New Shoes

John's feet are growing like weeds so it was time for new shoes. I broke down and bought him some Crocs. I can see their appeal--they're light-weight, easy to get on, and quite cute on the little guy!

Obsession

John has been fascinated by our computers for quite some time. As a baby, he would reach for it and touching it was an early motivation to crawl. He received a "computer" for his birthday, but it broke soon after we took it out of the box. I bought one recently, hoping that he'd love it and play with it on our upcoming road trip. Our nephew Jacob had one and loved it, so I thought it would be a nice long-term purchase since it's purpose is to teach the alphabet and letter sounds. He started hyperventilating as I pulled it out of the box, and I knew it would be a hit.

The look of love

Working very hard

He gets excited and moves around the hall with it, pushing buttons along the way. Sadly, about thirty minutes into playing with his new computer, I notice a malfunction. When you press the letter keys, you no longer hear the correct letter name. "L", "E" and "J" are what you hear, no matter what letter you push. So much for that long-term toy! I promptly returned it and went for round #2. Thanks to our friends at Goodwill, we got a less sophisticated, but equally enjoyed keyboard.

Can you hear him gasping as he hits the keys? "Aduh! Ah! Ah! Ajuh!"

I must touch it, even when I need to stand up.

Ah keyboard, where have you been all my life?

Frankfurt

This past weekend, John's parents were in town and for a little field trip we headed west to Frankfurt, Kentucky's capital. I'd spent a lot of time as a child in Raleigh touring the state government buildings and even working as a Governor's Page for the governor in high school, and I've seen some other capital cities (Richmond, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Charleston). Frankfurt is not like any of these! The capitol building is surrounded by houses, not office buildings. It is set near downtown, and looks a lot like the US Capitol Building. The governor's mansion next door was beautiful--I could easily move in. It was an ideal place to walk around with all the gardens and green space.

The shady sidewalk leading up to the capitol

The capitol up close

Taking a stroll on the mall

With Grandaddy in front of the Governor's Mansion

Exploring the mansion's herb garden

All Dressed Up!

This past Sunday, my nephew Sam was baptized in Raleigh. Unfortunately, we couldn't make the trip, but we dressed John in his Sunday finest (including his new shoes--his feet have grown a ton!) and went to our church. We hated to miss the festivities, but we were there in spirit.

Hair cut!

Before:

After:

It was really long, and now it's quite short! He was not a happy camper this time around, but we were in and out in less than ten minutes. Don't think we could ask for more!

In other news, he now has four molars. That could explain why he's so upset about not getting to touch the camera in the last picture. He's definitely letting us know what he likes and dislikes!

Bump

Some of you have been asking for a picture of my pregnant self. I'll admit I haven't taken a true "belly picture" during this pregnancy. (I guess the neglect of child #2 begins early!) We are quite excited about his/her arrival, but there are things that have occupied our brains and time this time around, thus the desire to take a picture have never come to fruition.

Enter my mother. She and my dad visited last week and she took the picture below, to surprise me in later years that I was so flexible. It's not exactly a belly picture, but you get the idea. I'm pregnant; my stomach sticks out! (And it sticks out further when I'm standing.)


We'll find out about the sex of the baby soon enough. Thankfully, getting a doctor has taken longer than any other adjustment to Lexington!