Annika is feeling much better. She still has a cough sometimes and is still refusing to take her medicine but otherwise she seems back to normal. Thank goodness. It was a long weekend though. Kris was down at Nana and Papa's house helping them with a big remodeling project so Annika and I were on our own. We didn't go down because we didn't want to spread our germs to Great Nana. We spent all of Saturday and Sunday in the house. Not only because it was raining, but also because Annika just wasn't herself yet. She had fun on Sunday when I got out her train set. She played trains the entire day until I put them away and said they were "sleeping" - so that I could get Annika to go to bed too. Yesterday we got the trains out again and she played trains almost the whole day again. We took a break to grab some lunch and run to a couple stores nearby. But once home again, it was back to the trains. My back was so sore from getting up and down off the floor. I had to play trains too most of the time or I just had to rebuild the tracks when Annika would destroy them (over and over again).

The rest of the week should be pretty busy too. Today Annika, Kris and Papa are making a lumber store run to get the last supplies needed for the deck as well as to return a bunch of items we don't need. Thursday is Annika's 2nd birthday! We're having a fairly low key day. I'm taking the day off and Annika and I are heading to get pictures taken while Kris finishes the deck. Friday we need to have the inspector come out to give final approval for the deck, Annika has her 2 year check-up and we need to get the house cleaned because Saturday is Annika's birthday party! And it's also her first day of gymnastics class. So, class at 9am, party at 3pm and then another party at 6pm (the September martini party which I'm not sure if we'll make or not). And Sunday Kris may head back down to Nana and Papa's to keep working on the new laminate flooring he's installing. Busy, busy, busy!

Either I have about 8 babies in my belly or this little guy is as active as they come. I feel kicks all over - up by my belly button, down by my pelvis, over on my left side practically to my hip. This baby is a moving and a shaking! Hopefully it will hold still on the 20th so we can get all the measurements we need at the ultrasound. Speaking of my belly button (which I did about 3 sentences ago - keep up!), it is starting to stretch out. My belly must be growing again. I've taken 5, 10 and 15 week belly photos. I'll see if I can get those posted this week. Everything else is going well with this pregnancy. So well in fact that sometimes I forget I'm pregnant! Only until my back starts hurting though or I can't bend down as easily to get something or the tummy issues kick in again or the baby starts kicking me. OK, so I don't forget all that often or for very long!