Recently Nic and I have had a few conversations about the direction his underwear should face...but yesterday was the best one by far. He's got a handful of underwear all with his favorites on them (Transformers, Spiderman, Buzz Lightyear, Nemo, and the guys from Cars), and yesterday he was wearing his Buzz Lightyear (featured in picture below - though that pic is from January). The problem with these underwear is that all the pics are basically on the backside. So when I was putting his underwear back on we had the following conversation:
Nic: "No, other way daddy."
Me: "But Nic, they are meant to go this way so they fit comfortably."
Nic: "No No Daddy, it has to go the other way so Buzz can see where he's going!!!!"
Me: chuckling..."Buzz goes this way so that he can watch to make sure no one sneaks up on you."
Nic: "He doesn't need to do that, he NEEDS TO SEE WHERE HE'S GOING!"
In the end he heard Grammy's voice and distracted put them on normal, but I've got an 'uncomfortable' feeling that he'll be Kris Kross'ing it soon.
Wow, 4 months (yesterday Sept. 1).....from jaundice to chubby thunder thighs, oh how the time flys.
He's a very happy baby, sleeps great, very talkative, abolutely loves his big brother (follows him with his eyes all the time smiling), but startles to sudden noises a bit easier than nic did....of course nic tends to be the sudden noises...lol.
Happy 4 month Evan Nathaniel Bobbe. Next stop rolling over (he's so close!!!)
Tomorrow Evan turns 4 months, and as a preview of tomorrow I wanted to show you all how Evan blew kisses to all his adoring masses on his first day with us!
I myself don't remember having any imaginary friends when I was little, though often I'd play for hours with my toys by myself. Holly, I've been told, had R2D2 as her imaginary friend. So it comes to no surprise that Nic has his own little entourage. Actually he's got 2 separate ones.
The Tangible
The first entourage of Nic's is all his stuff animals that he's good friends with: Puppy Dog (Max for 2 days), Flower, Blue Bear, Brown Bear (aka lil bear), and Dinosaur. In my last post I noted Nic's incredible imagination....apparently naming stuffed animals is his cryptonite to his super imagination powers!
The Unseen
Now this is definitely my favorite of his two entourages....in fact, not to be hurtful to The Tangible, but I'd rather Nic hang with this crew more than the other because its so much more entertaining. Before I list them, let me just explain that when Nic tells you a story and/or wants you to play with him and The Unseen, he lists each and every one of them in the following order: Bambi, Feline, Baby Bambi, Other Baby Bambi, Feline when she was little, and Bolt. Bolt was tagged on recently. Now, I've listed them exactly as he says them...and every time he says "Feline when she was little" instead of baby Feline I crack up! I mean really...why does he distinguish them that way?...lol.
Since the end of February when the company I worked for closed its doors, I've been a stay-at-home dad. This has been the most rewarding and most difficult job/time I've ever experienced. I get to be here to witness new milestones (Nic is officially fully potty trained as of yesterday), be the teacher, experience Evan's earliest days, and of course deal with the meltdowns (mine as well as the kids...lol).
Talking with Holly this morning I realized that I really need to try and write down stuff they do as it happens because the day gets so busy and it can easily slip by without even a mental note for later. So I'll be coming back to MWUBW more often and a lot of this will probably be about the boys. The first few posts may be a catch-up game of stuff thats happened with them in the past 6+ months (or since May for Evan). After that I'll try to stay up-to-date.
A little catch-up on us all here:
Evan - the newest Bobbe, is about 15 lbs and 25 inches at last visit to doc. He's a very happy baby and has quite the personality already. Adorable...of course. He's on the verge of rolling over, has thighs like tree trunks and I'm pretty sure he walks around when I'm not looking.
Nic - Hmm...hands are full! Lol, but he's awesome! He's the best big brother ever...always concerned with how Evan is doing. He's 3.5 years old and loves to run, scream and make explosion sound effects. He's very smart (at least thats what I get from his teacher...who I know very well) and extremely imaginative. He keeps me on my toes at all times and usually laughing as well. So far he's already more athletic than me so I have hopes of his Green Bay Packers QB position already!
Holly - Besides being back to work and busy, she's my rock and the best mom ever! We could both use some more sleep but neither of us can manage to go to bed before 10.
Me - Aside from the stay-at-home dad business, I'm also bartending now. Got certified a few weeks back and am starting up at a few places. Its fun and should help us out. Hopefully all the activity will help me shed my 'since Feb' weight. I'm also having Billy Blanks kick my butt several days a week and am amazed at how out of shape I am.
Thats us in a nutshell right now. I'll leave you with this video (some of you may have seen it on Holly's facebook).
The room is uncomfortably small for the number of people stuffed into it. We all thought we were clever enough to beat the rush and be the first to get in and out, but it seems no matter how early you arrive there is always a line. I guess everyone wants to get it over with...no one can possibly enjoy getting blood drawn.
Sitting directly across from me is an old man. He's the type of old man that all directors try to create in movies. His cane is gently resting between his chair and the adjacent one. His pants, while sitting, are clearly 2-3" shorter than they should be, leaving his skinny ankles exposed and completely lost as they plunge into his awkwardly large orthopedics.
His eyes are thin, dark pools of knowledge and experience that send out dark circles like ripples of flesh downwards, forcing his cheeks to hang below either side of his chin. His head and back also hang earthbound in a severe hunch. Nature's plastic surgeon has done quite the number on him. He glances up at me. There's nothing but the wait in his eyes.
Directly above him is a sign reading "Welcome to LabCorp." It's neither welcoming or noticeable...in fact if it weren't for the old man I wouldn't have even noticed it. All you truly notice when in a waiting room such as this, is the others around you. Here we all are waiting for something to happen. In this particular case we are all waiting for our blood to drawn, but in reality you can tell that we are all waiting for more than that. Each of us are clearly waiting for something more personal than being stuck by a needle. We are all sitting together in this small, overcrowded room, yet we are all by ourselves in our own waiting rooms. Each waiting for our name to be called.
I'm fortunate. Though I'm waiting on a lot of things currently, my names been called already for the important things. As for the blood...my name just got called. Now lets hope I don't faint.
