Tales of Baby McCabe: Blogging break

Obviously it's been quite a while since my last post. We had a fantastic summer filled with lots of swimming at wading pools, going to parks and the splash pad, walking around the maze at centennial lakes, playing outside, going on play dates with friends and cousins, visiting both zoos, and going to the lake. Summer flew by and we were sad to see it end.

So far this fall has been pretty darn good, too! Nolan started preschool in September, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. He was apprehensive at first, but he is really enjoying it. I'm so glad! It's been good for him to get out of the house and have something all his own to do. He is making friends and is already learning so much. His dinosaur themed 4th birthday is coming up in three weeks. I can't believe he'll be 4! He's still our hilarious daredevil with the biggest heart. He cracks us up with the things he'll randomly say or do (dancing naked In our window, telling Pam to "Measure my butt!", and being naughty at swimming lessons and yelling, "I'm sinking! I'm sinking!") He keeps us on our toes!

William turned two last month with a construction themed birthday. He is talking more and more, stringing lots of words together. He loves to count. He will skip 7 and 8 when counting, so I'm working on that with him right now. He still loves cars and trucks. He has really gotten into puzzles and can do 24 piece jigsaw puzzles on his own. It's so fun to watch him. He is just the sweetest boy and always so calm and patient! Jason and I have been taking him to swimming lessons. He absolutely loves swimming, but gets so cold! The poor guy's lips turn blue. The school needs to figure out their heating. William has recently gone through a growth spurt and now is 34.5", which is the 54th%. I'm sure his height will keep fluctuating, but I'm so happy he has made it this high on the growth charts.

Our biggest news is that we are adding another sweet boy to our family! In about two months (due date is December 6) we will be a family of five. The boys are so excited for the new baby. William isn't convinced it's a boy, but he's a little young to totally get what is going on. Nolan had also thought this was a girl, so he has made us promise that the next one will be a girl. Ok, buddy! We don't have much control over that. Haha. He also told me that he wants to have 100 brothers and sisters. Way to dream big, Nolan, but that's not happening. :)

But both boys love babies and have gotten lots of experience with their new cousins Hadley and Morgan. They're both so sweet with babies so I can't wait to see them with their new brother. Nolan sings to my belly and kisses it. William got to hear the baby's heartbeat at my last appointment and is still talking about it. It will definitely be a crazy, busy holiday season!

Here are a few pictures from the past few months. I have more recent ones, but the app I've been using to upload has changed and the pictures aren't showing up on this blog. Hopefully that will get figured out soon.