Sunday

Hi Friends,

It's hard for me to be to believe another weekend is over.  Every day kind of runs together here, but I definitely look forward to having Jason and Harper over to break that up.  They went home early today to get ready for the week and go to church, so I've been back to "normal" since 4:30 or so.  No matter when they leave, it's always hard for me to see them go...I think Sunday nights and Mondays are the hardest. But I'm glad they will have some down time at home before another busy week.

We slept in a bit this morning (relatively speaking--they usually wake me up at 6:30 to put me on the monitors), and then enjoyed watching church on the internet.  Some Sioux Falls friends brought Starbucks (coffee for J and a smoothie for me) after church, so it almost felt like Sunday morning coffee time!  We had a great visit with them and then took a little walk around the grounds of the hospital.  The nurses are getting better at letting me out of "jail" and trust that I will obviously return quickly if anything happens, so it was nice to actually see the sun for a couple of days this weekend after being indoors for two weeks.  I don't know if I've ever gone that long before...crazy. 

The highlight of our walk was discovering the little splash pad outside the Children's Hospital (The Castle).  I didn't have my camera along and couldn't find a picture of it online, but there were 5 or 6 little fountains of water shooting out of the pavement a lot like the ones in the picture below. 

source: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1709496/st-george-utah-has-some-fabulous-splash-pad-water-parks-to-cool-off-in-this-summer-

We decided to let Harper out of her stroller to explore, knowing full well that she would end up soaking wet.  She had a great time splashing around, though!  She tried to drink it a couple times, stood on top of one of them, and just ran around, laughing.  I rung her out best I could and let her walk back to the room in her wet clothes :)  I wish I had thought to take a picture, but I was more worried about changing her very saggy diaper.

Here she is playing with a new puzzle I bought her in the gift shop on Friday.

Hi, Jason.

We used an Applebee's gift card to enjoy a late lunch after Harper's nap. I took a picture of our spread.

Harper found a new spot to watch the helicopter.

I have an ultrasound tomorrow, so I look forward to being able to update you on the baby.  If all continues to go well, we are about at the halfway point for my hospital stay.  Of course I could deliver at any time if things change, but otherwise we are planning on approximately two more weeks!  I have to remind myself that we are about to have a baby--I have been focusing so much on the hospital stay and lining up care for Harper and getting everything in order that I haven't really let myself get excited for a newborn.  But this weekend especially, Jason and I talked more and more about meeting this little girl, and I can't wait to see her face.

Have a good week.