I am sad to report that our annual Mexico vacation will not happen this year! Jon's friend Steve has been laid off and they have decided to not vacation this year due to t!hat. I know that there will be lots of other time for us to go, but I am still sad. It is always so relaxing and fun, I was really looking forward to it! So instead, Jon and I are taking Will to the Wisconsin Dells. I think that Will is going to love it. We are staying at a resort that has a huge indoor waterpark and playground with tons of activities for him to enjoy. Also, this weekend we are going to Indianapolis to take Will to the zoo. It is fun now that he is getting to the age that he can enjoy things like that.
He loves going to the park and being outside. Every morning he brings me his shoes and points to the door. If he has to stay inside all day he is not a happy camper. It is getting hard for me though, being six months pregnant I am not moving as fast as I was so I have a hard time keeping up with him. He is really fast! I love to make him happy so we try to get out at least once a day. He is funny to watch because he is discovering so many new things that the excitement on his face just shines. He has learned to go down the slides at the park by himself and you can tell that he is so proud of himself. He even gives himself a round of applause after! It is hilarious how he claps for himself after he does pretty much anything. He is also getting really good at hitting the ball off of the tee. Which makes daddy very proud! Jon has really been working with him on how to hold the bat and how to throw the ball. He does pretty well for only being 15 months! He is always throwing the ball to Riley and bringing it to me so I can throw it for him. It is funny how much he loves Riley. As much as the dog drives me crazy I cant imagine not having him around, soley for the reason that he keeps Will so entertained!
So far my pregnancy has been going really well. I am almost 24 weeks already and so far I have no major complaints besides the normal aches and pains that come from chasing a toddler all day. I guess I dont have to worry about gaining too much weight! Will has been having some really bad days from his molars coming in, and on those days I wonder how I am mentally going to be able to cope with having two boys. He exhausts me so much now, I am praying that the Lord can give me more energy to deal with both of them. I have decided that He must have been having an off day when he made it so that children have so much more energy than thier parents! It should be the other way around!
Well, with much to look forward to in the future all I can do is take it day by day and enjoy Will as much as I can before his baby brother comes and ruins the world as he knows it! Thank God for vacations and time to get away from everyday life!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
All is Well
I am happy to report all is back to normal in the Franklin house. Will is doing better with his sleep patterns, but still randomly wakes up with what I think is nightmares. He wakes up with this terrified sounding scream, and really cant be consoled. Those are hard, but I am sure that is just the beginning of them. He has three of his molars in now so hopefully there is only one more period left of horrible pain for him. I feel so bad for him that those huge adult sized teeth have to pop through his little mouth!
It is a three day weekend! We don't have any plans that are set in stone yet, but I am sure that we will go to Effingham one day, and we would like to have friends over for a cookout one night too. We have been spending a lot of time with friends in our neighborhood lately, which has been fun. Especially since the weather has been so nice! It has been dropping into the 60's or even 50's some nights so it has been great weather to play outside after dinner! We have been taking a lot of bike rides and taking Will to the park a lot as well. He loves being outside. Every morning before we have even eaten breakfast, he is bringing me his shoes wanting to go outside. It is not so much fun for me though because I spend most of the time outside by getting rocks out of his mouth, preventing him from running into the street or eating things that are purely not edible.( like a certain smelly, disgusting present that Riley leaves for us in the backyard twice a day)
So I am already into my 22 week of pregnancy. Where does the time go? I cant believe how fast this is going. I was saying to Jon the other day that if there was a pause button I could hit, I would. I am so not ready for this baby! By this time when I was pregnant with Will I had so much more ready, and was mentally prepared. This time, I still don't even feel like it is real, until I feel him flipping around inside me! Oh yeah, that is the exciting news- we are having another boy! What am I going to do with two rotten little boys? :) I know that Jon was very relieved to know that its a boy, but I have to admit I was a little shocked! I really thought that he was a girl! I actually saw the boy parts in the sono before she even told us. But Jon still wasn't in the room so she wouldn't tell. I was definitely seeing pink for a long time so it has taken a little adjustment to get used to the idea that he really is a boy. But the pictures don't lie, and there is definitely something in between those legs! We still don't have a set name yet, but I am leaning towards Max Owen Franklin. I think "max and will" sounds great together, but Jon thinks that it sounds like a dogs name. With Will, we didn't come up with his name until much later, so I am not worried! I think that Will will love having a little brother, eventually!
It is a three day weekend! We don't have any plans that are set in stone yet, but I am sure that we will go to Effingham one day, and we would like to have friends over for a cookout one night too. We have been spending a lot of time with friends in our neighborhood lately, which has been fun. Especially since the weather has been so nice! It has been dropping into the 60's or even 50's some nights so it has been great weather to play outside after dinner! We have been taking a lot of bike rides and taking Will to the park a lot as well. He loves being outside. Every morning before we have even eaten breakfast, he is bringing me his shoes wanting to go outside. It is not so much fun for me though because I spend most of the time outside by getting rocks out of his mouth, preventing him from running into the street or eating things that are purely not edible.( like a certain smelly, disgusting present that Riley leaves for us in the backyard twice a day)
So I am already into my 22 week of pregnancy. Where does the time go? I cant believe how fast this is going. I was saying to Jon the other day that if there was a pause button I could hit, I would. I am so not ready for this baby! By this time when I was pregnant with Will I had so much more ready, and was mentally prepared. This time, I still don't even feel like it is real, until I feel him flipping around inside me! Oh yeah, that is the exciting news- we are having another boy! What am I going to do with two rotten little boys? :) I know that Jon was very relieved to know that its a boy, but I have to admit I was a little shocked! I really thought that he was a girl! I actually saw the boy parts in the sono before she even told us. But Jon still wasn't in the room so she wouldn't tell. I was definitely seeing pink for a long time so it has taken a little adjustment to get used to the idea that he really is a boy. But the pictures don't lie, and there is definitely something in between those legs! We still don't have a set name yet, but I am leaning towards Max Owen Franklin. I think "max and will" sounds great together, but Jon thinks that it sounds like a dogs name. With Will, we didn't come up with his name until much later, so I am not worried! I think that Will will love having a little brother, eventually!
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