Visiting the Badger State

One of the conditions of our move to Texas was that I was able to visit my family once a year. We made this compromise as I am used to being in the same city as my entire family. I took my trip to Wisconsin this month. We also planned to have our baby shower while I was there.

During my first weekend in Wisconsin, we went up north to my family's cottage. We enjoyed sitting by the lake, soaking up the sun. Molly, my parent's dog, loved chasing the waves and trying to eat  flies. My aunt, uncles, and sister were able to come as well. While up north, we went to the Minocqua Water Ski Show. We also went shopping in Minocqua and test drove a boat.

Four bare-footers (I think) behind a boat.

Dog waterskiing too!

A pyramid. And to think I once was the top of a pyramid.

Molly protecting her toys

During the week in Wausau, we celebrated my mom's birthday by going to Texas Roadhouse. Then my brother and his fiance came to town. We enjoyed walking downtown and visiting the 400 Block. Our grandma came to lunch with us too. Lots of time was spent visiting relatives.

Saturday, we had our baby shower. My mom and sister did so much work planning it. It was a wonderful time to see family and friends. Here are some pictures.

The cup tower my brother and sister designed.

Cupcakes done by a family friend. If you want to know who, email me! They were delicious!

My grandma, siblings, and myself.

Then, we just hung out around the house with family. My sister came up for the weekend so we spent some quality time reminiscing about our childhood. We ate lots of yummy food and enjoyed the weather.

The biggest accomplishment I made during the trip was not having to use an airplane bathroom. I have never used an airplane bathroom; not due to fear but rather just never needed to. Well, being pregnant on a 3 hour flight is tricky but I made it!

And for the baby update, I'm 30 weeks along now. Just ten more to go (unless our baby arrives late). She's kicking much, MUCH more lately! I had to take the gestational diabetes test this week and for that, you drink a very sugary drink. Well, she loved it because she would not stop moving for hours after the test. Here's a picture of me at 30 weeks. I feel like I grew a lot bigger over the past two weeks but I haven't gained weight so not sure what's going on.