.zoo.swim.usaa party.

.this weekend was going, going, going. which was fun, but also made it go by WAY TOO FAST. 

.andrew told me I was in charge of planning this weekend. So Friday night we actually went out to eat (only because Andrew had a coupon for buy one get one free...and it was all you could eat.) It was REALLY good because it was different from the hotel food. It was so nice to get out, Andrew and I were able to talk, Brooklynn ate and ate and ate, and we did too. We also took Andrew to get a haircut cause he was in dying need of one. Than we headed back to the hotel, and played with Brooklynn until bedtime, and went to sleep.

.i could not sleep at all. it was horrible. i think i ran on 5 hours of sleep total Saturday. which is not horrible, but not the best either. I got up early and took our laundry down, and started it, so we could have clean clothes for the day. i packed a lunch for us for the day, and we headed down to get breakfast. ate. and headed out the door for our adventures for the day. 

.we went to the san antonio zoo. it was SO HOT. we ended up getting there around 11, and stayed until 1:30. we saw enough animals to keep brooklynn entertained, and to get a bit of a tan. i was not amazed by the zoo, but i wasnt disappointed either. they didnt have giraffes, and that is one animal i was really looking forward too. but oh well. brooklynn enjoyed herself, and thats all that matters. we finished off with a little train ride around the zoo, and decided to get b home for her nap.

 .i love this picture of b.

 .b at the zoo... for the FIRST TIME.

 .dad and b at zoo.

 .mom and b at zoo (i cannot wait to have a GOOD picture with b).

 .flamingos.

 .b was pretty interested when she could see the animals and they would move.

 .black bear.

 .this monkey just posed on the fence like this.

 .fish.

 .sharks.

 .i thought this fish looked sweet.

 .b looking down at the fish.

 .b girl.

 .can you spot the cheetah? 

 .zebras.

 .rino... poor thing just wanted shade.

 .elephants... they were awesome. walking around and getting really close.

 .elephants.

 .b-sippy in one hand, and pushing the stroller with the other.. she LOVES to push the stroller.

 .tiger...right when we got there he got up, and came to get a drink of water.....he also turn around so his butt was facing everyone and took a dump.

 .can you spot the lion?.

 .train ride... she LOVED it.

 .san antonio river... part of train ride.

 .train ride.

 .our little train that took us.

.b worn out and HOT... she fought me to put her hair up.. so she wore it down)

.brooklynn was SO READY for a nap by the time we got in the car. we were hot. (it was like 96), and so we stopped at Sonic on the way home and shared a slushee. it tasted GREAT and cooled us off. and was cheap! once we got to the hotel, brooklynn was wired (i dont know how, she slept maybe 20 minutes in the car)...so Andrew decided he would take her down to the pool while i got to lay out next to the pool. she is awesome at holding on to the floaty ring, and she it is getting easier. but she is still a dare devil and will just jump in, so you have to watch her. most of the time this girl has learned to hold her breath. i am so impressed. she kicks her legs too. i need to get video. anyways, it got too hot for me to just lay, so i got in the pool and relaxed while in there. we were there for about 1.5 and than decided we should head up to get b down for a nap.

.nope. she didnt want anything to do for a nap. we showered and got ready to head to andrew's work event. so we folded laundry, and just took our time getting ready for his work event. than off we went.

.i wish i would of brought the camera to the work event. it was HUGE and so much to do. if brooklynn was just a bit older, it would of been more fun for her, but she danced to the music and ran around and we got yummy food. i am pretty sure all they do at USAA is eat. they had so many little stands. (serious- they had hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled pork sandwiches, pizzas, veggie bowls, fries, cookies, shaved ice, fried rice, grilled corn on the cob, italian ice and the list goes on). They also had different events for different aged kids... bouncy house, bubble station, inflatable slides, photo booth, etc etc. it was crazy. they do it every year.... this year they were celebrating their 90th year. and they have a different theme for each year....people say its awesome and alot of fun to make a tradition. they end the night with a firework show. they have 15000 employees (not including interns) and they all are invited with their families... busy busy, but their campus is SO BIG it was not a big deal, or too crowded. 

