First - let's just get this 27 week picture up. I'm already 28 weeks and have officially entered the 3rd trimester. I have about a bazillion thoughts about that, which I'll save for another day. :-)
Back to Bubby.... Way back at the beginning of the month, I took him to a place called Blackberry Farms. He had gone with Daddy, Jason and Olivia a few weeks before and the report was that it was awesome. So we decided to go on one of our Friday's together.
The best I can describe it is Living History Farms, but on a smaller scale (not sure what the equivalent would be in MI?). Basically, lots of historical buildings (school house, iron works, stables, pottery) and there are people that dress in the appropriate garb and talk to you about the way of life in the 1800's. That part wasn't as interesting to Bubby, but the train ride, hay ride, playground and riding tractors was pretty high up on his list.
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| Choo Choo Ride |
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| Tractor Ride |
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| Playground |
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| Mother of the Year for most wholesome lunch ever |
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| Carousel Ride |
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| Such a happy kiddo |
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| Popped on the ride home. |
That night Dad suggested we go back to the All Aboard Cafe for dinner and it was one of the best times we've had there. Bubby was SO into all of it and it really just kind of makes me feel like choking back a big sob in my throat when I see him so purely excited and happy.
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| So excited to see the choo choo bringing food |
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| Like Father like Son?? |
And on Sunday last weekend, we went to a splash pad down the road. Luke was hilarious with the water and we all had a really fun time.
This has been a pretty rough week though. Luke came home last Monday after school and had a runny nose and the beginnings of a cough. He coughed all night in is sleep so we kept him home on Tuesday. Things didn't really get any better and I took him in to the doctor on Wednesday. She said it just seemed like a virus but prescribed drops for his ears in case it turned to an ear infection. We stayed home the rest of the week hoping to get better a little each day. We never really turned a corner until last night when his cough sounded like it had gone to his chest and this morning I saw quite a bit of drainage coming out of his ear. Thank goodness the doc prescribed the drops earlier in the week.
So we've started the nebulizer again, drops in the ears and hopefully after the 3.5 hour nap he had today, our boy will be good as new before we know it. We NEED him to be better so he can go to school - and we can go to work!
I've been having lots of thoughts about the new baby and Luke lately, and I'd like to try to write them out in a post at some point. Sometimes when I look at Luke, I feel so sad that he's going to lose some of our attention when this new baby comes. I start to feel guilty and wonder if he'll feel like he's lost a bit of our love. I hope that he will always know just how special he is to us and the many ways that he's made us better and stronger by just being here.
He is such a loving boy; he has a tender heart and can light up my world in a second. Every day he says something new that literally has me holding my belly laughing. He can melt your heart and make you want to put him in time out in the span of 2 minutes. But he is so loving and always aware of your feelings. He wants "mama happy" and "daddy happy" all the time. And really, it's hard not to be when he is around.
Only 12 more weeks (give or take) of our solid family of three. I'm simultaneously excited, nervous and a little bit nostalgic when I think about how much our lives are going to change. I know I have enough love in my heart for everyone in this family; I just hope all of them feel it as strongly as I do.
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