31 Weeks

How far along? 3 weeks
Maternity clothes? of course
Sleep: better, but I'm pretty tired all the time. 

Best moment this week: Lucas got to go canoeing for the first time and he had an absolute blast!
Miss Anything? Nothing really this week.
Movement: Lots and Lots
Food cravings: ICE CREAM!
Belly Button in or out? Oh it's out there - which it hasn't done with the other two pregnancies :(
Wedding rings on or off? Off, they are wayyyyy to hard to get off.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Hopefully happy ;)
Looking forward to: Getting things in order for baby! Can't believe how close it is getting.

 

 

4th of July

We had a long but busy 4th of July weekend this year.  Filled with birthday celebrations, work days at our house/play dates with our cousins and of course fireworks!  The boys had a lot of fun,  but 2 late nights in a row (3rd and 4th) took quite the toll on them come Wednesday when it was time for Ben to go back to work :(  Hopefully the next couple of weeks looks pretty calm in our schedule (at least for now, right?!) so they can get back to a better routine! 

Playing the piano at Uncle Robert and Aunt Roseanna's

Intense game of Hale Family foosball

Sparkler time!

Phil, Josh and Sarah

Uncle Tim likes sparklers too :)

Best shot at a family picture!

On the 4th we just spent the day at home hanging out with the boys.  It doesn't looked like they cared :)

Swim Lessons

Last year Lucas loved loved loved swim lessons.  This year, was a little bit of a struggle.  I think the main reason was that he had it in his head that he was going to get his same teacher from last year who he loved.  I had tried telling him all summer long leading up to lessons that he probably wouldn't get Miss Maya again and that it would all be OK.  Of course I don't know how many of you have ever tried to reason with a 4 year old - because it's not easy!  So the first day, there were some tears because Miss Maya didn't work at the pool anymore.  Everyday he was fine once he got into the water, but it was a struggle.  He also had developed a strong fear for the diving board.  I knew that the last day of lessons was normally diving board day (because it's the "fun" thing!).  Ben and I had told him the entire time that he didn't have to go off it if he didn't want to.  But on the last day he surprised me and just got in line -- no tears! He didn't quite jump, but he let his teacher drop him in!  I was so proud of him.  And he decided he wanted to do more lessons, so looks like we will be back at the pool next week!

Weekend Getaway

A little late, but Ben wanted a weekend away for his birthday this year.  Originally we were going to try to go somewhere farther away, but I had not been feeling super great and had been exhausted, so we stayed closer to home.  We went to the Yellow Springs, OH area.  It was a nice break from reality and time spent together.  Extra thanks to grandma and grandpa for watching the boys!

Dinner!

Delicious breakfast at the B&B we stayed in.  It was actually in South Charleston OH, which is a super tiny town outside Yellow Springs that I had never heard of.  The place was really nice though!

We got to do a little hiking at Clifton Gorge.

Father's Day

We had a great weekend celebrating Father's Day.  I couldn't be more thankful that the boys have such amazing father like figures in their lives.  Happy Father's Day Ben, Papaw, Grandpa and all his uncles!

He's getting pretty good with his writing.

Making daddy a homemade Reese Cup bar :)

Cookout with Papaw, who lets his boys have the most fun.

Spending the morning with just daddy so Mommy could clean the house and make dinner!

Playing in the fountains.

And the park!

On Sunday we went to Stricker's Grove, a small amusement park, for Ben's family's church's Parrish Picnic to celebrate.  Adam couldn't do too much but I'm pretty sure he rode the Merry-go-round at least 1345 times.

And the boats at least once!

Train time.

Lucas and Daddy on the Ferris Wheel

Whip It with the cousins was the best!

Happy Father's Day to the best daddy anyone could ask for.  We love you!!

30 Weeks

How far along? 30 weeks
Maternity clothes? of course
Sleep: better, but I'm pretty tired all the time. 

Best moment this week: With 4th of July coming up Ben got an extra long holiday weekend.  It was so nice for him to get to spend a lot of time with the boys plus thanks to him and his family we actually made progress on our house work for the first time in what seems like a year or so!  Also, Lucas had his last class of swim lessons for the session and he jumped (well let the life guard drop him in the water) off the diving board!  This was such a big deal for him because he has been super afraid of the diving board all summer.  So proud of my big guy!
Miss Anything? Being able to be outside for more than a minute without sweating like crazy.
Movement: Baby is a mover and a shaker and of course I think he/she moves extra when they know I am not feeling good :(
Food cravings: ICE CREAM!
Belly Button in or out? Oh it's out there - which it hasn't done with the other two pregnancies :(
Wedding rings on or off? On, when I remember to wear them
Happy or Moody most of the time: Hopefully happy ;)
Looking forward to:  Next weekend we are taking Lucas canoeing for the first time! He is so excited!!

Summer Life

Here are some fun things we have been up to so far this summer :) 

Touch a Trucks are super fun for the boys.  They can get into all sorts of vehicles!

cutest little firefighter!

Thanks to the Nealis boys for coming with us! Apparently this dump truck must have been loud.

This little rascal woke up super early one day so he could come snuggle with Mommy!

Adam was helping us make cookies - and of course he needed to taste test!

Morning at Sharon Woods

Hot Mess right here!  And yes, there is sauce in his hair............

Smoothie baby!

Someone got to play with their brother's Play-doh

Best friends!