Slumber party with Grandma and Grandpa

My parents came and spent a weekend with us and it was so much fun! We love having them around. And they have such servant hearts - sending me upstairs to take a nap, kicking Andy and I out the door for a date, reading to the kids, playing with the kids, loving on the kids, doing little kitchen projects with the kids, shaking out the rugs, doing a load or two of laundry (I know! I'm not kidding!), and just generally being a giant breath of fresh air. They are so amazing.

I hardly know how to express what my mom and dad mean to me. My entire life they have been this incredible, loving support system for me. And then Andy. And now they do the same thing for our children.

I am so thankful for their unconditional love. I am so thankful for their active participation in our lives! I'm so glad they're around to influence my kids.

So here are a few photo highlights from one of the mornings they were here. It was a ball!

My dad and Lily were playing this game where they would put a jewel under the blue lid. They somehow when Lily wasn't looking my dad would switch it with a different color jewel or more than one jewel. And then they'd say some "magic" words or do some funny routine and Lily was AMAZED every time! It was hilarious.

Here Lily is about to tap the blue lid.

More of the magic changing jewel game!

Grandma reading to Taylor. All the pictures were so precious and I couldn't choose!

On an entirely different note, would you please pray for me? Not to be too "personal", but I am having some serious pain in my nether regions. You may or may not know that when I gave birth to Taylor I separated my p.ubic bone. I don't even know how to describe that to you, but YOWSERS! It hurt like a son of a gun! Seriously. My epidural didn't phase it. I still remember it very well. And I've been somewhat apprehensive about it occurring again with this baby. I asked my doctor about it at one of my appointments and she wasn't sure what to tell me. It is entirely possible for it to happen again. Great!

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Well, the pain I'm having feels very similar to how I felt after I gave birth to Taylor. Sitting for any length of time hurts. Walking hurts. Lifting my legs to get into the car hurts. It just hurts. I had a doctor appt this morning and asked her about it. There isn't much I can do other than try to take it easy (yeah, right!), maybe take an occasional bath to try to relax the muscles, and take T.ylenol if I'm miserable. So, I'm not excited about the possibility of another seven weeks or so of this. And I would most definitely appreciate your prayers!!!