Friday, December 18, 2009

Plain and Boring

We had our appointment with Dr. T, the MFM doctor. He's highly recommended, which could be why everyone was willing to patiently wait to see him; he had an emergency and was running 3 hours behind!

The wait was completely worth it to hear that the antigen Kell issue was only due to the transfusions NOT due to Momma's body attacking Baby. Actually, Dr. T called us "plain and boring".... and two such words could not have been more beautiful to hear. We still have our original risks for placenta accreta and placenta abruption. But compared to the danger of the Kell issue, we are relieved. Amazing what a change in perspective can do. We'll go back at 16 weeks and 18 weeks for blood work and sonograms. But for now, it appears Dr. S will continue with our care.

We also enjoyed watching Baby on the sonogram. At first Baby was just chillin' with one arm behind the head facing up. Unfortunately we needed to see the profile for the NT measurements. So after Momma did some jumping jacks and walked around the office Baby finally moved. And boy was Baby moving! Baby was one ticked off little baby. It really looked like Baby was punching and kicking Momma with some anger. This bodes "well" for when Baby's out. The child might have quite a temper.

Thankfully, Bubeaner stayed with aunt AA and uncle Gary during our appointment. We are grateful since he would not have been as patient waiting. Instead he enjoyed the extra attention and spoiling. He particularly enjoyed playing with cousin K and eating (slowly) his dinner. Bubeaner was so exhausted from playing that he went straight to bed once we got home.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Still Sick

Bubeaner has been attempting to feed himself using utensils. He tried eating his waffles with a fork this morning. He couldn't quite get the fork to the waffle. So he would pick up a piece of waffle, put it on the fork then eat it from there. He did this for a while until he got tired and just started eating it using his hands.


He also found his brush today and immediately started brushing his hair. He had much better success with this. And of course, he loved all the praise he got about being such a smart and handsome boy. But his favorite thing to do above all is brushing his teeth. He LOVES to brush them. He will walk around with his toothbrush brushing and brushing. We sometimes worry he's going to wear his teeth down from so much brushing.

Unfortunately, we are still sick. Bubeaner's cold appears to not be getting any worse. But Momma's cold took a turn towards a sinus infection. So after a quick trip to Dr. A and the pharmacy we stayed home. Bubeaner was not very understanding nor patient. He's been getting a lot more attention and love during his illness and wanted the same today. He did not want to be alone, so Momma took a nap in his play area while he played. Well at least attempted to take a nap since Bubeaner thought it was great fun to body slam onto Momma. He also enjoyed pulling Momma's hair and opening her eyelids to see her eyes. Eventually, he wore down and also took a nap.


Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Cleaning and Babies

Hi, this is Bubeaner again. It's hard to get away from Momma and post. Momma won't let me touch her LeapFrog. I've asked Santa for my very own. And she insists on keeping me by her side and within eyesight at all times. I am beginning to think she doesn't trust me to be on my own.

This is a new game I like to call
"throw things and make Momma pick them up."
You should try it. It's a blast.

We haven't really done much since Momma and I are sick; we caught Dad's cold. It's not fun, but I get more Momma love during the day. I just start rubbing my eyes and do a few pretend coughs and she picks me up. I learned how to pretend cough a few days ago. Momma falls for it every time; although she does laugh when I do it.

Momma and I took a little trip to see Dr. S. Momma had been complaining of tummy pain so they took a picture of her belly. Nothing must have been wrong because she was very happy afterwards. She showed me the picture of her belly but something was wrong with the picture because it all looks like blurry smudges. Can you see anything?

Sunday, December 13, 2009

San Diego

Hi my peeps! It's me, the Bubeaner. I have taken over my blog since Momma has gotten behind in posting my latest adventures. We can't have that going on, so I've taken matters into my own hands.

We have been MIA for a while because we snuck away for a little break. Dad was speaking at a conference in San Diego. Momma and I decided to tag along so he would not miss us so much. It was an adventure, but not the one we had planned. There were TONS of mishaps with our hotel, which is actually supposed to be a good one. But I can't complain too much all the ladies working there gave me extra attention and said I was cute. Duh!


Dad says I am a great traveler because I don't cause them any trouble. I cooperate dealing with all the fuss going through security. I have to since 90% of the items we took were mine. I gotta travel in style. And it's not hard behaving on the plane. I really enjoy napping during the flight. I did give Momma a little trouble when she stubbornly insisted on changing me in the crowded and tiny airplane restroom. Really, a little poop doesn't hurt much and it was so COLD and LOUD in there!



