Oma's 60th Birthday

Well this past Saturday the 18th, we celebrated my mom's (Oma's) birthday. Deborah and I surprised her by driving into Elgin on Friday and shocking her as we walked into her party at work. I didn't have my doctor's permission to do this, but since there was no change at the last visit, I figured I would be okay. We spent 2 quick hours in Elgin and then drove back to Spring. It was a long and exhausting day for me, and I quickly realized why traveling this close to giving birth is crazy. I was so ready to get out of the car, and my poor toes were the size of watermelons.

On Saturday morning, my parents came to Spring and we spent the day at our house. My dad brought BBQ and all the fixins', and they brought us fajitas from Elgin for breakfast. It was a great day. Mike and I went swimming for a while and had some excitement. We were just lounging and Mike was pushing us from one side of the pool to the other. We did this several times, but then suddenly the side of the pool collapsed. I went down first backwards, which scared me to death. I didn't realize what had happened, and when I hit the ground I looked up to see Mike headed my way. He was able to stop himself from falling on me or my tummy, and he pulled the wall back up. I was dazed for several minutes. My mom and sister were out in the yard and ran over to check on us. Mike kinda started to laugh, but I started to cry. I didn't really hurt myself, I was just worried that the fall hurt McKenna. However, the water did help to soften our fall, and besides a few bruises and a scratch on my shoulder I was okay. Later that day I was able to laugh about the fall, but for a while I was very shaken up. I guess McKenna had her first wild water rapid...

I go back to the doctor on Wednesday, and I'm praying there is a change. I really want to have her naturally without inducing, but I will do whatever is best for her. I'll keep everyone posted. I wish now I had a picture of the pool incident to share, but believe me I'm sure it was a sight...have a great week.