Thirty!

Everyone always asks if you feel older on your birthday...now I can finally say I do. For some reason turning 30 has made me feel so much older!  Could be because I was wide awake at 4:30am on Monday... :)

 Jim planned a small surprise party for me with our family at the park.  It was so sweet!  Thankfully he did tell me about it an hour before we had to leave so I could get dressed nicely and fix my hair :)  I am so lucky to have such a thoughtful husband...and a wonderful family to celebrate with!

Jacob helping to put the candles on the cake!

No way was I going to fight with those two to blow out my candles!

My wonderful family!

Dad and the boys with spiked hair....after dumping water bottles on their heads to cool off!

The boys watching the deer in the field....love those two!!!

Mom and Dad kept the boys so Jim and I could go out for a peaceful dinner and some shopping.  I bought a new pair of sandals and we browsed at baby stuff!  

On Sunday we went out for lunch with Mom and Dad and Eric played his first playoff game.  His team was ahead the entire game, but sadly lost by one run in the last inning.  They played so well, and it was HOT!!!

The Garrison's next door brought me homemade powdered donuts for breakfast on my birthday!!! They were yummy...not telling how many I ate ;)

The boys each bought me a new charm for my bracelet.  Eric picked the puppy at the top and Jacob picked the blue one below it!  They were so excited to give them to me in the morning.  Actually, Jacob told me on Sunday that he bought me a charm, but of course I still acted surprised!!!

Jim bought me a new lounge chair for the patio.  Looking forward to relaxing outside with my feet up!  Too bad it was raining on my birthday so I couldn't use it right away :(  i may or may not have sat on it in the kitchen.....

Monday night we went to Red Lobster with the boys!  The boys ate like we hadn't fed them all day!!!  Our days of going out to eat may be limited...we'll go broke :)  I had a fabulous 30th Birthday!!!

Two more days of school and 4 more days until the beach!  This week we'll be busy packing and getting ready for vacation!  I can't wait!!!

A week ago I was telling Mom and Dad about how I remember Dad bringing home box turtles that he would find on the road and we would keep them in a box on the back porch.  They always made us turn the box on it's side at night and if the turtle was still there in the morning, we could keep it another day.  Of course in the mornings we would search the yard but it was always gone.  Well, Friday morning I hear Dad's work truck backing in the driveway and he comes to the door with a turtle!

Jacob loved watching it in the box and when Eric got home from school we let it walk around on a blanket on the kitchen floor.  Later that afternoon we let it go out back.....I don't know the first thing about taking care of a turtle!  Nor do we need one more thing to worry about here :)

So, I've always thought these dolls were a little creepy, but this ad was in the newspaper on Sunday and I happened to notice the name of the doll.  The boys named the baby "Peanut" and have been calling it that since they found out I was pregnant.  Wondering if it could be a sign or just a coincidence!  HA HA  I guess we'll find out in a few weeks!

How far along? 17 weeks…baby is the size of an onion!
Maternity clothes?  Yep!  Just ordered some new tank tops for the beach!

Sleep: sleeping pretty good… using my pregnancy pillow now...Jim has a little less room in the bed :)

Best moment this week:  Celebrating my 30^th birthday with my family!!!

Miss Anything? nothing I can think of this week.
Movement:  Can feel little flips in my belly, nothing from the outside yet

Food cravings: there’s nothing I have to have RIGHT NOW!  Still enjoying ice cream and Dad’s strawberries with whipped cream!

Anything making you queasy or sick: still just brushing my teeth
Gender:  We are hoping for a happy, healthy baby!- 3 more weeks!
Labor Signs: Hopefully not for a while!

 Symptoms:  backache and a little nausea still
Belly Button in or out?  in
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy!
Looking forward to: Our Beach Vacation!  4 MORE DAYS!!!!!