On the road again

I feel like that's our motto again this summer. We're always in the car heading out on some road trip. We'll be leaving for Iowa tomorrow afternoon. Nate was nice enough to take another 1/2 day of vacation tomorrow and took Friday off so that we can beat the traffic and get to Grandma & Grandpa Becker's before 11:00 at night. We going back to meet up with my high school girlfriends and their families. For the past couple of years we have picked a weekend in the summer to get together. Last year we were in Kansas City and had a great time. This year we decided on Cedar Rapids since 1/2 the girls still live there. I'm looking forward to seeing them, as well as the new additions to their families! It will be nice to see my family again. Ava has grown so much over the past month, I think they'll be amazed at how much she has changed. Friday morning Grandma, Ava, and I are planning on going to the county fair. I think we'll go in the morning before the weather gets to hot. Daddy will be golfing so he has to miss out on the excitement. I'm meeting up with the girls for lunch on Saturday and then that evening we'll get together for dinner with the significant others and kids.

Ava got to spend some quality time with Grandma and Daddy this week. I worked evenings on Monday and Tuesday, and tonight I got to have dinner with a couple of girlfriends. It was nice to get away (besides work) for a couple of hours.

Spencer came and watched Ava again for a couple of hours this morning while I had an eye appointment. My eye has continued to bother me (red and blurry vision) for the past month. I've been wearing my glasses, thinking that maybe it was my contacts again. This has not helped and I'm getting quite frustrated. They eye Dr. had no answers for me and has decided to refer me to a "corneal specialist". He gave me some drops and I'll see the specialist in a couple of weeks. I just want some answers, a fix, and I want to be able to wear my contacts again.

When I got home from my appt. Ava and I went over to the daycare that she'll be attending. Yes, Ava has to start daycare in August. We've been so lucky that she's been able to stay home for the first five months of her life. She's been so healthy. Hopefully going to daycare only part time she'll continue to stay healthy (fingers crossed). I had to drop off some paperwork as well my the days that she'll be attending. The people there seem very nice and attentive. I think that it's a nice place and I feel as good as I can about leaving my baby girl there. Of course nothing is as good as the one on one care that she gets at home. On the other hand, it will be good for her to interact with other children, and have other caretakers besides family members. Lucky for me, I'm not the one who has to drop her off on her first day (sorry Daddy). Instead, I get to pick her up. :) It will be an adjustment for all of us. I'm just hoping and praying that she does well with it and doesn't feel abandoned the first few days she's there!