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Drew had the entire week off of work (and school!) last week... it was AWESOME having him around. It gets lonely when Matty and I are here alone for five straight days (two of which Drew isn't home until nearly 10pm). We were able to do a lot of things that we have wanted to do for a while since he had so much time off. Slowly but surely, we are checking things off of our to-do list BEFORE baby. Drew is a few paint strokes away from finishing our kitchen cabinets (and they look fabulous, by the way.) Crib is bought, and assembled in Will's room. His adorable Pottery Barn wall letters came in the mail, and Drew got those up on his wall, too. We nailed several other things up in our hallway and in Matthew's room. My dear mother-in-law came and sewed some curtains for our bathroom to replace the hideous ones the previous home owners had up. We sold my Stratus (yippee!)... aaaannnnnddd we bought our first mini-van! Yep... I'm officially one of those Mom's with a mini-van. We found the best deal on a used 2006 Honda Odyssey. Let me tell you, it's SO much easier to get me and my belly in and out of. Easier to get Matthew buckled, and I know how much easier it will be once Will comes too. When Matthew was first born, I had a Jeep Cherokee Laredo, and a bigger vehicle is so much nicer when it comes to lugging around that bulky infant seat.
We also were able to spend some time together doing the things we love... like taking Matthew to Summerfest, having bonfires with our cousins, Drew and Matthew had a "boys-only" mini golf outing, we were out on our friends boat to watch the Milwaukee fireworks (Wow, was THAT amazing. BEST fireworks display I've ever seen. And even better on the shores of Lake Michigan looking out at the Milwaukee night time skyline.) We also spent the 4th of July at our house with my sisters family and my parents who had just arrived back from their 10 day vacation out East. It was so nice to all be together (although, we missed Uncle Jake!) We went to our first Greenfield 4th of July parade (where the Wisconsin Marching Band made a special appearance!) and also the fireworks at night, where we literally sat right underneath them.... The kids were all catching the debris and ash pieces from the fireworks. Drew and I were very impressed with the fireworks display.... being that Greenfield is only a suburb of Milwaukee. We weren't expecting them to be as great as they were... and we had been spoiled the night before!
And let me inform you all, that although it's hot, and we DO have our A/C on, I've been feeling pretty good being only 2 months away from my due date. Nevermind the "sausage fingers" and typically swollen feet.... the rest of me feels pretty good. I'm not complaining.... this time, I'm really LOVING being pregnant. I know that I feel different than with my first pregnancy and my mom tells me that I look different too... more"out there" or "basketball-like" - Hey, I'll take it! So mark my word... its July 6 and I'm still feeling pretty good. I'm hoping that I'm still saying this 3 or 4 weeks from now....