28 Weeks!

Sunday marked 28 weeks,  I still can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going.  I am still trying very hard to finish Liam's baby book so I can start/get ready for this little guy's baby book!  My next step is to order baby Casson #2's baby book from Etsy and have it designed like the elephants that his room will be decorated with. 

Baby Casson #2 is approximately 2 1/4lbs and 14.8in.  About the size of a Chinese cabbage.  He can even blink his eye lids!

18 Months

It is hard to believe but our little baby boy is 18 months old!  Time is flying.  His appointment on Thursday went really well and he looks great.  The doc said he was developing very well, especially for a boy.  Ha! He weighs 24lbs, but I can't remember how long he was so I will have to check when we get back to Virginia.  He is still considered tall and skinny, and looks more grown up all the time.  He is still a very active little fellow and especially loves being outside.  He becomes more and more talkative each day even though we can't understand what he is saying most of the time.  He has learned how to throw major tantrums which is a lot of fun for his parents.  He makes each day an absolute joy and we couldn't be more blessed than  to have our little towhead in our lives.

Diseased

I am a little behind on blogging so I am going to do a little catching up. On Sunday 5/20, Liam came down with a lovely fever.  I was scheduled to work that evening but figured it would be best to call out in case he became miserable, which he did.  By 3PM he was laying on the couch barely lifting his little head up.  He was so sad looking.  I felt terrible.  We tried to cool him off a little by giving him a bath and of course when you don't feel good you get a popsicle too.

 

By Monday morning Liam's fever broke but he was still pretty lethargic.  He woke up about 6:30 and went back to sleep from 8:00-11:30 and then again that afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00.  On Monday I also noticed two little red spots on the bottom of Liam's feet, one on each foot.  I decided to just keep an eye on it since it struck me as weird.  On Tuesday morning he had more little spots but it still wasn't terrible so I texted Chris let him know and decided if it got worse I would call.  When he woke up from his nap he had more along with a couple on his leg so I called.  The minute I started describing it to the nurse she knew he had "hand, foot, and mouth disease"  I personally had never heard of it.  She said it was viral and to just keep him comfortable with Tylenol because the red spots can turn to blisters and it can be painful.  He still had some happy moments.

Chris and I read up on it and I called out again on Wednesday night because he still had some pretty miserable, unhappy, tired moments.  It was a good thing I called out because Chris came home that evening with a fever.  It is uncommon for adults to get it but Chris landed in the small percentage and he was miserable the next couple days as well.  Liam did start to feel a little better and helped me sweep the kitchen.

 

Here is a little photo of one of his feet on Wednesday.  He ended up with a couple blisters and red spots.

Thursday, Liam had his 18 month appointment and everything looked great besides his feet and she found a couple sores in the far back of his mouth.  (Liam refused to let me look back there but he wasn't eating as well for a couple days).  On Friday Liam was pretty much back to normal but Chris was miserable.  He didn't have much of a fever but all his little red spots/blisters attacked the back of his throat and he couldn't eat or drink for a couple of days.  It made for a rough flight to AZ but we made it and everyone is feeling better!

Doppelganger

When Megan was in town we were looking through all my old photo albums.  We came across some pictures of Sadie when she was 20 months old and we realized how much she and Liam look alike.  Usually, people ask who Liam looks like because they don't see a resemblance to Chris or me.  We always say he looks like his Aunt Sadie and here are some pictures to give you an idea.

Sadie

Liam 17 1/2 months

Sadie

Liam

Sadie

Liam

Sadie

Liam

Sadie

Liam

I think you get the gist 

27 Weeks!

Another week has flown by!  Here is the 27 week baby bump.  I had my glucose testing this week along with an appointment.  I had some concern because I wasn't feeling the little man very well this last week.  I could still feel him slightly but his kicks hadn't been as hard.  The doc put my mind at ease and said he was fine and not to worry.  Of course, after the appointment the little booger has been moving non-stop!  And that makes me feel a lot better.

Our little man is approximately 2lbs and 14 1/2inches, the size of a head of cauliflower.

I finally finished the lamp for his room!  I love it except the fabric glue I used is visible through the shade when the lamp is on, so I may need to redo the shade. 

Big Boy!

This little man figured out how to put his own shoes on the other day.  It was the cutest, he was SO proud of himself and had the biggest grin .

Here is his "I am ready to go outside now" face.  I didn't have the heart to let him know his shoes were on backwards.  We ended up changing into sandals anyway.  Chris said we are in trouble because if he knows how to put his own shoes on he may stand at the door all the time now.

Lastly, here is a little video of Liam spinning in circles and saying "Whoa".  I caught him towards the end so he was pretty much done, but at least you get the idea!

Curious George

This boy LOVES Curious George.  Chris and I let him watch it sometimes to wind down before nap or bedtime, although I am not gonna lie sometimes he asks for George and it is too cute to say no.  On Mother's Day we went into the Old Town toy store called Why Not? and they had tons of Curious George stuff, so of course I had to get him a little mini George.  He thinks it is great and even was giving him high fives on the way home.  It was adorable! He says George and it is the cutest EVER.  It sounds like "Gzhche" (the spelling according to Chris).  One of these days I will try and catch it on film.  Here he is watching George and eating strawberries.

