TOOT TOOOOOT!!

 That was the sound of me tooting my own horn.  

(Meaning I'm about to seriously and shamelessly brag about ourselves and proclaim to the world the limitlessness of our awesomeness.)

Ready?

My husband is quite possibly the most amazing man on the planet.

He really is.  

For example, last week he slayed a ridiculously hard test (and I mean SLAYED it) + accepted the position of chief resident (it's a BIIIIIG deal) + played 2,300 games of tether ball and didn't loose a single one + worked countless hours as the best doc in town + signed up for his second marathon + got offered interviews to every fellowship he applied for + took care of all the stuff his tired and pregnant wife was too lazy to do + mowed the lawn (and looked dang sexy doing it).

I just wanted you to know that I married the smartest, most talented,  hunkiest, most dedicated and amazing man in the world.

Toot.  Toot.

A Day With Cameron

The other day I started thinking about how I have been slacking in the art of family recording/blogging (Look - I'm blogging two days in a row!  This is what progression looks like.), and I decided that I should be better about documnenting our days.  

Not our special days.  

Not our holidays.  

Not our I-actually-took-a-shower-and-brushed-my-teeth-this-morning days.  

Just our actual days.

So here is an actual day with Cameron.
(it's blurry at the beginning for some reason, but it'll sharpen up.  i promise.)

It's Half-Time

 Today I am half-way there.  20 weeks behind, 20 weeks ahead.

IT'S HALF-TIME, PEOPLE.

So here's 20 facts about our #4.

#1: We don't know what you are.  It's the first time we've waited to find out and I'm secretely loving this.  Dad... not so much.

#2: I haven't had a single weird pregnancy dream yet.  Weird.

#3: I've gained 15 lbs. so far.  10 of those 15 pounds were gained in the first 8 weeks.  Self control, where art thou?!

#4: You made me throw up 4 times.  Thanks a lot.

#5: I felt you move at 17 weeks while I was driving the car home from a Dr. Appointment.  Your dad felt you a week later.

 

#6: I want to name you Dylan.  (Boy or Girl) Dad doesn't.  So if in 10 years you decided you want to be named Dylan, I will support that.

#7: During your ultrasound you kept your hands up by your head most the time and you were severely modest.  You kept your head turned and your legs closed. :)

#8: We do not know where to put you, my dear.  If you end up sleeping in the office closet, just know that it is no reflection of how we feel about you.

#9: I have a premonition that you'll be our most mellow child.  Please don't make me a liar.  Please.

#10: Cameron really hopes you're a boy.  The girls really hope you're a girl.

#11: You full-on gave us a thumbs-up during your ultrasound.  Back at you, buddy.

#12: Cravings so far include: Volcano Burger french fries, Mashed potatoes, green apples, Italian food of any shape/size, warm bread, steak, and C A N D Y.

#13: You are doomed to a life of hand-me downs.  Sorry.

#14: You'll have 3 cousins born with-in 5 months of you.  You lucky duck.

#15: I think your ultrasound picture makes you look the most like Brooklyn.

#16: I am hoping I can get induced with you a week early so you'll be ahead of the cut-off date for Kindergarten.  I don't know if I want you to start Kindergarten as the youngest, but I would like to have the option.

#17: I have not switched over to maternity clothes yet, but I'm rapidly running out of options in the wardrobe department.

#18: At the ultrasound, Cameron was scared because when he glanced at the screen he said you had "creepy eyes."

#19: You'll be 3 months old when  you get to meet Brendan and Braden.  And oh my, you are going to LOVE them.

#20: We are so excited to welcome you to our family.

See you in 20 weeks.

Guest Post #2

Hello again.  Not one to be left out, Aubrey will also be doing a Guest Blog Post today.  (Which is awesome, since I have about 5,000 things that I have not gotten around to posting, so this is basically glorified child labor.  Which I'm cool with.)

