Have I mentioned that we keep calling this kid Mr. Baby? It sprang up completely unbidden, but it is so very very accurate in describing him. He is such a somber little contemplative guy. He knows how to smile, but he’s stingy with them. I only get maybe one or two a day. And when someone coos and makes faces at him, he just looks at them with a scowl as if he’s embarrassed for all involved. He’s a deep thinker this one. He has no time for this baby nonsense, he’s busy hatching plans for the betterment of all mankind. I just got a response from Senator Feinstein over an issue I didn’t remember writing about. I think this kid might just be secretly politically active while we’re asleep.
This past weekend we drove up to Bear’s parents house. With the gas prices the way they are, we haven’t been seeing a ton of them lately, so we were excited to let Atticus have some quality grandparent time while we snuck in a quick date.
We went out Thursday night to see WALL-E and it blew my mind. It’s seriously in my top ten movies. OK, maybe twenty, but still. I loved it. It was not at all what I was expecting, but instead a beautiful love story. You fall so in love with this sweet little robot.
Friday was full of the usual barbecue fun, but since Bear’s parents have the craziest pool you’ve ever seen outside of the playboy mansion, it also included a huge pool party with all kinds of family and friends. I made my famous beans that are now requested at every family get together, and Mr. Baby went swimming for the very first time.
On his first try he wasn’t such a big fan.
Then we took him into the jacuzzi (which wasn’t heated, we’re not entirely stupid) where he was away from most of the splashing and the water was a little warmer because it wasn’t shaded by trees. He was a huge fan of the bubbles.
Also, check out the teeny tiny little board shorts he was wearing thanks to Aunt Marsha:
Could you just go diabetic with the sweetness?
Overall I think this kid is going to take after me and not be a sun worshiper like his grandparents. Hopefully he’ll be a little less of an indoor kid than I was, but I think one day of sun and swim was enough to hold him over for a while.