May

We took Willow to a Meriter Tour this month; I'm not sure how much she really understands. She now knows that Mommy will be going to the hospital when she is going to have the baby. Willow likes to tell us that there is a baby in her tummy too, and she has even figured out how to make it move like it's kicking. She uses her stethoscope, not to listen to our heartbeat, but to listen to the baby's. I finally managed to take her to a park to play in Madison; she had so much fun, but it's always harder to get her to leave than come. Mandy's been taking a Prenatal Yoga class for two months now; it is an amazing experience. We visited Dad in Milwaukee on the 15th, before we went to Luke's graduation party. It was great to see Luke and Beth again. On the 20th, my cousin Ashley got married to Greg. I so wish we could have been there to share in such a happy time, but we were there in thought at least. We met Sue with Deagan and Shea at a park on the 21st; Willow and Deagan just loved playing together, and it is always nice to spend time with other moms. We've been buying extra diapers and stuff like that in preparation for the baby. We had to have another ultrasound to make sure the baby wasn't breech; thankfully it wasn't. I also started taking Zofran for mild morning sickness in this third trimester, something I never had to deal with in my first pregnancy. At the end of the month, we started cleaning and painting the place in Whitewater in preparation for moving. It's a lot of work, but kind of fun to decorate a home for once. Still, I expect it will take quite awhile to finish everything we want to do there. Willow spent a week up in Milwaukee with Mom and Dad, but it was really hard on her; we decided we would avoid her staying other places without us if possible for now for her sake.