friday afternoon through sunday afternoon, L and i went and hung out with kids of family friends. mama and papa A were going out of town for the weekend, so L and i hung out with the kids for the weekend, made sure they ate meals and played lots of games. we all had a good time (at least i think they had a good time?!!?) - played outside, did puzzles, watched a movie or two, baked cookies, read books, colored pictures, made up a movie and lots of other little fun activities. the only downside to the entire weekend was that L got a killer of a cold. it started with a cough on thursday and by friday night, it was a full-on, congested, nasty cold. poor baby couldn't breathe through her nose, was hacking up her lung (it sure sounded like) and just looked/acted miserable. this meant that she up much of both friday and saturday night, which made for a VERY tired mama the following days. and because i am preggo (making my immune system a little lower), i of course picked up the cold too. bummer dude! L is starting to act like she is feeling better and is happy to be playing/eating/making us all laugh. plus, she slept MUCH better during the night last night, which i was so thankful for. i, on the other hand, feel worse today than i did yesterday (although the sleep i've been getting has definitely been helping), and am hoping by tomorrow i am feeling better.

on a better note, L has started crawling! she finally figured out how to go in the forward motion and is now a crawling fiend! it's so fun! but i know have to be much more careful of what she can get into and watch out for things that can be dangerous - since we live with my parents, the house is not super "baby-proofed" - this just means that we can't leave her in a room by herself (which we shouldn't ever be doing anyways!) and need to be helping her to learn what she can/can't get into and play with. so far, she is doing great and seems to be really enjoying her newfound mobile-ness.

we don't have too much planned for this week. some awesome girlfriends are coming over for a few hours this afternoon. we all met in college and i am super excited to catch up with them. i made some delicious buttermilk cinnamon muffins to eat with tea/coffee while they are here. i'll get the recipe up soon (because they are seriously so awesome - they remind me of an old-fashioned buttermilk donut! yum!). and on wednesday, my grandma (who i fondly call gma) is having some minor surgery, so will be coming to our house after, so that i can hang out with her and help her get around. other than that, i am looking forward to a low-key week (and getting over these silly colds!). i also have a few projects i need to be working on and will be posting on them soon. and have also been needing to do my cloth diaper review too! so stay tuned!