Visiting Momma's

Well, it looks like yesterday's exhaustion has turned into today's flu. This afternoon I found myself with an achy body, fever with chills, sore throat and a cough. It's never fun to have an achy body, but it's weird when you're pregnant - my legs and belly are just sore. I'm taking Tylenol as directed, drinking lots of "yogi tea for the mother to be" that Helen gave me, and I'll be heading up to bed in a minute.

Before I do that, I wanted to write a little about the visit from my mom! Let me start by saying that we only see eachother about once every year or two, and since my parents are coming in May to meet their granddaughter, she was not planning on coming to the shower. Being here meant that she missed my dad's birthday (Happy Birthday Dad!!), an open house, and her volunteer shift at Fairchild Gardens. Well, she made it out Friday afternoon to come to my baby shower. It was a short visit, but so neat to see her and have her see me pregnant. She just decided to make the flight from Florida about 2 weeks ago, emailing "I just really feel that I should be there - it's my sweet only daughter's first pregancy, first baby shower - what the
heck! - what's the money for?" And I think she's glad she came :)

She helped pick out the food at Sam's Club with me and Candace on Friday evening, gave me a pedicure and helped set-up for the shower, and last night we went shopping at Target where she helped us pick out a Pack 'n' Play. This morning we had brunch at La'Madeleine, walked around the Hill Country Galleria, and I showed her the hospital where we'll be giving birth before dropping her back at the airport.

While I don't have all the baby shower pics yet (a few people will be emailing their footage), I just wanted to post a few shots of me and my mom, who made a comment that as amazing as it is that I'm having a baby, it's so amazing to her that 31 years ago she had me, and now the cycle of life is continuing. Indeed!