Girls Day!

Since Mallena is here visiting from Washington, we thought we'd throw together a girl's day and do some crafting, some eating, some shopping, and some hanging out.

Oma got the cousins each their own little puzzle to color and put together. Thanks Oma!

Shay, Courtney, and Jaz coloring their wooden puzzles.

A color-coordinated Miriam and Brigham

Melina and Mallena... the two girls I refuse to stand next to because they're both so dang little and skinny. It's not good for my self esteem at this point!

My Beautiful Mom. Look at that smiley smile! I heart this picture.

Katy the Seamstress.
(Thank you Katy, for helping me figure out my sewing stuff! You're a life saver!)

Katy's Gorgeous Baby Gemma. I don't know where Chubby Chancers is...must've missed him somehow. But he also so stinkin' squishy adorable! I didn't get Jake, either. But that's because he is one quick little boy and, let's face it, I move slow these days.

After crafts (Which mine is nowhere near finished. I'm making a stroller/diaper bag, and it literally took me like 5 hours just to get the pieces cut out because it hurt so much to stand there and bend over and do it! I'll post pics in the next post when I finish it. It's gonna be cuuuute!!)...

Anyway, after crafts, the kiddos got left behind and the ladies went to Olive Garden, where my self esteem took another hit. They sat us in a corner booth that I did NOT fit in... I could wedge myself in there, but then I couldn't budge. In my defense, everyone else didn't have much room either, it was a small booth! So I take comfort in that. I had to get a free standing chair and pull it up to the table because sitting in that booth...I couldn't breathe!

After dinner, we did a lil' bit of shopping.

And here I am. Don't recognize me? That's because I'm huge. And puffy. And swollen. And 3X my normal body weight. Not quite, but feels like it! (9 more weeks!) And see that smile? That's big fat fake. See the 'handicap' sign above my head? This chair was designated for me.

I was a bucket-load of fun most of the day. (Said with heavy sarcasm!) I think yesterday was one of the most painful days of this pregnancy. I couldn't walk, sit, stand, or breathe without being in extreme excruciating pain. (I was seriously contemplating taking a gander on over to the E.R. at one point.) It was all I could do not to curl up in a ball on the dressing room floor and just bawl! I think Mom felt sorry for me, so she bought me a new shirt. Thanks Mom! haha! I also got some fat shorts so I won't cook this summer. So some good did come out of this!

Can you tell I'm ready to be over and done with being pregnant? So ready. I think Alex is ready to get out, as well. We're running out of room FAST!

All in all, yesterday was great. It was fun to get to spend some time together!