You might hear rumors of the Infamous Night of Poop. But they might be exaggerations. It was only 4-5 poopy diapers. Momma called it diarreah. And, it was not my fault that Momma and Dad were not careful enough and had to change the sheets, comforter and blanket on the bed three times. It also was not my fault that Momma insisted I needed a bath at 230a. I was fine!


The bath just got me wired. I had to crawl off all that energy. They could have gone back to sleep. In any case, Momma and Dad were not to mad since they still took me to meet Shamu. I don't see what all the fuss is all about. I was not too impressed. I did really get excited about the dolphins. They like to play peek-a-boo and jump out of the water! They are cool! But that does not mean I want to get too close to them. Have you seen how many teeth they have? Momma, Dad, and the trainer insisted on feeding them and trying to get me to touch them. No way was my cute hand getting anywhere near that mouth-of-teeth!


I did enjoy eating some french fries and chicken strips for lunch. Junk food is fun! Of course, there was this seagull that wanted my food. She actually got pretty close. I guess she thought I was an easy target. Ha! She obviously did not know you don't get between a Haltom man and his food. She learned the lesson. I also learned that sea lions sound a whole lot like Bevo!

I also got to meet Momma's college friend Danette. She was nice and liked me. Momma and Danette took me to the San Diego Zoo. It was HUGE! Nothing like our zoo at home, which I still like. We took a golf cart around to see the exhibits. There is no way Momma would have lasted that long walking. I liked waving at everyone I saw. They thought I was cute and waved back. My favorite animal was the rhino. Momma says it's because we both like to ram our heads onto things. I just think they look cool.


We had plans for the last day of our visit but instead decided to stay in the hotel. It was pouring outside. The only time we ventured out was at lunch to see aunt Lorraine. All the adults got soaked. I was smart and stayed under the blanket. I like my aunt Lorraine. I was on my best behavior at the restaurant even though I really did not eat much. I actually did not eat much during this trip. The food just did not taste like home. Well, I did make an exception for my morning pancakes. I LOVED them! Momma mentioned I'm a carbs junky.


Momma had ordered a crib for me in the room. She's so funny. She actually thought I would sleep there. Dad got my back, though. That's why he made sure we had a king-size bed. Ah, it was nice to sleep between Momma and Dad, the way it's supposed to be. Momma didn't mind so much since I spent most of the night right next to Dad. I had make sure he didn't move in the middle of the night so I made sure to touch him all night long. I like having my Dad around so much this trip.


Momma also discovered that I am not really entertained by cartoons. She finally acknowledged I was a man. I want to watch some ESPN or football. She did not mind for too long.


All in all, it was a good break from home and I had tons of fun. But it was nice to be back home, see my aunt Pau and Sandy and eat my own food. Ah, it's good to be home!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Artic Blast

Ok, so the cold weather is just starting to get here. And it's not yet officially REALLY cold, but every year Dad and Momma enjoy joking about which TV station will be the first to over dramatize a cold front with "ARTIC BLAST COVERAGE". It never fails to amuse.


Of course, it's not so funny when your home thermostat is not working (AGAIN). We are NOT pleased. First, the A/C maintenance company's 15 minute response time for emergencies was more like 60+ minutes. Second, it's the SAME problem from last time. And third, they can't send anyone over until tomorrow, maybe. Displeased, does not even begin to cover our feelings right now.



Thankfully, the day was not all bad news. Bubeaner went to his GI check up today. Dr. O was pleased with Bubeaners growth and weight gain. We are going to start weaning him off the Nexium! And he was able to "help" Momma decorate the Christmas tree. We are keeping the decorations to a minimum this year. But Bubeaner does not seem to mind.

Monday, November 30, 2009

No More Bita

Bita left for home today. The house feels so empty without her. Bubeaner has not yet really noticed because we've been busy outside the home. Tomorrow will be pretty interesting with no Bita and aunt Pau back at work.

Bubeaner did decide to show off today for aunt Pau. He was practically running while holding on to only one hand. And he was running! Of course, he refused to cooperate on Dad came home. We are convinced that Bubeaner will be walking on his own before Christmas.

