5 Places

I can't remember where I saw this the other day, but someone posted 5 places they wanted to take their kids.  I actually started a list for Cole and it was WAY longer than 5 places.  But, here are the top 5 places I want him to see.
In no particular order...
1.  Grand Canyon-I want to see this one, too.  Not sure what all there is to do while you're there, but I think it would be awesome to go there.
2.  Washington, DC-This one is a little tricky.  I went there when I was 13 or so, and I remember thinking it was really cool, but I don't remember a lot of it now.  I want to go back now that I'm older and can really appreciate it.  So I would probably take Cole and Cass there when they were in HS maybe.  But, at that point, they probably wouldn't be interested.  But, we'll see.
3.  Redwood Forest-Again, like the Grand Canyon, I'm not sure what all there is to do there, but this place just looks awesome to me.  I'm sure the boys would enjoy just being out running around in the trees if nothing else!
4.  The Ocean-I love the ocean.  I would love for them to see the Atlantic, Pacific and Caribbean at least.  I'm not sure I've actually seen the Atlantic (besides the Gulf of Mexico).  I don't think I have.  I've been to the Pacific in California and Mexico (Puerto Vallarta for 1 day (long story)), and the Caribbean in Belize.  I hate that it took me till I was 26 years old to leave the country, so if the boys could see the ocean in another country, that'd be cool.  But, call me selfish, but if Justin and I are going to Mexico or the Caribbean, I might want it to be just the 2 of us...at least for a decade or so!!
5.  Disneyworld-I cannot tell you how often I dreamed of going to Disneyworld as a child.  It was almost this mythical place to me.  I was always jealous of people I knew who got to go there.  I always said that I would take my kids there come hell or high water. 

Of course there are a few places I want to visit besides these places, but are not exactly high on the list for Cole and Cass...
1.  IRELAND-I WILL GO HERE BEFORE I DIE.  No kids invited.  Daddy and me only. 
2.  Yellowstone
3.  Alaska
4.  Hawaii
5.  New York (I have the feeling Justin would not be into this trip)

I have some many things I want to share with my 2 boys.  I can't wait until they're big enough to do some of this stuff.  On the other hand, I know I need to enjoy them while they're little.

Swim!

This first pic is from Father's Day (last weekend).  Getting Cole's picture is difficult these days...

33 Weeks

L to R:  last week, this week, 33 weeks pg w/Cole

I think the angle is different, but I looked a lot smaller with Cole.

Flashback Friday

I decided to do a Flashback Friday today.  Why, you ask?  Justin and I went to the hospital to tour labor and delivery and it just made me think about when Cole was born.  And he looked like this...

What a sweet little babe.  I had no idea at the time how hard it would be, and how exponentially more rewarding.  That little guy is the light of my life and I can't imagine what it's going to be like to have TWO!  My cup runneth over.

Which brings me to my next point.  I'm super weepy.  I almost teared up several times in the tour just thinking about meeting Cass.  Call me a sap or hormonal if you will, but thinking about sitting there in that (hugely ginormous) labor room anticipating Cass' arrival just made me tear up. 

Which brings me to my final point.  The labor room is GINORMOUS.  It has a separate little lounge area!  With its own TV.  For reals.  The postpartum room is of course smaller, but equally as nice.  It has an actual bed that folds out of the wall instead of the chair that turns into a bed.  It has a mini-fridge, a DVD player, and they give you milk and cookies at 9 pm every night!  Can I LIVE there?

I will have to post a weekly belly pic later.  I ran out of time to take it this morning.  There was a bandaid debacle, a shirt debacle, and a shoe debacle.  It just wasn't in the cards.

32 Weeks

L to R:  last week, this week and 32 weeks pg w/Cole   

So I had an epiphany last night...
The last few weeks of pregnancy, the baby gains about 1/2 pound a week.  So I'm 32 weeks, and considering I delivered Cole at 38 weeks, we'll say I have 6 weeks left.  Okay, 6 weeks x .5 is 3, right.  Cole was 8 lbs at birth so 8 lbs - 3 lbs is 5 lbs.  So I'm estimating that Cass weighs about 5 lbs right now if he's on track to be like his brother, and all signs are pointing to him being very similar (at least in size) to his brother.  Here comes the epiphany.  Some people's newborns weigh 5 lbs.  Granted, that's a small newborn, but I have some people's newborn child in my belly right now.  And all he's gonna do for the next 6-8 weeks is get BIGGER.  That's his job.  And I'm all for him getting bigger, but omg, I don't know if I can get any bigger. 
Last time I said that phrase to Justin, his response was, "Do you want to see pictures?  Cause you can get bigger."  My response:  "Shut up." 

I love you honey!  haha

Cass is on the move.

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110609_005_001 a video by lacybugwhoop04 on Flickr.

Cole singing his ABCs...getting a little distracted.