Catch Up: March

My 2016 unintentionally became "The Year I Never Blogged"
because it intentionally became "The Year I Learned How to Be a Mom,"
and I hate the empty space over in those little drop-down year menus to your right.
So, each month is getting a retroactive rewind post.

March:

Spring in Indy! I was SO sick with my second pregnancy. Michael was home much more because of graduation requirements finishing up, but he did have to take another set of boards since California required the WREB. That was a big stress on emotions and finances but when you have to do something you just do it. Westin was becoming more and more fun all the time and started to walk around then. He was obsessed with his dad and loved watching for him to come home in his blue truck from school each day. Bike rides were the best part of most of our weekends. Saying goodbye to the Toblers was heart-wrenching, she was such a kindred spirit all through school and pregnancy and becoming moms together. So many forever friends from our Indy time!

We tried to get prepped for our Fresno move but rentals couldn't be found that much in advance, so it was actually a pretty frustrating time in terms of moving prep. We ended up reserving a pod that month because we knew that we had a crazy string of events between our move and our residency start date and it was just the only way to go.

Indianapolis! Spring. Little Westin. Friends. Finishing School. 

I loved these weeks, even with the constant nausea.

Children's Museum in Bloomington

Loving Michael's end of dental school schedule and mini adventures around Indy. This was in Bloomington.

Easter Dinner with the Bunkers and Montagnas

Westin LOVED Ami Bunker so much. I'll never forget the times she just took him from me in Sacrament meeting or Relief Society so I could listen to something at church, including when Michael spoke in sacrament meeting. She is an angel and I will always love her.

My first broken Japanese dish. I cried! They mean so much to me.
Months and months later Michael's mom found out this one broke and gave me one of hers. She is so so sweet and now I love the dish even more. I'm obsessed with my dishes!

Easter Sunday

Announcement letter to our cousins.

Those Indy bike rides are so special in my heart.

This view.

Feeding ducks on the canal.

Conner Prairie.

First time that Michael could come along for shots at the pediatrician. So sad!
But don't worry baby boy, they're because we love you.

First time getting ice cream after said shots :)

I'll never forget how much I laughed at this girls night with Becca. SO funny.

Dinner in the car at Sonic and this boy wanted to drive.

Last walk with Miles and Westin. They were Indy buddies in the wombs and out.

Saying goodbye to these forever friends. Both expecting our second little boys!

Women's Session of General Conference

Just another Manchester event.

Almost walking!

Spending our days outside.

Walking with daddy to the creek.

I still associate the smell of jasmine with pregnancy sickness
and it's one of my least favorite smells in the world because of it.

The only way I got any sleep those days. I needed this WAY earlier with this pregnancy so I bit the bullet and bought the pillow. It even got to ride in the car instead of the Pod on our cross country adventure because I wanted it every night.

I am SO sick in this picture. When I saw these pictures I immediately remembered those days of surviving and staying home a lot. It was sad that it overlapped with my final months in Indy, but I really had no regrets. We made the most of our time there and I love that city forever because of it.

Always watching for daddy's blue truck at this time of day and getting SO excited when he'd see it!