Airplanes and Football

Angela here! It's been another crazy week in the Midwest.  It won't stop snowing!!!  Grrrr.  My work and daycare are on a delay today so I thought I would update the blog.  My little boy had a check up last week to get more immunizations.  He took it like a champ and only cried for a second.  He's 75th percentile for height and 50th for weight, happy and healthy.  The doctor approved of everything we are doing as parents...except for allowing him to eat puffs and sleep with a blanket.  Oops.  But according to daycare and the internet, you want to start giving puffs to develop fine motor skills.  As for the blanket, I can't help it if my baby gets cold.  I need a blanket at night in this subzero weather, why shouldn't he?  So I did the medically approved heavy-blanket-over-the-head test to make sure he would be OK.  We kept stacking blankets on his head to see if he would/could pull them off.  He passed with flying colors.  Genius baby.  Don't tell my pediatrician, but he will be sleeping with a blanket tonight.

Super Bowl weekend was nothing crazy at our house, mainly because Chris was sulking that the Patriot's were not playing.  Huddy still had a good time playing with a football though....

"Where is Brady? Why am I watching Manning and Wilson on tv? Why is daddy crying?"

Sunday morning, we got up early and headed to the Air Force Museum as a birthday present to Chris.  He had been bugging me for months to go, so I finally caved and said yes.  Pop volunteers at the museum, so we always hear the 'happening stories' about how cool the museum is and how crowded it always is. 

"I can't walk yet, but that doesn't mean I can't wear cool shoes."

Hudson's first airplane experience just so happened to be Air Force One.  Chris tried to "Michael Jackson" my baby in this pic and wanted to dangle him over the edge for a "better picture."  Luckily, my loud mom-voice kicked in and stopped him before he did something stupid.  

No injuries and four hours later, my two boys could not have had a better day! Hudson kept clapping at everything he saw...airplanes, engines, anybody that walked by.  Chris was in awe at everything historical he could read and teach Huddy.  My son did his father proud and listened contently as Chris rambled.  The picture on the right is where LBJ was sworn in on Air Force One.
Yes, Chris is re-enacting it.... 

This is what I like to describe as Chris 'lion-kinging' my baby.  He says Hudson will learn more if you shove his face up close to things.  I question if this is why Chris is so smart....

Again, Chris being on nerd-alert. Imitating Nixon getting off Air Force One. 

Despite the 'Michael-Jackson' and 'Lion King' moves, the museum was pretty cool.  And it was surprisingly crowded for a Sunday morning, and Super Bowl at that.  I will definitely take Huddy back when he's a little older.  It's a great place for kids.  As for Chris, he is welcome to attend every weekend if he wishes....by himself, alone, without the rest of us :)

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