Memorial Day Weekend!

We had a fun...yeah, not really...weekend. It started out fun because my mom came to visit us. Paul David lit up when he saw her and of course started in on the "Go to Nana's House. See Preston!"

Saturday afternoon is where it all went down hill for me. It started with a little scratchy throat. By the time I went to bed, it HURT when I swallowed and my head was really starting to hurt. I took some Tylenol Multi-Sympton Sinus/Allergy Something and went to bed, but I didn't sleep much. Sunday morning I decided to call my OB's Emergency Line, and the nurse there said that it sounded like a Sinus infection and to just keep taking Sudafed and rest. Well, easier said than done with Paul David in the house. My mom finally took him to the park so that I could rest some:

Check out his Big Brother shirt. He's practicing:

When they got back, I felt much better. We all went to lunch at Fuddrucker's, then my mom got ready to leave. She put Paul David down for a nap first, so that she could kind of "sneak" out. I went to bed, too after she left. Of course of all days, Paul David only slept like an hour and a half. I tried to get him just to lay down with me, but he literally laid there and talked for like 30 minutes.

I finally called Paul (oh yeah, he was at his parent's smoking our brisket and ribs for Memorial Day lunch) to come and get him.

By this time my whole head...ears, eyes, throat...felt like they were going to explode off my neck. NO joke...I have NEVER felt that bad EVER in my life. Finally, at about 6, I called my OB ER line again, and she called me back this time. She faxed in a prescription for a ZPAK...I don't know who invented that thing, but I am so happy that person did. Paul picked it up around 8, and I took the first 2 plus some Nightime Tylenol Mult-Symptom Sinus/Allergy concoction that knocked me out.

Monday morning, I woke up a whole NEW person. My ears and nose were still stopped up without any pain, but on a scale of one to ten (ten being the best) I was a 6. Sunday, I was a 1!

So, Paul and I went and did something I'm sure we'd never, ever thought we'd do. We bought a MINIVAN...that's right, I'm now a Minivan Momma:

Isn't it a beauty??? We're so happy with it. I think we've come to that point in our lives where comfort, space, functionality, and convenience just override everything else. It kind of reminds me of the place I've come with my clothes and shoes.

Anyway, we got a great deal on it at Goodson Honda North (which we would recommend to anyone...they were awesome...even when Paul whipped out the folder full of all the research he'd done!) I know we'll be keeping this FOREVER because it's going to serve our family well FOREVER! I can't get over all the storage we have for stuff in the back and can still have 3 extra people ride with us, even with two carseats in it. That just wasn't happening in the Pilot. We had to choose...people or stroller. With the extra car seat, people in the 3rd row just wasn't going to happen unless they climbed through the back. We're very, very pleased with it. It is way nicer on the inside than we anticipated. It's amazing all you get when you just want the DVD package!

And finally, Minivan Driving Momma and Baby at 37.5 weeks:

Whoa, baby! Only a week and a couple of days left! Oh, it's getting so close!