My hand was the first to go up. I would like to appologize to everyone for slacking off on my blog postings over the past few weeks. Between umpiring and being a stellar husband and father, I have not made the time to update the rest of the world on what has been going on at the Tucker house. I am going to attempt to catch everyone up to speed on the past two weeks in one mass posting....
Maddie really likes taking baths. After getting over the initial shock of being suspended over water for the first few times, she started getting the hang of this whole personal hygiene thing. And yes, she has the time tested classic bath companions....rubber duckies! (We are still trying to convince her that they are just for holding, and not for eating)!
We have also greatly increased Maddie's veggie intake due to a little constipation issues. Okay, maybe I shouldn't have said little considering that Maddie has not pooped on her own in over 3 weeks. Lindsey has tried the supository route, but that has only served as a temporary fix. We've also tried cycling her legs, rubbing her belly, apple prune juice and water, MiraLAX, and eating prunes. Believe it or not, Maddie has taken a liking to the prunes. Lindsey and I have to practically wrestle the spoon away from her. She is really tearing up some prunes!
Between screaming fits Lindsey and I have been taking Maddie out for little strolls around the neighborhood. She loves riding in her stroller. While I just load her up and take off down the street, Lindsey errs more on the side of caution. Lindsey gave me some flak because she thought Maddie was going to get too much sun. When I explained to her that I simply shifted the visor on the stroller when we were walking into the sun Lindsey said that Maddie couldn't see. So Lindsey went out and got Maddie a little gilligan hat to wear out in the sun and put it on when they went out. About halfway through the walk she looked down at Maddie and the hat was so big that it had completely sunk down on her face and was resting on her nose....Maddie couldn't see!
As you can see, there's never a dull moment at the Tucker house! I know I may be a little biased, but I'm pretty sure that Maddie is the coolest kid ever!
The last two weeks of the school year always seem to last for months. Standardized testing is over, the weather is nice outside, and everybody begins to shut down and move into summer mode. If you think that students are the only ones who get "summer-itus" then think again! Between umpiring and taming 12 year olds for the past 10 months, I have left my brain (and any desire to do any type of work) behind. I can already smell the salt water and feel the sunburn that's coming my way in early June. We are taking our first "family" vacation to the beach with Maddie! Lindsey has spent countless hours on the internet shopping for Maddie's first bathing suit, and I must say, she found two awesome ones. I know that nothing screams corny like a set of matching bathing suits, but I guess I had better get used to that with Ali, Claire , and Maddie being so close. Maddie looks like a regular parrothead in the making!
