Times flies

It's been a very busy past two weeks and I haven't hardly had a moment to sit down and write anything. Last weekend we got our babysitter back! Taylor ended up being able to come up for a few months, so Jayda has her buddy back. It took her a few days to get into the new schedule. The first morning she asked me if Taylor was going to take her to Amy's. I had to explain a few times that Taylor would be staying for a LONG time. They are doing great and doing all sorts of crafty projects. Last week I had to go to Bismarck for work meetings, so I took them along. They got to swim and ride the "elebator" while I was working. Jayda said she wanted to stay at the motel forever, she had so much fun in their kiddie pool. It was a nice break from sitting at home for her and something new to experience. We were driving around Bismarck one night looking at cars and she said, "Where does Pocahontas live?" Completely out of no where! I told her she lived down by the river, for lack of anything better to say, forgetting that we had just crossed a river. She then said, "well can we go see her just real quick?"

This past weekend we finally took Jayda to ride the 1880 train from Keystone to Hill City. She was so excited when she heard the horn and saw the steam engine. Her whole face lit up when the train started moving, like she couldn't believe we were really riding on a train. She liked that she didn't have to buckle up and that's what she tells everyone when they ask about it! It was an enjoyable ride on a beautiful day. She's finally at the age where those activities are fun. She doesn't throw fits or need a ton of snacks to keep her attention, she can go an hour without needing a potty break. She's just full of questions and wants to know how everything works. On our drive home from the train ride she asked me if the baby was just going to pop out of my belly! I answered no, not really and she was OK with that for an answer! Thankfully she didn't feel the need to know how exactly it was going to get out!

I'm 33 weeks along now, just 7 to go! I can't believe how fast it is going and how little I have done! I keep telling myself I'll get things started once I'm done with summer classes. That's my plan. Every store we go into Jayda wants to buy clothes or pacifiers or diapers for the baby. She's still worried we aren't prepared! This past week I planted some flowers and realized how hard it is becoming to do anything. Everything is getting uncomfortable and just awkward.

This is my last week of summer classes!! yahooo! Then summer can officially start for me. We haven't even had the boat in the water yet and the 4th of July is fast approaching. Hopefully this weekend we can get some nice weather and work on the suntan.