Let the countdown begin!!

I figured I should probably update since baby Evie is due to arrive very soon. That and Grandpa Jim sent me "hate" mail threatening my life if I didn't update. ;) Something like that...

04/13 - After work, we went to visit Grandpa Nick in the hospital. Aunt Sally was there too. Eventhough we bought gummy bears in the gift shop to keep Sean busy, he still wanted to check out all the machines (IV, blood pressure, etc). I guess that's a good thing since he's going to be a doctor & professional ball player some day. :) 04/14 - Sean went to play with Angelina, Brianna & Ethan while I visited Ms. Jessica. We only had 1 "I'm not sharing" episode & it involved his Lightening McQueen cars. Could've been much worse, right? He had a great time. 04/15 - Sean went to Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry's while daddy & I stayed at the Mach's for dinner. When I picked him up, he was a loving little angel. I brought him a book & he told me I was a good friend to him for that. :) That night, we lost power to 70% of our house. :( 04/16 - We went to the zoo with Grandpa Jim, Aunt Annette, Connor, Ella & Adrianna. It was the perfect day for the zoo. About 65 & breezy. When we came home, daddy & Mr. Ron were working on restoring power to our house. After about 3 hours, they found a loose wire & power returned, yay! Sean was concerned about his tvs not working. But, we watched Puff the Magic Dragon on the laptop, so no major crisis! 04/17 - We met Aunt Mary for breakfast. Afterwards we went to Kroger where Sean insisted he'd find Cars and sure enough, he did. Too bad he thinks he'll find new ones EVERY time now... After nap we went to see "How to Train Your Dragon". Sean loved it, but still gets a little restless at the end of a long movie. If only movies were about 1 hr - 1hr & 10 min. That would be perfect. We hung out with Great Gram that night while Puppa & Grandma went on a date. After Grandma & Puppa's date, we hung out & played with Sean's new suitcase from Aunt Mary. Grandma & Puppa made Sean's cars appear & disappear with the "magic" suitcase. 04/18 - Chase came over after church. Sean & Chase get a long & play SO well together. It gives daddy & I a chance to get stuff done on a Sunday afternoon! We met the rest of the Machs, Grandpa Jim & Paiger at FX that night & finished the night at Leason's. 04/19 - Daddy went to the annual condo meeting with Grandpa Jim while Sean & I had a mommy/Sean night. He started the night by dancing with me to "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crowes (a song I played every day from 32 weeks on while pregnant with him). He laid his head on my shoulder & played with my hair. Truly an amazing "mom" moment. 04/20 - After work, we went to visit Grandpa Nick. Sean got a chocolate chip cookie from the snack lady & smiles from everyone he saw. He seems to have that effect on people. :) 04/23 - We went to dinner with Ms. Amanda, Rory, Aiden & Liam, Ms. Cathy, Mr. Dan, Alex & Dominick. The boys played great together. Amanda & I have been friends since we were 11, so it was pretty cool to watch our sons play together. :) 04/24 - Small group at the Mach's. Dinner & bible study. We started at 4:00 so I could get to Kim's & visit Cathy again before she headed back to PA. Sean & daddy stayed at the Mach's til after 9:00! Sean struggled this day with telling us when he had to go poop on the potty. He does great for months & then seems to try to hold it in or wait too long to tell us for about a week. Growth spurts??? Whatever it is, it's very frustrating as a parent! 04/25 - We met Grandma, Puppa, Aunt Mary, Scott, Uncle Mike, Aunt Nicole, Dave, Austin, Livie, Jax & Mikey at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth. Sean LOVED the swimming pools there because most of them were about 2 1/2 ft, so he could stand/walk. He's not a big fan of "swimming" or not being able to touch the bottom yet. He got marbles from the gift shop & played LOTS of video games too. 04/26 - Sean cashed in his tickets from playing video games & one of the things he got was a race car with the number "88" on it. He picked that one for Grandpa Nick because that's how old he was. We planned on visiting him on Tuesday. On