It's Pool Time

It has really been heating up around here the past week. Summer I think officially starts the 2nd or 3rd week of June but it already feels like summer to me. Marc and I spent yesterday doing some yard work while Eli was napping and then brought him outside when he woke up. It didn't take long for us to realize it was too hot for him to be out.

Red cheeks were the indicator that this boy was playing too hard.

I let him cool down with a juice box while Marc broke open one of his birthday presents from Aunt Stacey.

I had to get a few shots with Eli in his froggy suit and sun cap. He didn't care too much for the hat. :) This swimsuit came from Stacey's fiance's mom last summer after Eli was born. It is too cute!

He had so much fun playing in his new pool yesterday afternoon. It is big enough for Marc and me as well and we enjoyed watching him get so excited. It was like the biggest bathtub he had ever seen. :) I think this pool is going to be Eli's favorite thing all summer. He can see it from our sliding back door and ever since we put it up he just stands there and points and "oohs".

Today we went and visited some friends who just had a new baby girl a few days ago. She was just the sweetest thing and we didn't hear a peep out of her the entire time we were there. It is hard to believe that in 20 weeks we will be doing the same thing. :)

Eli pointed at Gracie a lot and wanted to touch her but when he realized we weren't going to let him he quickly became busy doing other stuff. He loves these balls from his Mama Reenie and has figured out how to hold two with one hand so he can use his free hand to do other stuff. He is so active and is keeping us busy. :)

Hopefully, everyone enjoys a great Memorial Day tomorrow with friends and family. I am so thankful for all the freedom and security that is available to us in this country through the sacrifices of so many others. It is nice to have a day to reflect and celebrate that!

Busy Bees

Life has been BUSY these past few days. Marc has been working some long days in the ER (his least favorite place to be) and had a few call nights as well which always makes life seem busier. Eli and I really enjoyed being outside this past weekend because it was so warm! Here are a few pics from him on Saturday morning (still in his PJs). He just loves being outdoors so he can point at all the birds and trees and pick up any stick he finds. :)

Gotta start it up!

Mowing just like daddy.

Eli has made a full recovery from his most recent ear infection and acting more like himself (and sleeping GREAT again!). This was his third ear infection in the past 4 months which is not good. We are just keeping a close eye on it for now and hoping for the best now that we are through the cold/virus season and almost through the spring allergy season. If he gets another infection we will have to think about ear tubes which aren't a huge deal but still a procedure we want to avoid if we can. When Eli wasn't feeling well last week I bought him some crayons to play with inside since he didn't feel like playing outside. He really liked them but doesn't quite get the scribble thing yet. He mostly still bangs them on the paper.

He did all the green part in the lower left corner and mommy did the rest trying to explain how they worked. :) We should have fun with these for a few months!

Do you keep tabs on world news? Marc and I are keeping a close eye on Jamaica this week. With a month to go until our big vacation I was not excited to see an escalation of drug related violence in Kingston, the capital city. Granted this is the opposite side of the island from where we will be staying (and Kingston has had crime/violence issues for awhile now), a lot could change between now and July so we are just praying for a quick resolution of the issues at hand between the people and government. I just can't wait to get away for a week with Marc to relax and enjoy the sunshine. I keep reading all the great reviews on Trip Advisor for our resort and I just get more and more excited to go and experience it for myself! Hopefully, it will all work out just fine. :)

Pregnancy is still going really well for me. I really enjoy being pregnant. I know some people have miserable pregnancies and can't wait for it to end but I loved every minute last time and hope this time goes just as well. :) We had an ultrasound last Friday at Marc's clinic. Marc did most of the ultrasound himself which was fun. The baby was measuring about a week ahead but looked healthy and very active. We couldn't get a perfect shot in between the legs because he/she was sitting on its feet in breech position. We have a suspicion based on the views we did get but the ultrasound tech told me not to go "paint the room pink" just yet. :) Our official ultrasound will be scheduled when I go for my check-up this Friday.

Week 17

So everyone says that your first child gets way more attention that any that follow because everything is a first for you. Well, I must admit that I have not been taking belly pictures as diligently as we did with Eli and I am sure that will probably be the case with a lot of other things as we go along. This baby is however very LOVED even if I forget to stage its growth through pregnancy. :) Here is a picture of week 17. I am not even going to put up what week this looks like with Eli. All I can say is that at my next ultrasound I might still be looking for that second baby in there. :) In all honesty if I suck my tummy in it pretty much disappears so I think it is really the muscle laxity from the last pregnancy.... or so I will keep telling myself.

I got Marc to squeeze me in an ultrasound on Friday at his clinic (partly because I am paranoid about my belly size and partly because I want to know what we are having!). I am hoping the baby will cooperate and we can see what he/she is. If not I will have to hold out until our 20 week ultrasound. This baby is a mover like Eli was so we will hopefully get a good show. :)

Springtime Fun

Marc always talks about how we need more "color" in our plant choices outside of our house. Because our house has very little landscaping I always am drawn towards perennial plants because I see them as a better investment for us in the long run since they come back each year. Marc loves all the pretty colorful flowers and wants one of everything in our front lawn. :) I decided to buy some flowers this past weekend to plant for him. It was certainly less color variety than he would have picked but I think he was pleased with the compromise. I spent all day yesterday afternoon planting away and this was the result. The monkey grass we have had for a few years and it has purple flower shoots that come out of the middle later in the summer which will add a little more color when they bloom. :)

And it wouldn't be spring without a little baseball. We have been enjoying some SEC games and will surely be watching some more Cardinals and Cubs baseball before then end of summer. My son will someday have to choose which team he will stand by but for now he is unaware that his dad and grandfather have very different views on the issue. :) So, my dad probably won't care for these pictures too much because of the hat that has tarnished them but who can resist a cute 1 year old (even if he is wearing a Cubs hat)!

Eli loves getting into our study which I usually call "Marc's room" because of all the junk Marc has piled up in there. I try to keep the door shut most of the time, but tonight he caught it open and snagged Marc's baseball cap. When Marc came back from his trips he kept asking me where "this" or "that" was that was no longer in its place. I certainly hadn't moved anything, but I think I know someone else who might have helped himself when mommy wasn't looking. I am sure it will all show up soon enough probably in the least expected place. :)