Leaving on a Jet Plane

Greetings. We hope your 2012 has been as good as ours. Aunt Julia is still here and working hard for Holden. Congratulations to her for getting an A- on one of the final exams for her 3rd year Law degree. Holden is getting better and better. He smiles a lot now, sometimes on accident and sometimes on purpose. He has great head control and can "stand" with Daddy's support as he surveys the world around him. Last night was his longest sleep period so far, one three and one 2.5 hour sleep session. His second growth of hair is coming in but he still maintains his perfect mullet he was born with; you can take the boy out the bayou but you cant take the bayou out the boy. Here are some more pictures.

Aunt Julia learns SUP

The BOB Ironman is operational

Audubon would be proud

Who has the boy?!

Fish Daddy shot for dinner

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Also, Mommy hooked herself up to the Milkinator 3000 and is now "pumping".  So, Daddy has been able to feed Holden using tiny bottles (2x); this is good because for the first time we can quantify his consumption.

Daddy has to go away for a month tomorrow and will miss the young man. Unfortunately, there may be a lull in the blog but "ya'll come back now ya here"......

Aunt Julia Arrives

Extra clothes for cold front this week

Outfit from Great Grandma Parker

One month old sticker photo

Preferred burping technique

Harry and David fruits from "Gran Gran"

"We Seceded Where Others Failed"

So back in 1982 the United States government initiated a roadblock at the North end of the Florida Keys in order to combat the rising drug and immigration problem. Well this hurt Key West tourism and after getting nowhere with formal complaints, declared independence from the USA. The prime minster (mayor) then declared war by breaking a loaf of Cuban bread over a man in Naval uniform. The Conch Republic was formed. The Conchs surrendered a minute later and asked for 1 billion dollars in foreign aid. The roadblock was removed soon after and there have been several "wars", "invasions" and "annexations" following this unique bit of US history.

  Well, for those of you who don't know, in order to be a true Conch you must be born here. So it is with great trepidation that I submit for Holden's passport to this backwards "country". Laila and I will be three years short of being a Freshwater Conch when we move in 2013 by the way.
"And now you know the rest of the story".

Last night Laila and I took Holden out for frozen yogurt at one of those places that has every flavor under the sun and twice the toppings. Here are some of the things he saw.

Also here are some pictures of Holden's newly acquired head control. Also pictured is the fading hair on the front of his head. He is our little Benjamin Button.