Busy, Busy, Busy

Friday was a hard day for Momma.  Bubeaner spent the entire day with Meme'Licia while Momma and Dad went from one meeting to another.  And Bubeaner also resented the long absence.  He refused to go to bed and kept crying unless Momma held him and sang to him.  We usually do our bed time routine and put him in his crib while still awake.  But Momma had to let  Bubeaner fall asleep while rocking him.  He did sleep through the night although fitfully.

The guys relaxing with their drinks

Bubeaner also woke up at 5a the next morning.  He tends to wake up too early when he does not sleep well or misses his bedtime.  This time we did not mind too much since we needed to get everyone ready early.  We had a photographer scheduled to arrive at the house by 830a for our prenatal/family photo session.

Bubeaner admiring the lake

(Love this profile view.  Notice the amazing eyelashes?)

Bubeaner was a little shy at first, but the photographer did a great job of getting him comfortable.  She took pictures of us interacting with Bubeaner and Sandy.  And, of course, there were also some solo belly pictures.  The majority were family shots in our home environment.  Afterwards we headed to a nearby park for more pictures.  We were all pretty relaxed by this time and had some fun playing and goofing around.  Dad and Momma could not remember the last time they played and just laid on the cool grass... until the chiggers started biting.  We are excited to see what shots she got from that session.

The guys heading back from exploring the deck

Afterwards we loaded Coco the van with some of John's toys and headed to visit aunt AA and uncle Gary.  We stopped by Angelo's BBQ to pick up lunch.  BBQ gives Momma horrible heartburn and reflux during pregnancy, but Angelo's is WORTH every bit of the pain.  Bubeaner also agreed as he savored the chopped BBQ, baked beans, potato salad and pickles.  A full tummy made for a sleepy Bubeaner.  We left him in his pack-and-play dozing while we headed to the hospital for the labor and delivery tour.

Bubeaner travels with his Coupe

We took the tour since we will be delivering (hopefully as planned) in the hospital where our MFM practices which is different than the one where Bubeaner was born.  It was really not that informative; we had already been to the ante-natal observation area when first diagnosed as antigen-Kell positive, and we had been to Labor and Delivery during our little scare a few weekends ago, and of course, we knew where the ED was located.  We had arranged for a tour of the NICU afterward.  And we are glad we did it.  It is huge probably 3-4 times larger than the one where Bubeaner spent his first months.  It was intimidating on the tour.  We can't imagine how much more it would have been under a stressful situation.  The nurse manager was amazing and walked us through the unit explaining where everything was located and their procedures.  We are hopeful that we won't need it, but it was reassuring to at least know what we could expect.

Bubeaner and aunt AA searching for the baby ducklings

Upon our return we found a Bubeaner waking up from his nap.  We also found out that he had not slept in the pack-and-play.  He started crying after we left and aunt AA and uncle Gary played the all-powerful Grandparent Card (the we-get-to-spoil-the-poor-child-who-is-obviously-not-getting-enough-love card).  Bubeaner slept his entire nap on the couch between them while they watched some college sports.  Of course, this would never work with Momma or Dad; he just would never go to sleep.  But Bubeaner knows how to play things.  He slept well and soundly and got love to boot.

Bubeaner and uncle Gary

On Mother's Day, the boys surprised Momma with breakfast in bed.  They know Momma's recent weakness for pancakes and bacon.  It was delicious.  We enjoyed it so much we missed morning mass at our church.  Thankfully, there was enough time to join aunt Pau for mass at her church.  It was a nice service.  Bubeaner was pretty well behaved too if we don't count his shameless flirting with the 3-year old girl behind us.  He smiled and winked at her for a good portion of the service.  We then headed off to lunch at one of our favorite Mexican food restaurants.

Bubeaner with his Elmo towel.

We were finally able to take it away from him to wash it.

It was a wonderful day.  Made even more beautiful because it marked the first anniversary of Bubeaner's baptism.  We specifically chose the date to be close to Mother's Day as a beautiful reminder of such an important day.