After two very quick weeks at home, we found ourselves loading up the car one more time. Although we most definitely enjoyed our time while the kids were at Grandma & Grandpa's house, we were ready to see them again. So...we got back in the car and headed east for a family reunion of sorts.
Yet another ten long hours of riding in the car. Maybe I should explain that I usually LOVE road trips. I love the uninterrupted family time. When else do my husband and I get to spend that long together, confined to such close quarters? It's a true indication of how this pregnancy is affecting me to realize that not only am I not excited about road tripping this summer, but I am mostly dreading it.
Our time in the Midwest was just in time for record breaking temperatures and heat indexes. Not only was it H-O-T, but it was HUMID!!!! Consequently, this was the first time in my life that I found myself wanting to use pregnancy as an excuse to do nothing but sit on the couch in the air conditioning. I've never really been one to slow down much because of pregnancy, but I sure wanted to this week. I found myself drawn to shade like a moth to light. And I would have been more than happy to park my rear end there to stay for hours at a time. If my kids would have allowed for it, anyway! Which, needless to say, is like blowing kisses in the wind.
So I chased after little ones and carried on as usual. And took advantage of every moment I could in the air conditioning!
It was so great to have our kids back again. And so great to see family that we don't get to see very often. And to be away from our normal daily routine. But, I would dare to say this week was my hardest week of pregnancy. Between the heat and the back pain, I most certainly found myself counting down the days until November 7th.
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