Visitors and 37 Weeks!

Aunt Sandy and Uncle Larry are in town for a few days visiting.  It has been great!  On Saturday we took them to the National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial and then over to Gettysburg.

Liam lagging behind everyone.

9/11 Memorial.  This was still under construction when Chris and I went last time.

Once we started driving into Gettysburg, which is only about 15 more minutes, this little guy was OUT.

We all walked into the little downtown area.  Liam checked out President Lincoln.  

Eventually, we were all a little thirsty and saw an ice cream shop.  So we ate some ice cream and got some water, of course.  They had a silly game outside where you had a ring on a string and had to try and get it on the hook.  Thank goodness Chris and Larry got it on the hook or we might still be there!

Then while cruising the battlefield, which is a lot of area, we came across a watch tower.  We all hiked up the millions of stairs to check it out.  I almost died going up all those stairs but the view was worth it!

My picture doesn't quite do it justice.

Liam pointing out all the trees to daddy.  He is obsessed with letting you know when he sees trees and cars which is all the time in this area.

On Sunday we went and walked around some of the memorials.

Sandy, Larry, and Liam checking out the Korean War Memorial.

Liam had a few leftover crackers from his Lunchable so we let him feed the ducks.

He thought it was pretty cool and one got his finger but he was unphazed by it.

Family photo.

It was a really warm day so Chris, Liam, and I came home after we dropped Sandy and Larry off at a museum and we picked them up later from the nearest metro.

Now then.  As of yesterday I am 37 weeks!  Three more to go!  This little guy is keeping me on my toes.  My feet have been swelling a lot lately and I have been having lots of cramping.  He also moves sometimes and hits a nerve or something which causes my right leg to have a numb feeling and makes it very difficult to walk.  I usually have to sit down until it passes.  

Liam wanted to join the picture again.

Our little man is fully cooked (AKA full-term)!  He is approximately 6 and 1/3lbs and a bit over 19 inches long.  

Liam gave the baby belly a kiss but then ran away.  We missed it but I think he is gonna LOVE his little brother!

4 More Weeks and a Baseball Game

Earlier this week I told Liam to grab his shoes so we could go bye-bye.  I come back out to the living room to find him wearing his rain boots!

He had them on the wrong feet but didn't seem to mind.

I am sure I don't mention this enough but I really do have a wonderful husband.  I am at the point where I struggle to reach my feet and was really struggling to paint my toenails one evening.  I have a much more difficult time getting to my right foot because: 

1. my right hip is not nearly as flexible as my left and 

2. baby boy is living in my right rib-cage, making bending VERY uncomfortable.  Chris was kind enough to paint my right foot for me.

Saturday was rainy so we went to the mall and I got our new guy this sweet little swim-suit!

Today marks 36 weeks!  Only 4 more to go, give or take of course!

Our little peanut is approx 6lbs and 18 and 1/2 inches long.  Apparently, he is packing on about an ounce a day.

When Liam saw Chris taking a picture of me again this week he came running saying "cheese" but as usual he didn't smile.

This afternoon the Ives came up from Richmond to watch a Nationals game.  Liam fell asleep on the way to the stadium.  Chris carried him to Five Guys and I ate first and then we switched Liam over to me but he woke up during the switch.

The Presidents were out so Michelle, the babies and I got a picture with Thomas Jefferson.  Unfortunately, Michelle and I are trying to get the babies to look at the camera and this is the only picture Chris captured, I think it is funny.

Liam ended up having his own seat after the second inning.  We decided the guys who were there didn't want to sit next to a toddler and headed to the bar.  It worked out well for Liam.

Anderson sporting his Nationals gear.

Liam had a lot of fun clapping when the crowd would clap or get real loud, which there were plenty of opportunities to as the Nats scored early and often.  It was pretty funny.  He also enjoyed dancing to the music, he has quite the moves.

The boys

It was a great day, though it became pretty hot and muggy around the 7th and I felt pretty uncomfortable.  When we got to the car I realized my feet were more swollen than they have ever been and I had cankles.  It was super attractive!  

