One Week, Let the Countdown Begin!

Now there is only one week left until baby Sawyer joins our family.  We have been working on our to-do list for the last several weeks and I think we only have one or two things left.  For some reason I have felt that I need to have everything perfect and in order before he gets here, but I know this is not really possible.  I believe this is the "nesting" phase of pregnancy, so it must be an innate drive that pushes me to seek over-preparation.  I have observed that the nesting phase slows down in the last few weeks as the "incredibly uncomfortable and tired" phase sets in.  I have entered the final phase, during which I want nothing more than to lie on my side, sleep, and eat.  


The boys started their summer swim lessons again last week.  Benjamin is reluctant to put his face in the water, but I'm sure his instructor, Elizabeth, will get him back in the flow in no time.  I was surprised to see Evan's willingness to try swimming this year, and his talent for blowing bubbles has only increased.  I really do think that he will take well to swimming, and I can't wait to see the progress that they make by the end of the summer.


Evan has been really into hitting balls with either a tennis racket or a baseball bat.  Lance bought him some soft balls so he is able to play in the house.  This works out okay for me, since it is too hot to play outside.  I can simply sit in a chair and throw the balls to him to hit, then he retrieves them for me.  Its amazing how long he can do this for, and how good he is getting at it.  Also interesting is that he does not show much emotional reaction whether he misses many balls in a row or has several great hits, he just keeps getting ready for the next ball.  We are trying to move Evan towards more independence.  He is currently learning to take off his shoes and often does so by himself with some encouragement.  

Benjamin has been generally interested in collecting things.  He loves these tiny little balls that he calls "bb's", since I think they came from a toy bb gun.  He is really quite obsessed with collecting these tiny balls and becomes quite upset if he loses any of them.  This is indeed a frequent problem since they are so little and are basically made to be lost.  He has also shown recent interest in collecting insects.  The grandparents took him to Sonic, where he and Evan got "bug catchers".  Really I must say that these were about the coolest happy meal-type toys that I have ever seen.  He is able to capture insects in it, and easily releases them when he is ready to find more.  He had us joining in his hunt for insects for about a week after the got the toy.

This weekend we took it a little easier and just spent some good time with the boys while our painter worked on the sitting room in our bedroom.  Things are finally coming in our room, and it is almost completely made over since a few months ago.  I did not really intend to do this, but changing the bedding required other changes.  Thankfully, Lance was on board for all of it and even seemed to enjoy the process.  Today I was quite worn out and did not want to do ANYTHING, but somehow made it through the day and managed to get the boys to the gym in the 100 degree heat.  I think it might be the last trip to the gym until after baby Sawyer.

Last week at my OBGYN appointment, I was lucky enough to get the cutest 3-D pics of Sawyer.  They made me want to squeeze and kiss on him but I will have to wait another week.  As anyone can see, he is adorable!