weekend update.

Weekend roadtrips are back on now that the weather is nice (of course, it rained all weekend but that's better than SNOW!) We decided to drive back to the Mall of America on Saturday so the girls could go on the rides at the Nickelodeon themepark inside the mall. Addy has grown a lot since August, so she was able to ride all the rides Aubrey could ride. They had a BLAST! A lot of my pictures turned out blurry because I was cracking up so hard watching them on the rides that I couldn't focus the camera. I rode a couple of the baby rides with them, but I was having a really hard time with motion sickness...I suffer from this anyway, but I think pregnancy just enhances it. I was even getting sick on the carousel, so Dave had to take over and ride any of the rides that required a chaperone. We had an awesome weekend. I have to say that I'm going to miss these weekends to ourselves. We are thrilled about coming home and we wouldn't have it any other way, but this year has been an excellent time for our little family to spend good, quality time together. We only have each other up here, and we have become much closer as a result. With that said, bring on the grandparents so Dave and I can have a date night!! :)

Addy waiting in line for a ride (trying hard not to hang on that bar in front of her)

Addy was blowing me a kiss...

Honking the horn on a big rig...

Addy was catching some zzzz's, so Aubrey and Dave rode a mini-rollercoaster...


Riding high in a balloon...

On the train...choo, choo!

Getting ready for the ride...

This is sooo much fun!!!


When we got to the hotel Saturday night, I took the girls swimming while Dave walked back to the mall to get us Subway. I was pleased that Addy was scared of the water, and kept clinging to me saying she was going to drown. That is a big improvement from previous trips where she has just walked into water without even thinking about what might happen. Note this picture from October where I had to fish her out in my jeans...

Anyway, after a swim, a sandwich, and a bath...they were out. And so were their parents!

On the way home yesterday, we took a detour so we could drive through Montrose, Minnesota... only because it's the town they mention in my favorite movie, Drop Dead Gorgeous. It was hilarious and awesome, but you probably had to be there to understand.

Now for an update on little squirt. This was my 16 week belly on Wednesday, but I am pretty sure it doubled in size over the weekend...
Everything is fine, but tomorrow will make the third week in a row that I have to visit the doctor. Tomorrow I get to walk in the hospital with a huge jug of urine...woohoo....my blood pressure has been high the first time they take it for the past couple of weeks, but I kept telling them that it's because I'm bringing my 2year old to the appointments with me! It always goes down after a few minutes, but they are checking it again tomorrow, along with my pee. I can't wait. My ultrasound appointment is May 12, so stay tuned to see if Dave was right!