the way home from Frankenmuth, however, we got the call that our Grandpa Nick had passed away. It's a very difficult concept for a 3 year old because he knows that heaven is a great place, but he doesn't understand why Grandpa Nick is no longer here & why everyone is so sad. Sean did really good with everything though. And, he was very loving when we went to visit Grandma Sue. 04/27 - We went to dinner with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry. Sean is the perfect medicine for a broken heart. He's guaranteed to put a smile on your face when you're sad! 04/28 - Sean went to Chase's house & the Machs brought him to us at the funeral home after his nap. He went up to the casket & even explained to Chase that that was Grandpa Nick's "old" body & he was with Jesus in his new body. :) Sean stayed at the funeral home for about an hour and a half and then went home to play with Grandma until daddy & I got home after the viewing. 04/29 - Sean hung out with Uncle Marty & Alex while daddy & I went to the funeral. They met us at the luncheon afterwards and then we went home to take a nap. It had been a long few days. That night, Sean went back to Grandma Sue's to play with her & cheer her up again. He bought her Fritos & juice boxes. Yep, just for her! ;) 04/30 - I missed 2 days of work this week, so I went into work for a 1/2 day. Sean went to Chase's house. I picked him up & we met daddy for lunch. After lunch we took a nap & waited for daddy to get home. He cleaned out my van which was FILLED with stuff for Evie. That night we went to Walmart to get bins to organize all of Evie's new stuff. Sean got a dragon prize while we were there too! 05/01 - Sean went to hang out with Grandpa Larry while I went to the ladies tea at church with Grandma & Grandma Sue. After nap, Aunt Annette, Rachel, Connor & Ella came over to help go through & try to organize all of Evie's clothes. We finished the night at Aztecas. Sean doesn't eat mexican food (other than nacho chips), so I brought him almonds. He wouldn't even eat fried ice cream because it was rolled in cereal. He like ice cream & likes cereal, but the two combined made for a weird texture & he wasn't having it (daddy's boy!!!). 05/02 - We celebrated Mother's Day with Grandma. Everyone came to church and then we went to Olga's for dinner. Chase came home with us after & the boys played until 6:00. Sean was so upset when it was time for him to leave & said, "but we didn't even get to play a little...". All this after 4 hours of straight playing. Tough life the kid has... 05/03 - After work, we fought traffic to get to Grandma & Puppa's for a quick dinner before going to crafts at the nursing home. Even quick dinners test Sean's patience, especially since he ate already at Aunt Susie's. Good thing Grandma didn't mind rushing through a few bites, so she could play marbles before we left. ;) At the nursing home there was a lady named Sylvia & she was having a tough night. But, everytime Sean would talk to her or wave at her, she'd smile. He's really good at making people smile. He says it's because he's cute. Jason said he wished he was cute so people loved him that much, to which Sean replied, "I'll share with you, I have plenty!". :) 05/04 - I wasn't feeling good after work, so we got something to eat and then I went home to lay down. Sean came into the bedroom to check on me and he told me that he was helping daddy wash the dishes to take care of me. I love him! 05/05 - Aunt Mary met us at my 37 week ultrasound so Sean could see baby Evie on the screen. When he came into the room, he stood right by my head & held my hand again. And he said, "you're doing a good job, mommy!". He's my babe. He told me he's my babe & babes take care of their mummas. Don't think I could love him any more. Aunt Mary dropped Sean off to Grandpa Jim while I went for my check up. Afterwards, Sean & I went to visit Ms. Jessica. We were both tired after, so we went home to nap. After nap, Sean helped me grocery shop. We came home, ate dinner & finished the night at church where Sean made me a perfect Mother's Day card. :) 05/06 - Tonight Sean & I are hanging out at the Mach's while daddy finishes his last night of bowling for the season. Woo-hoo!!