Big Girl Room

Thanks to my constant complaining on Facebook, we finally got Mary Grace's room finished. We have actually had the room done for a couple of months, but her bedding finally came this week. Her bed was made by my dad's cabinet shop, and it is the one I grew up with, which makes it even more special.

Mary Grace is very excited to have her own room. She has adjusted extremely well. This is her standing by her dresser. The gaping whole is a drawer that is currently being fixed.

The room was previously my office. All of my sewing things are residing in the playroom and dining room. I will spare you those pictures.

Pregnancy update

I am very excited to report that I have been upgraded from "bed rest" to "take it easy"! Since I made it to the 36th week, I am able to get up and move around some. This is wonderful news beccause I don't think I could have taken another week on bed rest. I don't understand how one gets so sore from lyin' around all day. If i make it to the 37th week, I get to resume more activity!
I do want to thank everyone for their help including my sunday school class for the dinners, my family for their support and phone calls, Drew's mom and dad for all that they did for us, my fabulous new nanny, Annamarie, and especially my wonderful husband who has just been an angel! I love you sweetie!

Although last week was boring, I did learn some new things.

1. There is absolutely nothing good on t.v. once Regis and Kelly sign off.
2. Although the host of the Price is right has changed, the sets and games have not!
3. Your children become better behaved and more adorable once you are not with them 24/7.
4. There are 24 hardwood floor planks from my couch to the kitchen doorway.
5. According to the People magazine crossword, Omaha is a state.
6. Your children like you more when you are not with them 24/7.
7. My dogs sleep a lot more than I thought they did.

Can't wait to learn more next week!

Prayers needed!

I had my now weekly check-up yesterday at my obgyn, and as I had feared, I have started to dilate. I am at 1 cm. which is a little later than last time, but not by much. I am only 34 weeks, and I would really like to make it to 36 weeks or later. I could really use all of your prayers out there in order to help me make it. I am hopeful because the doctor did not put me on any sort of bed rest or restrictions. Although Drew has stated that the couch is my best friend. What a sweetie pie!
I have another appointment on Tuesday and I will have a non-stress test on Thursday, so I will keep you all posted.
Yours,
Blaire

Preschool graduation...sniff, sniff!

Wylie had his preschool graduation ceremony last week. It was so sweet. They all processed in and sang the sweetest little songs. At the end they all sang Goodbye Yellow School, and it really got me. I have been crying a lot lately, so it doesn't take much to get me going. Wylie actually sat through that song, so when I asked him why he didn't participate, he said that song made him sad.

Here is Wylie getting his little diploma.

This is the whole graduating class singing. Notice Wylie on the very last row in white. He is the only one sitting and not participating!

Wylie and his teachers. Ms. Cindy and Ms. Sue.

Last Day of Preschool

Today was Wylie and Mary Grace's last day of preschool. They both had cute little parties, so I had double duty trying to get to both. Here are some pics of the kids.

Wylie's party was a bug theme.

Mary Grace's was a luau.

Here is the picture from today. Underneath is the picture from the first day of school. What a difference a year makes! Where did my babies go?

Wylie has his graduation ceremony tonight, so hopefully I will get those pictures up soon! Although his class is up in the rafters, so I can't promise any great pictures.

Blaire

Disney World Part 2

After regrouping and getting some rest, we decided to spend the rest of the trip in the Magic Kingdom. This seemed to be everybody's favorite park.

This is one of the parades the park does daily which was a lot of fun because you got to dance along with the characters in the streets!

While Drew and Wylie got to ride all of the fun rides, Mary Grace and I basically walked around the park getting our pictures made with every character we could find. Here are some of those pics.

The tea cups...again.

The last day we were there was by far the most special. I don't know if it was because of Cinderella's castle or because it was our last day, but it was my favorite.

We ate lunch in Cinderella's castle with all of the princesses. Not only was it a yummy meal, but both Wylie and Mary Grace enjoyed themselves.

Here is Mary Grace putting on some lip gloss in her princess dress before going into the castle. Every princess must look their best!






Here is Wylie trying to pull the sword from the stone. Watching all of those families trying to pull the sword was funny. I began to think that some day that thing has got to budge because of everybody tugging on it. Can you imagine the look on that families face when it does start to move one day?

After lunch, we ditched the princess dress and continued to do everything we could before the day ended.

This was Mary Grace's favorite ride. The carousel.


I love this last picture. I think it basically sums up our trip.

We had such a great time, despite the two prescriptions we needed and Mary Grace deciding not to ride in a stroller, or hold our hands. I was so impressed with Disney. Here are some tips for you future Disney world visitors.

1. Skip the Country Bear Jamboree in the Magic Kingdom. That show is soooo lame that Mary Grace fell asleep in it!

2. Get a good spot for the night time parades one hour in advance. Just have your spouse go get food to munch on the entire time you sit and wait.

3. Definitely take advantage of the Dining Plan!!!!

4. Standing in line for 75 minutes is definitely worth it to see your child's favortie character!

The Binghams

Disney World... Part 1

The Binghams went to Disney World the last week of March, and I have been trying to blog about it. We got about 200 pictures there, so I think I have been a little aprehensive about going through all of them to pick my favorites. I am going to break our trip up into two parts.

Here we are about to leave. Do you think Mary Grace was excited?

The first day we went to the Magic Kingdom. We had a great time until we discovered that Mary Grace had pink eye. We had to call my brother to get some eye drops called in to this pharmacy that delivered to our hotel. It was the first of two medical maladies.

The tea cups are still my favorite!

The kids got their faces painted. Wylie's was a little scarier than I had anticipated.

The second day we went to Hollywood Studios.

The character meals were the best. We all got a good meal, and the kids got to see all of their favortie characters from Disney.

The third day we went to Epcot.

We stumbled upon two princesses in France where Mary Grace got to see two of her favorites. This is also where Wylie got ambushed.

Notice the lipstick marks on his forehead and cheek! That's my little man.

The next day our trip took a sudden down turn. We went to Animal Kingdom. The kids were so worn out by that point that we called it an early day and headed back to the hotel for a nap.


After the nap, Mary Grace woke up screaming that her ear hurt. I had to take her to an urgent care facility! Luckily I got lost on the way (of course) and found a Take Care Clinic at Walgreens. I was in and out in twenty minutes with a prescription in my hand. You can't beat that! On with the trip.