Bubeaner's face actually looks a little worse today. The scratches are healing great but the bruises are starting to really show up. It looks pretty bad, but it does not appear to be painful and bother him.

We are still missing Bevo. And Miss Debbie has been great in giving us daily updates on how he's doing. Bevo has a new fan in Miss Debbie. And we are discovering that Sandy is not as innocent as we thought. She has been acting up.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

More Changes Still

It still surprises us how life can change in a heartbeat. We had a terrible scare Friday morning. Bubeaner was crawling around the office when we assume he must have stepped on Bevo's tail. Bevo turned around and gave a him a warning snap. Unfortunately, Bubeaner's face was too close and Bevo actually cut Bubeaners lip and scratched his cheek. The lip bleed quite a bit. We took him to the children's hospital's urgent care facility to make sure it was all indeed superficial. Thankfully, it was and by then even the lip had stopped bleeding. They sent us home with a general antibiotic prescription just to make sure Bubeaner did not catch any infections.

Bubeaner eating chicken nuggets after our ED visit.

The nurses and doctors confirmed our suspicion that Bevo had not meant to actually harm him because of the superficial nature of the wounds and how close he had been to his face. However, it was devastating for us. We had assumed that if we were close by supervising while Bubeaner interacted with the dogs he would be safe. However, Bubeaner had been literally next to Momma's leg (touching it) when the incident happened with Bita only a step further away. And even then we couldn't react fast enough to stop him from hurting Bevo and Bevo from hurting Bubeaner. Disheartened we made a decision to find Bevo a new home.

We ranted and raged at his antics all the time but just assumed
we would be ranting and raging at them for the next 10 years.

We were blessed that Miss Debbie recommended a close friend that would be a good match for our Bevo. He is single with no children and lives in the country with a large fenced-in yard. He was excited about Bevo. That same afternoon we packed Bevo's favorite toys, bowls, bed, food and medicines and took him to Miss Debbie. We had to do it at that moment our we would change our mind. To most people Bevo is just a dog, but to us he is an important family member. But we could just not take the risk of it happening again...with possibly worst consequences. It broke our hearts to let him go.

Bubeaner's wounds are healing fast, and he appears to not have many bad memories of the incident. He did have a nightmare last night, but acted normally around Sandy today. We miss Bevo terribly. But it helps to know that Bevo is in a new home where he is the center of attention, with a huge yard to play and run around, and taking pickup truck rides to go see the cows with his new dad. We sincerely hope he does not miss us at all.

Bevo sensing something was not right on the car ride
to meet Miss Debbie

Sandy is still with us. She's a lot slower and has almost no teeth in her old age. However, we have made some changes in regard to her too. Sandy is placed in the office behind a baby gate any time Bubeaner is crawling anywhere around the house. And when Bubeaner is in his playarea, sleeping, in his highchair or being carried around she is allowed to roam free. She doesn't appear to mind the new changes. In her old age, she sleeps a lot. It really doesn't matter much to her where it happens. This is not how we imagined things would work out, but for now it's what is best.

Jazz, Sandy and Bevo in April 2008
In less then two years we have lost two of our puppy babies.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving Day 2009

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving Day enjoying a great meal with your loved ones. We traveled to aunt AA and uncle Gary's home for Thanksgiving dinner. That meant we thankfully did not have to worry about preparations.

Entertaining Bita during a work break

But we still worked on our To Do List around the house on wednesday. And Bita and Momma almost have the craft room completely and totally organized. Bubeaner loved the day's activities mainly because it meant he was in the middle of chaos for most of the day. Yes, our child appears to like chaos. Lots of things to see and attempt to grab. Do not fear; he was kept safe in his pack-n-play. He was not thrilled with it at first but eventually settled down.

Sleepy boy awaiting his late dinner

Sadly with all the work, we got off our regular schedule. Bubeaner's dinner was a little late. He was falling asleep at the table. He forgave Momma and truly enjoyed his dinner. And then he proceeded to enjoy Momma's dinner and Bita's dinner. Bubeaner is turning into a bottomless pit; he can eat and eat and eat. And it always appears to taste better if it's on Momma's plate. He's beginning to earn the title of "Pancitas," little belly.

The messier the face the happier the boy.
Bevo assisted Bubeaner in cleaning up afterwards
much to Momma and Bita's dismay.

