Chilly Afternoons at the Park

Chicago experienced a dramatic drop in temperatures last week, ranging from about 77 on Monday to somewhere in the lower 30s on Friday. Yuuuuck. Oh well. Kyle is a very "busy" boy, who loves his after school park adventures with Mommy, so a little fall weather couldn't stop our fun. We made it to the Indian Trail Park and the Hidden Park a couple of times this week. Here are a few shots of Kyle's famous "o" face at the Indian Trail Park :)

Peanut Butter: 32 Week Ultrasound

Last Saturday (October 25th), Chris and I went to our 32 week ultrasound appointment. We were a little shocked to be greeted by a new ultrasound tech (we've had the same woman for all of Kyle and PB's appointments up until this one). She seemed nice enough, but lacked a little of that TLC we had grown to appreciate in our veteran tech. This girl was in a bit of a rush. When PB's hands were in front of his/her face, she was quick to say that she wouldn't be able to get a good 3D shot and moved on. Our normal tech would have spent time trying to shake the baby up a bit in an effort to get some kind of shot for us to take home. So, sadly, we have no 3D pictures to share of Peanut Butter :( but thankfully we do have some good news to report nonetheless.

Heartbeat: Strong. 153 bpm.
Weight: 4.5 lbs
Organs: All present and accounted for :)
Hair: Lots of it :) Just like Kyle with his little alfalfa hair :)

Fluids around the baby all look good. Peanut Butter is measuring a little over a week ahead schedule, meaning that he/she is going to be long/tall (this apparently does not affect the due date, which is still set at December 17th). Peanut Butter will be 34 weeks on Wednesday.

Thank You!! From Kyle and Peanut Butter

Sunday, Nana and Auntie Amy surprised Kyle with some cozy fall/winter outfits, including a nice warm jacket. Thank you :)

 

Then today after work, Auntie Robo and Mimi surprised me with a cute little "sprinkle" for Kyle and Peanut Butter. Kyle and Auntie baked cupcakes while I was at work. They were delicious (as anything with cream cheese on top is). Peanut Butter got a couple of cozy sleep sacks for those cold winter nights, along with some cozy booties and pjs. Kyle got a few Peter Pan and Big Brother books, as well as some cozy jammies. Then they both got cute, matching Santa outfits. Perfect for their first weeks together. Thank you so much :)

Halloween on Southport!

This afternoon, around halftime (as the Patriots were destroying the Bears), Kyle and I went to meet some of his Loyola friends (Olivia, Elin, JD, Ellie, Ryan, and Lydia) who were having fun trick-or-treating on Southport. This was Kyle's very first experience trick-or-treating. It was neat to see how in awe he was when a little girl handed him a piece of candy, even though he didn't quite get the concept of saying trick-or-treat, thank you, or Happy Halloween to people. He was also memorized by many of the costumes, especially all the other little Olafs, and the Spiderman he came in contact with. The day was beautiful. The only minor hiccup was that Kyle had fallen asleep during our car ride to the trick-or-treating block party, so he wasn't the most pleasant little party goer. In fact, I couldn't really do anything to change his mood about taking pictures, talking to his friends, or even walking up straight. He remained adamant about remaining the little whiner he had woken up as, and that was that. Even though it took a lot out of me to carry him and do my best to calm his tears, kicks, and wiggles, I think it was a good experience for him, and I'm glad he got to see all the other kiddos in costume. Every one was super cute :)

Pumpkins!

Friday night, Kyle painted his pumpkin, and Chris and I carved ours. Kyle seemed really focused for once. He was really into painting and making sure he used every color at some point. What a Picasso! We selected a Captain Kitty template for our pumpkin, as it was the closest thing to Captain Hook we could find (Kyle has been really into Peter Pan and the pirates lately). Fun night!

Parks!

Last week, after work, I tried to take Kyle to as many parks as we could cover: the Indian Trail Park, the Hidden Park, the Yellow Park ... This boy sure loves his parks :)

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