Day Date

Yesterday Eric's mom came for a visit and Eric and I went on a day date! It was so fun to be out just the two of us during the day. And the weather was beautiful! We first stopped by Sonic and got drinks and then went over to the Biltmore Estate.

We thought about touring the house, but when we got inside it was really busy and entailed a lot of standing and waiting.

So we decided to walk over and tour the gardens instead.

I just loved these purple flowers.

And the flower maze was so pretty.

Lately I have been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions and yesterday I had a ton. We kept having to stop and let me rest. I was happy the babies weren't with us since we then were able to just take our time.

After we left the Biltmore, we went to a cafe called Roly Poly that has wrapped sandwiches, soups, and salads. We had never been there before and it was so good! We had such a nice date, but it was fun to come home to these 2 cuties.

And an "eye update" on Hampton. We went to see an ocular plastic surgeon, who based on the MRI results ruled out surgery at this point. It is just too risky. If when he is 4 or 5 he needs it, it would be more of an option at that point. So we are getting him back on the beta blocker since his eye has gotten much worse since they weaned him. He has been on a low dosage for 2 days now and we already see a noticeable difference in the size. We up the dosage tomorrow, so we are hopeful. I am happy we have some closure for now on his treatment and we'll wait to see what happens over the next few years. The surgeon told me his hemangioma is very minor and he has seen so much worse, but when it is your baby it's hard. I am content with the treatment option for now because it is the safest for our Hampy. Have I mentioned what a sweet baby he is!?!