Mama Loveland Came to Visit.

It's been a busy couple of weeks. Mama Loveland came into town two weeks ago. Her timing couldn't have been better, and we loved having her here. We were spoiled rotten in Utah, being so close to family, that it's been pretty lonely here in Wisconsin. It was such a treat to have her come and stay with us and it went by all too quickly.

We crammed that week full of exploring that I can't even remember some of what we did!

Thursday we visited the Arboretum. Claire didn't love the mosquitoes, but it was really nice to get outside. We also went to Animart where the girls loved playing with the cats and dogs.

 Ross took a couple days off of work and got to enjoy a long weekend home. We ventured up to Old World Wisconsin. It's been something on our to-do list for a few months now. It was neat and the girls enjoyed seeing all of the animals. Claire loved helping with the chores. Unfortunately, the tiniest Miss decided to act up and I spent most of the time looking for the nearest trashcan to vomit in. Most of the houses had the stoves on and the heat and smells didn't sit too well with me. But I still got to listen from outside the buildings and the tram that took us from village to village was the most relieving break.

That night we got to go on a date! We tried out Hu Hot, a Mongolian BBQ place (Seriously, every pregnant women's DREAM!) All you can eat with whatever flavor you're craving. It was delicious. I could eat it all day every day. Then we played a round of mini-golf. It was a blast.

Saturday I got up at 4 AM for my race. I'll post about that later. It was so fun! I also got to go to Ikea to get the girls bunk beds.  Aoife is still in her crib because she's a climbing, walking, destructive terror. We tried her on the bottom bunk one night while Claire was on the top. Aoife could get down and play, and Clarie was pretty upset that she couldn't get down to play, too. It just works best for everyone that Aoife stays in her crib for a while longer. Claire picked out some Rapunzel bedding and loves sleeping  on "the big bed". She's done so well up there. It's amazing how big she is!While I was out, everyone else went to the zoo.

I had my 16ish week appointment last week, too and actually met the doctor who will most likely be delivering this baby. He was very quick and to the point, but never once questioned me about having three babies so close together. In fact, he has three, almost four kids spaced about the same. I think I like him, but he doesn't like weight lifting of any kind during pregnancy. After consulting with Ross and looking back on all of my research, I decided to politely take the grain of salt and continue doing what I've been doing. We'll see how my body starts feeling the further I get.

The last few days with Mama Loveland, we took her on the ferry, to our favorite beach, the beauty store, downtown, the girls went for wonderful walks with her, and watched lots of Elmo and played Candy Land.  Oh and lots of trips to Sonic. It wouldn't be an Anma visit without trips to Sonic. The 8 days with Ross' mom went  by way too fast. We had so much fun and she spoiled us ROTTEN. The drive home from the airport was the worst, and I was proud of myself for not bawling the whole way home. For the next couple days, Claire would wake up and immediately run around the house looking for Anma. It was really sweet. We can't thank her enough for visiting!

Ross and Aoife will be visiting Portland in November for a few days for his sister's missionary farewell. Claire and I will be having a pity party.