And the Packing Begins

We are in the midst of packing. I really dislike packing.

So I take lots of breaks and take pictures of my child instead.

For the most part Eli seems oblivious to the mess, besides having more obstacles to get around.

He's happiest of course when I am giving him my full attention, rather than packing.

One funny thing with packing is that you find all kinds of weird things you forgot you had. Eli found Ben's safety glasses from the good ol' chemical engineering days and had fun trying them on. Or at least trying to try them on.

And here is my self-portrait of the belly at 14 1/2 weeks. Not the most flattering shot, but I don't care. Can you tell my button is unbuttoned? These shorts are getting a little tight. It's funny - the UPS guy buzzed our ringer at noon and it dawned on me that I was still not dressed for the day (I did shower this morning, but it is SO hot in our condo once again). So I hurried up and threw this on before he made it up the stairs.

Back to packing...

Oh - one more thing. Have I mentioned Ben leaves tomorrow for a backpacking trip in Yosemite with some of his brothers, dad, and sister-in-law? He will be gone until the following Sunday. (they have had this planned forever, before we knew about all of the crazy changes coming up) We will move our stuff onto the moving truck four days after he gets back. I'm hoping to get most of the packing done while he's gone. As I'm pregnant and chasing a toddler. Let's hope I'm not a frazzled, crazy person by the end of next week...

Today is a scorcher. It is only in the mid-80s, but that mixed with intense sun and humidity made it hot to be outside. Even still, we went to the park this morning to meet up with our playgroup, which was lots of fun.

I forgot my camera and was sad I didn't get any pictures of Eli running around with bright red, flushed cheeks. He is definitely one of those kids that gets the red face with exertion easily. As we were leaving, I splashed some water from the drinking fountain on his head to cool him off (most kids at the park were doing the same to stay cool). When we got home, this is what he looked like:

(if you click on the picture above, you can see his little molars trying to push through his gums. They are taking their sweet time...)

It's definitely warm in our place, even though I had the a/c unit running on turbo while we were gone. I'm off to sneak into Eli's room where I now have the a/c running on low (since his door is closed and it will get chilly in there). I am giving in to the need for a nap (it doesn't help that it's 80+ degrees in my bedroom right now... heat makes me SO tired).