Playing Catch-Up

We have had a busy past couple of weeks/weekends. Things are going great...just busy!! For starters, we had a wonderful time down in Charleston and at the Isle of Palms. It was nice to get away for a few days. We came back in to town on Saturday for Will's brother's engagement party. It was a nice event with family and friends of the bride and groom. I'm glad we came home to go to it. Last week, I had a fabulous baby shower given by my wonderful co-workers. They were all so thoughtful and generous. Sawyer is one lucky little boy!

We did have a little bit of a downer the middle of the week last week. Will's brother Andy had a eye infection and went to the ER to get it checked out. While doing blood work, the doctors discovered that his kidneys were not doing well. It turns out that he has kidney disease and is in stage 5 kidney failure. He is good spirits and was released from the hospital on Sunday with a plan to start dialysis and eventually have a kidney transplant. Please keep him and the Tevepaugh family in your prayers.
CaringBridge site for Andy

On Saturday, Will's mom, sister, and family friend Jennifer hosted a baby shower for me and Sawyer. I think the shower was a great distraction from all of the worry over Andy the last week. It turned out to be a great event. Seeing some of Will's aunts and cousins was really nice.

Saturday evening, Will was gone to a meeting and I got a wild hair to put together a closet organizer shelf and start to organize baby stuff. I think I probably over did it with all of my activity. I finally laid down on the couch to rest, and decided to let Will know that I was not feeling great. He headed home and I talked to the doctor on call. She told me to keep my feet up and drink plenty of water. After about 20-30 minutes, I was calmed down and started feeling better. I know from now on that I need to take it easy and not try to do so much at one.
On Sunday, Will was called in to work, so I was home alone again. He warned me to take it easy. I did have some things that I wanted to get done, so I did them little by little. I got all of the baby gifts unpacked and sorted. I washed baby clothes, sheets, towels, and blankets. I feel like I got alot done without over doing it. There are few things that still need to be done in the nursery: a shelf needs to be hung over the changing table and pillow shams and curtains need to be made. I have picked out the fabric for the shams and curtains. I am going with a navy blue and white polka dot fabric with red ric rac as a border. I can't wait to see them when they are made.
This weekend coming up, we are going to Atlanta for a friend's wedding. We got the all-clear to travel from the doctor at yesterday's appt. I think the hardest part will be riding in the car. I plan on bringing several pillows to prop with so that I can be comfortable. It should be a good time with friends!