Third Trimester!

Can you believe we're beginning the third trimester?!  Only 12 weeks left!  The thought brings great excitement…and with it, great anxiety!

In lieu of our weekend trip to Illinois, our little guy has been communicating with me more than normal.  I think he might be a creature of habit (or maybe I am) but he was all up in arms about the tremendous shift in schedule and menu.  He was moving like crazy all weekend and I think he was a little relieved to be back in our own bed last night.

Turns out that traveling is much less enjoyable while pregnant.  Back in May when we flew from St. Louis, I had my first experience puking in an airplane bathroom.  Last Thursday, I almost had my second.  I again wound up kneeling on the bathroom floor of the airplane, one place I would prefer to never be close to again.

While the occasion from the visit was far from ideal, outside of the funeral, it was nice to spend time with family.  It is always good to see our little nieces and nephew who are growing up way to quickly.  We are very lucky that they are equally always excited to see us!

The three of them, Cora, Melia and Peyton, are all at different stages of understanding how babies grow.  They got a test run with Erin & Eli and now, with one under their belt and a year's worth of knowledge, they're beginning to catch on.  Cora is content touching and talking to my belly through my t-shirt while Melia needs to pull all of my shirts up, probably thinking she'll actually see a baby underneath.  Peyton follows Cora's lead and cups his hands to talk to the baby, usually saying "hey!" in his very serious voice.  I was eating some cashews in the car and Cora asked if she could have some.  I told her I was eating them because the baby was hungry.  She said, "he's eating peanuts"?  I said, yes, and she said "do you crush them up really small?"  So cute.  Cora has decided that our baby will be Baby Repunzel.  Works for me. 

Vic's little brother Paulie was also learning a lot about babies and was trying to understand what Erin was doing when she was breastfeeding Eli.  She has a little cloak she wears and he was asking her why Eli was laying underneath it.  She said that Eli was eating from her chest.  Paulie replied, "So what is there like food spread all over your chest?"  So precious.  :)

The weekend was exhausting and ended with some sinus complications for me and sleep deprivation for Joe.  We're glad to be back in Seattle and are trying to recover.

Here's some pics of our little ones growing up! (Apparently they all love wearing glasses.)