Bubeaner put his new-found eating ability to good use at Thanksgiving dinner. He had breakfast early with Dad, then a mid-morning meal with Bita followed by a light lunch. And he still ate some turkey, dressing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, peas, and an entire roll for dinner!

Momma, I'm stuffed!

We assumed after such a meal Bubeaner would immediately fall asleep. But we did not take into consideration his love of an audience. He was exhausted and clearly ready for a nap but refused to sleep. He would make faces, and sounds, and, at one point, even used tears to get people's attention. Bubeaner was fine staying in his pack-n-play. He just did not want to be ignored.

Trying tears to draw attention

Eventually, we had to move his pack-n-play into a hallway away from everyone. Bubeaner wailed and cried in complain but soon fell asleep for his much needed nap. That made all the difference. He was then able to play some more and amuse us with his antics and smiles afterwards reminding us how truly blessed we are and of the many thing we are thankful for this year.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Problem with Being Unique...

Bubeaner spent most of the day alone with Bita. And once again did not miss Dad or Momma. Our ego is really taking a beating. Bita related that he did not give her any trouble, of course. He played, ate all his food, and took all his naps without any fussing or crying. Bubeaner ignored us at first when we returned. But he soon warmed up and allowed us to play and spend some time with him. He had worn out Bita from playing together all day and he was still full of energy in the late afternoon. He is currently loving jumping up and down where ever he is and people don't get in his way. Dad's tummy took quite a bruising. Bubeaner also entertained us with his peek-a-boo. Although mainly, we were kept busy walking with him from the kitchen to the living room.

Momma's Child
He loved snacking on a lemon slice

And regarding Baby? Well, we somehow ended with another unique pregnancy situation. Momma's lab work showed she was antigen Kell sensitized. It causes similar problems to baby as the Rh antigen where the mother's immune system sees the baby as a threat and attacks it. The first step was for Dad to get some blood work done to find out if he is positive for the Kell phenotype. If he's not, then my reaction is to the blood transfusions (4 units) from the placental abruption & emergency C-section last year. This would mean less complications to the baby and our current hope. If he's positive for the Kell phenotype, it means the baby probably is also positive and my body might attack the baby which obviously is not the ideal situation. We won't know the test results for a couple of weeks. Surprisingly, we took the news... if not well, not devastatingly. We know the risks, possible additional complications and dangers. Yet, He taught us during our pregnancy with Bubeaner and later Bubeaner's stay in the NICU, that we can only take things one day at a time. There are many unknowns. As of right now, Baby is healthy and growing, Bubeaner is healthy and growing, and we are well. So we just put one foot in front of the other and keep walking.

Got Milk?
Surprisingly, he drinks about a gallon a week!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Ah, These Children of Ours!

The weekend was good. Dad and Momma spent some quality couple time sans Bubeaner. And as an added bonus, Bubeaner did not even notice the missing parents. He absolutely adored spending time with uncle Ivan and Sarah. He beamed the moment he saw uncle Ivan. Boys know when fun time is about to start. They played together so much that Bubeaner actually wore out uncle Ivan (a martial artist)!

It's Cowboy Time!
They didn't play well, but at least a win.

Horseplaying with uncle Ivan

Bubeaner continues to enjoy Bita's visit. He has learned that any minute he cries or makes anything that sounds like a cry Bita drops everything and gets him. And he's also been conning Bita into cuddling and sleeping in her bed after he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning. He doesn't sleep when Momma and Dad are around, but with Bita it's all about the cuddling. In fact lately, Bubeaner will only take food from Bita!

Attempting to steal Dad's food

Baby continues to grow and thrill Momma with all day nausea. But nothing different from the Bubeaner pregnancy. We did get a call today from Dr. S. Usually, it's not great news when the doctor calls personally. Momma's lab work showed an immunity irregularity. Her office set up an appointment with the MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) doctor for tomorrow. Not a good sign either. And they asked that Dad join us too. Also a concern. We are trying not to worry to much primarily since we have NO real information about what COULD be wrong. But we are concerned. Please send a little prayer for Baby. As much as we think Baby may be wanting some extra attention too, we would much rather continue without any complications.

Bubeaner eating some raisins
while grocery shopping


In N Out
Climbing into the toy box

Why get the toys out when you can get into the toy box?

Saturday, November 21, 2009

First Aid Time

Wednesday we had to break out the first aid kit. Bubeaner decided his little fingers could fit in the vents of the oven, and he was right. Unfortunately, as he pulled his little finger out, he cut it. Momma did not notice since she was getting his food ready. Momma did notice the little trail of blood.

