Busy and great week!

While I say "busy" week, I am looking back on the calendar for the week and I'm not really seeing why it was so busy because there wasn't a lot of planned events. However, the weather was absolutely gorgeous all week here, so going to the park and have a cookout with friends took up a couple of our evenings that normally are free. I don't remember a time when we were having consistent 70's and 80's weather in March...it's crazy, but I love it!  There is just something about Spring-time anyway and to have weather as nice as it has been is even better.

Bobby was wanting to get working in the basement this week, but it just didn't happen until Friday after he had already been working since 3am and didn't get home until after 3p. My parents came down to Terre Haute again (for the 3rd weekend in a row...we owe them big time!) so my dad could help Bobby finish the framing in the basement and my mom could play with Natalie. 

Friday, we closed on our old house!!!!!!  I am so excited not to have to pay 2 mortgages any longer! So, 9 months after we had put it up for sale, we finally sold it. We lost money on the deal, but hey, it's out of our hair and the main nice thing other than not having a 2nd mortgage payment (alongwith utilities) is that we don't have to do any yardwork now that the weather is nice!  I think we are both more excited about not double the yardwork this Spring. We were starting to wonder if we really were going to close because it didn't happen until 4 days after the original planned date. The whole process of closing is silly and they sure do nickel and dime both the buyer and the seller. I almost wonder now if we would have sold it quicker and "cheaper" by selling it on our own because we were not very happy with our realtor that was selling the house.  I'm sure we could think of many what-ifs, but no need for that, just glad the whole process is over!  The young girl that bought our old house was nice and that house will be perfect for her...kind of reminded me of when I bought it 5 years ago!

I had a doctor appointment on Friday and everything is looking good. Baby #2 heartbeat was between 147-150 and she is measuring on time still. I don't think I am waking up as much at night as when I was pregnant with Natalie, but am getting the leg cramps like I did with her.

Saturday, Natalie started swim lessons at ISU. She gets to go for 6 weeks with a weekend off for Easter. Of course, she LOVED it!  Not that we thought she wouldn't because she has LOVED water since basically the day she was born. When she was a newborn, she loved having her hair washed and didn't mind her baths either. She was exposed to the pool early on...before she was even 3 months we had her in a pool (cold one at that) after doing the Indy mini-marathon. There were about 8 other kids in her class and she looked to be the youngest, smallest, and happiest! There were a few kids that just hated the water and were holding onto their parents for dear life. Fortunately for Bobby, since he was a swimmer in high school, Natalie is not like that at all. She was splashing and kicking and smiling the entire time!  I had signed Natalie up and had planned on getting in the pool with her, but I was glad Bobby got into the pool instead of me since he has taught swim lessons to kids before. I would have followed right along with what the instructor was saying, but instead, a few times Bobby kind of did his own thing to teach Natalie, which worked out great. I think he had just as much fun as Natalie.  My parents and I also had a great time watching from the sidelines.

1st time in the pool (sleeping) May 2011

Waiting for class to start 

Walking with Daddy

Watching Daddy blow bubbles

Happy girl

Learning the front crawl (I think)

Her very least favorite position...lying on her back, but she did great

Under she goes...

...out she comes!

Going under water didn't phase her one bit 

Blowing bubbles

After swim, Natalie took a good nap, the guys worked in the basement, Aunt Amanda came down to visit for a few hours, we made lunch, then headed out to run some errands. It has been a long time since my mom, sister, and I have been out shopping. I don't know if it was a good thing we all went or not because I did spend WAY TOO MUCH money, but I got an awesome deal on diapers!  I typically buy diapers on Amazon since they are the cheapest and free delivery to my door.  However, BabiesRUs was running a one-day sale on Pampers (the only diaper Natalie can wear, so I am just assuming this will be the case for baby #2 as well). For any 2 boxes of Pampers (88ct or higher), you got $25 off your purchase...and there was no limit of how many boxes you could buy. Luckily, I had assistance with Natalie because she would not have fit in the cart with the 8 boxes of diapers I had purchased. Once we got them in car, I realized I had more room to fit more diapers, so I went back in and got 8 more boxes. I spend a little less than $500 on diapers and saved $200, but I hadn't bought any for baby #2 yet and we are going to need them. Bobby was a little sticker shocked when I told him how much I spent, which I was too when I said the total out loud, but I've never seen this diaper sale and each package I bought was at least $10 cheaper than the Amazon boxes I buy. 

Saturday night, we took my parents to a restaurant in Terre Haute called Stables and had a very nice dinner. 

Updates on Natalie:

1. She is 13 months old.

2. She is walking more by allowing us to hold her hand, but will also take 15 steps or so by herself...only when she wants to.

3. At daycare on Thursday, she finally took 10-12 steps at a time for them compared to her normal 2 steps.

4. She continues to be Miss Independent during mealtimes which equals MESSY!

5. Still in 12 month clothes, size 3 diapers, and size 3 shoes. 

6. Her favorite word continues to be "doggie." EVERYTHING is "doggie" and we can't get her to say anything else.
7. She has been a great little sleeper lately.