(actually just last year...I happy enough to remember exactly what I was doing on this day last year, there is no way I remember for any other year.)
It was Saturday December 22. I had just finished teaching my last classes the day before. (There were two other girls at school due after me and they both had their babies before me. I remember sitting at a faculty meeting on Thurs. the 20th and they announced that one of them had their baby the night before, everyone was like "yea that is so exciting", said in your fakest excited voice, and I said "That sucks!")
Ryan and I had some Christmas shopping to do so we were out and about all day. I can't remember all of the details from that day but I do remember that evening we went to Target to shop for stocking stuffers. We set a limit of $20 and each picked a letter. The other person had to buy stuff for your stocking that started with the letter you chose. It was really fun! And required quite a bit of creativity. Being 10 months pregnant I had a major case of pregnancy brain: I shopped for about 10 minutes and had a few things that all started with the letter I wanted and not the letter Ryan wanted so I had to start over.
Then we went over to Pei Wei for some supper. I ordered Pei Wei spicy with chicken and fried rice. Did I mention that I was 10 maybe 11 months pregnant at this point?? So I was willing to try the spicy food mumbo jumbo. When our order came I piled on the spicy mustard. Ryan just stared at me with his eyes wide.
We headed home and crashed on the couch for some tv movies, I wrote this entry at some point and I went to bed fairly early. Little did I know, I had a big day ahead!!!
Today, Blake and I met Mary Catherine and Alex at the mall for some last minute shopping and lunch. Blake played at the mall playground and has almost mastered walking. She stayed with Paco this afternoon so I could run a few more errands and is now sleeping soundly. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!!!
I realized last night at dinner that since this was a leap year Blake will be 366 days old tomorrow!
7 comments:
I remember a year ago I was hoping you'd wait to have Vlake until we got back into town but I didn't say anything because I didn't want you to kill me dead.
Vlake, who's that?
Kate and I want to wish Blake a Happy Birthday tomorrow!zzzzz(the zs were Kate's message to Blake)must be a baby thing!
Happy Birthday, Blake! We love you!
Happy birthday, Blake!
Oh, and you had the smallest preggo tummy ever!
Happy Birthday, Blake! Wow! A year went fast! How fun that she is walking?! We need to see pictures, or better yet, a video! I hope you guys have a great day celebrating with Blake (yesterday) and a very Merry Christmas (tomorrow). :)
And I forgot how awesome you look pregnant. You were beautiful.
Happy BDay Baby Blake!!! We were so excited to spend your birthday and Christmas with y'all!!
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