I can't believe it's been a month since I posted last... where has the time gone? Summers fly by at our house, and before I know it, we'll have a new baby in our midst!
So what have we been up to? Well, we've had another fun family week at the beach (where we hung out with great friends, too!). Wilson made a trip to Colorado - the group had a blast. He hiked and enjoyed some awesome scenery, even a little snow. The little boys and I enjoyed some time with May-May and Bubby while Dada was gone. They helped nurse our yucky summer colds (which I'm thrilled to say that we've finally recovered from), and Andrew enjoyed a few days of VBS with May-May. He also planned a "water party" that the little boys across the street from May-May joined us for. We played in the pool, Elmo sprinker, and slip n' slide. Then Bubby grilled hot dogs for us, and we ate strawberry cupcakes for dessert (that Andrew and I had made). Andrew LOVES a party! He's always telling me that someone, i.e. Elmo, Pooh, etc. is having a birthday and that we should have a party for them. He's a funny boy! :)
Last week, I had a fabulous girls weekend getaway. Five of us went to The Grand Hotel in Point Clear. Simply said, I felt so spoiled - no laundry, no cooking/cleaning up the kitchen. We mostly hung out by the pool all day and even had our lunches brought to us! I even slept in! Of course, I missed my boys, but it was a super-relaxing weekend and just what I needed. Thanks to Wilson and May-May and Bubby for watching the boys so I could have a break! And thanks to my sweet girlfriends for a great trip!
This week we've had a great time playing with friends and staying cool in the water. We've been to the zoo, the Natural Science Museum, played in the fountains at the Renaissance, and ran thru the sprinklers with our neighbors. It's been a full week but a lot of fun!
We've been working hard on potty-training with Andrew. We've had 3 consecutive days of big boy underwear with no accidents (including trips to the grocery, friends' houses, and the museum!) so I'm praying we're there! I'm so proud of him!! Andrew's been keeping me entertained by all of his talking and singing - which I love! Most of his favorites are praise and sunday school songs, but it's not surprising to hear him creating his own song about what he's doing at the moment. He's really interested in painting right now and created quite a masterpiece the other day (in mama's eyes, anyway!). He's also mastered riding the tricycle and is loving any time we spend in the water. He's really becoming such a big boy.
Forrest is busy-busy trying to do everything Andrew does. The crazy thing is that he really keeps up with Andrew pretty well. He's walking great and is such a climber! He has no fear and will try anything he sees his big brother doing. One of my favorite of his new tricks is his rooster noise. He loves The Big Red Barn and begins "cock-a-doodle-dooing" at the beginning of the book and continues til we reach the page with the rooster. So cute! He loves giving hugs and kisses and has even begun making a sweet sound when he kisses us. He still loves his paci and blankie for naps and bedtime which remind me that he's still my baby boy.
Speaking of baby, Baby #3 is doing great! I'm 30 weeks, and we had a sonogram Thursday. The baby seems to be right on track with the growth of his/her big brothers. The baby's belly and head measurements put the baby's age about 2 weeks ahead and the approximated weight was 4 pounds, 2 ounces (I think around 3 pounds is avg for 30 weeks). We're guessing that this one will be another 8 pounder. I still think we are having another boy, but Wilson and Andrew still say girl! We're excited to see come August!
I am a little low on new pictures lately. But, we always take plenty while we are the beach! Here are a few from our Memorial Beach Trip...
Forrest really took off walking over this trip. He was on the go all over the beach!
What better place to stay up past your bedtime and eat a fudge pop than at the beach! Can you tell he loved it?!?
These boys LOVE the water!
We played with Luke Humphreys (and Matt and Katie, too) a couple of days while we were there. Andrew and Luke are big buds and have such fun together! Here they are making "fish faces".
This picture was taken right when we first arrived. The boys were so excited to be there and climbed and played in the sand until we made them go up for dinner!
Hopefully my next post will be a bit more timely! :)
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