Squirming Bubeaner sporting mittens
to protect his bandaid.

Fixing the little cut was a little harder since Momma was alone. Bubeaner had to be strapped to his chair while Momma attempted to disinfect the area. Even strapped in, Bubeaner was squirmy! Finally we got a bandaid on his little finger. Of course a little over an hour later, Momma noticed Bubeaner chewing on something.... Yeah, he'd gotten the bandaid off and was chewing it. This boy really enjoys grossing Momma out. That night he ended up with mittens to keep him from taking it off again.

Enjoying spending time with Bita

Thursday Bubeaner and Momma picked up Bita from the airport. Bita will be spending a few days with us. YAY! Bubeaner loved seeing Bita. He especially loved spending time showing off everything he's learned and mastered since summer. His favorite part has just been spending time with Bita.

Playing around with Bita

And it worked out at the end too. Dad and Momma went "away" for a staycation this weekend as a belated anniversary celebration. Bubeaner stayed with Bita and aunt Pau. And as an extra surprise, uncle Ivan and Sarah came for a quick visit. Bubeaner loved all the extra attention and never wondered why Momma and Dad were not there. He probably did not even notice.

Notice the Bruise?
Someone closed the door on himself...hard.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

1st MD Appointment for Baby

Today was our first prenatal appointment with Dr S. She was highly amused and surprised to find out this was a "spontaneous" pregnancy (no medical assistance). Highly amused and surprised. It was not just a case of relaxing, though that probably helped. But there were real medical reasons why a spontaneous pregnancy was highly unlikely in our case. She kept shaking her head and laughing throughout the exam.

Momma's boys are not very good at patiently waiting

As to Baby everything looks in order as of right now. Dr. S reminded us we were a high risk pregnancy, not something we would likely forget. Unfortunately there really isn't much she can tell us at this point regarding our risk of a repeat placental abruption. We can't really find out much until the 2nd trimester, and really not anything definitive until the 3rd trimester, when the placenta is more developed. We are being referred to an MFM (maternal fetal medicine) doctor who will lead our plan of care. We won't have as many sonograms during the 1st trimester as with Bubeaner (one a week), but we are scheduled for at least 2-3 more just to keep an eye on things. For now, we are under instructions to relax (ha!) and enjoy our first trimester.

Bubeaner playing hide-and-seek
while we waited a little more in the exam room

Bubeaner learned how to make the smacking sound for kisses a couple of days ago. He will look at you and smack his lips together then giggle. Of course, he only teases his Momma with these since lately he refuses to give her any kisses. (Could he already know about Baby?)

He is also learning to share which is not as great we thought. He had part of a bagel during his snack yesterday and loved it. Really, what is not to love about bagels? The only problem is that he decided to share it with Sandy. And this time, Momma was not fast enough to stop him from putting it back in his mouth. It really felt like everything slowed down while Momma watched Bubeaner stretch his hand out, Sandy sniff and then take a bite off, and Bubeaner put the rest in his mouth. YUCK! Momma kept reminding herself that human mouths are more "dangerous" than canine mouths. It really did not help.

Bubeaner enjoying his afternoon snack:
bagel, raisins and water

Thankfully, not all his adventures gross out Momma. Bubeaner has been intrigued by the roomba, which Bita nicknamed Robotita, for a long time. He used to chase it around the house when he was in his walker. But lately Momma has been running Robotita while Bubeaner sleeps. He has not seen her in action for a few weeks. Well, yesterday he somehow managed to get his little hand under the console table where she "sleeps" and press the on button. Robotita immediately "woke up" and started working. Bubeaner moved away so fast he ran over Sandy and started crying in a panic scream. Momma tried showing him how innocuous Robotita really was while holding him. He was not buying it. In fact, he wanted nothing to do with her. He has since avoided Robotita's docking space whenever he is crawling near the console table.

He would not let go of the raisins in one hand
and the bagel in the other... so he improvised when he needed a drink

We are grateful that Bubeaner is now back to his regular morning routine. Daylight Savings had thrown him off and he was waking up at 430a. It's amazing how much more rested Momma and Dad are when Bubeaner waits until 630a to wake up. His bedtime routine did not change at all. He continued to go to bed at 730p. We are currently really enjoying and appreciating the wonders of an undisturbed good night's rest.

