Week 30: Haircut, Pujols, Last day of school, air and space, neighborhood party

We have had another great week.  I'm definitely starting to feel more run down and achy though, but I'm trying not to complain because for me, nothing is as bad as the first trimester nausea and throwing up.  ....so glad that's over!!!

Check out Baby Bluey:

Baby Tyler (this picture is deceiving because I have a shirt on....)

Tyler had his last day at school (Mommy & Me).  He has taken lots of different classes with me over the last year and this has been by far his favorite activity! 

First, the kids play outside on the playground.  The sandbox is Tyler's favorite!

 Then off to the jungle gym to go down the slide.

 Maybe a quick swing.  This is the first time he tried this like a big boy.

 more sliding

 Down the ramp after going potty like a big boy!

 Wash hands for Shabbat

 Sitting at the table waiting for Shabbat

 Covering his eyes for the prayer over the candles.

 Eating his challah

 Daddy came to school! YEA!!

 Playing with his friends on the carpet.

We are so sad school is over, but can't wait until next year!

We had our neighborhood block party this weekend! There was a firetruck and an ambulance there that Tyler could go in.  So exciting!

 

We could not tear him away from the huge basketball hoop....

Having a little trouble sharing the ball with his friend Lizzie

Tyler got his 3rd haircut.  This was the first time he sat in the chair by himself.  What a big boy....tear! When we were walking in the mall to get to the salon, he said : "I'm excited to get my haircut." and when we left, he said "I had fun. I look cute." During the haircut, he looked in the mirror and said "I look like Daddy and Buh Puh."

He was so tired from all the excitement, he fell asleep on the way home. What a cutie!

 

Here's the best picture I could get of the haircut from later that day.

 Tyler cousin Angie sent him a Pujols jersey and he loves it! THANKS ANGIE!!! (I know he isn't looking at the camera in this picture, but he looks so old, so I had to include it.)

We also got to go to the Potomac Nationals (the Nat's minor league team) game.  Watching the game was fun, but nothing compared to going to the Red Sox minor league team's dugout to talk to the players.  He named all of the Orioles players he knew as well as the Nats.  He asked them if they were rightys or leftys.  He asked them where they were from and what team they were playing next.  He asked them what their favorite pitch was.  One of the players asked him what his favorite position was and he said "short stop just like J.J. Hardy.''  When they asked him what team he played for, he said the Orioles.  He also told them that Ian Desmond was the short stop for the Nats.  Needless to say, they were very impressed with his baseball knowledge and conversational ability.  The best part of all was that they gave him a ball.  It is proudly displayed in one of J.D.'s baseball trophies and will soon have a display case, just like his Mommy's ball from when she was a little girl.

My dad also took Tyler to the Air and Space Museum and Dulles where he saw the Cessna.  Buh Puh also bought him a model cessa airplane.  A huge hit!!! He insisted on bringing everywhere today!

Funny things said...there have been so many funny things that Tyler says these days that I just can't keep track.  Here are a couple:

• While were out shopping for a "lovie" for Baby Bluey (Tyler's present to him), we looking at several different ones and I commented on how one of them rattled.  Tyler immediately said "we can't get one that rattles, otherwise it will wake up Baby Bluey and we don't want him to wake up when he's sleeping." 
• We passed a Pepsi truck (neither J.D. nor I drink Pepsi) and Tyler said "that's a Pepsi truck.  Coach Bennett (the UVA basketball coach) drinks Pepsi." I had no idea why he thought that so I asked him and he said it's in his UVA magazine."....sure enough, there is an ad for Pepsi in the UVA magazine with Coach Bennett drinking Pepsi.  

His memory astounds me.....makes me laugh every time! 

Welcome to Week 30: Baby Bluey is a Cabbage!!

Length: 15.75-16 inches
Weight: 3 lbs


What's happening with Baby Bluey this week:
Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)
You baby's length is about 16 inches—about as long as a laptop computer—and she measures almost 11 inches from crown to rump. She weighs approximately 2 1/2 to 3 pounds. From now until delivery, every baby will gain weight at a more individual rate. Your baby has doubled in height over the past six weeks, and from now until delivery, she'll gain only a few more inches in length. Don't worry if she's in a strange position (what your care provider might call a "transverse lie"). There's still plenty of time for her to get settled into the head-down (cephalic) position for birth. She's floating in about 1 1/2 pints of amniotic fluid and has some room to move. Your baby's most important organ, her brain, continues to develop at a rapid pace. Her eyes are able to track light, and some researchers have theorized that exposing your belly to light may stimulate development. Try moving the beam of a flashlight slowly over your belly in a dim room, and see if she reacts.
Also growing daily is his brain, which is actually starting to look like the real thing with those characteristic grooves and wrinkles. And now that your little genius can regulate his own body temperature and turn up the heat, he'll start shedding lanugo, the downy body hair that's been keeping him warm up until now.

• His head is getting larger to accommodate a period of rapid brain growth. Don't forget to continue to "teach" your baby in the womb by exposing to music, literature, and simply talking to him.
• A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him. As he grows and fills your uterus, the amount of amniotic fluid will decrease. Funny, you certainly won't feel any lighter!
• She spends more and more time practicing opening and closing eyelids. Her eyes can move from side to side, following a light source. She may even reach out to touch the light.
• Early lanugo is beginning to disappear that served to protect your baby's skin from the water in the womb. Your little one's own hair may begin to appear.
• Toenails are entering their final growth stage.
• Bone marrow is now in charge of red blood cell production. These red blood cells will continue to service your child's body by transporting oxygen and removing the wastes (carbon monoxide and other gases).
• Your baby has the capability now to produce tears -- yes, within the womb.
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