6 weeks left!

A few days ago I was on the phone with my mom and she said something that hit me pretty hard. We were talking about pregnancy, labor, what to expect, her experiences etc. and she said to me, "This is the last 6 weeks you will ever have. After these short weeks you will be a mother for the rest of ETERNITY"  Of course I have always known this but it made me stop, breath, and realize that it's okay with me to have 6 more weeks. It's all we have left of just being Judd and D'laney.

So... me being me... I decided to write a list of things I wanted to do by myself or with Judd that I wont be able to do for a real long time or EVER AGAIN. Here's my list so far. Feel free to suggest what I'm missing.

1. Take a nap
2. Go on a walk alone
3. Eat a meal in peace
4. Cook without distractions
5. Read a book
6. Sleep all night
7. Go to the movies
8. Go to a sit down, not child friendly restaurant with Judd
9. Talk to Judd without interruptions
10. Pedicure
11. Blast MY music in the car
12. Spend money on myself
13. Have an all day date with Judd (dinner/movie)
14. Go shopping and take time looking around

To be honest some of these will be hard for me. Since we are all about living to our budget I can't imagine doing all these fun things in 6 weeks BUT the stubborn side of me just wants to show Judd that buying a breast pump isn't "BUYING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF"

So... Yesterday we started checking things off our list.
Judd and I drove up to Aberdeen, SD for the Brown County Fair. The cool thing about this fair, that I've never seen anywhere else, is that it's FREE parking and FREE admission. We walked around, watched a BMX Extreme Sport Show (11-17 yr old kids doing some flips off a jump), watched a bit of a magic show and Stunt Dog Show, and we walked through all the exhibits. It was kinda a lot of walking for my poor feet but with a stop at the food vendors I was good-to-go after a Navajo taco and Strawberry Pina Colada shaved ice. I was also saved by a stop at the "Massage Pillow" exhibit. comfy seat, lower back and feet massaged, fan in my face, PERFECTION! All I needed was for the sales woman to stop talking.

After watching the Brown County Royalty competition and realizing both candidates were awarded Queen we said good bye to the fair and stopped by Target for some shopping. (It's sad when you walk through the whole store saying "lets buy something fun" and the only thing you pick up is baby soap and onsies) After going to Culvers for a late dinner and filling up on gas and buying some treats (dont judge) we were on our way home. When we got to Redfield, we passed their drive-in theater and saw they were just starting "Despicable Me 2" I have been wanting to see that show for awhile now so Judd, being his spontaneous self, flipped around and we cuddled in the back seat and watched a hilarious movie!

 I'm going to miss this time so much! Being able to drop whatever and have a full day with just my husband, being able to have good long conversations in the car, being spontaneous and not having to plan around feeding times and dirty diapers but while I was laying in bed last night feeling my baby jabbing me in the ribs for the millionth time I thought, our life is just going to get better and better.