. Joe just got home and dinner is about done, so I'm going to sign off and relax for the rest of the night.

Talk to you all later!