All Clear

Today Dad was able to take a day away from the office.  And although he still had to work a little from home, we all enjoyed the extra time with Dad especially Bubeaner.  The boys decided to start off eating breakfast together while the girls slept.  Later they headed off to play at the pool.  Bubeaner had a great time splashing around.  Dad worked on teaching Bubeaner to blow bubbles and how to hold his breath under water.  Bubeaner still has a way to go.  He will start swimming classes towards the end of August now that we are settling into a routine again.  We are tempted into getting into other activities but will limit it to just two: swimming and gym.  We do not want Bubeaner's childhood to be one planned activity after another.  That's not fun at all.

Dad and Bubita napped while we waited,

and waited, AND waited, for Dr. T. 

We also had Momma's last (hopefully) appointment with Dr. T today.  Everything looks great.  The only little bit of bad news, other than the 2-hour commute in traffic with a screaming child, was that it does appear that Momma has a little (let's hope) hernia.  Dr. T does not believe it's a true umbilical hernia but that it's more likely a "natural" hernia caused by the stress of the pregnancy on the abdominal muscles as well as the trauma of the c-section.  He believes it will heal naturally with time.  And, more importantly, Momma can resume normal activities regardless.  YAY!

Bubita's cry is not as adorable

after an hour stuck in the car hearing it. 

As soon as we returned home, Momma picked up her Bubeaner for the first time since the morning Bubita was born.  Oh, MY!  Our little boy has grown and gotten quite heavy in the last six weeks.  Up to now, someone would place him on Momma's lap while seating on the rocker or glider.  It was priceless to be able to carry him and rock him without worry.  Bubeaner appeared to agree.  He would not let Momma put him down.  It was wonderful.  In fact, he did not let Momma out of his sight for the rest of the day.  Momma complied.

Momma finally holding her Bubeaner

after six weeks! 

Momma also decided to take a walk with Bubeaner enjoying the drop in temperature following the afternoon rain.  We walked all around our neighborhood then even headed out to the golf course though we did not venture too far.  We were over doing it, but it was wonderful to have Bubeaner-Momma alone time.

Bubeaner's sneak attack on the donuts.

Things are no longer safe on the counter.

Bubeaner is a pretty easy going, well-behaved child.  Yet, lately, he has really been testing the limits.  And he has been screaming/talking back at us too.  It might be due to the terrible twos and not being able to successfully communicate with us all the time.  But we suspect it might also have something to do with all the changes of late.  All of a sudden his top fans (aunts Lari, Maya and Banni) disappeared!

Bubeaner LOVES his Bebe.

He did not want to stop "holding" Bubita. 

He has been asking for them in the mornings and occasionally in the evenings.  Poor munchkin.  We don't know how to explain that they went home and are not coming back for quite a while.  Their departure also probably highlighted the difference with how Momma care for him versus Bubita.  After all, Momma could pick Bubita up whenever she cried and only held Bubeaner when he cried, etc.  Hopefully, this situation will improve now that Momma has been cleared to carry him.  Otherwise, we for see many, many more time outs in our future. 

Timeouts are a more frequent occurrence 

in our household as of late.