Gramma's visit

Gramma Wanda was here for a visit last week. In one week we went to the beach 3 times and play ground 3 times. Little man loves the beach, and big mama loved sitting while Gramma played, dug in the sand, and entertained little man for hours. I really look forward to when I can play with Zaky again, not just watch. But I really do enjoy watching people who love him enjoy him also.

Side note: sorry for not better pictures, the camera died early in the week.

Daddy's big helper

He loves to imitate, emulate. From wearing our shoes around the house, trying to stick the key in the door, to wiping his nose. Big boy loves to help his dad, helping his mom is getting a little old. Helping dad usually entails hitting something, holding a big tool, or being outside, much more fun, And thanks to Gramma Wanda he has a new watering can to water the plants outside.

Slow Mama

If you look at these pictures you can that little man's mom is moving quite slow these days. How can you tell?
1st: the big bruise on his head, he got yesterday while running very excitedly to a park, to quickly for me to grab him as he went down.
2nd: the dirt on his face, he was playing with neighbors and decided to put dirt on his head and face before I could stop him.
3rd: and probably most obvious, he is in his swimming pool in his clothes.

Baby Yo and I have 2 1/2- 3 weeks left together. Bill thinks I am less patient this time around, I agree. It is hot here and the electricity is awful. I don't think my thermostat has changed that much, but my tolerance has, and my complaining has definitely increased. I also officially have cankless (swelling that has made my foot/ ankles/ and calves all the same circumference.)

Cruel Summer

It's a cruel cruel summer.... Poor bruiser got creamed at the beach by his father (for the first time). After wards with a notable burn to the face and right arm. I was soon lectured at the McDonalds by a lady for not taking care of my son in the sun. I quickly placed all blame on his father. Later that day as "I" was changing Zaky's diaper and clothes he rolled over onto the tube of ointment I was letting him play with. A little mark was made under his eye. When he woke up the next morning, such a sad site. Sun burned with a black eye!

Travel Update

Update on our lives here. Bill was asked to teach at a school last fall for this August (before we knew I was pregnant). He was able to shorten his stay at the school, but would still travel the beginning of August and return 10 days before the baby was due. We renewed our resadency visas in March, but they only gave us 3 months, not the usual 1 yr. So our visa's expired in August, just before Bill was to travel, and past when I was allowed to travel. We reapplied, but were told to travel and come back if Bill wanted to travel in August. Confused? So we traveled to a neighboring country this last weekend, stayed with wonderful friends, and upon return were told, to bad your resadency visa is still in effect and will still expire in August. After two trips to the security/ visa office the result was the same. Bill wont be able to travel to teach. Our trip, though some what pointless, was still nice to hang out with friends. It gave us a little tast of what traveling back to America will be like at Christmas (hard, and requiring sleep meds for the little ones). On the plane ride over I laughed, Zaky is so much like his Paa. You can't have any attention from them on take off or landing because their heads are glued to the window.

Water + 1 yr old = No Computer

Smart Christy was holding upset Zaky on her lap one afternoon last week, when guess what? Zaky knocked over Christy's glass of ice water on the computer. 6 days later we have a new keyboard. Combine that with fatigue, heat, laziness, and a splash of prepartum sadness, and the result is no blogging for two weeks. But we are back, for all of you out there who need their Zaky fix.

7 - 8 1/2 - 11

7: How many weeks I have left until baby Yo is born.
7: How many weeks more I will be pregnant.
8 1/2: What size shoe I wear.
11: What size shoe I just bought, because my feet and hands are swelling up like sausages!