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).
