catching up

we took lucas and emma to the pacific science center in seattle back in the end of july. lucas had a GREAT time looking at the dinosaur exhibit. he's really into dinosaurs right now. it's interesting how kids go through similar stages in terms of interest. i remember a friend of mine telling me her daughter all of a sudden started showing a huge interest in dinosaurs. i wonder how it all starts? with lucas, it was from some books that i pulled out of our garage. i had them stored there because he was too young for them when i got them. i came across them one day as i was cleaning. once i brought them inside the house, lucas wouldn't put them down. anyway, emma had a good time in seattle as well. she especially loved going to all the parks near the u district. you can see some pictures of our trip here.

on another front, i went to see my doctor last week and he ordered another ultrasound for me. he said that i was measuring big, so he wanted to see how much the baby weighed. we found out that she is approximately 6 lbs, 9 oz. BUT, my ultrasound tech did say that the measurements could be off by 1 pound either way. i'm hoping that our babiest girl is not already 6.9. babies are supposed to gain 0.5 pound each week at this point. that would mean she could potentially be an 8+ pounder! (emma was only 6.11 when she was born, and lucas was 7 2.3.) i'm still huge. everyone concurs. i was walking through the mall when the lady behind the orange julius counter said, "wow, are you due in, like, a minute?" fortunately, i don't get offended by what people say. it makes me laugh, actually. i remember when i was pregnant with emma, a kid behind the blockbuster counter said to me, "dude, you're huge!" anyone who doesn't know me who tries to guess what i'm having guesses that it's a boy. interesting.

lucas just finished taking some swimming lessons with two of his buds. he had a rough first day, but did a great job the rest of the session. he still doesn't know how to swim yet, but is definitely more comfortable in the water. here are some pictures my friend captured from one of the lessons. the last one is of emma and brayden playing ring around the rosie. aren't they cute?