Happy Birthday, Jason!

We've had a busy few weeks around the Savage house. Nicholas convinced Jason to put up the crib, we've been sifting through Nicholas' baby clothes (and need to do HUGE amounts of laundry!!), and just keeping the house clean for potential visitors.
Last Friday, my parents came to visit. It was nice to spend time with them and attend Good Friday service as well. I thoroughly enjoyed giving my parents a hard time about ordering from the "senior" menu at IHOP. Thanks to mom, we now have a new stroller for the un-named baby #2! It's quite lightweight and compact! I think we'll love it!
Last Saturday night we went over to Jason's parents house to celebrate Easter and Jason's birthday. Nicholas loved his Easter egg hunt (I got MONEY, he says) and very much enjoyed coloring Easter eggs. Jason got a new golf club and is ready for the golfing season to begin.
Yesterday (Jason's birthday) Nicholas & I spent the morning with the Gacke girls: Becky & Merrick. It was cute to see our little ones play together. Nicholas loves Tunnel Voyage and gets a little more brave every time we go. Merrick was unsure at times, but hopefully had fun.
Since it was Jason's birthday, Nicholas & I decorated the house with streamers - if you could only see what a 3-year-old can do with crepe paper! Jason called about 10 minutes after we finished and told me someone was coming to look at the house. Obviously panic set in as I needed to pick up the house and figure out what to do with the decorations! Should I have a crying 3-year-old but a picked up house or a decorated house and confused buyers? In the end, we left the decorations and a note explaining! Instead of a home-cooked birthday dinner, Jason got Panera for dinner (thanks to the student of mine who gave me the $10 Panera gift card!!!!!). Nicholas painted a picture for Jason and wrote "Daddy" and "Nick" inside his card. It was pretty cute! Hopefully we'll get a bite on our house soon!!!

Baby Update

Week 24... Today Nicholas & I went to my dr. appt. It was our first time seeing Dr. Trout since January! We discussed the contractions I've been having at work (too many per hour, she says) and our course of action. She checked me to make sure nothing is progressing (and I'm not) then we decided on bed rest beginning mid-April (probably wait until after MAP testing). My appointments will increase to every two weeks and we will keep my ultrasound scheduled for 30 weeks to check on the placenta. I'm also trying new meds for the horrible heartburn - if they don't work she's giving me a prescription! I can't imagine not having heartburn anymore! Let's hope something helps! While at the dr. office, Nicholas has made new friends. There are two nurses in particular who look for him each week - probably because he called one of them "gorgeous". Now she has a special treat ready for him every time we are there! They love him!
Nicholas is so excited for the warm weather today. We played outside for nearly an hour after his nap. Other than that, he spends his days playing "pirate" or taking care of baby (his cabbage patch doll).

Spring???

Can I just say THANK GOODNESS for spring-like weather? Nicholas went to the driving range and the park with Daddy today. Tonight after dinner Nicholas & I took a walk in the neighborhood! Hopefully he burned off some energy!!!!! Currently he's having a small tantrum - we're finding this is happening very frequently when he doesn't get his way or doesn't like what we're saying. Hopefully this too will pass.