Friday: On Friday afternoon, Asa and I were browsing Target and found a perfect little table for Anna Reaghan's room. It has a lower platform that's great for a clock/sound machine/cd player, a drawer (Asa's table doesn't have a drawer, other than that they're almost identical), and a table top that's just the right size for the little incidentals (WATER BOTTLE) that are handy to have nearby when nursing. :) After Matt got home we went to a local Mexican restaurant for dinner. Asa napped late, so he was not too sleepy or falling apart and he ate every.last.bite of his refried beans (and dipped chips in salsa). :) He went to bed later than usual after napping late, but it was worth it for a family night out. A break from routine every once in awhile doesn't hurt him. ;) Right before bed, we Skyped with G-Pa & G-Ma. Asa was soooo excited to see them and literally bouncing up and down, playing peek a boo (that HE initiated), and "near/far" with them. It was adorable. He was devastated when we turned the computer off to get ready for bed, but we Skyped again later in the weekend to make up for it. :) After Asa was in bed, I finished some sewing I started during naptime and then Matt and I cuddled up on the couch to watch The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from the Chronicles of Narnia series. Matt received a subscription to the Blockbuster movies/games by mail program (like Netflix) for Christmas from a friend, and while he misplaced his activation card for awhile, I found it after we moved. ;) This was our first selection, and a good selection it was! We both really enjoyed the movie. Matt REALLY enjoyed it and proceeded to watch it 2 more times before we went to bed on Saturday! When he gets into a movie, he reallllllly gets into a movie. ;)
Here's my Friday sewing adventure (made from a flat sheet I picked up awhile ago at a thrift store):
Saturday: Asa slept in a little (yea for his 30 min. late bedtime not reversing sleep!!), so we got to sleep a little extra. We all had breakfast together, and then we just kind of played around the house Saturday morning until naptime. I love seeing Asa EAT UP playtime with his daddy. He waits all week and you can just tell he delights in weekends when Matt has more time at home. It makes Mondays kind of sad, but he usually perks up by lunch time on Monday. During naptime, Matt watched the movie again and I looked up furniture stores. We wanted to look for a new upholstered chair for Asa's room so his glider could move to Anna Reaghan's room. Especially with Asa still being in a crib, we wanted a cuddly place to still curl up and read in Asa's room but knew Anna Reaghan will need the rocking motion of the glider more than Asa does. ;) We tried a different furniture store in town a few weeks back, but nothing was comfortable or in a print that would even remotely work in Asa's room, much less transition to a living room/family room or whatever have you when Asa's room no longer warrants such a chair. Of course a chair could be covered or reupholstered, but it would be great to find something neutral from the get-go. At the very FIRST store we tried on Saturday, we found a chair on clearance that is comfortable AND neutral!! Praise the Lord!!! It was a very exciting find. :) :) The chair will be delivered this Saturday!!! I had been planning on leaving the glider in Asa's room until Anna Reaghan is sleeping longer stretches (as she'll be in a bassinet in our room until that time), and having the new chair in our room until she switches rooms. But I realized it makes more sense to me to feed her in the living room (steps from our bedroom door) if we get up in the night--then I can listen to my faaaavorite lullaby cd (Sing Over Me) while she eats or talk to her or have a light on low without ANY fear of disturbing Matt. So we're going to go ahead with the big chair switch on Saturday!
While we were there, we thought we might as well see what loveseats and couches were on clearance as we'd also like somewhere comfortable to sit in the basement while Asa/the kids play. We completely agreed on a couch, and it should be delivered in May or early June (it's on back-order). I can't believe we found BOTH furniture items we were looking for on sale and at the same place! SUCH a praise and blessing. We have been praising God for overseeing even the little, trivial details of our life and hopes. :)
On Saturday night Matt watched the movie again (seriously) while I sewed again. I had seen these little onesie cuddly sacks on a blog and went to a site where they were sold. I thought I could make one myself for MUCH cheaper, so I went for it. I want to swap out the band of red polka dot fabric for some type of wiiiide grosgrain ribbon with red in it (and tie it in a bow in front), but other than that it's complete! I LOOOVE little sacks--they're so great for easy diaper changes and babies with little kicky legs. Asa would often kick his legs and scrunch them up to his stomach such that they'd get stuck in the tummy of his sleepers and then he couldn't get his legs back into the actual legs of the sleepers and get frustrated and fussy. Little sleeping gowns were the perfect solution. :) I think this will be perfect for lounging around the house, and I love that it has Anna Reaghan's monogram. ;)
Sunday: Brought us EASTER!! Christ is risen, indeed!!! Hallelujah! We got ready for church and were very pleasantly surprised to find it PACKED OUT. That was really cool to see. :) Asa cried when we dropped him off in the nursery for the first time in awhile, but he was okay when we picked him up. I set up with the nursery director to complete my nursery orientation this coming Sunday, and then I'll be on the schedule every 4th Sunday (until Anna Reaghan arrives). I am excited to serve in the nursery as they have so lovingly welcomed us and Asa! After church we went to the house of friends from our small group. They do not have family nearby either, and they thoughtfully invited us to join them for Easter lunch. They have a little girl Asa's age, and a little boy 3 years older. There were lots of cars and trucks around to keep Asa very entertained. ;) And they had a cat, Honey, whom Asa met. I'm not sure he'd ever seen a cat in person before and he was verrrrrry intrigued. Now when he sees a cat, he says, "Honey!!" Doesn't miss a thing. ;) He also seemed to actually enjoy cake for the first time, taking a total of maybe 6ish bites before he was done. Asa doesn't have a particularly sweet tooth and usually eats 3 bites of cake/cupcakes MAX... IF that. No complaints here, and he hasn't been exposed to cakes/cookies much since we are still careful with dairy, but it was fun to see him enjoy it so much. :)
After a nap at home, we gave Asa his Easter basket.
We got him a McQueen and Mater from the Cars stories (he has only read 1 storybook about Cars, never seen a video of it, but has really latched onto the characters from that 1 book) that he was THRILLED about! His eyes just lit up and he grinned. It was precious--you love finding something your child loves. :)
We also got him some placemats now that he prefers to eat at the table instead of with the tray attached to his booster seat. Two of the 3 we ordered arrived in time for Easter, and Asa is quite pleased with the trucks and farm animals on the table now.. just wait until the DOGGY placemat arrives! :)
Our last Easter basket goodies were a harmonica (he LOOOVED hearing it at Caroline's house in TN), a book about Easter, and some toddler 100% fruit snacks he LOOVES (and calls "yummies" instead of "gummies"). :)
He is thrilled with both, and even this morning spotted the harmonica, brought it to me, and said, "Song!" He hasn't figured out how to play it yet himself, but he just laughs and laughs and bounces along if you play it for him. He is quite taken with the book as well and we have read it several times. I want to build a collection of books about the real reasons we celebrate various holidays, and Easter was a perfect opportunity for my little bookworm to get another book. ;) My parents sent some new pjs and some stickers, and Asa wore his new pjs last night (car! zoom! zoom!) and asks for more stickers frequently. :) We're so glad he enjoyed his basket so much and that we could give him some little gifts to celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ
enjoying his "yummies"
See me drink from a cup? I see you!
Our trees FINALLY bloomed... on Easter Sunday! NEW LIFE! :)
Next weekend is supposed to be warm (70!!!!!) AND sunny (lately if it gets to the 60s/low 70s, it's also rainy and stormy). I don't know yet how we'll take advantage of that, but we'll find SOME way I'm sure. :)
We hope you had a sweet Easter celebration of our RISEN Lord and Savior!
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