STILL WAITING

Ryan & I really had no idea that we'd still be waiting for babies at this point, but here we are! I'm at 39 weeks now, which is overdue for twins. It's like going to 41 weeks with a single baby.

Ryan & I went walking on the beach yesterday after we sent our sweet boy off to stay with his grandparents until his brothers are born. It was a little odd not pushing the stroller while walking or having him with us for so much of the day.

We will miss this cute little guy!


LAST BIG BELLY PICTURES?

Hopefully these are the last big belly pictures to be taken. I'm supposed to be induced sometime today provided that the hospital isn't too busy with other births.

That's a pretty big belly!

I made it to 200 pounds! I knew it was a possibility, but I am still so impressed every time I step on the scale.

SEPTEMBER, SO FAR...

FEEDING THE DUCKS

We went to Lake Murray today to go on a walk & feed the ducks. Joshy did a great job breaking up bread & throwing it toward the ducks. He's really getting the hang of it. He didn't even try to eat any of the old bread we had brought.


JOSHUA'S FIRST CAR

Joshua loves to drive our cars, so we finally got him his own, which he loves.


AT HOME

37 weeks pregnant & feeling happy!

What a cute little boy!


JOSHY & "BLUE"

Joshy loves his blanket. Lately, he has been walking around with it around his shoulders like a cape, so he can keep it close.

Here's Joshy sitting on "Blue" in his upside-down step stool.


S'MORES

Joshy got to try s'mores for the first time at a Rush family barbecue.

He wasn't sure what to think about the sticky marshmallow at first...

...but, in the end, he decided he liked it.


BEACH BOYS

We love being able to escape to the beach whenever it is hot. That water is always amazingly cold & refreshing!

Joshy & I made quite a few sand "towees" (towers), but he was most happy about being made into a "towee" himself.


"TOWEE"

We build "towees" out of blocks pretty much every day! Ryan has noticed that Joshua doesn't like gaps in any of his "towees" or anyone else's "towees" & he works hard to fill them in. Funny little guy!


HANDSOME MAN

Joshy is such a good boy at church! He goes to Nursery all by himself & folds his arms during prayers. I can't believe he is such a big boy now!


SEAL BEACH

It was cool to see (but not to smell) all the seals, sea lions, & dolphins!

Joshy was a bit unsure about it all & may not want to go in the water again now that he knows those big stinky animals swim in it too.

AUGUST

Another fun month has ended. We've tried to make it a memorable month since it is the last full month for us as a family of 3. The 2 new boys will be arriving in the next week or two and things will definitely be different! We're excited! :-)


TORREY PINES

We had heard that Torrey Pines State Park & Beach was a beautiful place to walk/hike, so we went there yesterday to check it out.

We took Joshy in the stroller & ended up traversing quite a few trails that were definitely not stroller friendly.

Look at that beautiful view!

We took the stroller down several sets of stairs to get down to the beach from the top of the cliffs. Our stroller made it, but it was a bit of a bumpy ride for Joshy!

Once down on the beach, Daddy & Joshy had so much fun running through the shallow waves!


AT THE PARK

Joshy is getting so big! It is amazing to see how much fun he can have on his own at the park these days.


BALBOA PARK

Joshy loved riding the carousel!

He wasn't as thrilled about donning the penguin costume while at the Natural History Museum though.

The point was to put on the poofy-belly costume to slide down the "glacier." He tried it, but it really wasn't terribly quick, so...

...he resorted to walking down the glacier in his goofy penguin costume.

Joshy tries to mimic the amazing elephant sounds his daddy makes, but he ends up just spitting through his pursed lips. So funny & cute!


PANTRY MAN

Joshy thinks it's so funny to say, "buh bye" & hide in the pantry.

Then he opens it up & says, "allo!"


AT THE BEACH

We've recently discovered Coronado Beach & have loved spending time there whenever Daddy gets off work early.


THE LIBRARY

Joshy & I really like going to story time at the library every week.

Sometimes he ditches story time though to play with his favorite magnetic puzzle.


