The Aftermath of Camping

Wow can I just say how tired I am and how 'hard' camping is when you are this pregnant?? In retrospect it PROBABLY wasn't the best idea to go along camping with my family the first night with Abby while Tom stayed home (because he had to work). It was just hard because Abby was in full blown craziness and wanted to run everywhere... including the roads... and frankly I can only run after her so many times before I am exhausted. I actually RAN once because she headed for the road just as a car was headed her direction... wow I haven't run while this pregnant in a LONG time. Just imagine strapping a 20 pound pack to your stomach and attempting to run... it just doesnt work... believe me.

So my poor mother had to help me with Abby because the rest of my family were too busy with camping things. She ended up having to help me a lot until Tom came... which wouldn't have been AS hard except for another child situation and my mom having to help with that too. I was so frustrated by the next morning, the babies were squrimy and I never sleep great when Tom and I are apart... Abby ended up in my bed around 2am and she is a violent sleeper... to top it off she woke me up at 8am and it was RAINING!! There was no place to go and if you know Abby you understand how frustrating this could be. I kept her quiet for as long as I could until Mom woke up and took her out to the truck, we played in the truck for about 30-45 minuets before we decided the rest of the crew was just going to have to wake up...

But I've vented enough... let's just say that part was hard. Thankfully I made it through a weekend of camping and I can feel like I didn't miss out this summer. Though this is certainly my last time camping this summer. It's interesting to think about what next year could be like? A 2 year old and 2 almost year olds? Might be too crazy for much camping. When Tom came things got easier because we could tag team and he takes such good care of me. I dont know how single parents do it, I love having a partner in crime!

Our next ultrasound is on Thursday and I can't wait! The girls will be 23w and 5 days so almost 24 weeks! Almost to that first checkpoint and than it's off to the 26, 28, 30, 32 and etc!! Yay!