A Letter from the Penguin

Dear Mom, Dad and Big Brother:

I know that you guys are all super heroes. I really look forward to becoming a super hero myself. Mom, I know that you tell me you want me to be a Sleeping Hero, and I'll consider it. You guys are Math, Bug and Friendly Heroes. You talked to a Realtor and I want you to realize what they said. It's not very likely to find a home and close on it in less than 45 days. To think that you can move into a house in 30 days, before I get too big in your tummy Mom is just not very likely.

Now, you can still press ahead and try and get a home, but you all will have to be Moving Heroes. Especially you Mom, because you'll be carrying around a big baby who will kick you if you try to squash him with a box and kick you if you try to lift too heavy of a box.

The other option is to wait until I'm about 3 months old, in January to start looking for a house. You have time to look around and see if this is what you really want. You'll get to live in a neighborhood with lots of friends for the Friendly Hero, my big brother. And if I come before Grandma gets here, there are lots of people to help out with both of us. I personally like that option, and I know it's growing on you Mom.

So continue in being the Heroic people I know you are, who are Math, Bug and Friendly Heroes, not Moving Heroes.

All my love,
Penguin

P.S. Yes, Dad, I do hear you telling me not to stay in late to make Mom uncomfortable. I'll keep that in mind, but I really like lurking in Mom's tummy. If in October the outside world is more appealing than lurking I'll make an appearance.

P.P.S. Big Brother, Friendly Hero, I don't really like it when you give me hugs. It's already pretty tight in Mom's tummy, without you squishing in and trying to show me how big you are.

June

June has been a month of many things. First off, we had two friends come over and play lots. One friend we tended for a little bit and I got practice being the mom of 2, and my conclusion is I think I can handle it most days...yes...you're welcome to laugh, but I'm not as worried about being a mom of 2, because there was a half hour where one was asleep that I felt in control. While the boys were playing, Baby Hero ended up taking his own picture. Not terribly horrible for his first self-portrait.

Also in June I finished a project that has taken me 2 years and 2 months to do. My second counted cross-stitch. I'm happy to report that it's done and I'm on to other projects that move a lot faster than this one is.

We didn't have internet at our place for almost a whole week. It was hard, but after spending a lot of time with a company V on the phone, getting a new modem and trying very hard to contact said company again. We finally managed this morning to get a hold of them and now our internet is working again!

Our other development, as of this week, is that the Bug Hero's Professor is seriously offering him to stay here for his PhD as well. We are considering it, and we may be purchasing a house here. We have another apartment to move into in a month, but if we decide to stay soon, we may manage to buy a house before our current lease ends and then only have to move once! We'll see what happens. There is a cute house three houses away from my best friend here for sale. It seems like a dream come true, but we'll see if it's right for us and if the timing is right too.

Penguin Here

One of the first things we saw this morning was the Penguin waving to us! It was adorable! I'm beginning to fall in love with this baby! He's active and moved around a ton for the ultrasound.
Yes, he's a BOY! We get two lovely little boys to play around with. He also "talked" a lot during the ultrasound. Whenever we saw his mouth, it was moving.