Coleman, Texas. Land of two traffic lights.

I went to Coleman last weekend for a quick visit. It's such a LONG drive to make alone, but Tyler had to work. I tried my hardest to only stop once in the six hour drive, but baby T wasn't having it! I felt like I stopped every 45 minutes, and I tried not to drink water! It was a little ridiculous.

When I finally made it to my grandmas house, I found them still up putting together a crib in my old room, super early since the baby won't be here until October but I guess they're excited! :) I always miss my grandma and grandpa so much and was happy to see them. My grandpa is probably the best guy I know! Other than my hubby of course J My grandma is wonderful too, she had plenty of all my favorite things – hugs, kisses and tortillas! Ha J

My great grandma 'Ama' hasn't been doing very well so I decided to go ahead and drive in a little earlier than I planned - but I'm so glad I did. She is 90 years old - 91 in September, so she's getting tired. She was in great spirits during the visit and talked non stop. We went to church with her on Sunday morning which made her so happy. After church we went to my grandma's house and camped out on the couch all day. Now I'm sure Ama has seen some crazy things in her day and she shared some wild stories with me. Ama and Apa (my late great grandfather) came over from Mexico when my grandma was in the 6th grade. She was telling me about being pregnant while living in Mexico, and it made me appreciate giving labor in our day and age. She said she had all five of her kids at home, alone with the help of a neighbor. She said my Apa would come home and find a baby. Haha - this makes me laugh! She said she'd be cooking in the kitchen, feel the baby coming and send one of the older kids next door to get some help. I could have never survived. She did give me some tips to remember just incase she isn't here. All you mom-to-be's out there - I'll try these things and let you know how they work. Just to mention a few, she said after you have the baby you have to stay in bed for 20 days before you start sweeping and cooking (little does she know I don't do a lot of either of those things so I'm not worried). She said 20 days is just long enough for your 'insides' to heal, otherwise something awful might happen -- LIKE YOUR UTERUS falling out! HAHA, I SWEAR she said she's seen it happen to a friend in Mexico. I told her I'd be in bed for 40 days just to be safe!!! Another random tip she gave me was when I’m ready to finish breast feeding to throw a wet rag on the roof of the house and when it dries my milk will dry up too. I laughed when she said this and she told me it work for her five kids. I’ll try it out then blog about it. Anyway, these are just a few of the things she shared with me. We had a really nice visit and she said several times she is waiting on the baby to get here before she goes anywhere. As she says, ‘Si Dios quiere’. Here is a photo of her touching my precious baby.

My aunt Syls came in from Branson to leave KrisiAnna and to also see Ama. I just saw her in April but I was thrilled to see her again, and I was anxious to show off my baby bump. She got to feel baby T kick too, she was so excited! She’s had six children, so she knows a thing or two about being a mommy ;) Here are some pics of me and the fam! J

 Of course, I also got to see my mom. I talk to her everyday but was happy to actually SEE her. She kept me fed the entire time, haha. Best Fried Chicken when I wanted, chili dogs and chocolate cake too! I’m a spoiled brat when I’m home!

Until next time friends! :)