I didn't realize just HOW far behind I was on blogging until just now... and suddenly felt bad for leaving the blog-world with "throw up happens" for so many weeks. Sorry, folks!
Looking at my November re-cap of pictures, it appears I was a poor photographer for the month. It has been a full, busy, beautiful month none-the-less!
Looking at my November re-cap of pictures, it appears I was a poor photographer for the month. It has been a full, busy, beautiful month none-the-less!
Gram (Bobby) and my brother Josh came into town to help as my/our Mom underwent double-knee replacement. Uncle Josh quickly was latched onto by the boys and was clobbered at every chance they got (home, hospital room, it made no difference!). Alike my Father, who the boys have determined they can basically coerce into most anything, Uncle Josh was the go-to for whatever plan they could hatch up. It is amazing what a 2/4 yr old can get a grown man to do:
Needless to say, although poor Mom was down and out that week, the boys had a great time visiting :)
Meanwhile, Mom's surgery went swimmingly... then her initial recovery was horrendous... and now she is on the up-and up. Seriously, her progress each 24-hours has been amazing. Although she couldn't see her own progress for the first week or so, I think even she now sees how well she is doing compared to where she was. She is a fighter and she had been in pain for so long, even though the surgery is really, really rough it will be awesome to have a level of life back that she hasn't had in years. Hurrah for technology/medical advances!
Thanksgiving, which I apparently took NO pictures of (gasp!), was a sad and happy day. That morning Matt's Grandmother (Granny), who had been declining after a long fight with Parkinson's, passed away. It was appropriate that the day be spent with family and spent reflecting on our blessings and gratitude. Granny was very positive and happy and I know she wouldn't have had it any other way. We celebrated her life at her funeral on Saturday and Matt gave a beautiful Eulogy that I think really reflected her life and her legacy. On Sunday we had our third Thanksgiving meal (I'm going to blame ALL my pregnancy weight gain on all these meals! haha) and rounded out the weekend perfectly with more time with family.
Meanwhile, Mom's surgery went swimmingly... then her initial recovery was horrendous... and now she is on the up-and up. Seriously, her progress each 24-hours has been amazing. Although she couldn't see her own progress for the first week or so, I think even she now sees how well she is doing compared to where she was. She is a fighter and she had been in pain for so long, even though the surgery is really, really rough it will be awesome to have a level of life back that she hasn't had in years. Hurrah for technology/medical advances!
Thanksgiving, which I apparently took NO pictures of (gasp!), was a sad and happy day. That morning Matt's Grandmother (Granny), who had been declining after a long fight with Parkinson's, passed away. It was appropriate that the day be spent with family and spent reflecting on our blessings and gratitude. Granny was very positive and happy and I know she wouldn't have had it any other way. We celebrated her life at her funeral on Saturday and Matt gave a beautiful Eulogy that I think really reflected her life and her legacy. On Sunday we had our third Thanksgiving meal (I'm going to blame ALL my pregnancy weight gain on all these meals! haha) and rounded out the weekend perfectly with more time with family.
Squished in there was some black-Thursday shopping (I braved Walmart at 8PM Thursday for some piddly stuff), lots of black-Friday online shopping (YAY for online!), and the buying and decorating of our Christmas tree!
While I'm on a roll with November, I'll include that I had my 34 week OB appointment this week and was told I was 'looking great'. I informed them I was officially 'feeling crowded'. :) I preregistered with the hospital the same day before leaving (my doc office is in the hospital)... let the count down begin!
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34 weeks?! Is it going as fast for you as it is for me? :) I hope you're feeling good. Nice to see an update. Let's catch up soon.
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