spur of the moment

tuesday afternoon, i'm sitting in my chair with michael david when my phone rings. it's mom. she asks if i wanna come see her and i chipperly answer yes! she says that john and maggie are driving through town and said they'd pick us up and bring us to her. i talked to michael quickly and he thought it would be a good idea too. we decided to go!

john and maggie were already past our exit but kindly turned around to get us! i threw my stuff and michael david's stuff in two suitcases and we loaded up all of our junk and hit the road. from start to finish, the whole process from phone call to pulling away from the house took about 3o mins! that's a fast pack i must say!

everything was going pretty well except that yesterday michael wouldn't sleep. i tried everything. he took about three 20 min naps all day. i finally figured out today that the swing here at mamo's was not set up quite like his at home. i adjusted it and after his bath this morning...SLEEPING! today is already looking up!

last night we spent some time with jenny and her boys. we always try and get together to celebrate our birthdays since they're so close. mason told me all about school and grant always loves when we come over. he finds michael david's carseat incredibly entertaining. michael david enjoyed the visit but because he was so sleepy, he made our conversations a big challenging. i fed him about 9:30 and we left there about 10:30. mamo put him in bed about 11:00 and he slept until 4:30! praise the Lord! he woke up to eat again at 6:45 and then woke once again about 8:00. at that time i put him in bed with me and he slept until 9:45. all of that sleep was greatly needed by us both. we're each in much better moods today!

before heading to jenny's last night, we stopped by the church to see aunt sarah, ellie and gray. those are the sweetest babies ever! ellie and gray both loved on michael and gave him kisses. they are such dolls. i can't believe how big they both are. after holding gray and singing to him for a little while, michael felt like a feather. those babies just make my day every time i see them. it's so fun to be an aunt!

michael will be coming in today or tomorrow. we're getting michael david dedicated by dad at church on sunday. the best part about that is that he will be wearing a christening gown that has been worn by everyone in michael's family for 3 generations. it's so special!

as far as spur of the moment plans go...this trip is pretty darn great!