Week 13: October 10-16
This was a bit of a crazy week for me because I worked long days Monday and Tuesday, then had inventory on Wednesday. It was a long stretch for us, but we made it. Amelia had some great time at Faith's and we both took really good naps on Wednesday! Jonathan and Dad worked on the house when they could.
Amelia had a bit of a rough week this week. She took a hit to the leg on Wednesday that made her limp, her leg kept giving out on her and she was very unsteady...thankfully, she quickly mended up and was having no problems by the evening! Thursday was another challenge. I had a doctor's appointment in Canton, she threw up all over herself on the way there, which was the first time she had done that. Since I didn't see it happen, I had no idea why she was crying until I smelled everything a few minutes later. We were late for my appointment because I had to clean her and the car up a little bit when we got there ,it was a whole big mess! That evening, Jonathan had band, so Tempi came to hang out with us, which was a great help to me! RIGHT before Tempi left, Amelia was spinning around being crazy, fell against the ottoman and slammed her chin against one of the corners. Thankfully, it was her chin and not her eye, nose or mouth because it left a significant bruise!
I was off the rest of the week, so I took advantage and did a lot of cooking. Made pot pie, shepherd's pie and applesauce - a successful weekend for sure! Jonathan and Austin got our stairs flipped on Saturday and we enjoyed some time with the Millers and Jonathan and Dad got some work done on Sunday as well. The boats came in Sunday evening, which was a lot of fun! One of my childhood friends' father-in-law rents here, so she came with them and we got to catch up a little bit, so that was awesome.
Week 14: October 17-23
Monday was grocery shopping and finishing applesauce for me and the guys worked on the house. You will catch on to a theme - lots of work on the house. We have been in crunch time...we are currently in MAJOR crunch time as I am VERY pregnant and carpet is coming. Mom and Dad have been here helping consistently and we are so thankful for all they have done. We have also had some additional help from Todd, Jonathan's family and, as I mentioned, the Millers. This season has been hard because I have not been able to help much, but we have both been reminded of how blessed we are to have the people in our lives that we do. Not only do they help us out tremendously, they do it with willing and loving hearts. I am so thankful that my daughter (and I, for that matter!), have their example to look up to!
I have spent a lot of time at work getting ready for my maternity leave - getting the schedule ready, teaching people how to do the order, all that type of thing. The pharmacist part is easy, because people are trained for that, the managing is a little bit more difficult. Wednesday I made apple cake and granola, we had small group in the evening and had sausage gravy and biscuits for dinner...just typing that today makes me way too tired!
Thursday was a lot of work for everyone. We try to take Amelia out every day, so we introduced her to jumping in the leaves...she isn't a huge fan yet, but we are slowly getting her on board! She has decided she likes to crunch them and run in them, so for now we will take that! I had an ultrasound this morning, Baby was fine, so we are just waiting to see how we look next ultrasound if we make it that long!
Jonathan and Amelia had a night just the two of them on Friday, which was a blessing for both of them I think, The guys worked all day on Saturday, then the Landis' came to visit on Saturday. Jonathan worked all day on Sunday and we had a family night in the evening. It was a productive and family centered weekend!
Week 15: October 24-30
Basically all work this week. I worked on making sure everything was ready for the baby and tried to keep everyone fed, but we just have been focusing and pushing really hard on the house. Amelia and I have enjoyed our time together while everyone else is busy, I am trying to soak up my last few weeks with just her! We have been going to the library on Wednesdays for story time since I cut back on work and she is loving it! She talks about it all the time, loves getting new books and is getting more comfortable participating! I am always so proud of her.I have been having doctor's appointments every week, so Jonathan has been taking those as personal days so he can be involved in that and then can work a little bit. Not that they leave a lot of time for work since I am always taken back super duper late.
We had a wedding reception on Saturday, but otherwise spent the weekend working. Saturday morning was spent shopping - paint, register vents - all that type of fun stuff, but otherwise work! Shem and Karah were in town, but they were busy, so we just stayed the course and got a bunch of stuff done.
Week 16: October 31-November 6
I worked double 13s, the guys worked and then the rest of the week I was off and everyone else worked on the house while I made food and kept Amelia - basically the gist of the week! My tasks included finding light fixtures and window coverings, both of which went pretty well, but otherwise? Just making sure our home is functioning! Saturday, Jonathan's family came to help, so that was wonderful. We had great food on Saturday - Yoder's sandwiches for lunch and Papa John's for dinner because Amelia and I were in Alliance grocery shopping. Dad and Jonathan worked all day Sunday, then we had a few hours as a family in the evening. It has been a lot for everyone these past few weeks, but God has been good. We are getting close to baby and close to carpet and close to done with all of this, thank goodness, but even with all of the craziness we are still enjoying these last few weeks together just the three of us. This season of life is closing in fast! We are thankful for this time we have had and are excited to see what the next season holds! Next time we report we will most likely be a family of four!
Enjoy the beautiful fall we have been experiencing! We love you all!
Love,
Allison, Jonathan and Amelia
