We've had a busy few weeks. Last week was all about the wedding. We started on Friday morning with a girl's spa day in Franklin. Then we hurried to the hotel and changed for the rehearsal and dinner. The next morning we started getting ready and before we knew it, it was time to head out for pictures. It was super hot and sticky, but it never rained, so that was great. Jess was beautiful as was the whole wedding. The kids did exactly as they were supposed to and looked beautiful/handsome too. Sam's job was to walk Granny in to be seated, and he took his role very seriously. Claire marched right down the aisle with the other flower girl and they even remembered to drop the petals.
After the fun but exhausting weekend I headed out to my Dr.'s appointment on Monday and returned home with instructions of bed-rest. So, here I sit for the next few weeks until the baby comes, I guess. So far I am being pampered by my Granny with meals, desserts, and cleaning. Lots of friends are offering to bring me stuff, but I can't think of anything yet. I'm sure I'll be begging for books, magazines, and anything else to occupy my time in a week or so. The kids have spent the night with their grandparents one night and went to play at the park and McDonald's today with friends. I don't want them to have a lousy summer because of my being in bed, but so far they are being entertained.
Claire's recital was Saturday night. She looked beautiful and we loved watching her perform. She seemed a little more apprehensive than last year. At intermission Granny Deborah helped me get her changed (with not much time allowed to do it) and Claire was not happy. Her costume itched, and she grumpily went off with her group as they left to go line up. Deborah and I looked at each other like, "Hmmm, this could be interesting." I was really worried that she was about to have a melt-down on stage, especially because their group was 7th to dance...that's a long time to stew over your circumstances when you are 4 years old. But, she came out and did her dance and looked happy toward the end. HOWEVER, they had to wait to change until after the finale where they came back on stage to bow. By then her eyes were red from crying and her lip was pretty much out. I can't blame her. It was 8:30 or later, she was itchy, and she was finished with the whole idea. But, she did what she was supposed to without crying on stage. I rushed back to get her changed and by then she was crying. But, once changed she was happy, and we gave her a flower and candy bouquet and promised ice cream on the way home. So, she perked up and never mentioned her disgruntled behavior. I think it was entirely too late for that age kids. I hope next year she performs at the 10:00 AM show!
Friday night Mary, Tracie, and Susan gave me a "surprise" shower. It was supposed to be a surprise, but when I was put on bedrest they had to tell me about it so that I would show up! We had a great time with a fun "guess what's in the diaper" game, awesome food, gifts, and laughter. Claire enjoyed helping me open gifts, and I think she would like to claim a few for herself. Daddy and Sam went to Chuck E. Cheese's, so we all had a fun night.
