i just experienced an in-law tornado this week, and it was great!!! my in-laws arrived tuesday and in a period of 24 hours they fixed paul’s car which wasn’t running, helped me out with a book shelf for the baby’s room, and did more yard work than paul and i have done in i can’t remember how long. as great as it was having so much help around the house, it was even better just to have their company for a couple of days. with paul being gone, i had gotten so accustomed to the quiet house. needless to say, red was ecstatic to have people around to play with (especially my father-in-law).

tuesday evening was definitely an awesome bonding night for the three of us with the baby. the little man was having his “power hour” around 9 o’clock and my in-laws were able to feel him a ton, which they hadn’t done yet. it was so great!!! though a few of his jabs are starting to hurt and make me wince a little bit, i can’t tell you how cool it was to see the looks on their faces when they felt their grandson moving around. my favorite moment of tuesday evening happened while my mother-in-law was feeling the baby move around. the two of us were sitting on our couch and as my father-in-law walked in the back door after taking red for an evening stroll, my mother-in-law yelled out “kent, hurry up and get in here. the baby is moving.” sure enough, my subdued father-in-law literally comes running into the living room from the kitchen at the back of the house, plops on the couch next to me and feels the baby. i was cracking up!!! you would have to know kent to know that he’s not the most demonstrative of men… which is what made that moment one that i will never forget. i completely pictured paul doing the same exact thing years and years down the road.

according to my mother-in-law, i have a very cute looking pregnant belly. that was especially nice to hear since i am feeling very large and disproportioned these days. i can’t believe that i am down to 8 weeks. aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!! i have been buying clothes for the little man, which has been a blast. he’s going to be sporting some stylish threads this summer and fall. i really just cannot wait to meet him and get to know him.

last night mr. magoo and i enjoyed a moment on the couch together, while he showed off his ninja skills yet again. i closed my eyes and cringed as he kicked me in the same exact spot he had been kicking me for nearly 15 minutes. then i looked at that spot on my far right side and realized that i saw his heel poking out of my side, giving me a second hip bone. it was the craziest looking thing i had ever seen. so i felt around it, and even tried to tickle it, amazed that his little teeny foot was right there.

anyway, neat stuff…. my next doctor’s appointment is a week from today. attached are pictures of my father-in-law “meeting” his grandson. enjoy!!!

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