.unfortunately, after 2 hours there, we were done, and b was done. so we stopped at the mall to look at a sale, and than headed home. i told andrew at my next doc apt she is gonna ask what i did this weekened because i will be more dilated. lol. he told me not to get my hopes up. haha. 

.my mom booked her flight to come here when baby comes. i am SO THRILLED. she is staying for 13 days! i could not be more excited. she is coming in the day before i get induced, and this just calms me down, knowing someone is here for b.

.b skyping with grandparents.

.we skyped with our parents last night. said happy fathers day to our dads. went to church. relaxed. put b down for the night, and finished the night watching a movie together. it was such a great weekend. i cannot wait for this upcoming weekend. 

.count your blessings.

.i would not be a good person if i did not write a post about how thankful i am for prayers, and for the Lord hearing our family prayers every night.

.i had my doc apt yesterday, and i was stressed. i think i slept maybe 3-4 hours between not being able to sleep because of worry, and for some reason brooklynn could not sleep either. so i was up ALOT.

.getting to the doctor was a task on it's own....brooklynn pooped in the tub, than i had to figure out snacks that would keep her happy during my apt, than i got dressed, than brooklynn pooped her diaper, than it was a fight to put her hair up. all in all, it was a nightmare, but we did it.

.waiting game. i hate that. wait upstairs, get sent downstairs to get my ultrasound. waiting. go in. see the baby boy instead of you... blessing. him measuring ALOT bigger than i could even imagine. blessing. they tried to get a 3D picture.. but little man likes his hands up at his face... he still looked cute for what i could see. the tech took another picture of his manhood just for andrew. blessing.

.going upstairs, talking to doctor... she telling me that she has no worries, that he isn't the biggest baby... but he is not in any worry to her like he was 2 weeks ago. blessing. her checking me and telling me that i am dilated to a 1. blessing. calling andrew after my apt to tell him his son is healthy and will make his arrival july13th unless he decides to come early on his own. blessing.

.that evening i took andrew to urgent care, he has been complaining about a spot in his throat for over a month now. i forced him in the car and we drove to urgent care. i wanted answers. andrew was stressed about how much an urgent care visit was going to cost us. he has a deep sinus infection, and is now on antibiotics twice a day for 10 days. our total visit because of the insurance through USAA (his internship). $11 dollars. blessing.

.last friday (after being told our son was VERY small)...andrew and i were talking about insurance, and possibility of him being in NICU incase of premature. the bills, and just looking at our finances. andrew than remembered how his manager mentioned that he thought i was covered as well through the insurance Andrew has from USAA. Andrew got on the phone, and talked about his options, and how it all would lay out, and if i was covered. we found out that it would cost an extra $83 dollars a month (more than what we were currently paying for JUST brooklynn and i) to cover our entire family. also, that there is no co-pay. there is a 1500 deductible (through what i had it was 5000) and because i was pregnant again, the deductible was waved. we pay 10% of our bills. blessing.

.last night, we held brooklynn in our arms (she was sleeping) as we said family prayer. it was andrew's turn. him thanking the Lord for our blessings in our lives, and for our healthy baby boy. blessing. we are in a great place right now. even though it is really hard for me some days to be in a hotel room with brooklynn. its a blessing. i get to be a stay at home mom, with my daughter (and soon son), because my husband is hard working, and makes it possible for me to do what i want to do. be a mom. blessing.

.videos & funny faces.

.i am posting some fun videos from this weekend. brooklynn has been in such a good mood, and so much fun. she laughs...and laughs hard. and she fake laughs...its too funny. she is really at a fun age, but also challenging age. she has mommy's attitude, which is hard to deal with (ops!).

.anyways. enough of me, you all want to see pictures and videos of brooklynn. they are long... just an fyi...but stinkin funny, she is always laughing.

