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T h e    B I G    N e w s

First of all, as you can tell by TheFosses.com logo . . . installment #3 of the Chris and Rita retirement plan is on its way! Yep, Rita is pregnant again and due sometime around January 2. Needless to say, we're pretty excited about the coming baby, and, no, we're not planning on finding out the sex yet.

Yo! You lookin' at us?! You want a piece of this? Come on Nate, let's get 'em!

A lot of people have been asking: Is this it? Well, as the sage J. Bond used to say: "Never say never", but, yeah, we think this is it. In fact, the only reason we're having a third one at all is really to test a theory of mine. You see, in analyzing the families, Rita and I have discovered an amazing trend: The third kid is always the weirdo! Think about it: Teresa, Yvonne, Aunt Jean, Uncle Warren ... need I say more? But wait! Each of those people had a fourth (or more) kid that came along and made them the way they are. So if we stop at three, will the trend be broken? Tune in folks, we'll tell you in about 25 years.

The other big news is that we've finally moved! For those of you who don't know, we've moved right next door to my parents. I know, I know, it's bizarre, but I gotta be honest, it's not as scary as I thought it would be. Sure, there's a lot of pressure to keep up with the Jones's (do you have ANY idea how much effort my Dad puts into the yard?!!?), but it's also nice to have the grandparents (a.k.a. free babysitters) right next door. All joking aside, we love it!

I took a poll last week of everybody in the house, and we all agree (even Nate): this darn kid is super cute.

The stats:

• Age: 15 months
• Height: 30 inches
• Weight: 21 pounds
• Favorite Words: Hot ... that's it! Nothing else! Nada! Zippo! Arg. I'm beginning to believe he's never going to speak. Now don't get me wrong, the kid knows what's going on. We tell him to go get something or to find his shoes, he's got it no problem. Ask him a question and 9 times out of 10 you'll get "Ugh" (the 10th time you'll get "Hot"). Of course, Nathan helps us translate all the time, so that's very helpful. Check out the Quotable Quotes for a couple of Nate's translations.
• Favorite toys: cars, trains, cars, trucks, cars, and cars. We have a bucket full of cars that Connor make a bee-line to at least three times a day. Basically, he stands next to the bucket and says, yep, you guessed it, "ugh ugh ugh" until we open it for him.
• Favorite book: Dinosaur's Binkit, Pat the Bunny, Tommy the Tugboat, and Monster Faces.
• Favorite movie: none! He won't even sit still long enough to watch Star Wars ... what a disappointement.
• Latest accomplishment: moving to the Big Boy's Bed. Once again, Rita has tossed conventional wisdom on its head and moved the baby into a regular bed BEFORE he figures out how to flip out of his crib. (Why do other parents wait for that to happen before making the transition? We just don't get it.)
• Number of teeth: Four

 

Good ol' Aunt Mel (a.k.a. The Brainwasher)	"Come on Grandma, let's have another round!"	Connor: Weeeeeeeeeee! Aunt Teresa: Ah, my back!

 

N a t h a n

Nate is so much fun right now it's scary. Some of the ideas and logic that comes out of that kid's head is hilarious. Rita and I find ourselves amazed every other day at some of the stuff he a) figures out, or b) completely makes up.

The stats:

• Age: 3 1/2 years
• Height: 39 inches
• Weight: 29 pounds
• Favorite Activities: Running around barefoot in our NEW BACKYARD!! Woo-HOO! Other activities he enjoys: reading books (at least 324 a day), playing computer games (www.alfy.com), chasing Connor into walls, playing golf (don't ask), and eating Tic Tacs.
• Educational Level: He just finished pre-calc, but is having a little trouble with ancient Samarian translations . . . ok, maybe not yet, but he is trying to sound words out and learn to read and spell them. While driving around, every time we point out a bus, Nate says: "No, you have to say B-U-S, BUS." Someday, he'll be able to spelt as good as his fater.
• Recent travels: The four of us headed down to Charlottesville for Memorial Day weekend and spent the time with T. Jefferson and our friends from Michigan, Scott and Kelly. Nate had a great time pontificating on the brilliance of Jefferson, while Scott just wanted to throw rocks in the pond. Go figure.
• What he's looking forward to most: a puppy!! (ok, so maybe he's been brainwashed a little, but still...) Regardless, it looks like a puppy is in the future. Some time over the next few weekends I'll work on getting a nice little fence around the backyard and then comes the puppy! Submission of names are certainly welcome but will likely be ignored. Rita and I are going to arm wrestle for it: She wants Indiana, I want Jack. We'll see.

Paintbrush?! We don't need no stinkin' paintbrush!	Outta the way; I'm drivin'!	"Let me do it TW... 'It was the best of times, it was...' "

 

R i t a    a n d    # 3

Overall, Rita is doing great with the pregnancy. As with Nate and the Con-man, she hasn't had any morning sickness or anything like that. Mostly she's just tired. Of course, that could be due to the fact that she works part time, raises 2 kids, moved to a new house, and has to hold my hand through everything as well . ... So I'm kinda dissappointed she can't just add "pregnancy" to list without getting tired. Oh well.

 

Whaley and Nate vs. Mom	Awwwwww	You didn't need that arm, right?

Seriously, she and the baby are doing great. She just had her check-up on the 29th and everything looks good. A lot of people keep asking us if we want a girl this time around. Personally, I'm having a great time with 2 boys, but my life has been way too easy so far ... so I'm betting on a girl! (I hope this doesn't give her a complex if she sees this someday -- I'm just kidding baby, I'm glad we had a girl. Er... but what if it's another boy and he's reading this now ... Son, I'm proud of you and am happy you're a boy ... wait a minute, what if ....).

 

F i n a l e

Well, that's about it folks. Hopefully you enjoy these little recaps of ours, and if you don't, I'm fairly certain there is something seriously wrong with you.

Hope all is well....

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