Tales of Baby McCabe: Schooooool's out for summer!

Yesterday was the last day of school! woo hoo!!! I am so excited to spend the summer with Nolan and then the fall with both Nolan and baby! The last few weeks have flown by, like usual. We haven't had the greatest weather, so poor Nolan and Keegan haven't gotten out on many walks. We've made good use of when we do have breaks from the rain though! Nolan has enjoyed running around our backyard and driveway, exploring everything. I hope it actually turns into summer weather soon so we can break out his pool, go to the splash pad, and get and actually use a water table!

Back at his first birthday party Nolan was given a little baby doll from Great Grandma and Grandpa Petersen. He has adored that thing since the moment he saw it! He has been chewing on the hands a lot lately, to the point where they break off. We're now on baby #3. When baby #2's hands broke off this week (I actually snipped them when they were halfway off, so he couldn't swallow them), Nolan reacted like a mama animal rejecting a deformed baby. He scrunched his nose, got a horrified look on his face, and said, "Oh baby! Baby owie! Oh no! Oh no!" Then he threw the baby across the room and said, "Bye baby!" It was so funny! A few minutes later he asked me where baby was (put his palms face up by his shoulders and asked, "Baby?"), so I showed him the baby and he reacted the same way. He was thrilled when he got to pick out a new baby at Target. I bought an extra for when this one wears out.

Nolan has suddenly become a MegaBlock fanatic! He has been building tower after tower with his blocks. He's gotten really good at pushing them all the way down so they are secure. We brought his blocks over to my parents' house so he and Abigail can both play with them. My mom said they will sometimes work on a tower together. So cute!

Another of Nolan's new favorite things is watching Lion King music videos. Jason found clips of the main songs from Lion King and downloaded them onto his PS3. Nolan loves watching them sing and dance. He thinks it's hilarious when baby Simba sneezes after Rafiki sprinkles dirt on him in the opening song. He also loves the part in Can You Feel the Love Tonight when Simba pulls Nala into the water. I had a stuffed animal Simba when I was a kid, so I found it at my parents' house for Nolan. Nolan pushes it around in the stroller there.

Tomorrow I hit 28 weeks, the beginning of the 3rd trimester! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. I go for a check-up on Wednesday, and then already go back in two weeks! Baby has been kicking and moving like crazy, which is fun to feel.

Here are the latest photos: