Child of the Corn

Tam and I went to a local apple orchard and played in the corn maze. The weather was a bit cooler, but we had some fresh warm doughnuts and cider to heat us up. The corn maze was huge, so we only hung out at the beginning instead of walking through the entire thing. (Wandering around among the corn for 40+ minutes with a toddler just didn't sound like a good idea.)

Tam seemed to have a blast running around outside and playing peek-a-boo between the corn stalks. Additionally, they had a watch-tower at the start so that let visitors look out over the field and try to "spot" their friends. This also held tons of appeal for a wee-one for a few reasons : 1 = stairs, 2 = jumping up and down while high up above everyone else, 3 = can see the cars on the road from there.

All the fresh air and running caused Tam to totally crash into a deep nap as soon as was settled into the car seat for the ride home.

A little plea...

A fellow mom-blogger posted this plea to the Almighty...and I can TOTALLY relate with this pregnancy. Luckily, my OB gave me some drugs that are helping to cause the nausea to subside...with the side-effect of more tiredness.

"Dear God:

If you make my constant nausea go away and restore my normal appetite, bringing an end to these past 6 weeks of misery, I promise I will be like a totally different person. I will do all the laundry and take over the dishes job from DH. I will clean the microwave! I will mop the tile floor instead of just vacuuming it. I will clean out the things at the back of the fridge, and start making a nice meal for DH each night. I will take stuff to the recycling center instead of letting it pile up on the porch. I promise I will not abuse my newfound appetite; I will eat lots of greens and fruits and whole wheat things. I promise I will start working on that research article I was going to write with all my free time. I will sleep at normal hours like a normal person and I will be pleasant to people. I'll be nicer to all Your children, including the Tea Partiers, even the ones who are really pushing my buttons lately. I will go to the gym and work out moderately for optimum health. I will finish all those little projects I've been meaning to finish, like organizing and culling the CD collection, recording all my thoughts on entering motherhood in my journal, and updating my World History [Biology for me] course outline for next term.

And most of all, I promise I will no longer be up at 3 am lying like a beached whale on my couch [making] trips to the fridge in the vain hope of finding something I feel like eating.

Love, your daughter"

Tam trying on new shoes

Tam's always good at making us smile. For the past month or so, he has been a bit fascinated with...shoes. He plays with mostly my shoes, but a few of Brian's as well. He particularly likes to place two DIFFERENT shoes on his feet and try to walk around the house. This is quite hilarious if he chooses a high-heel and a flat to wear. It might be time to start a "dress-up" trunk for him to paw through and play in.

Enjoying the weather

A couple of weeks ago, Tam discovered pockets. This made our walks around the nearby streets a bit more fun. Here's a sampling of what caught Tam's eye (and into his jacket pockets).

Yep...a rock, a VW bus, and a leaf.

I really don't think Tamlin goes anywhere without a car :-) We are both really lovin' this beautiful fall weather and are spending time outside as much as possible.

This shot of Tam was from a few weeks ago and pre-haircut. Doesn't he totally look like his daddy?!

First Wordless Wednesday in a while...

Yep...that's the new peanut I'm brewing :-)

First prenatal check-up today and everything looks fantastic.

Peanut is measuring spot on at 10wks 1day old and is estimated to arrive at the end of May 2011.