So big - Simon batting

First Day at Karmen and Tyler's House

Tuesday Simon got picked up by Karmen and he went to Karmen and Tyler's  house for the day. They went to the beach, then went back home and had a quick bath before lunch and nap. Simon napped relatively well in the new strange place - slept almost an hour. Then they played some more and Karmen dropped him back off at our place. He was SO tired when he got home, and pretty clingy with us. It was the first time he's really spent a whole day away from the house and not been with someone he knows well. But it's definitely good for him! 

BGB Update: Hiccups

Baby Girl Basque has had a serious case of hiccups all morning. She is really calm about the whole situation... I only feel the hiccup and very little other movement so maybe she's sleeping through them? I remember Simon having hiccups pretty regularly and he would thrash about which made me think he hated it. This is one of the first times I've felt her hiccups and it is so calm it took me a while to figure out what it was. Still feels pretty darn weird!

Football Sunday

Alan and Simon had a Football Sunday. First they watched some of a game (green bay because Simon slept through the bears). Even though they only watched for a short time (30 min maybe?) Simon saw a couple touchdowns. Afterward they went outside and played some football. First they practiced catching. Simon was doing great (below series of pictures is him catching the ball) and when I switched to video he stopped catching, of course. It was a great time with lots and lots of laughing. 

Daddy throws...

Lands right in his hands and Simon HAS IT!

Before Daddy is even done cheering Simon is ready to keep going.

Daddy and Simon playing catch. Toward the end Alan takes his keys out of his pocket and takes his shoes off. Simon is very confused about that and when the neighbor Doug comes home Simon tells Alan that *he* (Doug) has his shoes on.

After a long talk with Mary and some more catch, the game evolved to throwing, running, passing and laughing... With an occasional tackle thrown in. 

Here are some of them watching the game... Simon was pretty entranced by the whole thing. Mouth open was the normal expression.

My boys at breakfast!

Simon's new toy: Baby Sarah

I've heard that having a baby doll to care for and see others holding can help reduce sibling jealousy... so today Simon and Jenn went out to get a baby doll for Simon. He picked her out and then gave her a name (Jenn came up with a bunch for him to choose from). Her name is Baby Sarah and Simon has been really sweet with her so far today. Sang her songs, tucked her in for nap, changed her diaper... He did have some jealousy when Jenn held the baby but that's the point and they talked about it. We will see how it develops. Hopefully it helps him get used to the idea! 

BGB Update: 30 weeks 5 days

It has been a rough couple weeks with everyone in the household getting a quick cold except for me who was sick for a few weeks. I just couldn't shake the sniffles and coughing. Finally I'm feeling a bit better, but after having been sick for so long am seriously feeling the difference in my mobility and endurance. Thankfully Alan and Simon were great about stepping up while I was down - Alan covering all the Simon/cooking/cleaning duties and Simon being a very good listener when it is just the two of us. I'm lucky to have such good men in my life!

Thankfully, our little girl is still doing great. We are already 30 weeks, which means she'll be here in less than 9 weeks (since we are planning a c-section for 39 weeks on Nov 1st, not the normal 40 weeks on her due date Nov 8). She is about the size of a large cabbage this week and weighs in at around 3 pounds. We went last week for another growth ultrasound and she is doing wonderfully, growing exactly as expected. I always feel her moving a ton and during the entire ultrasound she was bent at the waist with her toes touching her forehead but was waving her arms about like crazy. It was great fun watching her legs twitch and feeling her kicks. I think she is going to be rowdy! 

The crib, cradle and dresser/changing table are all here and ready to be put together and cleaned. We are planning on doing that and moving things around to make space upstairs this weekend when Colleen and Joe come by for what they think is a string-free dinner... little do they know I am very sneaky.  After that we just need to get a crib mattress for her and a glider for me - but both of those are not required for the first few weeks so no pressure. I even have a color scheme planned for her room. She will have the front room which will stay blue, but I'm going to use purple, pink and green to make it a bit lighter and more fun. I found a great set of butterfly sheets that I'm modeling the colors after and I'm knitting her a baby blanket of pink, purple and gray that should work well in there too. With white wood and a gray glider her room will be beautiful! 

Emily & BGB at 30 weeks, 5 days.

Emily & BGB at 30 weeks, 5 days.