Few thoughts

On the evening of historic elections in our country, I am bucking the apolitical trend of this blog to say a few things pertaining to neither candidate because I am a moderate and see positives to both candidates.

No matter who wins, I will:
~ Not waste my time belittling the character of the future president of our country. He deserves our respect for being willing to serve in such a way and do a job I wouldn't do.
~ Discuss issues and not bash people. Issues deserve time to be discussed, but the INCREDIBLE amount of bashing that occurred towards PEOPLE during and after the last presidental election was disgusting. Not to mention the stuff that has already been said about the people currently running for office.
~ Encourage my child to thoughtfully ponder the issues as he grows. Hopefully he will grow up in a household where we intelligently discuss matters of concern. Putting nasty bumper stickers on cars and wearing disrespectful t-shirts just because one disagrees with the position of another serves NO ONE any good.
~ Still know that I serve a God who is bigger than all of the politics.

Sarah

Hide and Seek

One of Jonathan's favorite games is "Hide and Seek". He likes to "count" and rarely starts with "one". Usually he starts with "four". It must be his lucky number. Anyway... this video is of a game of hide and seek when Jonathan was the seeker (you might need to turn up the volume a bit for the first 5 seconds).

Jonathan Guild, MD

Jonathan was supposed to be a doctor this year for Halloween. Originally, he was just going to wear his costume from last year (I am kind of cheap - I know) but when I tried it on him the week before Halloween it was decidedly too small. Guess he's grown a decent amount since I checked on the status of the costume size in early September. A doctor it would be. Jonathan already had these cute little scrubs and we thought it would be easy to use his doctor kit and a few add ons to make it adorable.

He had other plans. These plans didn't include the hat, mask, stethescope, etc. We did manage to get the hat on him for a little while, but he didn't have much interest in trick-or-treating. He would have preferred to remain at Lauren's house (one of his best buds) and play instead of moving on to the next house. Mommy and the little doctor
Dressed like partners...

This photo says it all: he preferred to run around playing at the Bare's house. He wasn't all that excited about moving on to the next house.

Jonathan minus the hat (and everything else that made the outfit costumy)

In other news: well, there is no other news. Just us, hanging out, waiting for Baby 2 to arrive in four weeks (if I'm lucky: THREE).

Blessings in Disguise

Trick-or-Treat photos will be posted later. Just thought I would share about God's provision. Sometimes we see circumstances as coincidental - I argue to the contrary.

Jamie's previous employer just laid off a large segment of its workforce last week. Jamie's previous job was one of the ones that was eliminated due to decreasing profits and a changing demand for those positions. Leaving our friends and family wasn't our first choice, but Jamie's employment is quite important. What a different situation we would have been facing had we been looking at Baby 2 with no job. Instead, he is gainfully employed, things look good, and we have adjusted and are liking our current life here.

God more than provides. For this I am most grateful.

Is it a baby or is Mommy FULL?

Baby Guild is doing well, according to the doctor and by my motherly estimations. He/she is growing as expected, kicking a tremendous amount, has a strong heartbeat... We are excited to meet the little one. The doctor informed me yesterday that I would have to begin coming every week since the arrival is only a month away. It is a good reality check since I keep thinking that we have "plenty of time" before things change.

Yesterday after dinner Jonathan and I were talking about something when he looked at me with a strange look and pointed to my stomach: "Mommy, tummy full!!" We have been talking about being full when we finish eating and apparently my stomach (with baby) looks VERY full.

Jonathan has swimming lessons with Jamie on Tuesday nights. I do not like doing swimming lessons when it is cool outside (they are inside but you still have to go out after being wet), so Jamie decided that this would be a good father/son bonding thing to do. Last week, after I greeted them at the door when they returned, the first thing Jonathan said was, "Spit it out!" I looked inquisitively at Jamie. Jonathan thought that drinking pool water would be great, so much of last week's swimming lesson was spent working on spitting out the pool water that ended up in his mouth. When asked about swimming lessons, he only talks about spitting it out. Not the kicking or splashing or fun. Spitting the water out.

Photos of Halloween to come next week. Until then we are giving the camera a rest until we get the new one in the mail.

Counting with Daddy

It was this time last year that I was lamenting about Jamie's work and travel schedule. It is that time, again. It seems to be that mid-October through mid-November will be busy with evenings and travel. It should be winding down by the time the baby's arrival is imminent. Jamie just returned from three days of travel so he and Jonathan were enjoying some quality time this evening. I caught some of it on video:

If it seems as though I have forgotten to use the still photo camera as of late - it is because the darn thing is dying a slow death. This is a major irritation to me because I feel as though we need a new one so as to be prepared for Baby Two's arrival. It would be of supreme irritation if we missed all photo moments because the camera gave up the ghost. I like to buy things and have them work for a very long time. My definition of a very long time is different than the manufacturers' definition. Bummer. So, a new camera is on the way.

Football

Jamie has said to me on more than one occasion during this time of year: "Smell the air? It smells like football." Smells like football??? Like sweaty pads and stinky shoes? No, he means the smell of leaves in the fall. Fall means football season (among many other things) to Jamie. He is not fanatical by any stretch of the imagination, but he does enjoy the game.

Jonathan likes to be outside so when he wanted to play catch with Uncle Nate and Daddy - it was no surprise. Jamie's chest puffed out and he made more than one comment about how fun it was to play catch with the little man. Observe the football debut:

On a couple of other funny notes:

~ I was wearing a maternity shirt yesterday that isn't really "me". It isn't a bad shirt, but it is very bright. Black is a much better color for a woman this pregnant. Jonathan came in from playing outside with Jamie and said, "Ooo, nice shirt." Guess he likes bright. He has not said that about any of the black or brown ones (or anything else I've worn).

~ He calls me "Sarah" at least half of the time. What is up with that?!?!

~ Sleeping is going much better. Maybe he was just jet-lagged (for 2 weeks?) or feeling weird. We are back to the normal, sleeping until 7am. He has the door open and the night light on until it goes off at seven, but he is no longer waking me up at 5am.

Sarah