Single-parenting on a busy weekend.

This weekend was our annual camping trip with our friends, where we tube down the Rifle River consuming copious amounts of cheap beer and junk food along the way. I would have killed to be there this year. A totally mindless, fun-filled weekend of camping with friends I feel like I never see anymore would have been a nice reprieve from life on the couch. Next year - sign me up Jon, I'm totally there.

But my being on bed rest shouldn't deny Eric the opportunity to spend the weekend on the river. He has worked his skinny ass off this summer, and he deserved a couple days away from home improvement and childcare duties. Which meant that I was single-parenting for the weekend. Only I wasn't really. Owen and I ended up staying with my parents Friday and Saturday nights. And we spent most of the day Saturday over at Jan's for cousin Lindsey's (home visiting from Taiwan!) party, which means Owen had about 20 people following him around and loving him all day Saturday (attention which he happily ate right up).

The problem with having cousins who are more like sisters and who I hardly ever see because three of them live in Taiwan, Philadelphia and New York, is that when all THREE are in town at the same time, I can't really stay on my couch all weekend (don't tell my midwife). There was a manicure in there. Pool time Friday afternoon. Drinks (Vernors for me) at Nana's Friday night. And of course hanging out at the party all day Saturday. And while all I did at all these events was sit, I was still so totally exhausted Sunday afternoon that when Owen went down for his nap, we ALL went down for a nap, and it ranks up there as one of the best naps of my life.

I'm going to behave myself the rest of this week until my check-in with the specialist on Thursday morning, where they'll do a big ultrasound and check all the baby's measurements again and make sure the stitch still looks good. I can't WAIT. After seeing her and being reassured every 2 weeks, this last month stretch of no ultrasound seems so long!

So, thanks to my cousins for a fantastic weekend, I miss and love you all. And thanks to my parents (from both Eric and I) for taking care of Owen (and me) all weekend. Their summer has been impacted more than most this year with all the extra hours/days/weeks they've put in helping us with the house and with Owen, and we are more grateful than we could ever say.

Happy Monday!