Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Random recent pics





I'm 31 weeks pregnant and grouchy and don't feel like writing much.

Uly is super cute, smart and funny. He's also becoming very creative with his speech and in describing things. We're beginning to talk about dreams and every morning when he wakes up I ask him what he dreamed about; last night it was "animals" and he asked to be taken to to zoo which Gavin did. They had a great time, as always.

Christmas was good too. He was pretty excited about the "magic boxes" that would appear under the tree (thanks Mom, for introducing the idea of the magic box) on Christmas morning.

We're not officially potty-training yet but Uly has used the toilet twice now and has been pretty warm to the idea of using it whenever he thinks about it. We'll take it slow and see how it goes.

Not much else is going on for us at the moment. Hanging in there, I suppose. Another 8 weeks or so and then let the craziness roll...

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Winterizing

A few more months have passed and a LOT has changed since my last update. First of all, the Watsons have moved! We are now residing with the Watson Seniors as we try and sell our house. The extra help with Uly has been significantly beneficial for us--especially me--as I grow more pregnant and grumpy...

Uly is having a great time here. He almost never asks to go on

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

BIG news

The end of summer is near. Although it's still hot, the outdoor pools have closed and we're starting to get the tiniest break in the season's hottest weather. Uly and I were able to spend about 20 minutes outside this morning without contracting heat-stroke or West Nile Virus from the thousands of mosquitoes that normally haunt the surroundings of our home. It was a very pleasant 20 minutes.

Uly is now fully weaned and has been so for several months. He's a very happy little boy who is talking pretty animatedly and who very much enjoys the company of his friends both young and old. He recently got a good dose of "Honey" (Gloria, Judie's long-time friend) and even though she's been back in Florida for several weeks he still talks about her every day.

Last week we made our first family trip together and had a really great time in Ashville, North Carolina. Uly handled the 2-hour car trip with near-perfect ease and slept in the hotel like a champ. There we met one of Gavin's dearest old-time friend, Todd, and his wife Georgina, whom Uly could not get enough of. A great time was had by all and we can't wait to get together again. Perhaps we'll get brave over the winter and try a flight down to Tampa. Ugh. My knees quake at the thought of flying.

The highlight of the Ashville trip was, for me at least, watching Uly chase pigeons while yelling "More chicken! More chicken!". It's an image I'll never forget.


Another big event that happened this summer is that Pop-Pop finally finished building his boat! Moe and Pop-pop launched it last week and are delighed to announce that it did not sink! Tomorrow morning we are going to take a little stroll in it and I will post some pictures.


And now for the biggest news to-date...

Uly is going to be a big brother! Sometime around the middle of March Uly will have his very own little brother or sister to shower with some of his abundant affection. We're all very excited, and we know Uly is going to be too. He loves babies and little kids. I've never known another little person to be so gentle with little ones. So exciting!

Thursday, August 6, 2009