Sarah Eleora Compton

Sarah Eleora Compton was born on October 23rd, 2009 at 1:39pm. She weighed in at 7 lbs 1 oz and we don't have her length measurements yet. Baby and Mom are doing well. The labor was MUCH easier than with Michael.

Misc. Fun

Matt is deep in the midst of his third semester of law school, but has managed to find time for a little fun here and there. He and Michael have become best buds in the last few months.

Sporting the latest fashion --cabbage leaf hats.

Whooooaaa there horsey!

Kite flying fun.

Michael now prefers running to walking, and I do my best to waddle after him. During our kite-flying adventure, he ran the perimeter of 1 1/2 soccer fields in order to touch the flags at every corner. Needless to say, he gets very excited about flags . . . and traffic lights . . . and balloons . . . and fire hydrants and . . .

As for me, I'm doing pretty well with only 2 1/2 weeks left before D-Day. This picture was taken several weeks ago.--I'm quite a bit rounder now.










Sunday evening fun in the tub. My husband, the Sharp Shooter.

Aunt Rachel came to visit us a few weeks ago. As you can see, she's a lot of fun!

Aquatic Adventures

Last Friday, Matt took the whole day off of law school and we headed down to Galveston for some famliy time. We went to the Moody Gardens' Aquarium, which was fabulous! Michael loved it and ran from tank to tank squealing in delight at all the fish, seals, turtles, penguins, sea horses, etc.





They have this huge tank where you can go "under water" in a tunnel and see huge sharks, sea turtles, eels, and schools of fish. I think that is the coolest part. You could literally spend hours just sitting and watching and never get bored!

Yes, the sea turtle really is as big as a grown man!

In the evening, we headed to the beach for Michael's second adventure with the ocean. Last year about this same time, we took him to the beach before he was really mobile. It's much more exciting when you get to play in the waves! He especially loved picking up sea shells and throwing them into the water as the waves came up.




Back at home, enjoying a nice evening of bubble blowing.

Bubbles, etc.

We had a lot of fun at Cousin Amelia's and Cousin Calder's (twins) second birthday party last week. There were a dozen or so toddlers running around, splashing in baby pools, and of course, eating cupcakes.



This Thursday, we had a huge rainstorm that flooded the streets around our apt. We took Michael out to splash in the puddles and he loved it!!! Unfortunately, the traffic was so slow, Matt's car ran out of gas 1/2 mile from our house, so he dashed home as fast as he could, and then we all took a soggy walk together up to the nearest gas station and back to his car. --We were actually really happy it was just the gas and not the fact that he had been driving in 12 inches of water! The street in front of our house was lined with cars stuck in the water.



Ring-around-the-Rosie has quickly become a favorite since Michael learned to spin in circles. He's also practicing walking with his eyes closed and walking backwards --sometimes at the same time. I guess he's working on his spacial memory? He actually does surprisingly well and only occasionally bumps into things; thankfully, no injuries yet.



Michael is very "into" bubbles right now, including blowing bubbles, bubble baths, and making bubbles in his hair (ie washing his hair). His latest words are "bubble" and "pop." He's actually learned quite a few new words the last few weeks, including bee, ball, bird, and baboon --all "b" words! I've also been trying to get him to either shake or nod his head for "no" and "yes," but he hasn't gotten the nodding movement down yet, so it always looks like he's saying no. I have to go by facial expression and just guess which is which.

In other news --Matt is doing great! He not only got A's in both of his summer classes, he was also accepted onto the Law Review Journal's editing staff, a big honor! This coming week, he's flying to Chicago for interviews to (hopefully) line up another internship for next summer.

As for me, I'm feeling pretty good for being almost 7 months pregnant. I have to keep the AC running pretty much non-stop now and can't ever seem to get enough to eat, but besides that, I'm doing well.

Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree

Michael gets cuter by the day. He's learning lots of songs, with the hand motions that go with them. His favorite right now is "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree." His other acts include "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man," and "Open, Shut Them." I'll see if I can get them on video too.


In other news, Matt just found out yesterday that he got a full A in his summer class! The professor even used two of his essays as examples of ideal answers. This is totally amazing considering that, between working full-time on his internship and taking 4 credit hours of evening classes, he literally had no time to study. We attribute it to 100% divine assistance!

Father's Day

We enjoyed a wonderful Father's Day last week. Michael and Dad enjoyed some down time together, with Frog and Toad, of course.




Michael was especially proud of the card he made for Dad.


Those boys sure do enjoy their food!


Water and a couple of buckets. What could be more fun?!

It's a Girl!!!

We had an ultrasound on Saturday and it looks like baby #2 is going to be a little girl! Mom and Dad are thrilled, of course. Michael, however, reacted to the news rather nonchalantly.