Mmm, yummy!
Bagels are AWESOME!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Lovely Weekend

Man what a change of pace! We loved this weekend; it was nice, quiet and relaxing. We had no plans other than a quick visit to the wholesale club on Saturday and church Sunday.

At the wholesale club we found some adorable toy horses. We've seen some similar models before and considered getting Bubeaner one. It was a good thing that we let him play with one before buying it. Bubeaner hated it! And we mean, H A T E D it. He screamed so loudly he was probably heard in the parking lot. At least we are hopeful that he won't be so afraid of the real thing.

Bubeaner could not wait to get off the toy horse.

Bubeaner continues to eat. There are few things he really does not like.... currently it's his old favorites turkey and ham. Maybe he was just tired of eating them. We try feeding him, but, more often than not, he refuses food if we try to feed it to him. He wants to feed himself. The only problem is that he eats so S L O W L Y! Bubeaner is usually the first one served, and he's usually still eating while Momma starts cleaning up. But we would rather he eat everything slowly than not be a good eater.

Momma and Bubeaner before calling the grandparents
to tell them about Baby

Momma left a pair of socks within reach of Bubeaner and he tried to put them on. He grabbed the socks and then would get one foot with the other hand and touch them to each other. Of course, he is still a ways a away from actually dressing himself. It's just nice to see how much he's learning every day.

Enjoying a pretzel during our walk through the mall
while Coco had an oil change.

Tomorrow we have our first prenatal appointment. We are a little anxious and excited. Hopefully, tonight we will have a quieter and more restful night. For some reason, the smoke alarms in the house kept going off last night throughout the night alternating between alarms approximately every 15-20 minutes. We, mainly Dad, checked the house and attic for any possible fires but found nothing. We determined they just needed new batteries despite the fact that some had just gotten new batteries less than 2 months earlier. And when things started calming down, Bevo decided to help out. Every time he would hear the alarm beep, he would howl, which would cause another alarm in the house to beep, which would cause him to howl again and so on for quite a while. Ah, the joys of loving dogs.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday 13th

Life's been slow going at our home since we found out about the pregnancy. Probably part shock and part worry. Either way, Bubeaner has not showed signs of minding a quieter Momma. Today we decided he should stay in his pajamas for most of the morning. Some days just feel like pajama days. In fact we did not venture outdoors at all today except when the MM team got here. Bubeaner wanted to greet them outside. He insisted on walking there (holding hands of course).

He's been practicing his walking a lot lately. He has also been working on standing alone. It's amusing to watch. He will go from sitting to crouching to standing on his own. Then he does this Elvis-like dance move where his legs bend and he moves from side to side while swinging his arms. This makes Momma laugh which distracts Bubeaner and causes him plop down on his bottom. We then go through it again, again, and again. We love this boy!

Routine Boy:
There's a time for playing;
There's a time for napping.

Bubeaner started taking his morning nap again a while back. And Momma usually just puts him down for his nap around 1030a even when he's not showing signs of being tired. At most he sometimes lets out one complaining cry and then promptly falls asleep. Today he was actively playing in his play area and Momma decided to let him continue playing. He made loud squeaks, squeals and other sounds while he played. Then suddenly, silence. Complete silence. Bubeaner was sound asleep! Momma should have know; it was 1030a. Our boy always follows his routine. Thankfully, he did not stir while Momma transferred him to his crib.

Bubeaner wedged between chair and couch.

He did a lot more crawling around the house in the afternoon. He's really enjoying this new found freedom. But it really keeps Momma on her toes. Somehow his sippy cup fell in between the couch and Dad's chair. Bubeaner went after it. And promptly got STUCK! He couldn't move forward. He couldn't move back. Momma freed him and then showed him he could crawl around the chair to get to the same place. It was wonderful to see his little face light up when he discovered this.

A boy's gotta do what a boy's gotta do for his sippy cup.

As to Baby, poor thing is already suffering from second-child syndrome. Aunt Pau took video of Momma and Dad telling the grandparents of Baby for the first time. Now, Momma always transfers the pictures/videos of the day to the computer at night. So a couple of days later Momma needed room in the camera to tape Bubeaner being cute. And deleted the Baby's video! It had not yet been transferred. Realing from the shock of finding out we were pregnant, Momma got out of her routine. At least, we still have some pictures from the day....