Family Time

Koen has often asked to ride in his dad's truck, but has always been told no. His wish came true the other week when Jon let him ride in the passenger seat as he pulled the truck into the garage. Though the entire ride was on the driveway and only went a matter of yards, Koen was thrilled. I appreciate his simple joys. :)

Did you know that there is a National Museum Day? There is. And on that day, you can get into many museums all over the country for free. So we took advantage of the opportunity and visited our Museum of Transportation. It was pretty much the perfect place for Koen to visit with the many, many trains to see, ride, and touch.

This is the front of a big, snow plowing train. Anything associated with snow is perfect for Jon, which is why it was VERY EASY to get a picture of him with it.

 Like father, like son:

38 Weeks Today!!!!

I've pretty much tried to convince myself that I think this baby will arrive after the due date. I do this so that I can hopefully not be disappointed if it doesn't come before hand. However, I find I have a really, really, hard time putting aside the HOPE that maybe, just maybe, this baby will surprise us and come early.  Something about being "full-term", even though I haven't hit the 40-week mark, makes me feel like this baby could come at any time. And that seems to be enough to keep me hoping for an early arrival, yet also a little sad because I still don't think it will happen. haha  I really only want the baby to come early because it excites me. I love the SURPRISE and excitement of the unexpected.

I am feeling less comfortable more often. I waddle more than a penguin... but this has been the case for quite some time. Sleeping isn't so easy. I figure I will sleep after we are done having children and the youngest reaches a good-sleeping pattern. I haven't recognized any contractions. I didn't feel any when I was pregnant with Koen either. I sort of wish I did feel them, it would make me feel closer to this baby possibly coming. I am becoming more and more impatient out of pure excitement to meet this tiny little babe. We are all so excited for them to join our family.

I had an appointment today and got another ultrasound because Babe often feels very sideways to me, and the doctor felt that they seemed sideways as well. So we wanted to see what was really going on. Thankfully, head is down in the right spot, they just like to kick out it's legs, arms, and little tush a lot. I've had five ultra sounds during this pregnancy. They've always been to check the growth or position of baby. I believe I had 5 with Koen too. But I love any excuse to see the baby again!

38 Weeks

Lets end with this awesome shot of Koen trying to blow the seeds off of a dandelion. He seemed to be having a little more difficulty this time around. haha This child makes me laugh and smile every single day. PURE JOY!