Number 3

It's been said that good things come in threes.  Or is it bad things? 

I can't remember for sure, but what I do know is that our brood is expanding and our two kids will be three and our family of four is going to become five. I feel that sleepless nights, those blue sucker ball turkey baster things, and black tar poop is such a distant memory. However, the reality of my situation is that I get to relive those glorious days once again.  Suffice it to say, my wife deals with 90% of it, but I complain nevertheless.  The Boy and his sister (aka Super Diva) are completely clueless.  They have no concept of the impending doom.  Cry, sleep, eat, poop...repeat. Cry, sleep, eat, poop...repeat.

The situation is tumultuous right now. 

'They' have been telling me that it's no longer man on man, but my wife and I need to switch to a zone defense.  Enough already with the football analogies.  I get it.

A Scarlett is born...

Is procrastination a sufficient adjective when you are describing a three year hiatus from
a weekly blog post?  If you have been patiently waiting since 2012 then not only are you a loyal follower, but quite frankly you may need to find better use of your time.  I've managed to lose two dogs (very sad but Kato and Mali have passed) and make 1.75 babies since the last post with the newest child now living 'on the outside' and a third child still biding his time 'on the inside'.  His release date has been granted and we look forward to seeing him in November.   

Scarlett was born within three months of April 2014 depending on which parent signed her up for which event. If you speak to the good folks at the local YMCA where she takes swim lessons, she was born in July 2014 because waiting in line for 3 hours to sign her up for swim lesson that no one wants to attend was my responsibility and I for some reason can't remember her birthday.  As a result, Scarlett has no less than 5 birth dates depending on which organization you ask.

Scarlett is all girl.  She has many nicknames; Scarly, Scarletta, The Devil, Scar Scar, but we typically call her Scarly.  She is between 16-19 months old and has been in three fights, made my 4 year old son cry, and the other day I think we caught her doing push ups. Ayden was withheld from sugar until he was 2, while Scarlett has been trained exclusively on doughnuts and candy.  Her favorite thing to do is ride the city bus which she has affectionately named "The Pizza Bus," because why wouldn't you combine your two favorite things to convey your love for it.

Stay tuned, this one is providing me a wealth of material:)




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