They just put in a pool so we were outside all weekend. It is really more of a backyard experience than just a pool. They have a new outdoor kitchen and indoor/outdoor patio area. Totally wonderful and it felt like we were at a resort all weekend!
The kids swam and we ate wonderful food. I don't know if I have mentioned this before but my BIL, Marshall, is an amazing cook. He cooked all of our meals and each one of them was amazing. He seriously should have been a gourmet chef. We always get fed really well when he is around.
I won't overwhelm you with pictures but only because I didn't take any. I forgot my good camera and, really, having a 2 and a half year old around a pool there is no time to do anything but watch her. Thank goodness for my mother in law who helped with that so I could enjoy a few poolside drinks. :)
I did snap this one of Blakely and her cousin Syble's other cousin, Sophie Grace. Confused? Anyway, turns out they had on matching swimsuits. Not planned but adorable anyway. I am a sucker for Ol.d Na.vy holiday gear. Gets me every time.
Lonnie picked blackberries a couple of times last week. Blakely really wanted to go so we let her but just for a little bit. Too many snakes! She thought it was fun and has been trying to get Daddy to go again.
They are really great this year because we have had a lot of rain. The first night I made some mini blackberry pies. They turned out good but the cobbler I made the next night was even better. We have been snacking on them of the for a while and I am kind of blackberried out. I put the rest of what we have in the freezer. He says he may go a few more times but we will see. I am so mad that I didn't take a picture of the final cobbler because it was pretty!
It was a year ago that all the shit went down with our 5th IVF. (one, two, three, four, five) I am over it now but I would be lying if I said I wasn't still a little bitter. That really messed me up for a while. I don't know if I would have even remembered the day except my retrieval was on the 4th of July and that is hard to forget. Anyway, I am really happy with where we are in our infertility journey now. What a difference a year makes!
Speaking of infertility, I have started my medications for our frozen embryo transfer. We have a tentative date of transfer of July 28th! Wow. That is really soon. Right now I am injecting 5 units of lu.pron each morning and taking a baby aspirin. I put on an estrogen patch every other day and that will gradually increase to 4 patches every other day over the next few weeks. I am thrilled and excited that we are getting so close to the last step in this process. I am also getting quite nervous!
Lastly, thank you of all of the concern and well wishes for my mom. She is doing better and has a check up today. She has sure enjoyed the extra Blakely snuggles!
