he loved eating/teething on the floats handle...pretty funny...
checking things out...
he didn't mind the cold water one bit... henry on the other hand wanted me to hold him...so that is exactly what happened...I don't really blame him...the water was ultra cold!
danielle, steve & their sweeties!
sullivan flexing for the camera!
avery exploring the o'ball!
nap time...
sullivan thinks the water is really cold... I think he's right...
sydney watching the boys nap...
sydney & avery!
sullivan is telling us the way it is... I love it!
bubbles...
he loves his blue duck!
sullivan enjoying his bath time...Today was a ton of fun...we were invited over to Mr. & Mrs. Rabin's house for Jacobs 2nd birthday party. Dan, B, & Sarah are friends from a million years ago (Patrick's childhood friends)... we use to hang out in Dan's basement eating Mike&Ike's and drinking Frosty Root Beer and look at us now... celebrating our kids birthdays in the same place... it is fun to look back...
elizabeth, brendan, patrick, henry, me, sullivan, jacob, sarah, & dan... so much fun to see everyone!
henry found a very comfy spot and a very special friend... uncle B
jacob, cake & a bunch of candles!
henry finds a familiar toy... jacob's grandparents (dan's parents) have a million baby toys... they were a hit!
jacob opens a gift from his friends, sullivan & henry!
enjoying conversation...
dancin...
talkin...and talkin...
B riding his pony.... :)The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher
I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but thebest birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back. When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with mystudents. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is prettytame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch,stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. Ifthey want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.
Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes herturn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under hersweater.> > She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'mgoing to tell you about his birthday.'> > 'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed inmy Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through anumbrella cord.'> > She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh andwishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement. Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!'Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for,like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk andgroaning.) My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a signon the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.'(Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.) And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he gotthirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It wastoo much!)
Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe. Theystarted counting, but never even got past ten.. Then, all of a sudden, out comesmy brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom'splay-center, (placenta) so there must be a lot of toys inside there. When he gotout, the middle wife spanked him for crawling up in there.'
Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat. I'm sureI applauded the loudest.. Ever since then, when it's show-and-tell day, I bring mycamcorder, just in case another ' Middle Wife' comes along.
Today the boys got to meet Patrick's cousin Ashley...she was in town from Rhode Island for the weekend...the sun was out and the boys agree we should still live in Arlington...what were we thinking??!!
waiting our turn to be called...
They had to take all the pictures post hat to document the progress...no tears ... he liked it...
these are the digital images...some green & some in color
in color...
i love his feet...
Henry was such a good brother today... he waited with his best manners and Sullivan's head on a stick... I couldn't resist!
he even got a certificate.... 
