30 weeks and a sweet little boy

Here's my 30 week belly shot:
I'm definitely feeling the discomforts of the third trimester now! My belly button has popped out (a few weeks ago!), the stretch marks are starting to show up, and even sleeping can be painful when my leg, hip, or arm falls asleep. I remember all of this from before, but it started much later. With Micah I remember feeling like I could be pregnant forever I loved it so much. This time around, well, I don't think I'd quite say that. :) It's still fun, and I do enjoy it overall, but I have no doubt that I'll sure be ready when labor day comes!

Micah has been such a delight lately. :) I feel like he's coming into his own and is just bursting with learning every day. His vocabulary increases all the time, and he seems to be a bit more content in general. I'm really enjoying how sweet he is. He has a great sense of humor and laughs whenever the people around him are laughing. His "real" laugh (when he finds something REALLY funny) has evolved now into a hilarious, infectious laugh that we can't get enough of. Here's a video of that laugh:



Here are some of the new words he's saying: garage door (believe it or not! this is his favorite right now), button, bottle, baby, book, diaper, car, hello (when he holds a phone to his ear), lunch (just "ch" - this is for all meals), and Goldfish (the snack - just "sh"). There are probably more that I can't remember at the moment, but we're just so impressed at what he's saying right now! It's so much fun to communicate with him when we actually know what he's saying. :)

As the weather has been nicer, I've been taking Micah outside to play in the afternoons as well. He absolutely loves it! Today we went to a local playground (normally we just walk around the neighborhood) and he had a lot of fun. He went down the slide on his own and walked all around the equipment, climbing up and down the stairs, going across bridges, etc. I enjoyed being able to do this with him, after so many months of being cooped up inside! Praise the Lord for nice weather. :)