Last weekend my parents came to visit and we had a wonderful time with them. I think they were astounded at how much Alexander has changed since they saw him in April. He talks constantly now and you can really understand a lot of what he is saying. Almost everyday he is saying and remembering new words. It is just wonderful to witness. He can almost count to 10. He has trouble with 7. He loves to sing as well. Some of his favorites are the alphabet song, row row row your boat, and the itsy bitsy spider. It's pretty cute to watch.
During their visit we took them to the beach and had a blast. The weather was lovely (a bit windy) and we all really enjoyed ourselves. Alexander loves the ocean and really has no fear of it whatsoever! Which is a bit scary to his mom. Sometimes I wish he had a little more fear of things. Chris and I also were able to get in a date night while my mom and dad babysat. They took him to dinner and then put him to bed and it sounds like they all had a lot of fun.
My pregnancy is progressing nicely. I will be 33 weeks on Monday! I really can't believe it. I almost have her nursery completed and it's looking really cute. So far I've gained about 30 pounds, but I feel pretty good. She has taken up residence in my rib cage which is a bit uncomfortable and my back is starting to hurt. But I feel like the most frustrating thing for me is that I'm slowing down. When I go for walks or go shopping, I can feel myself moving slower and I don't like that. After she's born, I can't wait to start running again!! We talk with Alexander every day about his baby sister. Hopefully this will help with the transition from a family of 3 to a family of 4. I watched a friend's 10 week old on Thursday morning for a little while and Alexander did pretty well. He kept wanting to give her his toys to play with and didn't really understand that she couldn't play with his trucks or help him make a puzzle. But it was super cute and nice of him to share. I know he'll make a great big brother!
One more thing that we've been working on is Alexander going to Mother's Day Out. He's been going once a week for the last 2 months and it has been tough on us both. He would cry the whole time that I would leave him which would make me cry. The teachers there kept telling me to keep bringing him back and he would eventually get used to it and this past Wednesday he was able to stay the full 4 hours and even ate lunch there. When I picked him up he was smiling and playing happily!! I knew that he would have fun if he would just let himself!
Anyway, I've yammered on enough. Take care!
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