Not much is new in terms of baby news.  I’m definitely feeling her kick more regularly, though, which is always comforting. As with Enzo my placenta is anterior, which explains why I didn’t feel either of them really early on, or at least not often. Since my next appointment isn’t until 28 weeks, it’ll at least be comforting that I can feel her reassuring kicks that all is well.

As for being pregnant during the summer… yeah, I don’t necessarily recommend it.  This past week has been brutal and my work attire has been a bit more casual than work generally encourages, but I don’t care.  Tank tops, skirts and sandals are what got me through. Okay, enough complaining, it could be worse.  I could be 40 weeks pregnant now and dealing with this heat. :p

We finally got around to taking Enzo to a park this past weekend.  I think we were all getting bored in the house, so I figured we might as well get the little man outside.  It just so happens there’s a fairly decent park not too far from us and despite there being a softball game going on, there weren’t too many kids at the playground.

Surprisingly enough, he wasn’t a big fan of the swings…

The slide, however, he thoroughly enjoyed and wanted to go again, and again, and again.  Thankfully with so few kids there, he was able to as many times as he wanted since the bigger kids weren’t really into such a tiny slide.

We didn’t hang out for too long, but let Enzo get comfortable walking on the gravel and then we had a snack before deciding to get in the car and heading towards home.  While we weren’t there long, the little man passed out in the car, so we made a detour to Dairy Queen and drove around for a bit to let Mr. Enzo have a nice little snooze before we got home.  I think next up we’ll try a park with a splash pad and see how he does… maybe give those swings another try as well. 😉

Not really, but Enzo finds it really funny if we sing “He’s a maniac, maniac, on the floor.”  Come on, you know the words. “And he’s dancing like he’s never danced before!”  He moves his feet as fast as possible and we do the dance and it’s great fun. Ah, parenting. He does, however, have his moments of hysteria.

This boy is developing quite the flair for drama, and can throw some epic tantrums if he’s in the mood. Overall we’ve been lucky and he’s usually a really happy boy, but he does have his moments, which we think got worse when changes happened at day care.  He’s the oldest in the Infant room, and ever since his group of pals moved into the Toddler room a month about a month ago he’s been a tad more feisty and sassy… probably because the other babies haven’t been able to keep up with him. Thankfully, two more kiddos are starting to walk better, so he should have better playmates, and we found out he’ll be moving into the Toddler room at the end of August or early September.

It does make me a little sad to think he’s moving to the Toddler room already, though. He is without a doubt not a baby anymore, but a little boy. His personality comes out more and more each day as he communicates with us in his own way and he’s such a goofball when he’s not dramatically throwing himself to the floor because a toy didn’t do what he wanted it to do or because I can’t pick him exactly when he wants me to.

Some of his latest shenanigans included finding my box of straws in one of the drawers. I came up behind him to see that he was carefully trying each one out before putting it on the floor. Then when he realized I was there, he smiled and handed me one… and then another, and so on.  He also enjoys pulling out the Tupperware and insisting that I sit down so he can put each one on my head like a hat. Needless to say, we clean up the kitchen about 3-6 times a day just to avoid slipping and breaking a leg on something. 😉

I’m sure it’ll get easier… and then maybe harder and then easier again, but that’s just the way life is.  It’s definitely like a roller coaster at times, but that’s okay.  The ups make the downs worthwhile and one day I’m sure we’ll look back on these days and miss them – tantrums and all.

Well, not much is new at this point.  I’m definitely getting more used to the idea of a little girl running around with Enzo, and I’m looking forward to getting the nursery ready.  We really want to repaint the whole house, but we’ll have to see just how much we actually get done before the little miss arrives.  With Enzo running around, we’d have to plan painting for naps and after bedtime, so it definitely takes some planning.

Healthwise, though, I’m doing fine and so is everyone else.  I feel bigger than I did with Enzo at this stage, so how about a comparison?

Yep, a little bigger. I guess I’ll watch that since we know how big I got with Enzo by the time he was due.  Need a reminder?

Yeah… Here’s hoping this little girl doesn’t decide to make me look like I’m smuggling watermelons again. 😉