A Letter from the Penguin

Dear Mom, Dad and Big Brother:

I know that you guys are all super heroes. I really look forward to becoming a super hero myself. Mom, I know that you tell me you want me to be a Sleeping Hero, and I'll consider it. You guys are Math, Bug and Friendly Heroes. You talked to a Realtor and I want you to realize what they said. It's not very likely to find a home and close on it in less than 45 days. To think that you can move into a house in 30 days, before I get too big in your tummy Mom is just not very likely.

Now, you can still press ahead and try and get a home, but you all will have to be Moving Heroes. Especially you Mom, because you'll be carrying around a big baby who will kick you if you try to squash him with a box and kick you if you try to lift too heavy of a box.

The other option is to wait until I'm about 3 months old, in January to start looking for a house. You have time to look around and see if this is what you really want. You'll get to live in a neighborhood with lots of friends for the Friendly Hero, my big brother. And if I come before Grandma gets here, there are lots of people to help out with both of us. I personally like that option, and I know it's growing on you Mom.

So continue in being the Heroic people I know you are, who are Math, Bug and Friendly Heroes, not Moving Heroes.

All my love,
Penguin

P.S. Yes, Dad, I do hear you telling me not to stay in late to make Mom uncomfortable. I'll keep that in mind, but I really like lurking in Mom's tummy. If in October the outside world is more appealing than lurking I'll make an appearance.

P.P.S. Big Brother, Friendly Hero, I don't really like it when you give me hugs. It's already pretty tight in Mom's tummy, without you squishing in and trying to show me how big you are.

June

June has been a month of many things. First off, we had two friends come over and play lots. One friend we tended for a little bit and I got practice being the mom of 2, and my conclusion is I think I can handle it most days...yes...you're welcome to laugh, but I'm not as worried about being a mom of 2, because there was a half hour where one was asleep that I felt in control. While the boys were playing, Baby Hero ended up taking his own picture. Not terribly horrible for his first self-portrait.

Also in June I finished a project that has taken me 2 years and 2 months to do. My second counted cross-stitch. I'm happy to report that it's done and I'm on to other projects that move a lot faster than this one is.

We didn't have internet at our place for almost a whole week. It was hard, but after spending a lot of time with a company V on the phone, getting a new modem and trying very hard to contact said company again. We finally managed this morning to get a hold of them and now our internet is working again!

Our other development, as of this week, is that the Bug Hero's Professor is seriously offering him to stay here for his PhD as well. We are considering it, and we may be purchasing a house here. We have another apartment to move into in a month, but if we decide to stay soon, we may manage to buy a house before our current lease ends and then only have to move once! We'll see what happens. There is a cute house three houses away from my best friend here for sale. It seems like a dream come true, but we'll see if it's right for us and if the timing is right too.

Penguin Here

One of the first things we saw this morning was the Penguin waving to us! It was adorable! I'm beginning to fall in love with this baby! He's active and moved around a ton for the ultrasound.
Yes, he's a BOY! We get two lovely little boys to play around with. He also "talked" a lot during the ultrasound. Whenever we saw his mouth, it was moving.

Thank Goodness for Daddy's

As you can see from this picture, the Baby Hero needed a hair cut. So did the Bug Hero, so we decided to give them in one sitting. Yes, now we know not to do that. The Baby Hero did not wait patiently for Mommy to finish cutting Daddy's hair. He wanted me to hold him as I was cutting hair, so we just let him cry as I hurriedly cut Dad's hair. Well, we didn't give him time to calm down, Dad just held the Baby Hero close and I cut his hair. It turned out great for the first time cutting a screaming baby's hair. Not the best hair cut given but an awesome hair cut for the circumstances.
Once we were done, Dad and Baby climbed into the bath together and had a blast. Mom was outlawed. Baby Hero would not look at Mom for close to two hours without glaring at her and making upset noises. He clung to his Dad, because Dad didn't ignore him or cut his hair.

We made a prediction a while ago. If the Baby Hero were ever to start choking, once cleared he would immediately put food in his mouth again. Unfortunately today that was also proven true. I was looking the other way and the Bug Hero rushed to the Baby Hero and pulled him out of his high chair. I then realize that the Baby Hero is turning red and can't breathe. The Bug Hero pounds the piece of food out of his mouth and the Baby Hero starts to cry, and gasping for breath, he signs "please food" and tries to shove the food in his other hand into his mouth. We don't let him put it in until he's breathing normally.

We are grateful for Dad today! The Baby Hero loves his dad and today his Dad saved him twice--once from the mom inflicted haircut and once from death. Dad is awesome!

Penguin

There is not much to say right now. We are in the midst of company and playing lots. Baby Hero loves having his cousin over, especially since she's not big enough to take his toys away from him.

I feel the penguin move all the time now and it's making me feel pregnant--in a good, creepy sort of way. I mean, who really wants their intestines kicked, prodded and pushed around? Within a week we will know what the penguin is. So now's the time to place a vote.

We'll have pictures later.

Dinner and a Show

The Baby Hero is quite expressive and humorous all the time. We are used to it, because we see it all the time. We had company over to dinner this week and they were laughing the whole meal due to the Baby Hero's antics. We didn't mind, but it was a reminder how talented he is.

Tonight, we caught this on video. It's a normal dinner night and the Baby Hero is up to the challenge to be charming and adorable.



On a side note: We need a new nickname for The Baby Hero. He's not really a baby any more and there's another baby coming. Any Suggestions?

Happy Mother's Day

Yesterday morning the Bug Hero as me what I wanted for Mother's Day from the Baby Hero. I told the Baby Hero that I wanted him to walk without help. As you may recall, he did that for a little bit about two to three months ago. Then he stopped. He would only walk with a hand, chair, pant leg, wall, or some other support system.

The Baby Hero was walking along the wall when I said that. He looked and me and smiled. Then he let go and started walking around the room laughing at how cool he was. We were so excited! And he just laughed and laughed and then kept at it. He has walked with a hand and then lets go and goes where he wants to for two days now. It was the perfect Mother's Day Gift.

The other thing he learned how to do yesterday was go down the stairs on his belly. We have been working on it since he learned how to go up the stairs...but he didn't want to try until Monday. On Monday he fell down the flight of stairs. So he practiced for the week and now he can go down the stairs, as long as someone turns him around. He's getting so big! He's not going to be the Baby Hero for long.