Another interesting and fun filled week

The countdown is on - officially only one more week of maternity leave.  I feel anxious, sad, and unready, but yet ready in some ways to use my brain again and get back to my career.....  Mixed emotions, I would say!  The one great thing is that Ava sleeps so well, and so I won't be the sleep-deprived wreck I was with Sam!  I'm just not ready to leave my little Ava yet.... :(

We have been taking advantage of the AWESOME weather - My walkmeter app shows that we have walked 50+ miles in just the last two weeks!  We are getting use out of the double stroller and loving getting outside everyday for a walk around the lakes!  Sam often will just go sit in his stroller while parked he loves it so much!

Ava is always a quiet content little angel in the carseat.....

Dad has joined us a few times after work or on the weekends and we have stopped at the playground which Sam loves.  

 

 

And... the moments from the week that made me want to laugh, sigh in frustration, pull my hair out, smile, or all of the above at the same time!!

Prepping dinner with crabby Sam in the Nap Nanny - trying to keep him happy.... :)

 Napping with Mr. Monks!

Sam WILL NOT let us feed him yogurt - he MUST do it himself - often with two utensils at one time and always a big mess.

 Ava cracks me up as she often will sleep with these "creeper hands" up in the air !?!?!?

 

Sam also loves to be on the balcony outside now that the weather is nicer - two problems -
First, he kept playing in a flower pot that had rainwater in it - putting his feet in it and dipping a lego in to then drink the dirty water.   This was a fixable problem.  Second, Sam has been dropping stuff off the balconcy, which has landed on the first floor patio - a single guy lives there and has put the toys next to our mailbox....with a note.  I didn't realize what all went over.... 

 

But, this morning I looked down and noticed the below.... that is Sam's favorite blanket on the second story balcony - the unit is unoccupied... we will have to get the onsite caretakers to assist in retrieving this one.

 Two pictures from a typical morning with Sam..... less than an hour after waking up.....

Taking Sam to the Grocery store is also an adventure - we use the stroller with the small car on front, but we have to keep a close eye on Sam as he pulls products off all of the shelves if we stop or give him too close of access.  Baking chips, loaves of bread, buns, Starbursts, and a box of cereal... just a few things we had to pull out of the car on our last trip.

For the most part, it all makes me laugh!  

This morning, we actually had a second showing on our condo we are trying to rent out.  Sam was following them around as they measured and trying to give high-fives - I left him for a few seconds with them twice as I was in living room with Ava while they were in the bedroom and bathroom.  When I found him in the bedroom, he had opened a drawer and pulled out bras and birth control... when I found him later in the bathroom with them, he was sitting in a pile of panty liners......  I guess all you can do is laugh!