The Thompson Family

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Peekaboo Playtown

After being at home all day for two days in a row, I thought it was about time that I took Connor somewhere to exercise all of that bottled up energy. A new place opened this month called Peek-a-boo Playtown, so we decided to check it out. It was by far the best $7 spent in a while. They had soft couches for me and everything that Connor could dream of to play with! He really enjoyed it and I was able to just sit and watch, which was my goal. Ha! We will definitely be going back.

Looking at all of the produce at the grocery store.

Time to ring it up...

He LOVED the Firehouse!

Playing some b-ball

Time to fix up his garage.

...and we met some friends while we were there!

Playing with his new friend. It looks like he is about to bash something with this carrot. LOL!

Ready for a fire!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

It's finally finished!

We finally wrapped up Braden's room. Between me organizing things, Brad painting the room, and hanging things back up again it took a little while. Here are some pictures of everything complete! Now we are just waiting...

Who needs to buy artwork when you can make your own?

I didnt want to use the same wooden letters that Connor had so I decided to go out on a limb and try and paint my own. I had such a good time doing them...maybe a new hobby?

Check out that silly boy in the picture! Hard to believe that I used to rock him in that chair. Oh, how fast they grow!

5 more weeks as a family of three...

It's so hard to believe that Braden will be here at the end of next month (unless he wants to join us sooner I guess)! We are all getting very excited, Connor especially! He talks about Braden every day and about how he is going to play with him and teach him everything. I think he is going to be a great big brother! He is helping me so much around the house these days. For example...if my phone rings and its out of reach, he gets it for me. Sometimes I feel guilty asking, but right now it is such a big help and I am so thankful.

We haven't done much this past month. It is just too hot and hard for me to travel. Connor doesn't even ask to go outside until the evenings. LOL! We do go to the pool on occasion too, but sometimes it even feels to hot to be there. I think we have been to more movies this summer than we have our three years since Connor was born. Connor has really taken a liking to Buzz Lightyear since we saw Toy Story 3! We were only allowed to call him Buzz for at least two weeks. We are having a really good time together and I am so glad to have had this time off of work to spend with just him!

Everything is going well with the pregnancy. I will be 35 weeks on Monday. I am feeling ok I guess, just very uncomfortable. I don't remember feeling this bad with Connor. When I sit I get out of breath, when I walk I lose my breath. I dont have a lap anymore and that makes it hard for Connor to cuddle in my lap like he used to or even type this post! Ha! I have also had pretty bad sciatic nerve pain this time. Some days it is so bad I can hardly walk and other days it doesn't bother me at all. I am so ready to hold Braden, feel normal and not have to rely on anyone to do anything for me.

Here are some pictures of Connor from the last month.

Still loving Grannie and Pops tompoon boat!To Infiniti and BEYOND!

Washing his car, while Daddy washed my van! Best friends forever!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Where a kid can be a kid!

We took Connor to Chuck E Cheese last Saturday and even though it was a tad bit crowded, we had a great time. We didnt eat there (thank goodness!), just got some coins so Connor could play some games and he was very happy! Here are a few pictures of our time there.

This is the game that Connor has been talking about for weeks...riding the motorcycle. Actually it was a jet ski.

Love that determined face...

He loved riding this horse and was so excited that he got it to jump...missed his silly face in the pictures though.

Will you let me out Mommy? Lol!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Shame on me!

I have been such a bad blogger lately... I will admit that I have thought about totally abandoning the blog all together but then I think about when I started it (right before Connor was born). I did it to keep everyone informed about our new life and addition, and then it kind of became a journal for me to look back on. The thought of not having that for the new baby makes me a little sad, so I am going to try and stick with this. Facebook is just so much faster and easier to keep up with everyone so I spend most of my time on there.

The past two months have been such a change to what we have been accustomed to at my house. I am thoroughly enjoying my time with Connor before #2 arrives. We are having so much fun and are staying pretty busy. We have been spending a lot of time at the pool and will probably continue with it getting hotter each day :) The most frustrating thing is that Connor will no longer take naps for me. At a time when I am trying to take in all the rest that I can to prepare myself for the sleepless nights, he just won't do it. I have been going into work occasionally to train my replacement, and keep up with a few things. I will probably be finished for good sometime in July. It is still nice to have a little bit of extra money coming in and it is working out quite well.

We have decided on a name for Connor's baby brother..."Braden Taylor". Taylor is a family name (my Pawpaw's and brothers middle name) that I always knew I wanted to use it and we thought about using it for a first name and then came across Braden in one of the baby names books. We really liked it and then realized that it had (Brad) in it which is even better! I cant believe that I only have 10 weeks left until I meet him, and then I step outside and think 10 weeks is going to be an eternity. Ha! I have been feeling pretty good until this week. It seems I get tired easier and faster and my body just wont let me do all of the things I would like to do. It started much earlier with this pregnancy, which could be because I am definitely growing faster this time. I went to the doctor last week and everything is looking good. I passed my diabetes test...Yippee! My iron is low so this may be the reason for my tiredness. We have also set a date for the c-section (we will be repeating this since I had to have one with C)...August 30th! That is only 10 weeks away, unless he decides to make his entrance early.

Since my last post, we have made lots of trips to Rockwood to finish Brad's Aunt Susie's house. Brad's parents are selling it and they have been fixing it up. The inside has been completely redone, new carpet, hardwood refinished, new counter tops and appliances, all new doors and light fixtures, and new bathroom vanity with accessories. We have landscaped, repainted shutters, built a railing on the porch, etc. It looks fantastic!! I will be posting pictures as soon as it is all completed. If you know anyone who needs a house in Rockwood, let us know! It will be going on the market in a few weeks. We have also been to Dollywood, Norris Lake to stay in a cabin, the neighborhood pool, and of course Watts Bar Lake since Grannie and Pops bought a "tompoon" boat. Connor has been asking for a "tompoon" boat for a while and I guess they finally caved. It is amazing the influence a 3 year old can have on his grandparents! LOL.

Connor and Brad are doing well. Connor is so excited about his new baby brother and has been helping me go through all of the baby stuff that he used. His favorite thing is to turn on the swing and the music. The other day we had 3 lullabies playing, things vibrating, swinging, etc. I think he is going to be my little helper for sure! However, he makes it very clear that some of the things such as his power wheel riding toys are HIS! Lol. Brad has been working on the house, and improving his golf game. The chores are piling up at home and the honey do list is getting longer. Lol. Lots of things to do before Braden arrives!

Here are a few pictures of the last two months...

May 28th- Dollywood