Memorial Day, My Boys, and Pregnancy Update

We had a great Memorial Day weekend this year! It started out with a fun birthday party for Jack and Graham's sweet friend, Stella, on Friday night. Then on Saturday we spent the day at my parents' pool with Hayley and Nick. On Sunday the rest of the family joined us for swimming and a cookout. The boys are just relishing in the summer fun! The only downside of the whole weekend was that Hayley had an emergency appendectomy earlier in the week so she wasn't feeling stellar and wasn't able to swim. I was so glad she could be there though and we enjoyed laying out and chatting while watching the boys. Jack is becoming such a great swimmer! I am so proud of him. I thought we would want to do a couple refresher swimming lessons at the beginning of the summer but he really is doing well. He's remembering good technique when swimming and can also swim down to the bottom of the deep end now. He can float on his back and swim back stroke and is learning new tricks to do off of the diving board all the time. He's my little fish and I could even see putting him on a swim team at some point. He's really looking forward to our first lake trip in a couple of weeks and says he is going to try to ski. We'll see! I think I was six when I first attempted it and seven when I really skied so he's starting early! Graham has always been a water baby. He uses his puddle jumpers (best product EVER) and is very independent in the water. BB and Grandad bought him a little Nemo toy that could keep him entertained all day in the pool. Graham is growing up so fast all of the sudden. He is stringing together so many sentences now and it amazes me that every day he talks more than the day before. He continues to be a riot not only in what he says but in the looks he gives us. I don't think anyone in the world can make Randy and I smile like Graham can. He has a gift that way and I really can't wait to see how God plans on using it. He has become obsessed with Thomas the Train. Jack likes Thomas now too, but Graham is particularly attached to his Thomas toys and books. He likes to push his little engine "down the tracks." Just now, as he's supposed to be going to sleep, I can hear him saying to his train across the room, "Thomas, can you hear me???!!!" He can name all of the other engines as well and this has been helpful for us in teaching him his colors, which he refused to learn until recently! Sometimes I think we don't give him credit for being as smart as Jack but he certainly is. They are both so smart but in different ways. Jack is very curious, very intent on learning every detail, and very focused on being right and knowing as much as he can. Graham really only focuses on something if he's particularly interested in it and even if he knows the right answer, he likes to say something silly instead to get a laugh. He does enjoy being praised though so he impresses us with his knowledge when he can. As for me, at 22 weeks pregnant, I am still suffering from morning (which is really all day) sickness! It really is not pleasant and I can't believe it's hanging on so long this time! It isn't every day anymore so I do think it's slowing down but really, this is ridiculous. On the days with no nausea, I feel great! I am sleeping pretty well still and have plenty of energy on most days. The exhaustion that I felt the first 16 or so weeks has let up and I'm able to stay up later at night which is nice as Randy and I have time to spend together now. I am starting to feel big but my weight gain is pretty much on track with the other pregnancies (maybe slightly higher this time). I am feeling baby kick lots now. He is very active and I think pretty soon we'll be able to see him move! I feel like this pregnancy is flying by and we haven't done a thing to prepare for his arrival. Life is busy with two active boys already but it will all come together at some point! I can't wait to meet baby Reid!

Memorial Day

The Biggs clan had a very busy and fun Memorial Day weekend this year! Nothing big, just lots of family time and lots of eating. On Monday we met Randy's brother, his girlfriend Kasey, and her daughter Haley at the zoo. It was Graham's first trip to the zoo since last year so it seemed all new to him and none of us had seen the baby elephants yet. We spent lots of time at the petting zoo and climbing and sliding in the children's area. Then we headed toward the elephants, stopping along the way to look at the lions, tortoises, peacocks, and even snakes! Jack was fascinated with the snakes. While we were watching a zoo worker was trying to move one of them so he was holding a rat as bait. This made mommy say "eek!" and Jack was a little scared too, but fascinated nonetheless. Finally we made it to the elephant pavilion. Graham loved the waterfalls more than anything. He loves water in general! But Jack and Haley were excited to see the cute baby elephant. We actually left Jack with Uncle Kenny when we headed home to put Graham down for a nap. He was having so much fun!

Afterward, we headed to my parents's house for swimming and a cook out. My dad had the heater in the pool turned to 82 just the way I like it. :) Jack is getting braver and braver each time he gets into the water. He's so independent. And now that we have the puddle jumper floaties, Graham is actually pretty independent as well! I love those things! He gets to swim on his own but his head is kept safely out of the water. This is such a lifesaver for me since G hates being in one of those boats but also hates being held!

Here are a ton of pictures:

Memorial Day Weekend

We had so much fun on Memorial Day weekend! Finally we had warm weather with no rain! It really felt like the kickoff for summer. On Sunday Mumo and Papo invited us over for some swimming and hamburgers. Since BB's pool is being remodeled and isn't ready yet, we jumped at the chance! Jack re-acclimated to being in the water pretty quickly. He was swimming "all by himself" (with floaties on) in no time! Graham's first swim didn't go quite as well. He didn't hate it, but he definitely didn't love it. He did, however, look adorable! :)













Then on Monday, we just enjoyed spending some time at home. The boys, as usual, loved being together.

Memorial Day

Bebe and Grandad invited everyone over to the new pool for a party on Memorial Day! We had so much fun! Jack started out a bit fearful of the water (totally unlike last year) but has acclimated quickly and is swimming like a fish!