We spent the night in Napa

before Cheryl had to leave to fly home. Was great having her here.

We had to go to Leatherby's

while Cheryl was here. Grandpa was very helpfully pointing out where her ice cream was when it arrived...

In the sunroom went a MASSIVE bookshelf

from IKEA. Gotta love it. Takes up almost one whole wall!

That was tiring

So we read books that evening!

We went to the State Fair with Cheryl

and of course, had LOTS of fun!

Been so busy lately

That we've had NO time for updates! Well, let's change that!

Bedrest - what things you learn

Things I have learned in two and a half weeks of bed rest...

1. No matter how comfortable your bed is (and ours is pretty comfortable), it is not comfortable 20 hours a day.
2. Owen is pretty adaptable. He knows that if he wants to play or read with Mom, he better bring his toys. I won't be chasing/following him around the house.
3. It is very difficult to lay on your left or right side and drink without spilling.
4. There are only so many days in a row you can read 2 books a day before you slow down (in my case, it was about 6).
5. Daytime TV can reveal how much TV you actually watch. I always thought I didn't watch that much TV. But the number of series in reruns during the day has revealed how much I watch - it's almost hard to find an episode I haven't already seen.
6. For the first time, I am getting sucked into "reality" TV - Top Chef, Top Design, I'm scared that Project Runway is next.
7. My parents are wonderful - they bring food, clean, and allowed me to outsource my Owen Fall/Winter shopping to them. Now he's ready for colder weather and has shoes that fit!
   
8. Higgy is amazing - ok, I knew this already, but he really is. He cooks, shops, cleans and takes care of Owen - with minimal help from me. All while making it feel like he wants to do it and that I am not a huge burden. (He says he's merely spectacular.)
   

And for those that didn't know I was on bed rest, it's just a blood pressure thing. So far, nothing that can't be handled by rest. The baby is now considered term. So if I have her now, everything should be fine.

Arrgh, me hearties!

You know you want to, ye scurvy swashbuckler! Avast, ye varmints!

Of course, Owen had the MOST fun!

Can you see the two on his feet as well?

Of course, we all got in on the fun...

Yes, that's a yellow giraffe on my head. You had to be there.

Our friend Cheryl came to visit

and this picture accurately describes how much fun we had with her!

Too cute for words.

Taking teddy on the trike...

Think he still likes his blueberries?

Yeah, me too...

Even if they did spend most time about 3 feet apart.

Was funny when the both reached for the hammer....

Our old neighbours Don and Liz came to visit

with their lovely daughter S. Owen and S had a lot of fun playing together.

Who wants to guess what this color is called?

Enter your guesses at the color in the comments. Whoever is closest will win a fabulous prize of my choosing. That's if you consider construction debris a fabulous prize.

The inside wall after drywalling...

and primer...

Isn't it purty?

That's "pretty" with a Southern accent, dontcha know...

The floor finally goes in...

we picked a laminate tile - that's called Italian Patio (or something else fluffy like that)

Eric and Gene came for a visit

(well, and to play D&D!)
Eric: "Owen, you've got a Gene on your butt!"