First of all, No. There is NO baby yet. He should be here any time, but I'm not actually due until the 5th of July - so, who knows! And sorry Kira - some women take cute belly shots (Melia H and Tammy), but some just don't. I happen to fall in the latter category. But you will be excited to know that my ankles are just as swollen as they were with German, if not worse!
OUR HAPPENINGS AND PROOF THAT I'M LOSING MY BRAIN:Grandpa Hallberg and Uncle Adam made a spontaneous trip this week and we had lots of fun. Thanks for spoiling us Grandpa! We had lots of fun relaxing, swimming, and hanging out.
Sadly, I took no photos.We also went to the Chandler Splash Pad with some friends.
Again, no pictures; unless you count the ones that Treasure took on my camera of all the other kids (none of mine because we were in the bathroom).
Saturday we went to Canyon Lake to enjoy second-hand smoke and loud music, I mean nature.
Again, I took no photos, but the largest piece of evidence for my recent brain loss is that I didn't even pack our swimsuits. As our friend Chris asked, "What's the logic behind going to a lake and not bringing your swimsuits?" I have no response. But the boys had fun playing in the sand and walking along the shore with Dad.
By the way, it is officially VERY HOT IN ARIZONA!
For anyone in the Mesa area... Some friends and I took our boys to the AZ Museum for Youth last week and I can't rave enough about it. We were there for over three hours and the boys probably could have gone a few more. They weren't scared at all by the monster exhibit and if anything it may have solved some of German's looming questions about monsters. I'm seriously debating on the purchase of a year pass! 
Now that I have my own car during the week my need to get out of the apartment on weekends has dwindled, so we spend most Saturdays relaxing at home, building gas stations (or whatever) out of duplos.
My boys love their new toy... err brother. German looks forward to when Scotland will talk and hold toys. Eli will be glad when Scot can take bites of the food Eli is always offering. And of course, both boys will be ecstatic when Scot can growl back at them!
My first attempt at Mickey Mouse pancakes!
We love this little boy! He is so full of smiles and sweet little giggles. He's already so different than his brothers were and I'm loving getting to know his personality.
Our little Scot is such a sweet baby. I'm really enjoying his kind countenance and his searching eyes. Each time I look down at him (and he's awake) I can tell he's exploring some of the sights of this outside world. I love it! I'm so glad that babies come out helpless because by the third boy there isn't lots of extra time to just sit and hold him. German and Eli sure love their brother. I can't leave Scot on the ground or anywhere within their reach unattended because he'll get attacked with kisses and hugs or nose honks and Eli trying to help Scot clap. I love being their mother - I wouldn't trade this time for anything!
We don't normally offer our free endorsements very openly, but this movie is worthy of such promotion. Joshua had nothing bad to say about this movie and even found it quite humorous. He said it surpassed his expectations. We both found the beginning very sentimental and it even caused a few tears to fall. German was a little nervous at parts, but that was mainly due to the noise, plus it was the first time we've ever taken the boys to a theatre. (Okay, German went like twice as an infant.)
