Surprise!!

Last Friday evening we decided that since it was a long weekend, we wanted to go up to MI and surprise the grandparents! It was a very big weekend for Bridget... she went on her first airplane ride, her first ferry boat ride, and it was her first trip to Mackinac Island! She did great!! Plus she got to meet most of her aunts and uncles and cousins that are up in MI. It was a wonderful trip and we can't wait to get back up there in a couple weeks to see everyone again.

An Afternoon on the Boat

Saturday we decided that we were due for a little boating. Alex and I hadn't been out in roughly 6 weeks.... which is a long time for us. We were going out every weekend and sometimes after work too. So we decided it was time to see how Bridget liked the boat.... and the ocean. She had mixed feelings. =) We tried to put up the umbrella, but when we went any faster than really really slow it tried to blow away. So to shield her from the sun on the ride out to Sanibel (where we anchored) I just had to cover her with a beach towel.... the part she did not care for. Once we could put the umbrella back up, it was a good time! She even got in the water with daddy! She didn't seem scared or fussy so I assume she loved it and will be a little water baby (hopefully). We didn't stay too long, just enough for Alex and I to both get a little burned.... we were too concerned about Bridget getting in the sun and not paying attention to ourselves I guess. Plus it has gotten to the rainy season and we didn't want to get caught in a storm. Oh... but on the way out we saw 2 manatees!!! I was sooo excited... we see Dolphins everytime we go out (not exagerating) but we have never seen Manatees before. We saw a group of dolphins too.

Sleeping Like a Baby....

I never really understood that expression... does it mean that you sleep for a couple hours and then wake up hungry? Or are they talking about how deep babies tend to sleep that you can vacuum and they don't budge? Just something I was thinking about at the 4 am feeding last night.

Bridget is almost 3 weeks old already! I can't believe how much she has changed in that short of time. It's crazy! From day 1 she has been taking everything in with wide eyed splendor, when she is awake, but now you can tell she is focusing more and really getting good looks at stuff. She has also been really strong with picking her head up since the first day, but now she can hold it up longer and turn it more easily. Now that she has gotten the hang of eating... that's all she wants to do it seems like! =) Well enough bragging for one day... Happy *late* Mother's Day to everyone!

Bridget Ann Preston!

So it's been an eventful week.... Bridget Ann Preston decided to arrive 2 days before her due date! She was born Wed April 22, 2009 at 2:54 pm. She was 6 lbs 15.6 oz and 21 inches long. Everything went well and we are both doing perfectly! (Daddy is also doing super... he even changes poopy diapers!) We arrived home friday afternoon and have just been trying to adjust to the new schedule. =) Bridget has been actually sleeping pretty well so far. (now that I have said this, I'm sure it will change) I will post some pictures soon!

8 More Days...

So only 8 more days until the baby is due.... except the doctor said to not get worried if my due date comes and goes with no labor. This makes me think that he isn't expecting the little one to want to come out that soon. Oh well, things aren't unbearable yet. Dr. George did say that I was dilated 1 cm (whoopie!) and the baby was sitting very low.... so we'll see.

I have been so excited about the baby lately, especially on Dr appt days cause I get to hear it and see if I'm any closer to having it. Thinking about the new little life that will be just starting and all the wonderful things that he/she will get to learn and experience. Just this afternoon, after the Doctors, I found out that a guy I was in FA training with passed away. (he had been battling cancer for awhile now.) It really made me take pause and think... one life on the verge of starting while another has just ended. (I won't go on and on and get everyone in a funk.) It just made me really aware of how thankful and blessed I am.

Anyway.... on a lighter note...

Question of the Day:

How come you can kill a deer and mount it on your wall, but it is illegal to keep one as a pet?

Question of the Day

If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't that make the opposite of progress congress??

Full Moon Tonight....

So yesterday I went to the Dr. for my weekly check up. However, since I am not having contractions he didn't do an internal. So I have nothing new to report. At last weeks appointment I was 50% effaced. (I won't tell you what that means if you don't know.... just that you have to be 100% to actually have the baby.)

Well tonight is a full moon! Maybe baby time?? No I don't feel like it is going to come yet, but they do say you are more likely to have your water break when it is a full moon....