A Weekend Well Spent

Isn't that the truth? 

Last week royally sucked worse than any week before. 

It was filled with:

• hubby working long hours - like REALLY long, late hours and was never home
• being an overly emotional pregnant mom & wife trying to cope with it all 
•  having a toddler with a testy-attitude, not listening and fighting with me about everything... 
• a dog who is too stupid not to play with skunks & got sprayed in the face
• deep cleaning my entire house to get rid of the skunky smell
• changing my mind about cloth diaper brands which led to returning over $200 worth of old diapers and ordering new ones
• second guessing my choice about baby names and having an emotional fit about it
• nesting - like crazy...
• being so upset about things I can't control... like people in your life that don't give a damn, and friends who live too far away that I can't visit when I want to or need a break 

I thought I had reached my breaking point... Until the weekend hit. Even though Dan worked Saturday most of the day I still was able to have a relaxing day with Lennon, and a night out with hubby!

Lennon packed her bag with ALL of her favorite things, A.K.A everything in her bedroom, and was off to Nani & Papa's house for a sleepover. She was so excited, can you tell?

Hubby and I had a real date night - adult, parent, preggo style. 

We went to a good dinner, had a great time just having adult chat time without being interrupted by spilled milk, potty breaks and toddler tantrums. After dinner we rented movies and got snacks! It was perfect and so great being able to sit at home at 9:00, watch movies and have us time. It was great and so needed - we are so grateful for amazing family.

Date night outfit - preggo style. I am so thankful for my friend who introduced me to Pink Blush Maternity - got this top and LOVE it for Fall! 26 weeks preggo, and feeling huge.

Sunday morning was wonderful, peaceful and quiet in the house and relaxing!

Dan and I went to breakfast at Bringer Inn - so delicious - and then picked up Lennon. We spent so much time chatting and relaxing at breakfast that we totally lost track of time and skipped church - oops! After we picked Lennon up we went home, relaxed for a little bit and then surprised her with an afternoon Zoo trip! It was great! 

Daddy even got some Lennon time in and painted her nails for her! Even though it was so uneven, clumpy and even bubbled in places he still rocked with all 5 colors he had to alternate on her fingers! #DadoftheYear and #MomoftheDay for taking it all off and re-doing it so it would dry evenly. :) 

After the Zoo we were relaxing on the couch when we heard an Ice Cream Truck - Lennon was so excited even though she had no idea what it was but all of these kids were in our front yard so we had to go check it out. Thankfully we did, she screamed for excitement when she got her "ba-ba icecream"! 

After spending the horrendous week filled with emotional meltdowns I needed a good weekend with my family. The relaxing weekend was perfect! We have finally decided to let our weekends be us only, no family visits  no friends, no honey-do-list projects, etc. So we are focusing on family and putting the phones away on the weekend. I told myself I would do this more and we are. It was great not being attached to my phone answering calls or texts... I realized a while ago that being present is more important in L's life and mine so after 9 AM it's workout, shower, running errands time and play time. I can't wait to clean up the playroom today, get some baby stuff organized and play with L all day! 

And I am so happy that Fall is rapidly approaching so I can decorate the house, do Fall projects with Lennon and play in leaves when they fall. :) 

Let's hope this week is better than last! 

XO