miss this boy?

We've been a little occupied this last month or so. Christian has caught some sort of bug that has kept him out of work for almost a whole week. Throat, nose, conjunctivitis, ears, neck pain (having an MRI this Friday). Since having congested ears (one visit to the ER thinking he ruptured a drum), C has lost almost complete hearing in both of his ears. He will be seeing an ear specialist this week. Tristan's terrible twos have escalated beyond terrible and his tantrums are getting more difficult to manage. He's still adorable and fun, but cruuuazy. I can't keep up with the boy. Why is that? Because I'm 9 months pregnant, and this past month I had hips twisted in different directions, which felt like my legs were falling out of their sockets, with shooting pain in my lower back. I've been in physical therapy trying to fix myself because I wasn't able to walk without wanting to cry. Trying to man the house from sun up to sun down in this condition is not easy. Taking care of a sickling and a stubborn little turd (a cute turd) makes it a lot harder. This is what we've been up to the last few weeks. Things are a lot better now. I can walk again! Well, I waddle. But whatever, I can get around now. Christian is back at work now but has had to warn some of his co-workers about his hearing problem. I hope that he can get his hearing back soon.

On a fun note, I saw my doctor today and it looks like baby girl could arrive as soon as next week! I'm so excited to meet her. I'm also freaking out a little. I'm nervous about surviving the baby schedule again. I'm nervous about going through labor again and feeling that pain. I pray that everything goes smoothly. So we will be adding pictures of baby girl very soon, but until then, here is what this crazy little kid has been up to;

Watch out! He's a triple threat. He's got the looks, and we've all seen him dance, but we've discovered that he is a singer as well. He loves to sing and perform. His all time favorite song right now is "Pool Party" by the Aquabats. He requests (demands) to hear this song allllll day long, even while driving in the car. Other songs; Twinkle little star, and Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam.

He loves to bake (or pretend bake). It's to the point now where I have to hide when I bake, or he freaks out and gets upset for not including him. I was making banana muffins the other day with my hand mixer, trying to hide the mixer from his view, when I heard him sneak up on me and yell "Hey!.....chair!". And he ran over to his "blue cooking chair" and pulled it over. The pictures above are of him making a creation on his own. He peeled the orange and was pouring it back and forth, in the pans that he got out all by himself.

Don't judge me on this one. We received a new baby present on Sunday and I made the mistake of trying it on Tristan, just for fun. Here he is, adoring himself in the mirror. He didn't want to take it off. opps. It was funny watching him play with his cars on the ground in this dress. The next morning he ran and grabbed it and asked me to put it on him. I had a little talk with him so I think we're ok now.

The obsession with Woody and Buzz continues. Sometimes he combines the characters into one, (as seen in the picture on the right).

Some of his favorite words:

• Mama and Dada have evolved into "Mommy" and "Daddy". I LOVE it.
• Apple Juice
• Bubbles side = Let's blow bubbles outside
• Watch dis = I want to watch a show or movie
• Socket = chocolate
• Mummy = food is yummy mom.
• Anch = Ranch dressing
• Fi Trah = Fire Truck
• Menamine = Megamind
• George = Monkey (or Curious George movie)