Bubeaner Update (Part I)

We have all been recovering from a pretty nasty cold.  Dad was sick last week, then Bubeaner, and I got it last.  On the bright side, after two MISERABLE days things appears to improve.  Unfortunately for Dad, he was barely recovering when he left on a business trip.  The poor guy ended up having a horrible flight with really bad turbulence.  Thankfully they made it there safely.  We miss him terribly, but at least we have family visiting to keep us company.  

A view from his conference room of Santiago, Chile.

Dad was pretty worried about Bubeaner forgetting him during the trip.  We have eased his fears somewhat by using a webcam chatting program.  Yes, the Bubeaner is chatting with the webcam.  Our first call was with our good friend Lena and her baby girl Nika.  Nika and Bubeaner had the same due date.  Unfortunately, we had not seen each other since before the pregnancies.  We are delighted that we have a new way to keep in touch AND allow the children to get to know each other.  And it appeared like the little ones were actually paying attention to each other.  Ironically, it's the puppies that are most affected by the webcam.  They keep looking for Dad after our conversations.  

Dad and Bubeaner "driving" in his new car.

My boys are ADORABLE!

After Dad's own heart...

Bubeaner has almost gotten the hang of crawling.  He is lifting his bottom and almost getting the chest and arms coordinated.  Several times today he almost, almost, crawled.  We imagine it will not be long before he is off chasing the puppies.  For now, he utilizes the military crawl to move around and get to his toys.

Can't turn my back for a minute!

Bubeaner managed to get off the play mat.

He was upset he couldn't get to his toys.