NC Zoo pt. 2 - Africa

It was a fairly eventful week at our house. Nick decided he DID NOT want to nap last weekend, so instead, he squeezed all his hair gel on his chair. Gotta love that!

Harris is almost 11 months old.

The boys were playing so well together until Nick dumped Harris out.

Now Harris has a black eye to match Nick's.

We finally got to the zoo for the third attempt on Friday. All was going great until I accidently erased ALL of our pictures right as we were getting ready to leave. Luckily, my husband and son agreed to walk the entire part of Africa again so I could take more photos.

Heading out for our adventure

Elephants

Nick riding an elephant

Father and son

We've often wondered if Nick was hatched from some strange creature. Guess this is our proof.

Riding the Rhino.

Getting ready for a safari like Diego.

Baboon

Turtle

Lion

Real Lion

Nick pitched a complete fit until he could have his picture taken with this rock. Who knows why!?!

Thanks for the lift, Dad.

Zebra

Giraffe

And yes, chocolate ice cream again.

We'll post again on Monday since Nick is turning THREE!

Nick's Latest Accident

So it's been a while since we've had a major accident. Friday night though, Nick made up for lost time. Our friend Ashley had been in our house less than five minutes when she got to witness one of his finer moments. Nick was playing with ball inside the house and was told to stop. Being the ever-disobedient almost three year old, he kept playing. He bounced the ball, reached down to catch it, and smacked his face on the edge of the coffee table. There is screaming and then we notice the blood. Fortunately, no stitches were required, and he smiled for the camera.

Accident, Day #1

Accident, Day #2 - I really like the red and purple colors. Poor guy.


Nick did get this really cool dragon from Ashley which helped.

I think Chris might be a little too big though.

Our friends Jayme, Los, and Annie (with their dog Eula) came over for a swim on Saturday. Even Eula jumped in the pool.

It's hard to believe our babies will be a year old in 5 weeks.

Family Fun

Nick has to be just like his Daddy. Chris's shirt comes off... Nick's shirt comes off.

We made popcicles for the kids this week. It was Harris's first.

Harris would chase Nick around the porch until he shared.

We had an adventure this weekend. Chris's cousins were in from Denmark, so we packed up the family and headed to Raleigh. Fortunately, the hotel had a pool.

It did not however have a lot of space. The boys made their own fun though banging on the air conditioner and chasing each other around the room.

Harris found some interesting hiding places.

It was great seeing the family. My camera is messed up, so I'll post more pictures later. Harris got to ride facing forward since it was such a long trip. Here's his normal pose - thumb in mouth!

Everything is fine with the baby and me. No more complications. I guess a few days of taking it easy was all I needed.

NC Zoo part 1 - North America

Harris is 44 weeks old now. I can't believe it. I went to check on him before I went to bed the other night and found him all sprawled out. His belly button still looks gross, but it's because he's crawling and climbing on everything.

Here he is eating his brother's blanket.

Nick's super duper Lego tower.

We went to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro Friday. This was our second attempt. Our first trip was cancelled when a water main broke, and the zoo was closed down. We made it all the way through North America before we had to leave.

Nick is ready to see some animals.


Alligator

Bronzed Cougar

Mom, I want a tree chair like this!

Otter

Polar Bear

Sliding at a playground

Climbing the giant spider web

Mom, check me out. I'm sitting on a Bison head

Ooh, turtle

Ocelot

And some Baskin Robbins icecream on the trip home.


We had a great time exploring the zoo. I had a little scare while we were there when I started spotting, and we had to go home. We had another ultrasound, and the baby is fine. Heartrate is 164 bpm. Apparently, my placenta is rubbing against the blood vessels on my cervex and causing the spotting. It's not too much of a concern because the doctor knows why. However, I'm on bed rest until it stops. As my uterus grows and expands the problem should correct itself. Fortunately, little one is hanging tough and hopefully everything will stop in day or so.