As you can see from the picture, I have apparently spoiled Mercedes to the extent that she will not sit in the back seat alone. She spent almost the entire drive with her rear end on my lap and her top half resting on the console between our seats. (When she was a puppy she easily fit on my lap and I loved holding her in the car; now that she is much larger, SHE loves sitting on my lap).
One of the highlights of our trip was that my mom and I were able to join Nicki and Nick for an ultra sound! It was amazing to see how big their baby has grown (compared to the pictures of previous ultra sounds) and to watch their baby move about inside Nicki! I had hoped that when the technician heard that I was pregnant too, she would have me trade spots with Nicki, but unfortunately that did not happen. So, John and I still have to wait until May 3.
Nicki looks absolutely amazing and adorable with her baby belly! She and I did take some profile pictures together. However, Nicki is much better with actually taking the picture compared to me. So, the pictures are on her camera (I will post them later).
John and I are now into our 15th week and our little Sweet Pea is the size of an apple: she is about 4 inches long and weighs only 2.5 ounces! Although I went for a belly check last Wednesday, it feels like that was forever ago. Waiting until May 3 is going to take a lot of patience.
We also celebrated my mom's birthday. Although her real birthday was on March 30, we decided to wait to celebrate all together. Growing up, we always had a banana cake with pineapple filling and boiled icing for my mom's cake. She had this growing up. SADLY, (well sad for my mom, great for the rest of the family) Bud's Bakery, the only bakery that sold this cake, closed a while back. Well, my mom being persistent as she is, found the recipe and sent it to me. So obviously I made the cake for her. It took over 2.5 hours to make.....but, my mom loved her cake and said it tasted just like Bud's. Whether or not I believe her, she said it with a smile and ate her piece!
Some highlights of what we saw while in Arkansas:
