A Good Week

As I've promised before, I'm here to write not just about the good or the bad, but both. Last week, it was about the bad.

This week, it's aaaaaaaallllllllll good.

It really has been a wonderful week for us. Andrew took his last exam last Tuesday, which marks THE LAST UNDERGRADUATE EXAM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!!!!

Thursday, I had a checkup at the doctor's. Everything is looking and sounding just right, which is always good news (prego brain alert....it just took me at least 10 seconds to remember how to spell news).

Thursday afternoon, we all drove down to Ashe County and met Andrew's cooperating teacher for next semester. Which took a load of stress off all of us, as she has a lot of experience, but still seems passionate about her job. Plus she seems really nice!

Friday, we got Christmas shopping done for the three of us. We got Rin a tricycle (here's hoping she likes it!). And some slippers....cause that girl will not leave socks on and her feet feel like ice!

For ourselves, we took the easy way out this year. We each needed/wanted a few specific things, so we picked our things out together.Which means we know what we're getting from each other this year, but I do believe we are perfectly okay with that!

We did some other odds and ends over the weekend, but those days are all blurring together. Andrew let me sleep in quite a bit, which was lovely and much needed.

Yesterday was a pretty close to perfect day. We all stayed in our pajamas most of the morning and were just lazy. Which was made even better by the fact that it was cold and rainy in Boone yesterday. We went and got "cheap" Japanese food for lunch (and I have leftovers..score!) to celebrate a straight A semester. When we got home, we all passed out in food comas. Rin was in her crib while Andrew and I were snuggled on the couch. After we all woke up, we just kept taking it easy!

It's been an excellent week for Rin as well. She's still as stubborn as can be, but she's been much better behaved this week.

She's been almost consistently pooping only in the potty  (woohoooooo!).

She used a spoon the best we've ever seen her use one last night.

She's been repeating the alphabet back to us and has even started recognizing some of the letters on paper.

This morning, she counted to ten almost on her own. Say WHAT?!

And she's been overall very happy and snuggly.

Snuggling with Daddy to watch him play Pokemon

Now, if things take a turn for the grumpy, here's hoping it doesn't happen while we're home for the holidays!!

Until next time!