Easter weekend

So for those of you who don’t know, I LOVE Easter. Maybe it’s my love for bunnies and Easter’s little guy is the bunny! Maybe it’s the spring time feeling, I don’t know but it’s always been my favorite holiday! I get so excited to make Joe a basket and hide it too. This year Joe’s basket consisted of a six pack of Land Shark (Yes beer in the Easter basket! It’s because I’m cool like that!) And candy and new shoes. When Joe got up Sunday morning to take the dogs out I was very thankful because I got up, hurried and got his basket out of the closet, ran to the kitchen and put it in the fridge and ran back to bed! Little did I know he ran outside to his truck grabbed mine and hid it too. I think we just barely missed each other. So as I was lying in bed he was standing in the kitchen talking to me and when he turned around I threw one of his shoes at him! He was stoked then he started looking around for his basket and looked everyone except for the fridge. What a dork, I have been hiding it there every year! After he found his he told me I could look for mine and I was in shock. (Joe NEVER makes me an Easter basket) So I started looking around and found it and I was so happy I cried! In all the time we’ve been together he has never done this! I got a new dress, which was awesome because I’ve always gotten a new Easter dress since I was a wee little one! And I got a bunch of candy and lotion and a bracelet, nail polish and The Beach Boys greatest hits CD! I know I’m a nerd but I LOVE The Beach Boys! I did feel just a little bit guilty though…knowing that Joe has never made me a basket I went and got a pedicure and manicure on Saturday! But lets be honest, it was much needed because I can’t reach my toes!

We had a whole day planned out! We got ready and went to the movies. Fast & Furious was definitely worth seeing! And what can I say Paul Walker is HOT! Then we went to the Bees game. Baseball games are so fun! We bought Champ a little Bees hat while we were there. And then after the game we were off to our Easter tradition…dinner at the Hard Rock. Since we’ve lived together we’ve always gone to the Hard Rock for lunch or dinner, but when we got there we realized that there was no more Hard Rock Café. We had NO IDEA, and were totally bummed. And yes even though it’s over priced and the food really isn’t that great, it was our tradition. So we went to The Mayan, which is another one of those places that you only go once a year, because it’s overpriced, and really it kind of sucks, although I did have a yummy Pina Colada Strawberry smoothie! We had a super fantastic Easter! And to top things off late last night we found out that Joe’s mama will be coming to see us next weekend! She gets to come to my doctor’s appointment with us and our baby shower. We are really excited to see her.

(Easter also makes me really miss my own Easter Bunny Peanut. I secretly wished that a new bunny would appear but in reality I know it would only make me sad again.)

There has been a whole lot on my mind lately, and when you are pregnant you can’t help but to think “oh God I hope that doesn’t happen to me.” I thank God everyday that Champ and I are both happy and healthy, and I pray that we stay that way until he is a finished baked bun (and after that for that matter)! Which should be in June… (I’d really like June 15th Champ…but I know you’ll make your entrance on your own time). Things hit you so much harder when you know the people they happen to. Whether its giving birth to your precious baby that you know you can never bring home with you or whether its having your baby three weeks early and he sounds and looks perfectly fine and come to find out he needs heart surgery days after his delivery or when you have to deliver your baby when you are barley 28 weeks along, or how about the people who desperately want to get pregnant and have a baby but keep having miscarriages, yet some silly immature teenager who can't support herself can get pregnant in a minute. I think about these people everyday and I know it’s only going to make them stronger. They are all definitely in my thoughts and prayers. I cherish every moment that I have feeling Champ kicking and moving, and I don’t complain when I get heart burn or when my feet hurt because those are the joys of pregnancy and not every woman gets to experience them, and some woman get those things taken away in just one quick minute. I plan to cherish every moment that I have with Champ when he arrives too. Not just the smiles and laughs and milestones, but the puking and getting up in the middle of the night and the crying. And just a little thought for Chelsey…Henry is going to be a strong little man, and like I said…He was just so excited to come and meet his great Mommy!

On a not so sappy note…I’m 29 weeks. Joe kindly reminded me that we only have about 11 weeks to go. Where did the time go? In the beginning time was taking too long, I couldn’t wait to get a belly and I couldn’t wait to feel him kick, and now I have a big belly and I feel Champ all the time. As the belly gets bigger the bigger & stronger my little man gets which means the harder he kicks, but I adore it. I finally got LC’s furniture ordered! Yay. It should be here in about a week.

This last weekend we went to Idaho to see some family, and Joe got to come. I was so excited! He hasn’t seen the big family, as I call them, (grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins) since our wedding. It was my grandma’s 70th birthday party, and later that night it was my little sister’s and one of our cousin’s joint Sweet 16 birthday party. We ate and mingled all day and danced the night away! It was nice seeing people that I haven’t seen in months and some even in years. And even though I’m not the attention seeker and really I don’t like having all the attention on me, it was nice to see that everyone was so excited about my belly! And I loved having my belly touched by everyone. Joe and two of my friends touch it on a daily basis but having my Grandma rub my belly is just so nice. While we were there I also found out about all the other babies coming into the world. A cousin who is turning 17 and got his girlfriend pregnant and yet another cousin who is 17, already has a one year old and just found out she is pregnant with a different guy. Oh my, my, my. As we were standing in line to get our food one of the younger teenage cousins of mine asked why we were so excited to be pregnant and my jaw just dropped…I said hello I’ve been married for over a year and I’m over the age of 20. I guess that just goes to show what kind of place that is. I’m thinking someone needs to put condoms in these kids’ stockings and Easter baskets.

So we all had fun dancing and hanging out and everyone loves watching Joe dance, because well, the boy can dance! And when he drinks he dances a lot! As does my brother! Speaking of my brother he decided to embarrass the birthday girls…he came inside dressed as Nacho Libre and made the girls dance with him. The dancing ended for me that night after doing “The Twist.” I don’t think Champ liked it all too much because my belly hurt. And because my sisters love me so much they did the “belly thrust” with me and we named it the belly dance! It was the move of the night! That night we stayed in Twin Falls at my brothers house and met their new puppy Boomer, who is just cute as can be and then on Sunday we took Harlie to the mall and took her to her favorite store to let her pick out what she wanted for her birthday. And... I’m so excited that I get to see the family here in a couple weeks again for my baby shower!