Boy Stuff

What could be more thrilling than goats & tractors? It's amazing how into animals & modes of transportation a little boy can be...

Visiting a family friend's farm...

Last night at the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston--Much of the evening was quite challenging, as Colin & I struggled to keep our little guy from stealing floating ducks, running off into the crowd, & sneaking into the tiger cages. He did however adore all tractor exhibits & even managed to turn the hazard lights on one of them. The sheep & pigs were big hits as well. I think Will was extremely overstimulated by the whole opening fair night experience (hordes of people, & lights, funnel cake & large stuffed things everywhere can do that to a person), so he got freaked out toward the end and had to be carried out kicking and screaming (literally). Though I'm glad we went--I'm all for family bonding excursions--I think we might stick with the children's museum & local playgrounds for awhile.



Colin didn't want to miss out on anything fun...

Boys on the way...

Finally, a picture of pregnant me. My sister came to visit a few weeks ago, & at this point she was 20 weeks & I 28 weeks along--both with boys! What a difference those 2 months make... Unlike last time, I do not have monthly shots of my growing belly, so this poor second child will have to deal with hand me down everything and less documentation of his growth in mommy's tummy. I'm sure he'll survive :) It's hard to believe that baby G #2 will be here in another 2 months--Now that the time is approaching, I'm getting a little nervous about handling sleep deprivation, a newborn's needs, & an attention-spoiled toddler. I may have babysat 6 children at once for years, grown up with 2 siblings, & taught 35 students at a time, but that doesn't prepare you for parenting your own growing brood. Two little boys under 2. I adore being a mom & can't wait to meet this next one, but I doubt I'm too crazy for wondering how it works when you add another to the mix. And our mix (thanks to our passionate & driven little one, Will) is already pretty wild!

By the way, has anyone seen that show on TLC about the family with 17 or 18? kids? All singleton births. I can't even imagine how those parents do it... (nor can I fathom their ability/desire to generate a "J" name for each one...) And I think my hope for 3 kids is ambitious :)