35 Weeks!

Sunday we took Liam to the aquarium in DC.  We had never been so we thought we would check it out.  It was neat and Liam did enjoy some of the sharks but it is low on the totem pole of  DC tourist spots.  Afterwards we walked over to the Natural History Museum to see if Liam would enjoy seeing some of the animals.  

Checking out a walrus with dad

Playing with some information tool.  Don't worry he didn't really hurt his arm.  He fell before we left the house and insisted on having an angry birds bandaid!

Titanboa!

As of Sunday I have five weeks left!   Thank goodness because I am getting VERY uncomfortable.  This little guy has been jammed in my right rib to the point it hurts at times.  I just hope my rib isn't damaging him as much as he is damaging me!  Still totally worth it!

As of last week all the clothes are washed and put away!  I just need to work on some decorations, make one (hopefully) last trip to IKEA for some under the crib storage boxes, and grabs some little diapers.  

Liam wanted to be in the picture too!

Our little guy is running out of room!  He is approx 5.25lbs and 18 inches long.  The size of a honeydew melon.

Annapolis

Yesterday we went to Annapolis just to get out and have a little fun.  We decided since we have run out of time to really go on a babymoon, we would take a couple day trips instead.  We met up with Grace, Josh, and Lilah for lunch at a place right on the water which was really nice.  It was also the first time I was able to meet Grace's husband because he is always working when we meet up for play-dates.  Afterwards, we saw a park and decided we would let the babies release some energy.

Liam making silly faces

Lilah and Josh climbing

Liam peeking at his daddy

The other view of him peeking

Liam and dad swinging

Lilah and Liam

I love these two

Liam hanging like a monkey

Eventually, Grace, Josh, and Lilah left and we decided to walk by the water.  Here is where we ate lunch, we sat right by the first umbrella to the left.

Liam ran around some more; which included circles around this pole with another boy.

My favorite picture of the day!

We decided to go to the mall and do a little shopping.  We ended up empty handed but Liam was able to play in a bounce house for 30 minutes.  He enjoyed it but not nearly as much as we thought he would.

Doing flips

The bounce houses became a little boring so he ended shooting some hoops with dad.

It was a lovely day and I can't wait to see what our next day adventure brings!

Lots of Fun

This week it has been decent outside so I have done my best to get Liam out of the house as much as possible.  On Tuesday we went to a splash pad with Liam's buddy Jackson from Gymboree.  Liam didn't have to much interest in the splash pad at first and headed straight to the sand box.

Eventually, he heard all the kids laughing and screaming was suddenly interested.  He LOVED it!

Letting the water shoot up his pants.  I didn't capture his huge smile but he definitely had one.

He also kept trying to drink the water.

Here's his buddy Jackson.  He was hard to capture in the water because he was more interested in chasing a tennis ball at the time.

On Thursday we met up again and went to the pool.  Here is our little guy post (HUGE) tantrum prior to leaving.

Liam, Jackson, and Jonah (we just met Jonah a couple of weeks ago)

The babies played in the toddler pool and the moms just sat in the water and relaxed.  It was so nice!  Eventually, they all took a little snack break together.  All three boys kept trading snack-traps.  They are funny!

Lastly, we have been wanting to get Liam a few new toys that will keep him entertained.  When we go to some other people's houses for play-dates they have either a play kitchen or a tool bench and Liam loves them.  Through Grace's advice I started looking on Craigslist. I found the exact same kitchen one of the girls has which is awesome but it is entirely way too big for our house. So instead I came across this cool tool bench that came with tons of tools!  It has so many tools Chris and I decided to put out just a few for now and we can gradually bring out the rest and pretend we've gotten him a brand new toy each time.  Ha!  We went and picked it up on Friday and Liam loves it.  He woke up from his nap and played with it for about 35 minutes straight. I had to pull him away to eat lunch.  

Here's a little video