Lauren and Mommy's Day of Fun

With a scheduled c-section tomorrow, I took the day off to spend time with Lauren. One of my worries since learning we were pregnant was the thought of disrupting the special bond her and I share - especially as she has gotten older and is talking and showing so much cute personality. I'm going to be sad to not see her for the week (kids can't come to the hospital because of swine flu) and then to try and help her understand why I can't show all my attention to her anymore when I'm home. We'll work through it, but I was glad to have a day to do some fun things with her.

We started the day watching Tigger and Pooh together and then had waffles (thanks, Daddy!) and a bubble bath - all favorites of bugaboo. We met up with Shannon and Stirling to go to Thanksgiving Point and ride the horse at Farm Country and then did the Dinosaur Museum where she loves playing in the erosion table and sand pit. We came home after ice cream in the Deli and tried a nap, which didn't last long enough. We met Fof and Grandpa for Cafe Rio (and a quesadilla, which she said so cute) and then came back to the house to play catch with the balloon, which I'm told is an advanced trait for a two-year-old. She is showing great athletic hand-eye coordination apparently, so look out!

I started to put her down for bed with the usual program, but she didn't want songs tonight. It was so sad, but good at the same time, cause I've been close to tears putting her down for the past few nights as I think that I won't be able to do it for a few days and how our lives are going to change. I'm glad we had this day together. She was exhausted.

Here's some photos (remember, I'm 9-months pregnant):