So please give your undivided attention to Miss Aubrey Lyn as she takes the wheel.

hi i'm aubreymy mom wouldn't let me  do my own blog either.this day i went to diznyland  it was fun.

 we did lots of things thare.this was one of them.then we went to see...

 miny.she was supprizd thare was no elsa.maby a littl to hot for brooklyn.but now it is time to say bye

nexst we went to see jazman we took a picksher with her.

 then we went on a boat.it was camrons favrit thing to do.and one of my favrit things to do to.

me and camron got bord.so we sat on the stars and got rety for a picksher.

and then anather one mit not do.but it is time to get off the ship.

we went to go get our eras perast.och.

brooklyn got her eras perst to.

then it was time for dinner. i'm full.

swiming with my friends is fun.

 now lets tacke a picshor.

 say chees.chees.

 now lets go inside and play.

thank  you

Guest Post #1

Hello Friends.  Today, I am taking a little break from the blog and handing the mouse and keyboard over to Brooklyn.  She thinks it's cause I'm lazy.  I think it's cause she'll do a better job than me.  

So, welcome our first ever Guest Blogger, Miss Brooklyn Nicole Webb.  

(This is the uncensored and uncorrected version.  100% Brooklyn, folks.)

hi i'm brooklyn.  i'm taking the blog from my mom today.  she won't let me make my own blog, so i just have to post some pictures on hers.

This day we went to a soccer game as you can see, and then we went home and played with the hose.  it was really fun but dad said we were using too much water.  so then we started playing with the soccer ball, which is floating in the air.

 That day we went to Disneyland.  they got a drink without us, but we were on a ride without them so that's why.

 This day we went on a plane and when the plane stopped we went to see our uncle brad. we went to the mall and we got subway and played in the play place. We had to chase Chase because he kept running away.

 This day we went to orange leaf with our cousins in idaho. our team name is the taco amigos.

This day we went to orange leaf and to see Cinderella.  Cinderella had a mean step-mother, but {SPOILER ALERT} she forgave her at the very end.  the end.

 When we got home we went to oak glen zoo.

 Cameron fed the deer at Oak glen. they were hidden but we found them.then we went to see the lama.the lama had big teeth and he was very furry. he needs to get braces and he needs to brush his teeth.

that baby goat was so cute and so gentle and his fur was as white as snow.

 that's aubrey holding the goat i think she was having fun.

 that's johnny appleseeds house. we got to go inside. wo.

 we went in the barn. the bunny was missing. i expected the bear ate it.

 we saw this little stream. Cameron jumped over it. we jumped over it too. Cameron was a little late on the picture.

the end. thank you all who reads this.

Heart Rock

 In celebration of Valentine's Day (which occurs annually on February the 14th, and therefore should NOT come as a surprise every year), the kids and I ventured deep into the woods on a search for
Heart Rock.

Heart Rock is a secret enchanted rock with magical powers and anyone brave enough to seek it is granted a life-time of love and bliss.

(Untrue.  I just entirely made that up.)

But we went anyway and it was amazing.

Brooklyn was always a solid football field ahead of the rest of us.  She is an outdoor girl.  At one steep and truly scary part of the trail, she seriously flitted and pranced down the hill like a ballerina on a bunch of clouds.  

Meanwhile, I stumbled from rock to rock almost slipping to my death and eventually just sitting on my butt and scooting down the hill like a dog wiping its bum.

Graceful, I know.

 The non-distracted walking gave us such a cool opportunity to talk.  I love talking to my kids.  I love the unexpected and often profound things that come spilling out of their mouths.  

We talked about Helen Keller and King Tut (who was 9 years old when he began his rule of Egypt!) and Harriet Tubman (one of Aubrey's all-time heros), and the dear Ann Frank.

We laughed and listened and learned.
And at one point we took turns guarding each other so we could all go pee behind the trees.

And we had a truly LOVE-ly day.

{Happy Valentine's Day}

Our BIG little News!

He Who Shall Not Be Trained

*Note: Read Harry Potter before this post.  Or you'll be confused.

CHAPTER 1: THE BOY WHO POOED

Mr. and Mrs. Webb, of number 7, Sweetwater Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.  They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, but when one messy-haired little boy made his appearance in their lives, things started to get a little - well, magical.

The boy grew and grew until one day his parents decided it was {well past} time for him to learn how to use the special "closet under the stairs" (aka. the toilet).

They tried everything.

Spells.

Chants.

Magic Potions.

All to no avail.

 

And then, one day, that little boy came in and announced that he had, indeed, peed in the toilet and would now be wearing underwear as a "big boy."

The End.