.so andrew and i play with photobooth when we are bored...here are 2 of my favorite pictures.

....what would brooklynn look like if she had HUGE sad eyes??...well here ya go.....

..what would brooklynn look like if she was a chunky baby??....well here ya go....

.brooklynn thought it was the funniest thing when she would put her dad's phone on his shoe and he would make some weird sound and shake it....

 here is video of it.

.brooklynn LOVES ice... she learned this from grandpa westensee, when he would give her ice from his pop...so one night, andrew got her a cup of ice and let her go at it. well after she was done, she climbed on dad, and touched him with her could hands... he flipped and she thought it was the most hilarious thing ever.

here is video of dad pretended her hands are still cold.

.our last video is of brooklynn looking for daddy after work. she stands at the window and watches for him, and when he see him, we walk down the hallway and meet him halfway. she puts her hands up when i ask where is daddy...and she reaches her hands out and does a "come here" kinda thing when she is running towards her. 

.video of where's daddy?

.well i am sure there will be a blog post tomorrow or thursday of how the apt goes tomorrow. i am anxious and have a list of questions to ask the doctor. hoping all goes well    :)

.riverwalk.alamo.pool.relaxing weekend.

.this weekend was fun, and not so fun. just because we had plans for the weekend to go to the pool and to the zoo, but miss brooklynn took an extra long nap (never happens)...and so it would not be worth paying the money to go in for 2 hours.

.anyways....friday we headed back to the riverwalk, to see it at night, it was alot of fun, and really pretty. looking at these pictures i realize i look HUGE (dang it.) got to remember white and stripes do not do things for my pregnant body. oh well. we also visited the alamo which i guess is a place where a war happened for 2 weeks. this small little town was in a war for 2 weeks. it gave me the creeps...andrew said it was just old and thats why it gave me the creeps.. WHATEVER. it was cool to see though and check off our list. brooklynn was SO good, and just sat there and looked around. it was a great night full of walking.

 .andrew and b at the riverwalk.

 .me and b and baby boy at the riverwalk.

 .riverwalk.

 .westensee fam at the alamo.

 .westensee fam at the alamo...i look so big, but i can say its all belly cause i am still wearing my american eagle jeans. thank goodness.

 .front of alamo.

 .more alamo.

 .alamo.

 .andrew and b in front of a waterfall at the riverwalk.

.another riverwalk waterfall.

.we went to the pool on saturday. i laid out in the non existence sun (it came out AS SOON AS WE LEFT). lame. andrew took brooklynn out in the pool and she loved it. afterwards we came up to the hotel, got lunch, put b down for a nap... and folded our large load of laundry together. brooklynn slept WAY longer than we thought, so we couldnt do the zoo. boo. so i needed to get out, so we walked the mall. it was nice to get out, and enjoy time with andrew and b. we ended our night with ice cream.

 .dark b and white dad.

 .pool time.

 .we got her this beach ball for the pool for .97 cents... andrew would go down in the water and pop up...

.she LOVED it... momma aint that cool, i just cant do things like that with a belly too.

.speaking of ice cream...so the hotel offers self served ice cream at dinner every night. thanks alot hotel. ice cream is my BIGGEST weakness. and b has learned how much she loves ice cream cones too. andrew has become quite an ice cream cone perfectionist. 

 .she LOVES ice cream.

 .ice cream on her nose...laughing..

 .she is SO much fun.

.she fake laughs now...not sure if this is fake or real.. either way its hilarious.

.sunday we went to church. took naps. relaxed. relaxed and relaxed. brooklynn was in the best of moods. she played forever by herself. she played forever with her daddy. she just played and played and played, and laughed and laughed and laughed. it was so enjoyable. oh and she played in her basket too.

 .playing in her basket.

.overall, i cant say our weekend was horrible. now to just get through this week and have the weekend get here fast! yahoo. wednesday is the big doctor apt as well, so we are praying and crossing our fingers that we get to meet out little man on my due date, july 13th.