I need to superglue my camera to my hand. I keep missing these fantastic photo ops... today it was old Mrs. Ruby and her dog Rufus at the park. Rufus is apparently quite fond of the kiddie swing in the playground-- Wrenn and Eli squeeled in laughter as Mrs. Ruby swung Rufus high. Then she walked him around in a Little Tykes pushcar. Rufus put his paws on the steering wheel and everything. (Eli was actually a bit jealous of that, he thinks that's his toy.)

Next time, I'm bringing the camera. Mrs. Ruby and Rufus are known for their antics around the neighborhood, and I don't want to miss the next installment of bizarreness.

Sadly, that trip to the park nearly did me in. I'm still technically on bedrest, but I had to take myself off of it here lately. Don't worry - the baby is fine, I had a checkup yesterday and the amniotic fluid was low but I've got enough to last me until Friday. But with Patrick finishing his school stuff, I have had to tend to the kids. After almost two months of not doing that, it's been a bit of a shock to my system to pick it back up. It's frustrating to feel weak, and I guess it's just going to take a while to build my strength back up again. My inlaws would have taken the kiddos again, but I really wanted them home this last week. I wanted to enjoy these last few days before things change, ya know?

But tomorrow, I am determined to rest as much as possible, because it's truly the last day!! Whoohoo!!

In other news, the kids are now sharing a room together, and it's going surprisingly well. Bedtime is still a bit tricky, but I've found it's better killing two birds with one stone. (Somehow, that analogy just doesn't work, does it? Eh, I'm too tired to think of another.) Eli is one side of the room, and Wrenn is on the other. So far, the novelty hasn't worn off, and there have been only minimal problems. They like having someone else in the room, I think. Less monsters that way. This has freed up the other bedroom for company, and baby stuff, and eventually it will be the nursery. We always keep our little ones with us in our room for a while though, so it will just be the spare room till then.

Okay, what else? I know this isn't my normal blogging, but I feel like I've been so out of touch lately that I just need to update! I guess that's pretty much it for now.. I'll write again tomorrow, and then hopefully, I'll have a guest blogger Friday to let you all know how things go (and post some pics of the new kid.)

All for now.