THE ZOO

Joshy was happy riding the bronze turtle, but I guess it looks a little too real because he would not go anywhere near its head. He was worried about "bite." :-)


BIG MOMMA

35 weeks pregnant with two big 5 pound boys. We are all getting bigger by the day!


OUR MINIVAN

We are so excited about our new van! There is enough space for all of us including the 2 boys on the way.

JULY

July has been a month full of summer fun! Here are about a million pictures of Joshy doing all sorts of fun things.

BEACH TIME WITH COUSINS
We were lucky enough to get to spend a day with Ryan's sister's family while they were visiting near San Diego. Joshy loved playing in the sand with his cousins!

Yay!



IN THE GARDEN
Joshua loves all fruits & vegetables, so it is his lucky day when he gets to harvest his favorite foods from the source.

Here he is helping Great-Grandma check on the eggplants.

Look how much he is loving this corn picked fresh from the garden!



TIO
We live semi-close to my brother's school, so Tio ("uncle" in Spanish) sometimes visits us after school.

Joshy likes to drag Tio into his room & shut the door, so that Tio has to stay & read books to him. He loves his Tio!



CHOLLAS LAKE
I used to walk around this lake with my mom & brother when I was a kid, so it has been fun to go back with Joshua & Ryan.

There are a ton of ducks, which we enjoy feeding since they are nice & don't bite. The big geese, however, are not our friends!

Thankfully, Daddy protects us from the big, scary geese.



HANGING OUT AT HOME
Joshy & I spent quite a bit of time at home in July since we didn't have a 2nd car yet. We had a lot of fun at home though! Joshy loves hanging out on his "wee."

The sandbox is also a lot of fun since we like to bury things (like toy dinosaurs) & find them again.

Joshy goes in his little pool even when he is fully clothed! :-)

On hot days, which is most days, we sit on our front porch & eat popsicles.

Joshua rides his bug every day.

He also LOVES books! His favorites right now are "Go, Dog! Go!," "Mr. Brown Can Moo," & quite a few others. I have ended up memorizing many of his books since we read them so often, which is kind of nice since that means I can "read" to Joshua with my eyes closed when I'm tired. :-)

Joshy's favorite towel is a duck he calls, "mah mah," which I think is his way of saying, "quack quack." Joshy thinks that his "puppa" (puppy) should go in the bath with him, but so far it has not. It did end up in the toilet once & was thoroughly laundered afterward.

Joshua does a great job brushing his own teeth. Look at those pearly whites!

Joshy finds things to play with around the house while I'm busy... things like lotion. :-)

Joshua helps me do chores around the house. He is actually pretty good at putting away the clean silverware.

Joshua has been helping me get things ready for his brothers. Here are some of their new clothes. I forgot how tiny babies are!

Joshua tested out the baby jumper and deemed it ready for baby use. He looks so huge in this thing now compared to how he used to look!



SWIMMING
We love to swim in my grandpa's pool!

Joshy does a great job swimming with the help of some water wings.

Being in the pool makes him very happy!



SAN DIEGO ZOO
The first time we went to the zoo, Joshy wasn't sure about the goats.

But now, he is brave enough to pet them all by himself!

Here is a rare picture of me & my belly at 29 weeks (about 7 months). I'm usually the one taking the pictures, so we don't have many belly pictures... which is really okay with me since it's so weird to see my belly sticking out like that! :-) Joshy really liked sitting in this helicopter they have near the polar bear area.

We rode the Skyfari, which is a gondola that takes you high above the zoo. I was so nervous about taking Joshua up in that thing, so I was happy to see that he was just as nervous & held on to the center pole the whole time.

Baby Caterpillar & Mama Butterfly!

My parents took a picture of me on this bronze turtle when I was just a little older than Joshua. The turtle hasn't aged a bit!



GRANDMA VISITS
My mom has been coming down to visit us once a week, which has been so fun for me & Joshua. We get pretty spoiled by her! Joshy looks like a tiny kindergartner with his new backpack & lunchbox!

Grandma always brings us something cool when she visits... things like bubbles...

...and sunglasses!



THE BEACH
We've gone to the beach a few times now & Joshua has really gotten the hang of it all. He loves running down to the water to play.

He thinks it is so fun & is usually quite sad when we are "all done" at the beach.