Off To The Aquarium...Again

Not a lot of words with this one. We had a truly wonderful weekend full of soccer, family naps, a trip to the movies (Mars Needs Moms in 3D), delicious meals and a trip to the aquarium. If this is the last calm weekend we have in a long, long time, it couldn't have been more perfect. So, here we go...


Up the escalator...

Taking a cheese for Da...

Picking a picture to squish on a penny...

This is hard work...

Norrin and Da watching the hippos...

Petting sharks...

Picking the next creepy thing he wants painted on his face...

A very pregnant mama...

Sticking his tongue out like a water snake...

Checking himself out in the mirror...

Upside down jellyfish...

The view of Philadelphia from one of the windows...

One happy little water snake...

36 Weeks

All belly and really freaking people out with my pregnancy shape. Most of my co-workers look at me like I'm a ticking time bomb and my patients ask me if I'll be going into labor in the middle of their case. Due any day? Not really. One baby? Yes. Are you sure? Yes. Even I'm a little amazed at my body's ability to just expand from my belly. I'm still so scrawny everywhere else. People have asked how I'm feeling. At this point, tired and like a beached whale. I'm waking up every single night with heartburn and nothing is killing it. Not Tums, not raw almonds, not propping myself upright with pillows. All I can do is go downstairs and sit for about an hour. That calms the burning, but it makes for a truly fractured night of sleep. Also, its much harder to get around b/c being mommy to a 3 year old means that you have to be on your game and I'm just not. I waddle a good 6-10 feet behind my son, shouting for him to "wait for Mommy" and "slow down". Thank goodness Norrin listens and in some weird way understands that my movement is limited. He modifies games for me and picks up things that drop on the floor. He still has his moments, but in all honesty, he's been far more patient than anyone should expect from a child his age. As for the good parts, this baby is so active and I will always love the wild gymnastics in my tummy. Also, there's been plenty of talking and planning with Norrin. He loves to talk about when the baby comes and how he's going to help me figure out what the baby needs when Mommy is having a hard time understanding :). He likes to go over every single detail, which includes discussion of the umbilical cord (to quote him directly, "that's where the blood is"), how the baby is going to come out and what the baby will eat. I've never met a child more hungry for detail and I'm enjoying it...even the questions that aren't so easy to explain. He hugs and kisses my belly and calls the belly his sister and refers to it as her or she. I've gently tried to remind him that this baby could very well be a boy (please note the extensive amount of boys in the Milligan family compared to the one girl), but he's not having it. He's as sure this baby is a girl as he is that bees land on flowers b/c they're pretty. Gotta love his confidence. So, at this point, I'm trying to enjoy my pregnancy...after all, I've got 4-6 more weeks to go :).

Goofy Family

Just some shots of us that are a little bit silly...

Norrin likes to chew faces into his apples...
Snuggling up with Da while watching Charlotte's Web. He insisted on lying on the floor with Da, wearing a hoodie like Da's and when Da got up to use the bathroom, Nor used his potty, too. As tired as Todd was after a long day of work, he was loving his little moment of popularity.

More Soccer Pictures

Last weekend the true photographer of the family was able to come to Nor's soccer game/practice/whatever you call it when you let 3 year olds run wild with balls and nets. Da was able to take some great photos and I don't really know how I manage this blog without his mad skills. They let the kids warm up, then run around "practicing", then they chose teams. Norrin is on the orange team. I don't know if he chose orange before he knew the cute twin girls were on the team or after, but he loves those little girls. They played Ring Around the Rosy the first time they met. Its very cute. He volunteers to go first for everything and he's loves running around. He didn't want to play at one point when the adults were trying to organize actual games, but really where's the fun in that? After we told him we couldn't leave until we were done cheering for his team, he eventually went back out and played. I don't care for any organization of this sport...I just want him to run and laugh with other kids his age. However, there's a lot of parents that are taking this very, very seriously. We'll just roll with it and as long as he's having fun, we'll keep going :).