This past weekend was so very fun, but incredibly exhausting. We went to my parents house for Thanksgiving, and we got there around two in the afternoon. ( Since my wonderfull boss let me go early!) We saw all my aunts and uncles, and cousins. Noah had a great time playing with his (second) cousin Abraham, and playing with his uncle Ethan. We ate lots, and when we couldn't think we could eat anymore, we ate some pie. Friday we decided to go shopping. Even though it was black Friday, Matt wanted to go to get Guitar Hero. They didn't have it at the original store that we saw the sale ad in, but at Toys R Us. We finished Noah's Christmas shopping that day, and managed to get home by one in the afternoon. After a lunch of leftovers with relatives, we relaxed ( or, if your Matt, played Guitar Hero for two hours), then we got ready for the Santa Parade!
I looked forward to this the most, because Noah knows who Santa is now, or as he calls him, "Ho-Ho!" Noah had alot of fun at the parade, even though the sirens scared him. He got lots of candy, and was so excited to see Santa! He called over the heads of the other children( since he was on my shoulders) "Ho- Ho!, Hi Ho-Ho!" waving like a little nut. After the parade, we got to meet Santa at the legion. Noah got a little snack of a hotdog, chips, and some punch, as well as getting a little gift from the big man himself for sitting on his lap.
We stayed and relaxed until Monday, where Matt and I went down to the cities for my appointment. Noah stayed with Nana and Papa. We got to the cities and checked into our hotel. After Matt researched what there is to do in downtown Minneapolis, we decided to walk to Nicollette Mall and go into Macy's. We explored their Christmas room, where we bought some ornaments for our tree this year, and then we went to the 8th floor. This years story was A Day in the Life of an Elf. It was a blast, and I wished so much that Noah could have came with. They had a room to meet Santa and Mrs.Claus's bakery, and saw the toy store. Then it was off to get some supper! We ate, then called it a night.
The next day(Tuesday) was my cardiology appointent. We found out that we will be delivering at Abott NW, that I have an echocardiogram every 6 weeks, and put onto a new medication, Coreg. I'm glad that I'm being taken care of so well at this hospital. Baby Wap has been moving up a storm, and Matt has got to feel baby move a few times. We will here about the perinatologist we will see today, and then we will know about what my cardiologist and OB think we should do as far as delivery and such. My cardiologist is a great guy, saying we aren't treating just one patient, but two. He said that instead of just waiting to get a shock from the ICD that we are going to be proactive as possible to prevent any sort of myapathy or right ventricle heart failure. Also by delivering down there, if anything should go wrong, the heart institute is upstairs, and the children's hospital is down the block.
Overall a fun and exciting weekend, with a little insight to things down the road!
