Bass Lake and Beyond!

Here is the gang this year...  Dad, Kathy, Ray, Susan, Lilly, Teddy, Marissa, Cam, Martin, Mimi, Thomas, Me and Baby

Bass Lake 2009!!!  After a plane ride to Orange County, a six hour drive up North, a cheeseburger at Millers and a slow ride around the lake to our cabin, we arrived in Bass Lake and baby was ready to FLOAT!  That's about all we did.  Floating is great, being in the water it great.  Thomas did a lot of fun water sports...wakeboarding, sea-dooing, boat riding, bridge jumping, and of course floating...with me!  We did all the normal stuff, ate a lot, had lots of ice cream, went on slow boat rides, looked at the stars, sat on the dock, played games, built puzzles.  It was wonderful!  On Thomas's birthday we went to Yosemite and saw the BIG TREES!  They were big!  Speaking of big...here is an updated picture of my BIG BELLY.....

Here I am with baby at 27 weeks!

So...after the Bass Lake Extravaganza, we made it home just in time to do laundry, sleep a little bit and get re-packed.  Thomas was soon off to Houseboats- a trip to Flaming Gorge with 45 students for a week of fun and I was off to Laguna Beach to help Becky get all ready for her big day.  Well....  our plans don't always line up with God's plans for us.  And we know that His plans are better... although sometimes it doesn't seem that way.  As I was getting my raffia to tie bows around starfish for the wedding at Hobby Lobby, I got a call from my ever so loving sister in law.  She thought I should see the doctor about the uncomfortable tight feeling I was experiencing.  Well....she's pretty smart and I listened and with much hesitation I called my doctor and went for a visit.  I was leaving for 2 and a half weeks, so it was a good idea to make sure everything was OK.  Well...  it  wasn't.  Apparently, I had some pre term labor contractions that the doc took very seriously.  

After many tears and feelings of anger and sadness, I went to the hospital to be monitored.  As you may have guessed, doc wasn't letting me go anywhere.  So my flight to CA left without me and I was hooked up to a monitor for two days with my loving husband my my bed...who by the way...helped me go to the bathroom every time I needed to.

The days went by and doctor put me on bed rest until the next test.  The test will tell me if I am at risk of delivering early.  The test happens on Tuesday.  I better fly out on Thursday.  Let's pray that the good Lord will let me be at my sister's wedding!  Bed rest, bed rest....it's REALLY boring...unless your MOM comes to hang out with you....

Here she is...my loving mother...here to take care of me!

While Thomas was on his houseboat trip, my mom came to be my nurse.  She was wonderful!  Here are just a few things she did for me to show me how much she loves me and baby...

- Vacuumed

- Dusted

- Washed sheets

- went to the grocery store

- Watched a soap opera with me

- Got really good at Wheel of Fortune

- Made me grilled cheese and tater tots (twice)

- Baked me a cake for my birthday and made dinner for 14 people!

- Did Sudoku puzzles with me

- Built a shell puzzle with me

- Drove me to the doctor

- Got me Salvaggios

- Rubbed my Back

- Loved me like my mom!

Thanks mom!!!  

I also have to give a shout out to Angie, Emma, Addie and Brody who also took care of me for a couple of days...made sure my water cup was full, cooked me pink fish and tapioca pudding and even brought me flowers!  Thanks Osbornes!!!!!

This is basically what we looked like throughout the day.  I had a few bloody noses and every time I tortured mom with her ear drops, she had to put that in her ear.  We are so cool!