Another trip to the Museum

I had one last appointment with the Dietician for my gestational diabetes this weekend, so we took advantage of the proximity to the DuPage Children's Museum and let Ethan do a little exploring. I joined Dave and Ethan for the first hour and then let them do a little Daddy/son bonding while I went to my appointment. When I got back, we had our packed picnic lunch at the museum before going home for an afternoon nap. I think Ethan enjoyed the tool station the best, which we haven't done before. He loved the little drill and got to take his own piece of wood home that he drilled a hole in.

This is Ethan trying out a lime at the restaurant. He kept making this face, yet he asked for more bites?!

Other than that, we enjoyed the nice weather this weekend out on our new patio and took some walks around the subdivision. I actually also started to sort through the baby toys and baby clothes from 0-6 months. So, once little Hickman #2 joins us, we'll know whether we can use msot of our clothes or not. If we're having a boy, I think we have a good start, although the seasons are a bit different between when Ethan and this baby will be born, so even if it's a boy, I think there may be some clothing needed. We'll see if we're buying pinks or blues?!

This week Thursday marks the 36 week mark, and starting Tuesday I'm going for weekly doctor appointments from here forward (along with the specialist ultrasounds for the baby's kidneys). It's only a matter of time now until the little baby joins us!

Some funny things that Ethan does/says lately:

*I call him sweetie sometimes and when I use a different phrase, like, "Hi, buddy", he'll tell me, "No Mama, you have to say 'hi, sweetie'". So, apparently he likes being called sweetie.

*Dave was talking about something and Ethan said 'That's interesting Daddy'. Cracked me up, as he's never talked about something being 'interesting'

*He impressed Grandma Hughes this weekend when she watched him and they took a walk. When he got to the end of the sidewalk by the road, he told her they needed to look for cars before she even had to stop him.

That's all for now...stay tuned for more Baby #2/Ethan updates in the coming weeks.