Tucker's Big Secret

Since I'm fairly confident no one reads this blog (except maybe my sisters on occasion) then we can blurt out our big news....

We recently found out that Tucker's going to be a big brother in late March! Tucker's face in this picture cracks me up...he seems a little skeptical about how his little world is about to be drastically changed! We went August 3rd, for our first doctor's appointment. We got to see the heart starting to show activity on our new little bean.

A couple of funnies...

Last night while cruising around Wal-Mart, Tucker kept laying his head over in the cart and mumbling sweet ramblings. Then he'd say "AMEN!" I think he realizes the money pit that Wal-Mart is, and he was praying we wouldn't spend his college savings. No worries, Tucker and Dave Ramsey, we didn't spend a dime!

While at camp, Tucker got a spanking from me for some reason I now can't recall. (You forget the reasons when you have to do it so often...hello, terrible twos!) He went over to some of the girls in the dorm and told them "Momma hit me. She go (and hit his leg twice)." Sometimes it's so hard to keep a straight face when disciplining.

We're headed south for the weekend with another couple while Tucker's going to be spoiled by his Nan and Pa and whoever else is at their house.

Sleeping Around

We survived last week at KBA for youth camp. Tuck did great except for the fact that he came home acting like a teenager. He learned lots of new words and habits from the kids! He also decided that he was too big to sleep in his pack-and-play or his baby bed. All week, he refused to even sit in the pack-and-play. I didn't think much of it until we returned home. Last night, Tucker screamed when he was put to bed in his baby bed. There was no calming him down. Matt finally moved his mattress to the floor and he slept there. He did great! He wondered into our room at 7 this morning with a morning greeting.

I'm not ready for him to give up his baby bed! That means he's not a baby anymore! But we all need sleep! We moved the twin mattress set into his already crowded bedroom this afternoon. While at Wal-Mart, Tucker got to pick out his sheets, and of course he chose the tackiest Handy Manny sheets that exist!

He is now sleeping tight in his HUGE twin bed complete with a monk, monk and bedrail! Why does he have to grow up?

New "As-es"

Check out Tuck's new "as-es". He insists on wearing them everywhere! He wore them on our walk the other night, and I couldn't figure out why a lady was laughing at us...the "as-es"!

Golf on TV

While I think golf on TV is a great way to set the mood for a Sunday afternoon nap, the two guys I live with LOVE to watch golf on TV. Today while watching golf (the US Open...I think), the commercials came on. My little guy turned around with the most shocked looked on his face and his hands turned up and said, "Where golf ball go?" Guess we'll have to start dvr-ing it so that we don't have to miss the action during the commercials.

Glasses

Tucker is obsessed with glasses! He loves to wear his sunglasses! The only problem: he calls them "asses". This morning we went to Wal-Mart where he pointed out several peoples' "asses". We met daddy for lunch at Arby's where Tuck got a pair of binoculars in his kid's meal. He pulled them out and shouted "asses". I hope to divert this new behavior before we go to church and he points out everyones "asses"!

Survival Mode

Well we've been in survival mode for the past couple of weeks. We survived VBS despite Tucker getting a double ear infection. He had a great time and still knows most of his verses. His favorite ones are "Esus oves me" and "Be Kind". Now if he would just take the second one to heart. We are back into the hitting stage! Yuck!

We went on Monday to the pediatric urologist in OKC to find out more about Tucker's tinker problem. To sum up the appointment...Tucker got a bad circumcision at birth, we can fix it now or wait until he's a teenager to see if it corrects itself. We feel it would be less traumatic to do it now, so he's scheduled for surgery November 10th in OKC. They said he can bring a favorite stuffed animal or toy...do you think they allow baseball bats or golf clubs?

We made the most of the trip Monday by having lunch with his Nan and Pa, Gigi and Papa, Aunt Ash and Baby Ack, and Uncle Ack and Aunt Hoggie. It was great to see them all as well as bid Ack and Hoggie off as they left yesterday for Africa.

He's becoming a champ at baseball. He holds the bat perfectly and even bends his knees. It is so cute! Much to his daddy's delight, he throws and bats left handed. We'll see if it stays that way!