Ok, so I know I'm a little slow on this but I haven't been able to decide how I wanted to do this post so I finally just decided to start and then finish with more than one post if necessary other wise it won't ever get finished like this sentence. So here we go...Jen's visit...
First I have to give Jen a BIG THANK YOU!!!! for first, coming to visit me, and second, being insanely patient with my pregnant belly. We could have done so much more if it wasn't for me being so easily worn out. I know I would love to have done more and she probably did too...But it was still a great week.
So Jen arrived and looked fabulous! I know I don't look that good after a long flight. I also don't sleep on planes but that's another story. We got back to the house and decided to take a walk into town so she could see where I live now. It was loads of fun and Sam's favorite part was getting to see the animals. :)
Yet another thank you to Jen for chasing Sam around! Yea! So cute!
The next day we went into Frankfurt and met Arnold and co-workers here to find some lunch. This is the old Opera house I think.
This is Jen watching/chasing Sam around while we waited for them to show up. We actually got there much faster than I expected so Sam got to run and stretch his legs a bit. We then had lunch and let Arnold and co. go back to work while we played and saw some of Frankfurt. :)
Friday was a break day and we didn't do much since we went to Mainz on Saturday. This is Sam taking a nap on the train ride. Poor little guy had a fun week but just got a bit tired. Oh, he's hiding in Arnold's jacket but won't be able to do that for much longer.
This is the beautiful Cathedral we saw in Mainz on the way to the Gutenberg Museum. It was absolutely beautiful but Arnold and I had to leave a little faster than Jen and Eddie due to a certain curious little fellow who was no longer asleep.
Yea for apples! Sam loves apples and had a great time eating this one before going into the museum. It was too cute to not add. :)
The next week we went into Hanau and looked around there for a bit. This is the statue of the Brothers Grimm since Hanau is their birthplace.
On the way back to the train we saw tons and tons of airplanes. It was fun to try and get pictures of Sam pointing at the planes. I thought this was cute even though he's not pointing in it. He's too fast sometimes.
We went out to Kassel the next day to see the Brother's Grimm museum and then a break day again before she left. I'm afraid I was tired but it was so much fun to just catch up and share some time with Jen. I hope she really enjoyed it as much as I did! THANKS again! You're the BEST! Miss you!
Then after riding it for a few minutes he decided spinning was more fun so round and round in circles he went. For some reason I'm having issues with videos on the new camera and silly me did it sideways again! If you want to watch it go ahead if you can stand it. It's still pretty cute.
I think this says it all. Whenever Arnold is home he gets no rest because Sam is right there with him the whole time. I try to take him and let Arnold do things but Mommy just isn't Daddy and Sam definitely LOVES his Daddy. Arnold is so good and has a lot of fun playing with him too.
Sam loves bath time with Dad and always gets some good hairdos out of it. These are just a few and I'm sure there are many more to come.
And the finishing touch before bed...brushing your teeth. Who ever thought Sam would love it so much? He'll even get out of the tub so he can brush his teeth and don't even think about taking away the toothbrush before he's done.
As you can tell this reading business is very serious stuff and should not be interrupted... :)
Oh and this happens to be one of his favorite books. He loves to wander around and talk about babies so I hope that means within the next two weeks or whenever she decides to come he's as excited about her as he is about this book. (any day now!)
So Jen arrived and looked fabulous! I know I don't look that good after a long flight. I also don't sleep on planes but that's another story. We got back to the house and decided to take a walk into town so she could see where I live now. It was loads of fun and Sam's favorite part was getting to see the animals. :)
Yet another thank you to Jen for chasing Sam around! Yea! So cute!
The next day we went into Frankfurt and met Arnold and co-workers here to find some lunch. This is the old Opera house I think.
This is Jen watching/chasing Sam around while we waited for them to show up. We actually got there much faster than I expected so Sam got to run and stretch his legs a bit. We then had lunch and let Arnold and co. go back to work while we played and saw some of Frankfurt. :)
Friday was a break day and we didn't do much since we went to Mainz on Saturday. This is Sam taking a nap on the train ride. Poor little guy had a fun week but just got a bit tired. Oh, he's hiding in Arnold's jacket but won't be able to do that for much longer.
This is the beautiful Cathedral we saw in Mainz on the way to the Gutenberg Museum. It was absolutely beautiful but Arnold and I had to leave a little faster than Jen and Eddie due to a certain curious little fellow who was no longer asleep.
Yea for apples! Sam loves apples and had a great time eating this one before going into the museum. It was too cute to not add. :)
The next week we went into Hanau and looked around there for a bit. This is the statue of the Brothers Grimm since Hanau is their birthplace.
On the way back to the train we saw tons and tons of airplanes. It was fun to try and get pictures of Sam pointing at the planes. I thought this was cute even though he's not pointing in it. He's too fast sometimes.
These two pictures are of me at the end of September so they are a little out of date but it gives you an idea of how big I was and the main thing is the fact that I look like I stuffed a basketball under my shirt. Seriously! I haven't changed that much from the back, a little from the front but I turn sideways and WHAT??? I look like an elephant! Just kidding. Although the YW did tell me my stomach arrives 5 min before I do. It is pretty funny...
Ok, so this is the real elephant shot. Just from the side, since I don't change much from the front or back, but taken this morning.
And just for fun or comparison, although I though it was rotated and I'm not going to fix it now, this is me at 8ish weeks left when I had Sam. I'm currently at about 5 weeks left so about 3 weeks difference. I definitely think he was bigger.
