One of my favorite things (most of the time!) about being a mom is the little chattering companion that is constantly beside me/behind me/directly in front of me when my arms are completely full. Dean's running dialogue makes me laugh sometimes as he creates such grown up phrases. Here are a few of my favorite.

"hings" - As in, "Momma, what are dose blue hings over dare?".

"ba-tween" - As in, "I'm gonna sit ba-tween you and daddy.".

"what you say?" - If he doesn't understand what I mean when I tell him something, he keeps repeating, "what you say?".

"ever" - This really means "never". As in, "I ever seen one of dose momma.".

"but we can try it" - If I say, no, you cannot have candy before dinner, his reply is "but we can try it!".

"D fir Dean!" - He can spot a D on any sign as we drive down the road.

"I heard a dog ruffing" - Dogs are a huge fascination.

And the ALL TIME BEST:
"I love you in whole world and to fin-na-nees" - This is what Dean tells us as he goes to bed or on the phone. He started saying this by repeating something John told him. The true meaning is, "I love you more than anything in the whole world and to infinity." It's priceless!


Dean,
You are such a joy. We love watching you grow and learn. Your precious grateful heart and sweet gentle spirit challenge us to be better parents. You are so quick to thank us for taking you places and giving you "hings". You don't hesitate to give us plenty of kisses and hugs. And you keep us smiling with your quick wit and happy attitude. We pray that you will take these traits with you your whole life and allow God to use them for His glory. We thank Him every day for giving you to us.
We love you in the whole world and to fin-na-nees.
Daddy & Momma

Just to keep you updated...I went to the Dr. today. He said that they will start monitoring me for signs of labor starting next week. I am going to have an ultrasound every other week and a test on the alternating weeks to see if my body is getting ready for labor. I have been getting a weekly progesterone shot since 16 weeks to hopefully prolong the pregnancy. I can't believe we are in the home stretch already...or at least it feels that way! Hopefully this little guy won't be showing up anytime soon. We need him to hang out for about 7 more weeks AT LEAST!

Our little guy is extremely active and kicks almost constantly it seems. We are looking forward to holding him!

I took this video of Dean in our driveway right before heading out on our beach adventure to Galveston. I thought he was pretty cute as he talked about what the beach would be like and what he would do when we got there. This was his first trip back to the Gulf since he was a baby. Around 00:30 on the video is what cracked me up.

-John-