38 Weeks, Our Weekend, Baby Watch

Yesterday I hit my 38 week mark and today with 13 days to go I really want to make it to full term but part of me is tired and ready to have this baby.  I have 6 more days until February 1st and I think that Britt is going to wait until at least then until he makes his appearance.  I somehow received a boost of energy over the weekend and had one of the most productive weekends since my pregnancy.  I made two meals, lasagne and chicken pot pie, which is huge because I really cannot remember the last time I did cook a meal.  I also went both Saturday and Sunday without taking an afternoon nap.  This is also a big deal for me because I have been squeezing in as much shut eye as possible. 

Friday night Travis picked Ava up from school and told her she was spending the night at Nana and Papa's.  She was so excited and ran out of her classroom and headed to the car. On the way out two teachers were talking by the door about their plans to go shopping and Ava looked at them and said, "I am not going shopping, I am going to Nana and Papa's!"  

I had not made any plans for the weekend since we are on baby watch but on Saturday we planned an afternoon of bowling with some friends and their sweet daughters.  Ava has not seen them since November but when I mentioned that we were going to see Lily and Piper she got so excited and talked about them the entire ride to the bowling alley.  Ava enjoyed the evening and we ended it with dinner where we grabbed some pizza which topped off the day for Ava.  She really loves these girls and being silly with them.

On another Ava note, she really has taken an interest into cooking with us.  As I mentioned Travis has been cooking our meals for us.  The last couple of weeks Ava has been helping him cook by adding the seasoning and stirring.  Yesterday when I was making the lasagne she went into the dining room to bring in a chair and helped me for 30 minutes by adding the cut vegetables into the pan, stirring the onions and adding all of the seasoning.  She does very well at listening and knowing what pans are hot and not to touch.  This evening after dinner she mentioned she wanted to cook with Mommy and while I did not have anything to prepare, I went ahead and had her make her lunch for school tomorrow.  We made the classic PB&J and she spread the peanut butter and jelly and then put the sandwich together and after I cut the pieces up she put them in a bowl and placed it in her lunch box.  I cannot believe that she is only 2 years old and wanting to help out so much.  I love my little girl and now sous chef.