Half way! The little bambino is very active and kicks at my bladder regularly. Chris still hasn't been able to feel his little love taps but hopefully very soon!
This is what the boy's room looks like after his naps lately.
Every afternoon when he wakes up all he wants to do is read.
He pulls out a bunch of books (mainly his Spot books) and starts looking at the pictures.
Then he will bring the book over to me and I read it to him. He is pretty obsessed with the Spot flip books. I seriously thought we had ALL of them but discovered I was very wrong and there are about 10 more! I may have to gradually work on that collection.
He has also been very into my iphone and iPad to play his Sandra Boyton books. It is amazing how quickly he figured out how to navigate both devices.
This is his favorite page. The chicks to the right run in circles when he touches it and the chick at the bottom right starts as an egg and cracks open when he touches it twice.
Occasionally we will let him watch a show like Curious George or Thomas the Train on Netflix. Well, the other morning he kept whining and pointing at the computer wanting to watch a show, but I refused to let him watch it. He refused to play with me, so I put on Curious George and ran up stairs to get dressed and then forced him to take a walk and play outside. (It didn't take any force really once he saw the stroller) When I came back down the stairs this is what he looked like....
He has also enjoyed playing with his cars and trucks lately, especially on the kitchen floor. His favorite right now is the truck his buddy Noah got him for his birthday. The other day he insisted on taking it everywhere we went which included the Chiropractor. When we came out I got a little video of him walking with it...
In other news, we are weaning the pacifier! He is actually doing really well, maybe because he has only really ever used it for sleeping. He is no longer using it at night and it has been a week. We are still usually giving it to him for his naps because it is a little harder to get him to fall asleep but soon enough it will leave nap time. I want to get him weaned a few months before the baby comes-that way he will hopefully forget about it (or at least have no desire for it) altogether when he sees it pop up again.
I just want to jot a few other things down so I don't forget later on.
1. Liam insists on taking some type of ball outside every time we open the door, even if we are not going outside to play.
2. He says cheese, please, and keys but they all sound almost exactly the same!
3. He said monkey and daddy perfectly clearly over the last 2 days.
4. He still observes people very closely. There is a dad at Gymboree that brings his daughter and looks similar to Chris, (tall, dark hair, glasses) and Liam stares at him sometimes and I think it makes this dad a little uncomfortable. I find it hysterical!
5. He is into trains lately but doesn't call them trains he just points and says "choo-choo". It is the cutest and someday I will get video of it.
We had our ultrasound yesterday, and it was a very pleasant experience. Our tech was very personable and knew her stuff. Unlike our ultrasound with Liam, when out tech was just okay.
Here is a picture of our baby's little face and hand.
Our little baby giving us a thumbs-up! How cool are our kids? Liam gave us a peace sign and now we get a thumbs up! Such awesome babies!
Baby feet!
Our little GUY wouldn't show his face here but made sure to give us a PERFECT view to let us know he is all BOY! (legs towards left, little white spot in middle equals his boy hood, and right is arms and hands covering his baby face)
Afterwards we wentto Kohl's to grab a few summer clothes for Liam because he is lacking and seems to get much dirtier now that he can play in the dirt resulting in two outfits some days! I also found this cute little frame for my boys!
And of course a couple new things for the latest edition. The white one has little elephants on it! I think that is what I am going to do for his room, too! I just need to find some material I like.
Yeah! 19 weeks and feeling pretty good! Tomorrow we have our BIG ultrasound. I think it is one of my favorite things, seeing our little booger rolling around! Hopefully, we will get some good shots. Poor Chris has to get up extra early tomorrow just so he can make the ultrasound. The latest appt they take is 3:15 but I am sure it is totally worth it to him.
On Wednesday we drove back into DC to see if the Cherry Blossoms looked more pink. Apparently, some years they are pinker than others and this year was just not one of them. They are still pretty though.
Daddy and Liam with Thomas J. in background
Family photo!
We walked all the way around the Tidal Basin. This is what it looks like the whole way around with the trees.
Mommy and Liam next to one of the few very pink trees.
Blossom
Feeding the fish and a couple ducks
Once we made it half-way around we decided to sit in the grass on the picnic blanket and let Liam run. This is the area we sat in!
Liam and Dad taking pictures of themselves with the phone.
Belly picture with the blossoms
Daddy and Liam
Daddy chasing Liam
Then sun setting on our way back to the car. It was a great afternoon!
Sunday we went to the zoo with the Hamadis. It was a little cool and overcast initially but cleared up to be a nice sunny day. Here is Laith, Ghani, Liam, and Chris looking at the elephants.
Liam and dad
Laith and Ghani
The gang
Liam climbing, as usual
We decided to hang out in the grassy area for a little bit. Some ducks came along and I was showing Liam how to throw some food and feed them. He preferred to hand the food to the duck, though unfortunately the duck was not going for it.
Liam was pretty determined and followed them with his little cookie in hand.
Then we visited the lions. These are the baby males! Can you believe how big they have gotten!
The big daddy lion decided to put on a show for us and then plop to the ground in exhaustion.
Afterwards, Liam was making a roaring sound and it was AWESOME but every time we tried to catch it on film he just stared at the camera.
On our way back to the car, Liam kept pointing to the waterfall so we strolled on over. He was pretty happy about it!
It's official: we are 18weeks along! Yup, my stomach is starting to pooch right out. I am feeling much better and just get tired easily when I end up doing too many activities. I pretty much crash the minute my head hits the pillow! Night shift continues to be a little rough and I usually am ready to fall over at about 3am, that is when I take my break to regroup! Last week I started to feel a few little kicks here and there, which is the best and I can't wait for it to be a little more frequently!
