Shoes

Kaelen loves shoes, especially other people's shoes. This weekend he fell in love with Grandpa's boots; the moment he laid eyes on them he tried to put them on.

Normally Kaelen helps me pick out the shoes I'm going to wear to church. His favorite pair is patent leather neon yellow spike heels... I do love the shoes, but they're a little difficult to wear at the moment. As usual, Kaelen pulled them out of my closet for me today. He then pulled out the matching green heels, but instead of insisting that I wear them... well, see for yourself (btw, I had nothing to do with this - I was in the other room doing my hair when I realized what he was doing)

(Apparently we watched too many America's Top Model episodes when he was a baby...)

He then paraded around the house in them! He walks better in them than a lot of women do!!

He's silly....

Wagon time

I had a very cute picture of Kaelen pulling the wagon while Grandpa is pushing the wagon... Unfortunately, blogger is a piece of crap and decided to post the picture sideways, even though it isn't saved sideways... I guess you get what you pay for, which in this case is total crap! Moving on from my rant...

Seattle fans??

Go Mariners! Go Seahawks!

Laundry assistant

Kaelen loves to help me empty the laundry baskets, but only so he can get inside them!! He had so much fun with Grandpa pulling him around in it (we used to have a cat named Bubba who liked to be pulled around in boxes and baskets too...). Note: he's wearing daddy's shirt again...

Hi

I am now 34 weeks pregnant and am feeling very large. Kaelen likes to mimic me (sticks his tummy out while walking, says "belly hurts" constantly, and coughs/sneezes/blows his nose anytime I do). Kennedy is very nice and supportive; he lies and tells me I'm not fat! The baby is mostly nice, as long as I'm in a position that he's okay with. It has been an okay pregnancy; it's just been long! 40 weeks seems like an eternity, especially to someone with no patience!

Right now I am trying to get rid of a cough I have had for 5 weeks or so... Plus I got a lovely sinus infection, and to add insult to injury, I have lost my sense of taste... Chocolate has been my lifeblood, so that really doesn't seem fair! But, on the plus side, I can't smell anything either (no poopy diapers)!!

I have 4 weeks left of work, and I get to work from home 3 days a week.. this is good since I have come close to hitting people at work when they comment on my ever expanding belly and my alleged waddling... (I am a human, not a goose... I don't waddle.) Plus, I apparently got rid of my work pants from my last pregnancy, and I didn't feel like spending a fortune on pants I was going to look huge in anyway, so I only have two pairs of work pants that fit (and one of them requires me to wear uncomfortable shoes).

On a related note, Kaelen has only 4 weeks left at his day care. It's going to be a bittersweet moment. He absolutely loves his teachers and classmates. If only it were cheaper... We'll have to find him (and the new baby) a new daycare when I go back to work in December, but for now, I'm avoiding that problem!!

I feel like I'm jinxing myself stopping work at 38 weeks - Kaelen was born at 38 weeks, but I'm concerned that this baby will decide to stretch it out to 42 weeks! But, on the other hand, it's not like I'll be sitting around watching tv and eating cream puffs... I'll be chasing after Kaelen, and if that doesn't convince the baby to come out, I don't know what will!

Kaelen is such a big, grown up boy that it's hard to believe he was once so little! I'm really looking forward to our summer together (even though it's going to hold very little sleep for me). Remind me of that when I'm dealing with a tantrum-throwing toddler and a screaming infant...

Alright, that's enough of an update for now. Peace out.

Flip flops

Such a big boy...

Child abuse

Kaelen has a sense of freedom now and he enjoys trying to run away from his parents, especially in parking lots and near busy streets... So, we decided it was time to get a Kaelen leash. The only thing I could find at Target was a monkey backpack/harness. It is soooo cute! And Kaelen surprisingly loved it so much that he refused to take it off for several hours! Daddy took him on a walk and Kaelen behaved... we'll see if that lasts.

Big boy jammies

Baseball pajamas! Yay!! We had intended to get better pictures, but his good mood rapidly devolved, and the mood wasn't much better in the morning!

Angel....

Kaelen likes to "help" me fold laundry. He became very attached to one of daddy's shirts and he insisted on wearing it for an evening. Kennedy thinks he looks like an angel in these pictures (the arms look like wings??)... I don't see it, but that might be because I see the not so pleasant side of him more than anyone else does!!

Happy Easter!

Kaelen got an awesome card from Grandma and Grandpa for Easter. Apparently he like 50s music...

Bonding time with dad

Sorry, the picture quality isn't great (moving target). Kennedy took Kaelen to priesthood session of conference so I could have a break - it was awesome! Kennedy said Kaelen behaved wonderfully (partially because he let him play in the drinking fountain for 20 minutes or so...). I think this should be a semiannual tradition!!