I want candy!

We're still loving Halloween at our house...even though it's still a good 5 days away! Last night was the ward Trunk-or-Treat...it's always such a fun night! Sam loved, loved, loved getting candy! He had to sleep with his candy on the foot of his bed last night...just to make sure it didn't go anywhere! (I must admit that I snuck in a couple times to steal a tootsie roll and a kit kat...he'll never know)

When Sam woke up this morning he thought that Halloween was over. He looked at me with sad eyes and said, "Momma, I miss Halloween." He also stated (well actually yelled/screamed/demanded) that, "I wanna eat candy ALL the time!" So do I Sam...SO DO I!

Here's the little frog man in a candy daze...

Looks like my jack-o-lantern belly costume wasn't so original...but that's what happens when there are 10 pregnant girls in your ward!!

And I can't forget Eric's jack-o-lantern masterpiece of 2008. He goes all out when it comes to carving his pumpkin. It's a serious artform and even requires a photoshoot upon completion. Nerdy? Yes, I'd say so!

Getting ready...

We were able to cross a couple items off of our "To Do Before Baby #2" list this weekend.

Item #1... a REAL date for Eric and Lindsay.

We didn't exactly want this giant horse in the picture (nor the fluorescent sign) , but our "walk-by" photographer did the best she could. Anyway, we LOVED eating out with just the two of us! It's something that is extremely rare these days! It felt like we were back in our dating days... minus my giant pregnant belly.

Item #2... a night at the movies with SAM!

We took Sam to see Wall-E at the dollar theater on Saturday night. He was SO excited to go, as we had been talking about this ALL week! We stuffed my purse full of treats and ended up having SO much fun. Sam got nervous as soon as the lights were turned off and kept asking if we could go outside, but once the movie started he was in heaven! He's been talking about "Wall-E the bobot" ever since.

There are just a few more things left on the "To Do" list, but we're feeling ready for this little boy to make his debut! If he wanted to come early, I say by all means let him! The clothes are washed and the crib is ready and waiting! Here's to less than 3 weeks....!!

And I just had to add these last pics from a beautiful walk we took this morning. Autumn time in Ohio is absolutely gorgeous and the parks in Toledo are fabulous!

Frogs, Firefighters, and Fartkey

Sam is becoming more and more excited for Halloween with each passing day! I love how excited he is about it all!

Just a few weeks ago I tried this frog costume on him and he absolutely hated it! He freaked out and wanted it off immediately, but this weekend it was a different story. He fell in LOVE with it! He hit up some of the neighbors again for some early trick-or-treating and the whole costume/candy thing seemed to click. He refused to take off his frog costume that night....so he slept with it on.

Another new found passion from this weekend is FIREFIGHTERS! We went to Barnes & Noble on Saturday for a special story hour with firemen and the Maumee City mascot "Sparkey"...also known as "Fartkey" by Sam. He LOVED Fartkey and couldn't stop giving him hugs and high fives. He got to sit inside the fire engine and got his very own fireman hat. Let's just say, he was in little boy heaven!

Random thoughts and fears!

It's starting to hit me. We are going to have a baby....like soon! I now look down at my huge belly and get a little nervous about the thought of actually having to push this little boy out. I've even done this once before, but for some reason I'm terrified! Perhaps, it's because I have done this once before and this time I know what to expect.

I've been extra sensitive lately too...even more than usual, which if you know me at all is hard to believe. I have all kinds of emotions going through me at this point. Feelings of fear, and then those of complete excitement about finally getting to meet the new person that will be part of our family.

I'm feeling bad for Sam...his world is going to COMPLETELY change. I feel worried about him not getting attention or feeling like I've abandoned him! Then I start feeling sorry for the baby because I know he won't get as much attention as Sam did when he was a newborn! Ahhhh...what a dilemma!

I feel inadequate and stressed about the new responsibility that I'll have here so soon! Then I find myself worrying about dumb things like having time to clean the house and do the laundry with 2 kids. Is that even possible?? But then, thankfully, I'm usually able to stop and laugh at myself because there are families out there with FAR more children than me and they seem to manage just fine. But how do you all do it? Did you or do you have the same fears that I'm having?

It has been SO fun to pull out the baby clothes and get them all washed and ready for our new little guy. I really am thrilled about having a newborn again...just worried about adjusting to it all! Tell me it's not going to be that bad...please!