The Last Days

Our family of three is about to become four any day now so we are doing our best to fit in as much as possible before he makes his entrance. Thursday morning, I took McKay to the Discovery Museum for almost 3 hours. It was fun (and tiring).

He really enjoyed painting on this wall and told me today that 'green' was his 'favorite one' to paint with.

I tried to get him to say cheese and look at me to take his picture while he was painting. In the top left picture he is saying cheese but his eyes never leave the paint. Funny boy. He was very intent on painting his lines across the wall.

In the bottom pictures he is putting the black and white balls in the red circles where air pushes them up and they come down through the different obstacles. Every time we go we spend at least half an hour at this spot! He kept picking up all the balls at once to put them in and inevitably one or two would drop and roll across the room. Made me laugh every time but I couldn't convince him it would be easier to pick them up one or two at a time.

As always, the Water Works were a hit. Today when I asked McKay what he liked most about the museum, he talked about the green paint and that we had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the museum (for lunch). AND that he wanted to go to the museum again today!

Here I am at 39 weeks and getting more and more awkward by the day, it seems. At my appointment on Friday the doctor checked me and I am 50% effaced and dilated to a 1.

Today we went to the track again for the 4th week in a row and McKay and I did our 2+ miles while Jordan ran. It is a lot easier for me now than it was the first time we went. I've been walking for about 15 minutes each evening for the last couple of weeks too so I'm sure that helps. McKay LOVES going running and asks if we can go all week long. For the first lap he was several yards ahead of me the whole time. I finally caught up to him when he stopped for me to bring him some water. Several others at the track commented on how many times McKay went around and at how much endurance he has. My favorite comments from him today were the following:

"Good running, Mommy"

"I must keep going!"

"I must hurry!" (We are glad 'hurry' is part of his vocabulary now, though it doesn't necessarily mean he 'hurries' very often.)

Me: "Good running, McKay" (after he told me my running was good)
McKay: "Thank you, Mommy" (I love it when he say's thank you. It is so sweet and sincere.)

"Just do it, Jordan" (Copying what I said. This is the first time we've heard him say Jordan. McKay wanted him to put sunblock on his face and Jordan didn't want to. McKay changed his mind, much to Jordan's relief, and I helped him put the sunblock on.)

San Jose Childrens Discovery Museum

Several moms in our ward playgroup have mentioned how much their children enjoy the Children's Discovery Museum. So we decided to check out the annual memberships since it costs $10/person 1 and older. The place was PACKED for the last day of the Curious George exhibit.

First we went to see George. There were so many people everywhere we didn't stay too long. But McKay was really excited to see George all over the room and we got a lot of smiles at his monkey sound.

When I was finally able to snag a watering can from a child who was going back inside just before another child took it (heehee), McKay really enjoyed filling it up and watering the plants in the garden.

The water works activity was a huge hit. McKay got really wet but he didn't mind too much until we got outside and he felt the breeze. They have little plastic clothing covers to help keep you from getting drenched but the only free one I could find was totally wet. The other moms said their kids always got drenched anyway so we made sure it was our last stop. This is the toddler section of the water works. Jordan had a hard time getting McKay's picture because he was always moving around, getting more balls to put in the water. It was definitely a favorite spot!

Another place we visited that McKay loved was the toddlers room (of course). Next time I will have to take pictures there. There were lots of balls to put in a huge funnel, the alphabet on little doors with corresponding objects to see and feel, and a small corridor under the stairs with stars on the ceiling and an aquarium on the side. They also have a story time daily. McKay loves story time at the library so we'll have to hit that one too!

It's gonna be a fun year!