Can I Stop Now? - May 5, 2005

I swear it feels like I haven't stopped for at least a year now...lol The family went to Florida this past weekend. We left Thursday afternoon, got there Friday. Saturday we had Sara's birthday party at Chucky Cheese's. My baby is two years old now....how time flies. We had an Elmo cake. Sara blew the candles out...well she had help; she sticks her finger in the side of the cake for a taste; the waitress meanwhile is serving slices of cake from the non-Sara side; Sara is watching with interest as her cake is disappearing...then she grabs a fork and digs right in the middle of the cake and starts eating. Serious business! Then daddy decides to take the cake away and she just boo-hoos..mean daddy! But she survived obviously. Sara gots tons of neat toys...at first she played with this Fisher Price puppy that talked and sang...that was her favorite. Now it's this balloon that came on one of the gifts and also this Winnie the Pooh that she can dress and stuff. Tomorrow it'll be something different. All in all she had a wonderful party.Now Sunday we had Kadie's birthday party; she turned one. She had a pool party....lots of fun. Of course Michael went in with Sara...Sara didn't want to let go of him so she only stayed in a few minutes. Now miss Emilee on the other hand put on her floaties and jumped right in the 8 foot section of the pool....she loves to swim! After the party we packed up and hit the road for home. Whirlwind trip!!!Tuesday I had to go in for a non-stress test for the baby. Rachel decided she would rather take a nap than move around. Finally after an hour she moved three times and they said I was good to go till next time. Did I mention I had a contraction while I was lying there? Well I did. I've been having contractions for weeks now. Today, Thursday, I went for another ultrasound...Rachel weighs 6 pounds 4 ounces now; she's supposed to gain 1/2 pound per week now until I deliver....May 29th! The girl is going to be a big baby...eek! I am sooooo ready to have this baby! On that note I'm out of here...need sleep! Feild day is tomorrow at Emilee's school so I need rest:)