7 Quick Takes Friday

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Well, we made it back safe and sound thanks be to God!  The boys were pretty good on the plane considering that they were up at 4 AM and we had two 3-hr flights.  We had a 1 1/2 hour extra delay in Minneapolis but the boys didn't mind too much and got tired out by riding all the moving walkways.  They slept for 2 hours on the flight to Tampa.  We had some turbulence coming into Tampa because there were thunder storms.  Aidan was scared and cried a bit until I held onto him.  Elias, on the other hand, loved it!  We are very happy just to be home and with daddy.

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Today the weather is absolutely gorgeous!  70's, sunny, cool, and breezy!  We have all the windows open and we're soaking in the fresh air and sun.  The boys played outside in the morning and then we took a rather lengthy walk to the park.  Gabe took off yesterday and today to spend time with us and it has been so nice!  This weekend it is supposed to be hot so we may go to the pool if it gets warm enough.

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Wednesday marked my 4 months of pregnancy.  I have started to feel the baby moving a lot more now which is so nice.  I have been feeling great and I'm hoping to get back to the gym on Monday.  I'm just still hungry all the time.  The midwives will be coming over Tuesday morning for my next appointment.

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We have been trying to get Kieran to sleep in his crib now for naps and at night.  It's so hard to hear him cry, but I just really need my rest at night.  Last night he did pretty well in the crib.  Gabe had to run in and lay him down once, and then we brought him in our bed at 4:20 to nurse and he went back to sleep.  Hopefully he will start sleeping on his own and through the night very soon.

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We just finished eating dinner...and it's 9:30 pm.  Isn't that horrible?  We're still on west coast time and it's been a challenge getting back on schedule.  However, the boys got up at 9:30 AM this morning which was SO nice!  That, we didn't mind!  The boys naps are all messed up too.  Hopefully we'll sort ourselves out soon enough.

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I'm thinking of my little sister Mary who is playing in a 10 grands piano concert tonight in Seattle.  I wish I could be there to see her play and cheer her on.  I also, would like to wish my mother-in-law a very happy birthday!

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Tomorrow we are going to plant some flowers.  The boys are excited to help.  We also bought two strawberry plants and a cherry tomato plant.  I really wish we had a backyard and room to grow more plants.  I'm going to try and get a few pots to plant the strawberries and tomatoes in.  Hopefully they will yield some delicious fruit!