From the mouths of babes...

Myers has really started talking up a storm lately. Some of his favorite things to say right now are: "I read a book." "I fix it." "I share" (even when he isn't sharing!) "I want cheese toast (or yogurt or waffle or milk) please."
Today we saw a tow truck loading a truck and Myers said, "Oh no, truck!" Except that truck didn't quite sounds like truck! It had an "f" sound in the front of it if you get my drift...hopefully no one else heard him!

Myers' new room

Myers loves his big boy room. He doesn't always sleep through the night, but he is really good about staying on his bed when it is time to go to bed! The room still isn't entirely done because "Santa" is bringing a kitchen set for one corner and for Myers' birthday he is getting an easel and art supplies for another corner.

Disney Trip Update...Finally

Myers checking out the Lego dogs outside of the Lego store

George and Myers at Sanaa

Dinner at Chef Mickey's

We had a wonderful trip to Disney in early October!

Our room at Kidani Village was amazing! We could see the animals from our balcony and Myers loved it. When we had to close the door to the balcony, he would cry because he couldn't see the animals anymore. One day he accidentally dropped Bear off the balcony. It very narrowly missed the animal enclosure, and luckily fell on the balcony of another room. I called the front desk and they quickly retrieved Bear for us!

Myers was fascinated with the Monorail and said "Monrail, Monrail" everytime one went passed us! Luckily we have the Monorail playset that goes around our Christmas tree, so we got it out when we came home so Myers could play with it!

We also got to meet up with two friends at Walt Disney World. We met up with Myers teacher from school, her daughter Lexi and her husband in the Magic Kingdom. We rode Pirates of the Caribbean and the Jungle Cruise together which the kids loved. We met up with a friend Susan, that I met on the internet several years ago when we were both pregnant. Her daughter Sammie is just a few months older than Myers. We met up and ate dinner together at Epcot and watched Illuminations. Neither of the kids liked Illuminations very much and cried through the whole thing!

On Saturday, we met up and had breakfast with Mom and Dad. We ate at Boma which was a great breakfast buffet with several traditional African breakfast foods plus plenty of American choices as well.

We had a wonderful trip, and as always it was hard to say "Bye" to the World until our next trip! But it is so exciting that on our next trip, we will be a family of four instead of just three.

Hello Third Trimester....

Today I officially entered the third trimester! Baby Jacob will be here before we know it. Although I am trying for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After C-section), we have a c-section scheduled for January 27th if Jacob doesn't arrive before then. Due to the risk of an inducement in a VBAC situation, Jacob either has to come on his own or we will have a repeat c-section.

We are almost finished with Myers' room and I will post pictures as soon as we get it all set up!

Getting ready for baby Jacob

I am 24 weeks pregnant now! I said to George the other day, "Do you realize that Myers will be 2 in 3 months?" That made me realize that in about 3 and a half months I will be the mom of two instead of just one!

As a exciting as this is, it also means we only have about 16 weeks to get Myers' big boy room put together and train him to sleep in his toddler bed. EEK! I feel like the toddler bed transition is going to be pretty tough, because when Myers realizes he can get out of bed by himself I think he will get up and play at night instead of falling asleep!

When we are at Walt Disney World in a few weeks we will be looking for the finishing touches on Myers' room decorations. We need some postcards or pictures of Mickey and the gang for the wall and a quilt or throw for the bed. Once we have this we can pick a paint color for the walls. When Myers gets settled in his new room, I will be able to tackle the nursery. I need to get all the newborn clothes and other supplies out of the basement and ready for Jacob's arrival. I have a feeling that the next 16 weeks are going to fly by!

The Zoo, Oakland Cemetery, and lunch at Six Feet Under

Inside one of the most elaborate mausoleums we saw at Oakland Cemetery

Myers running around at Oakland Cemetery

George and Myers petting a goat at Zoo Atlanta

Today we spent the day with Mom and Dad before they leave for their cruise tomorrow.

We went to the zoo in the morning. Myers had so much fun petting the animals at the petting zoo. He also loved watching the pandas and naked mole rats.

After the zoo, we went to Six Feet Under, a pub across the street from Oakland Cemetery. I had a shrimp po' boy and it was so good! Everyone's food looked delicious, and I would love to go back there again!

We also spent some time walking around Oakland Cemetery. The cemetery is very interesting with all the mausoleums and historic graves. It is a very beautifully landscaped and peaceful place to spend an afternoon.

Myers wants you to know....

Okay, that is awful quality, but it says "I'm gonna have a baby brother!"