Hello! It has been awhile. I have been busy puking and hating life in general. I am now at 38 weeks and ready for this baby to come anytime. I would even be willing to stop typing right now and go have it. He isn't cooperating. My brother and his family are coming here on Tuesday and Rob will be here on Thanksgiving. When will the baby arrive? Probably at the most inconvenient time. Silly little thing.

We have been trying to get Justin ready for the arrival of Spare. We have the bassinet set up in the bedroom, the stroller assembled, the car seat installed, the swing ready, the little baby bath tub purchased, and even the little baby clothes washed. He is excited about the "tiny baby" right now. We will see how long that lasts once the tiny baby is here. Justin is also excited about being a big brother, not that he has a clue what that means. With the excitement of my brother's family (he LOVES my brother and likes the rest of his family) and Daddy coming, hopefully there will be plenty of attention for him. We bought him a baby doll and he seems to be a bit jealous of that sometimes. Probably not a good sign.

Since Halloween my sweet little Justin has learned that candy is something that he absolutely loves. He has trouble saying the c sound, so 'candy' often sounds like 'Daddy' instead. That can be a bit confusing. Today it is starting to sound more like tandy.

One of Justin's current favorite things to do is to watch videos on Youtube.com with his Papa. They watch all kinds of kids' songs. Justin's favorite at the moment is "The Green Anaconda Song." He just loves his shows and looks so cute cuddling up with Papa. Justin also enjoys finding letters on the keyboard and typing away.

Here is a short little clip of Justin singing his ABCs. It is so hard to get him to perform for the camera. Of course when I can get him to do something he chooses a place with poor lighting.

Today my mom bought a bassinet for Baby #2. We had seen it in the store the other day and I had checked online for reviews, prices, etc. before deciding to purchase it. We only need the thing for 6 weeks or so after Baby is born because after that we will return to Japan and have a crib waiting.

I like to think that I am a reasonably intelligent person. I did manage to get a college degree, as did my mother. So WHY was it so impossible to assemble this thing? There were no written instructions, just lovely little diagrams that were cryptic enough for me to almost think they were for a different product. I could make better diagrams and those of you who have seen me draw anything know that I am artistically challenged. (Even my kindergarten students have pointed out my lack of drawing ability.)

Finally I decided not to look at the directions, but to focus on the picture shown on the box. Knowing what the finished product was supposed to look like was much more helpful. I managed to get the thing put together. Now Baby isn't due for three more months, but if you think I am going to take it apart and try again... All that effort was overwhelming and led to me puking. What else is new?

Maybe if I wasn't feeling so tired and lazy I could go downstairs and take a picture of my accomplishment for the day. That might cause more vomiting. How about some pictures of Justin instead? I think he is a cute little guy, though I admit I am biased.