The Minneapolis McCues: Bunnies and good weather!!

(Here are some of Meredith's 6 month photos, by Swaddlebee. They turned out great. Go to my facebook page to see the rest....!)

Well, once again time is getting away from me and it's been awhile since my last post! It's crazy how busy you can be doing not a whole lot with a nearly seven month old! The Easter holiday was extended for two weekends for us. The actual holiday we stayed home and didn't do much, and this past weekend we headed to Blue Earth to celebrate with my family! Both celebrations were great!

Easter weekend was pretty low key, but after the busy weekend we had prior to that, it was kind of nice. Jon was on call, so we stayed close to home. But now that Meredith has been somewhat predictable, we took the time to make fun dinners and watch a few movies. Friday night we broiled pork chops and I made Brie and garlic mashed potatoes and a spinach salad. Then we watched "Up in the Air", great movie!! Then Saturday night Jon made Paella and we watched "A Serious Man", I think you have to be Jewish to appreciate that movie, but stil good. Then on Easter Jon made eggs Benedict and we had mimosas, not a bad Easter brunch! I had also bought Jon and I some Easter candy and for Meredith she got a plush bunny basket that has a motorized tail that wiggles and says "Some bunny loves you", I also got her some soft blocks to play with.

And this past weekend we headed down to Blue Earth Friday evening and stayed unilateral Sunday morning. It's the longest I have gone without going home since Meri's birth, it had been 6 weeks! Meri had so many new tricks to show my family! She's sitting up on her own, scooting backwards and getting up on all fours. She's dangerously close to crawling (which is why I had a professional baby proofer come by for a consult, more on that in a minute....)! It was so nice to see everyone. Friday night we just hung out at my mom's and my two sisters were there, my niece and nephew and bro-in-law, and of course my mom and step-dad were there too! We just played with the babies and had a few drinks and all caught up!

The next day I had a hair appointment, so Jon and my parents watched Meri. Then that afternoon e headed to my Gma Wickersham's for a late Easter dinner. My bro and his wife were also able to come as well as my Aunt, uncle and three cousins. Once again we ate, hung out, had a few drinks, played with the babies and chatted!

All in all, it was great couple of weeks. As I mentioned earlier, Meredith is getting stronger every day. She's rolling all over the place, getting up on all fours and rocking and scooting backwards. I called a person about baby proofing and they came over for a consult a week ago. I am an educated medical professional, but it was amazing what this person reminded me of. Just simple changes to make my home safer, as well as suggestions for outlet covers, baby gates, closet and door locks, cabinet locks, fire extinguishers, CO2 and fire detectors. It was a great eye opener. I'm waiting for his estimate for the equipment and installation and then I can choose to do some, all or none of it. I'm excited because everything he said made sense and I'm looking forward to implementing it.

Now, looking ahead.... I'm actually heading to Las Vegas tomorrow morning for 4.5 days. Jon will be in charge, by himself, until I return. He will be taking her to day care Wed-Fri and home all day Saturday with her. I return Sunday morning. I know he'll do just fine, but all the same, I've been a little sad the last couple of days knowing I'll be leaving my little girl. It will help that my good friend and fellow new mother, Nicole, will be amongst the people on vacation with me. So, I'll update you soon on how my trip was and how Jon's home alone experience with Miss Meredith went........