Just an update

Well, the past week nothing has really been happening too exciting. Yep, for once, our life is slowing down abit. Which is good, because for awhile there we were running NON STOP and MommaKate was getting tired!! :-)

Last weekend Craig and I went shopping for outfits for the March of Dimes Mother of the Year dinner banquet. First off, let me remind you that Craig doesn't like to dress up!! He's my jeans & tshirt kind of guy!! So I was really dreading going shopping for a suit!!

Much to my surprise, it went WELL!! We started at JC Penney because they were having a big sale and we found a suit for $135. SCORE! I was thrilled with the price and then when he tried it on, I was thrilled with the look! Its all black and has like black pinstripes. Made by Izod so it should hold up pretty good. We got him a grey/silver colored dress shirt and a tie that has pink & purple in it. Of course we had to go with something with pink for Callie Grace! He's going to look awesome.

I wasn't thrilled about looking for a dress for me though either. I had ordered the one for the photo shoot from Target that was maternity but it became snug in the past week or so. The top is a bit tight (damnit for my boobs growing!) So I had to shop for a new dress. And this wasnt going to be an easy task. Mind you the dress code for the dinner is "cocktail attire" and they dont exactly make "cocktail" dresses for 6month pregnant women!!

JC Penney had a huge sale on dresses so I started there. I tried on a few dresses and felt like a blimp. Then I found this one that had an empire waist and looked cute. So I tried it.... even though it wasn't maternity. I just opted to try a size bigger than I normally wear when Im not pregnant. IT FIT!! It looked sooo cute. The empire waist sits just above my belly and you can't really tell it's NOT maternity. And for $35 I was THRILLED!! And of course, its black.

I even bought a cute pair of heels to wear with it. Everyone knows Im not a heel girl but I splurged and bought a cute pair!!

We might not win the award, but atleast we'll look awesome!!!

We were given 8 tickets to the event from the March of Dimes... so at our table it will be Me, Craig, Mom, Dad, Craigs mom, Craigs Aunt Marge and my Aunt Bonny & Uncle Lynn. Im so honored that they all wanted to join us on this night. We're all staying the night in Indy as well. We're gonna make a full night of it! I can't wait.

Im excited to see how the evening unfolds and see which mom is crowned MOY. I know it wont be me, but its still an AMAAZING honor to even be nominiated. I still wish I knew who nominated me. One of lifes great mysteries I guess.

Not too much is really happening with us these days. The dinner is next weekend *August 21* so we're just lying low until then. Kinda feels good not to have to run here and there for a change.

I am going to a Compassionate Friends meeting tonight. I haven't been since May and I feel like I NEED to go. Ive had a lot of sleepless nights lately so maybe going to the support group will bring some comfort over me. We shall see.

I hope everyone is enjoying the HOT summer!! Im ready for Cole to go back to school... just over a week!

I'll update you after the dinner.....oh and after my next doctor appt. and ultrasound on the 23!!! (and NO, we're not finding out the sex!!!)

Have a good day!

XOXOX
MommaKate