SPRING BREAK! And Bug Update

break /brāk/ verb a pause in work or during an activity or event.

"I need a break from mental activity"

synonyms:

rest, respite, recess

I think I speak for everyone within my district when I say we were dying for a break. In the past seven years, I cannot think of a time when our spring break was so late in April. By the end of March teachers, admin, and students alike were sick of one another and ready for some space. The weather started warming up mid to late March, and it was torturous to sit inside for 8-10 hours a day while the sun was shining and not a cloud was in the sky! Unfortunately, there is truth to good old Benjamin Franklin's quote, "...there will be sleeping enough in the grave..." because I feel like we have been going, going, going this whole break!

Since we sold our house (surprise!), my mom came down on Thursday before break to help us pack and to watch Lochlan while we were chaperoning prom. Spoiler alert: we didn't even get to pack yet because our house has yet to be appraised so we're just still "under contract." 😐 I don't want to pack up my entire house to just be told, "no go on the appraisal folks," so we spent a lot of our time doing some other things around the house. It really has felt like we haven't stopped at all until yesterday.

The week of spring break (starting last Friday at midnight) has looked like this:
Saturday, we sold my X5.
Sunday, we made the trek to Atlanta to buy a Q7. (This momma is one happy lady to have a vehicle with a third row! *woot! woot!*)
Monday, we made the drive to transfer the X5 and had lunch while Mom watched bug.
Tuesday, we had our anatomy scan at 18 weeks 6 days and went to the aquarium in downtown Charleston.
Wednesday, we threw a gender reveal party and found out baby #2's parts with all of our wonderful friends.
Thursday, bug had a follow up endocrinology appointment in Charleston and Mom left.
Friday, WE DID NOTHING!
Saturday, we attempted to go ice skating at the Ice Palace and dyed Easter eggs.
Tomorrow, WE WILL DO NOTHING! (Maybe a movie or something in the afternoon, but our boy is beat and cranky!)

Things have been hectic, but what I learned (really, what I was reminded of) this week was:
1. I have a little boy who is one hell of a trooper when he is out of his element (he was awesome while we were driving all over Atlanta),
2. it is AMAZING to have your parents around to help out when you need them, and
3. I seriously have the BEST friends!

Here are some pictures from our Spring Break:

He LOVED the River Otters at the Aquarium

And the snakes! YUCK!

Family Photo courtesy of K. McCuean :-)

<3

I got a good one! 

He may have cried the whole time, but he did it!

Sometimes I'm lucky enough to get snuggles!

<3 You can't ask for much more than this! 

My sweet little Easter Bunny! <3

Milestones: He is speaking in some crazy sentences and making some amazing observations. After the gender reveal, he kept trying to buy the baby things at Walmart, and is constantly asking where the baby is. Potty training is in full swing, and it's awful and wonderful at the same time. He's really good at peeing. He will literally drop his pants anywhere and "make mud" if he has to go, but pooping is a completely different story.
Sleep: Spring break has been good (maybe) to us. He's going to bed later, but he's doing us a favor by sleeping in until at least 8 am. I can't complain about that. The last two days he hasn't been waking up in the middle of the night, but I don't know if that's because he's exhausted or because he's getting used to putting himself back if he wakes up.
Eating: He will eat the hell out of some scrambled eggs in the morning, and he eats all of his lunch at school, but dinner is still difficult.
Mood: I think this week he has had a cold, so he is not sleeping restfully, but BOY is he cranky and whiny!
Likes: He loves the idea of the baby, and keeps asking if he can buy the baby things. He loves to be outside and has insisted that we eat dinner on the back patio every night this week
Dislikes: It's the same as always: being told it's time to stop doing anything that he's doing. Being told he needs to stop doing what he's doing. Staying still for very long. Not getting his way immediately.

Things I want to remember: How excited he is to be a big brother, and how his eyes light up when he discovers something. How he says, "I got an idea!" and tears off around the house to go and do whatever he's decided he wants to do in that moment. Also, how he loves to snuggle in our bed from about 5 am onward.

Looking forward to: Whatever the next few months bring us. I'm also really, really looking forward to being on summer vacation and enjoying some time with my boys!