Pumpkin Eater.

We went to Wagner Farms this morning to score ourselves a baby pumpkin. It was in the cutest little town and we had a good time sipping on fresh watermelon juice while chasing around the little guy.

Owen was very grabby.

Baby pumpkin and shadow man.

And of course.......

Plenty of green chile to go around!

Happy Halloween!

Spidey Senses.

We were a little lazy for Halloween this year. This was my original plan.

So cute, right? Turns out at 8 1/2 months pregnant, NOT so cute.

So instead this is what we came up with.

Owen is still a spider, I'm a lady with a basketball belly and Tim is Tim. 

Owen looked pretty cute. He got a little overwhelmed by the whole process but got the hang out it at the end. He even started carrying his pail and grabbing the candy from the buckets. Sadly, I brought my camera that didn't have a flash so we didn't get very good pictures.

Basketball belly.
I'm pretty swollen now so this was the perfect costume for me. Almost as good as wearing yoga pants. 

33 weeks.

Posting a little late. I've been tricking myself into thinking I'm not as big as I really am and pictures prove me wrong so I've been avoiding taking them. Nonetheless I want to remember this later on in life.

Here I am in my 33 1/2 week glory. I've reached the stage where very few things fit. I scored this shirt from Walmart for $3! It lets me live in denial a little easier. :-) Steadily gaining weight now (even though I'm still a little sick.) and always tired and swollen. I'm usually throbbing my the end of the night. June isn't much of a kicker but she sure does stretch! Right into my ribs! Ouch! She's so low now that when she moves I feel like she's about to fall out. She's very active now and causes lots of contractions and cramps.

Basically I feel like a flotation device and could fart anyone into an oblivion. Pretty excited to be down to my old size and not resemble something from the whale family. I've been dreaming about her a lot lately and picture her looking just like Owen. :-) Everyday is different. Some days I'm so anxious and excited to meet her and others I am so nervous I want to start crying. Lots of crying lately. Whale-like features as well as being this emotionally pathetic is where we're at right now. :-)

Only a few more weeks to go!

Chicken Little.

Went to the Botanical Gardens awhile ago and made some new friends. I didn't have my camera but my friend Lauren got these great shots of Owen and his new buddy.

32 weeks.

32 weeks with baby June.

Sorry for the low quality pictures. I was dying for a nap and had Tim snap a few with his phone. My last doctors appointment was about a week ago and it looks like Tim and I just make big babies no matter what! June is measuring 2-3 weeks ahead all of a sudden and is expected to weigh in around 8 lbs! Geesh! And here I thought we were going to get a break and have a small baby for once! Looks like not. She warned me that with June's rapid growth I would be rapidly growing as well and boy have I! I've been craving lots of meat, potatoes, salad and soup with her lately (probably due to her big growth spurt!) She's already head down and sometimes I feel like she's about to fall out! The swelling has definitely set it and by the end of the day my whole body is throbbing. It's the middle of November and I'm still sweating my can off. I bought myself a nice little plug in fan at the thrift store today for $4 so I don't freeze out the boys. Though it's becoming increasingly uncomfortable I'm still amazed at how different these babies are. June wiggles all over while Owen was just a powerhouse kicker. I carry them completely different and have been a lot more comfortable for a lot longer with her. Been having a lot of cramping and some Braxton Hicks. I'm starting to get pretty anxious about her arrival as most of my clothes are getting pretty snug. That and I'd like to be able to reach my feet again. :-)

Hopefully she doesn't come too early but I wouldn't mind a week or two. :-)

GQ.

My mom needed a photo of Owen for her "grandkids," wall and we hadn't taken nice pictures of  him for awhile so we did a little photo shoot. We even managed to take a few decent family photos! Turns out it's pretty hard, even with a tripod. Regardless, we got some pretty cute pictures of our little guy. I love that you can see all the red in his hair and his eyes are turning more hazel (Tim's side of the family!). Such a little stud.

He is so funny lately.

He holds his hands together when we pray with him at mealtimes and before he goes to bed.
Knows "ears," and "nose" but will only point to them on Mommy's face.
I love to watch him run! His arms move side to side and he always makes a noise as he is running so it sounds funny when he steps.
He takes your hand and leads you where he wants you to go.
He's actually become a little bit picky in eating. I don't know where it came from?
Tantrums have definitely started. We've had a few meltdowns and he's earned some timeouts. :-(
Is such a cuddler lately. I LOVE it! June doesn't love it so much though since he's all up in her grill lots of the time.

We just love our little guy! 

Zoo Pals.

Went to the zoo with some friends awhile ago. It's so much fun now that Owen notices the animals and he loves to be with his little girlfriends.

The kiddos love to run. Owen loves his girlfriends :-)

My friend Lindsey is due just 3 days before me but amazingly still has room to hold Owen.

But even with all these distractions, this was still his favorite activity.

Fiesta.

We ventured out to the Balloon Fiesta with Owen this morning since it's our last one here in ABQ! We were so excited the night before but around 4am we were regretting having to get up. It was way colder than we prepared for and poor Owen was not happy about it. We had a really good time though and were pretty proud that our kid still loved us at the end of it. 

Freezing our cans off.

Good ole Darth. 

Red noses.

Dawn Patrol. I love this! They look like giant night lights.

Can you believe we were up before the sun, willingly?!

Such a huge crowd. I wish I got a picture as we were leaving the parking lot. It was tremendous.

We asked someone to take our picture and they cut Owen out. I guess they thought he was a stunt baby. :-)

Owen throwing up gang signs.

Finally interested in the balloons.

Annnnnnnd done.

Out & About.

Still trying to fit in as much fun as we can before we before June comes. Yesterday we drove up to Jemez Springs to see the sights and the Falls. We had so much fun! Owen was a little grouchy since he didn't get a good nap but he loved being outdoors with the ants and grasshoppers. It made us miss camping so much!

Playing with the ants.

Jemez State Monument Ruins

Mr. Explorer.

Soda Dam.

Battleship Rock.

Hitching a ride.

Jemez Falls.