I Made It!

There are only three more hours until June rolls around, so I feel safe in saying that I am having a June baby again!

More posts soon on what we've been doing the last week...

38 Weeks: Baby Signs

Movie Time

Today I finally took Jack to see Monsters Vs. Aliens. He has wanted to see this since we saw the previews in December, but we kept putting it off. Since Jay had to be gone this weekend, I decided doing something that would both entertain Jack and let me sit still was the best plan. While I waited in line for our tickets, Jack was standing in front of the movie poster quoting all the lines he knew to himself. Yes, he got a few strange looks.

We went early to get the tickets and had lunch at the theater diner before show time.

Jack was not sure about wearing the 3D glasses at first, but he seemed amazed when they started showing things in 3D. We saw a preview for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and he reached out and grabbed for the food several times. He sat on the very edge of his seat for the first hour of the movie and has been playing with his movie toys all afternoon, so I guess he would give this one two thumbs up!

A Star is Born

Jack has been taking a drama class for the last couple of months. He has really enjoyed it, and today was the class performance.

First, they showed off some warm-up stretches.

Jack and Milo were the two little kittens.

Having some pie--and soiling their mittens.

Going to wash their mittens.

Taking a bow!

Playing a pretend game.

I was surprised at how serious he was when he was up on the stage. He didn't act goofy or anything. I think maybe he was a little bit nervous, but he did a great job. Afterward, we all went to lunch at Zio's and Jack got to play on the playground, so any stage fright was well rewarded!

One More

Just because I like it.

The Terrible Mother

I'm going to confess that I have become a terrible mother. I am pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that I'm now seven times the size of the average human and have water balloon feet, nerve problems in my hands, and am somewhat narcoleptic. We've only got 2.5 to 3.5 weeks until the baby comes, though, so I am really trying to do things with Jack while he's the one and only for just a little longer.

Monday I took him to the mall. This was a bit self-serving since I had a Bath & Body Works coupon I wanted to use, but he always enjoys playing in the kids area and I let him throw all of my pennies into the fountain.

When we got home, we were excited to see that our ladybug larvae had finally arrived!

Jack finally learned to blow up a balloon and I looked every time he said, "Look!" All 436 times.

I had Jay hook up the hose so I could spray Jack in the afternoons like he's been begging to do for a week. This is not so bad since I can just sit in the lawn chair and aim.

Today we went to the zoo. For five hours. This actually wasn't too bad since the weather was so nice. We sat in the front row for the sea lion show.

Playing in the mister

A couple of scary dinosaurs!

37 Weeks

I know you really wanted to see a picture of my freezer. I was going to have Jay take my picture today, but I forgot until I was half-dressed and getting ready to take a shower, and trust me, that's not something you want to see. And if I forced you to gouge your eyes out, you couldn't come back in a few weeks and see this baby, could you? So here's my freezer.

This weekend I finished cooking meals to freeze for when the baby comes. I know I'm finished because nothing else will fit in the freezer. As you can see, the ice cream is already sitting on top of the ice. I ended up with 21 meals or bases for meals, so I think we are set.

Last week we got down all of the baby clothes from the attic and they are sorted and ready to wash as soon as we fix the dryer. We also picked a new car seat, which was out of stock, so we don't actually have it yet. I think I've even figured out where we will all be sleeping when the baby comes home--at least in theory.

The one major thing we haven't done is to choose names. Many people have asked, and we're not trying to be coy; we really have no clue what we'll call this child. Other than that little detail, we're pretty much ready at any time, though I'm hoping that's not for at least another two weeks at the earliest!