Home Alone

You'll be happy to hear I haven't gotten any further injuries since getting home Thursday night. In case you're wondering, I do NOT recommend spraining your ankle in your third trimester; pregnant women and crutches are not a good combination. (I missed a deck stair and rolled my ankle pretty bad on Saturday, then visited the emergency room in the middle of the night - did we mention that?) Fortunately, it seems like this is a pretty mild sprain, and after spending most of Sunday and Monday on the couch, I had pretty much abandoned the crutches by Wednesday. The main reason was that it didn't feel too bad to put weight on my ankle. Another factor was that I wasn't convinced I wasn't going to hurt myself worse in some bizarre crutch accident. And then there was the fact that whenever I picked them up Finn went into complete hysterics, pointing at them, crying, and screaming, "Ow! No! Mama! Ow!" So limping it is.

I'm trying to enjoy my solo weekend. I've had super fun girls' nights out both Friday and Saturday. I've slept in as late as I could (8 am!) yesterday and today, because I'm 35 weeks pregnant and who knows when sleeping in is ever going to happen again. I'm treating myself to dinner wherever I want tonight, once I figure out where that is. Mona's getting plenty of quality lap time as I try to keep my ankle elevated. But... it's kind of ... quiet... around here.

Finn and Jonathan sound like they're having fun back in Minnesota, and they come home tomorrow. I hear Finn's been to the pool, and the zoo, and is partying his little heart out. Here he is with his cousin Jamie last Wednesday.
He also has a BRAND NEW COUSIN, Jamie's little brother Wyatt, born Thursday afternoon. Welcome to the world, Wyatt! Sorry I missed you, and can't wait to see you at Christmas.

And here's Finn feeding deer at Osborne Center in Iowa last Tuesday. My favorite bit is at about the 30 second mark, where he decides the bear is boring and he wants to go find the deer again.

Deer! from Katie on Vimeo.

Wish the boys luck flying without me, and check out more photos on Flickr.