All Hallows-Eve

Jacob and his preschool teacher, Ms. Jill at the school's Fall Festival

Greetings boys and ghouls! For this "scary" edition of the blog, here's a video showcasing Jacob's knowledge of obscure and hideous animals.

Life here is rapidly progressing toward becoming a family of four. Every weeks seems to sneak past us, and the time we spend as a family is often spent getting ready for Thomas' arrival.
I continue to tell Jacob that he is going to be a great big brother, and that even though it will take time for us to take care of Thomas, we promise to take care of him as well. More than anything, I remain steadfast in trying to get Jacob to understand that Thomas is coming into our house, and he is not leaving. Jacob is used to seeing and holding a lot of babies, but the idea that one is moving in will no doubt have it's effect on Jacob's outlook on his family and his role in it.

Jacob has been taking care of a surrogate of his baby brother, his little white dog toy. He takes it around everywhere. Doggie goes potty, gets tucked in at night, and often requests snacks and cookies. Or, rather, his interpreter relays that message to us.

Thomas is moving and kicking Ashley frequently. He is active most in the mornings and late at night. He takes advantage anytime Ashley is relaxing and he has more room to wiggle. We can't wait to meet him.

Last night my parents (Didi and Yaya) took Jacob for the night (where they no-doubt spoiled him 'round the clock) and Ashley and I got to go on a date AND sleep in this morning. We both woke up around 8 because we're used to the schedule, but it was wonderful nonetheless. This morning we began prepping the house for Thomas' arrival, finding our baby things and setting up his sleeping area(s).

Tomorrow brings Jacob's 3rd Halloween where he will be reprising his role of a Firefighter. He has an authentic looking costume as portrayed in the pictures below.







Enjoy and have a spooktacular Halloween!

Thomas Evan it is.

The wed appt to see Thomas turned into a Friday appt....which seems to happen whenever an ultrasound is involved. But, complaining aside, here are some shots of the littlest boy (and yes, we finally decided that Evan will be his middle name!):

Profile shot....may be seeing a different nose on this guy than Jacob...time will tell!

Amazing 3-D shot (we didn't see any with Jacob, this blew us away!). The blur on the right front of his face is his hand- like he's giving a thumbs up! Littlest boy already managed to pick his nose on film. Awesome.

Thomas wouldn't move his hands from his face, so the tech was getting frustrated that she couldn't give us full face shots- but honestly, we didn't mind. Seeing that everything was okay and getting a sneak peak of what is to come was more than exciting for us- including Jacob!

Everything looks healthy and he remains head down (wahoo), laying with his spine on my left side; which explains the pressure on my hips- little head banger!

so much to say

Even though there is lots to say (ie details of our cram-packed trip out east, Thomas getting huge and getting a complete name, Emily and Josh getting married!), I'll just show some pictures of rehearsal dinner, sleeping JDP, and wedding and leave words for later. We have an ultrasound on Wednesday, so maybe we'll finally get to share some decent Thomas photos (at 30 weeks).