The other night Liam was asking for George and I told him he needed to ask daddy because mom was leaving for work.  So he looked up and Chris and then Chris told him he had to say please.  He looked up and said "Peeze" with the biggest smile.  Needless to say his daddy couldn't resist.

Liam has also learned the batman theme song (the one from the cheezy 1960s show).  Chris has been working with him on it and it is super cute!  I have been trying to get it on film but he stops every time I try!  I'll get it someday.

26 Weeks and Happy Mother's Day

Sunday marked 26 weeks!  I can't believe it.  After this week I have to start my every 2 week appointments which is going to be interesting with Liam!  I still have a lot of things to do before this little guy comes!  I recently cleaned out some dresser drawers for clothes but I still have lots of decorating to do.  Yesterday I finally spray painted the base of the lamp I bought, so now I just need to finish the shade.

Our sweet baby weighs about 1 2/3lbs and is approx 14 inches long.  About the size of an English hothouse cucumber! 

I had a wonderful Mother's day.  First, Chris and Liam let me sleep in and cooked me breakfast which was delicious.  Then we headed into Old Town.  Here is Liam preparing for his day.

Our first stop was Starbucks for a smoothie and then we went down by the water.  Liam threw rocks in the water and pointed at ducks.

Eventually, he was getting a little muddy so we convinced him to play back up on the grass.

Then he discovered the sand volleyball court.  I love this picture of both boys kicking the ball.

Then he played in the sand and LOVED it.  I told Chris a beach trip is necessary.

Liam also caught me off guard. I was playing with him in the sand and he had a huge handful of sand that he threw, and most of it got all over me.  Needless to say I had sand down my shirt the rest of the day.

We took his sandals off and let him run.  He loved the way it felt on his feet.

Chris took a couple pictures of me and my boy.

It was an excellent Mother's day!

Rock Throwing

This boy LOVES to go down by the run and throw rocks into the water.

He could easily spend hours down in this little area.  Here he is finding his rock of choice.

Sometimes he chooses rocks that are too big for him and I have to tell him to choose another rock to throw.

Dad and son rock throwing

Here he is finishing his throw.

And lastly, for your enjoyment, a little rock throwing video.  He was a little side-tracked at one point but you at least get the gist.

Megan Comes to Town!

Megan came to visit us this past weekend.  It was pretty uneventful because poor Megs was sick the minute she got off her flight late Saturday night.  She got a call later that evening that little Patrick was also sick.  She originally was hoping to blame airport food.  Anyway, Sunday afternoon she felt slightly better so we took her by the MLK Jr. memorial and then sat in the grass in front of the Lincoln memorial.  Liam is the tiny red speck.

Running free in the grass.

We basically stayed around the house and just hung out, which was really great!  On Tuesday Megs was finally feeling a little better and even got up with Liam which was awesome because it allowed me to sleep in a little!  Liam had his appointment with the orthopedic specialist the same day.  It was good news; she said that Liam had a mild case of bow-leggedness aka tibial torsion.  She said that in 99.9% of cases it will resolve by age 7 and if it doesn't they still won't do anything unless it affects his walking, riding a bike, or driving later in life.  She said it occurred most likely in-utero because he sat Indian style. 

Later that evening we went out to eat and then to Old Town to walk around.

Liam and Megs

Chris, Liam, and Megan

Me, Liam, and Megs.  As you can tell Liam really wanted down so he could run.

Group photo!

We are so glad Megan came to visit, it was really wonderful having her here.  We miss her already and hope to see her again soon!

Embassy Day and 25 Weeks

Saturday we had the opportunity to take a tour of some of the Non-European Embassies (this Saturday the European Embassies are open)  I worked Friday night so we got a late start, but we were able to check out a few.  First, we went to Australlia!  They had some cool reptiles for Liam to check out.  He was actually pretty interested even though his face doesn't show it in any of these pictures

Here he is checking out the bearded dragons.

And petting some other lizard creature.

Then we checked out this black headed snake.

Then we strolled to Peru.  They had llamas out front for Liam to pet.  Lliam lliked llooking at llos llamas, but was lleery of petting them.  He thought it was pretty cool.  We went inside the building and it was a much cooler building than Australlia's, which was just sort of modern and boring.  

Then we watched a little dance in front of Trinidad and Tobago's embassy.

Eventually, Liam had enough and needed to run.  So we stopped in a little grassy area for him to run and he played with this big branch.

We had some time before dinner so we took Liam to check out the white house, since it was within walking distance. He liked climbing on the gate.

White House and Liam

Cute boy

It's official; only 15 more weeks left (give or take)!  Our baby is about the size of a rutabaga, (if you know what the looks like) I had to look it up. I love Liam's little face in this picture with me.

Baby Casson #2 is approximately 1.5 pounds and 13.5 inches long.