Raising Watsons

On the day I was born
The nurses all gathered round
To gaze in wide wonder
At the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up
Said leave this one alone
She could tell right away
That i was bad to the bone

Tucker Watson sporting ACDG onesie and Harley Davidson socks (thanks Grandma Watson!).

Today, as Grampa Watson mentioned, is Tucker’s 2-month birthday! And to celebrate Tucker and Mom went for a nice walk on this brisk spring morning.

It was a chilly day but Tucker has spoken, he definitely does NOT like hats. Which is really too bad since he looks SO damned cute in them. But, bundled in three blankets and strapped into his Bob mom and the birthday boy strode north along the beach.

First stop, Redondo’s gigantic public library. Tucker really enjoyed himself here and this proves it, this kid is a genius. He loves the smell of the stale stacks and the amicable silence. Err, I mean I think he does, that’s what dad likes about libraries anyway. Then it was off to Micheal’s crafts to get some poster board for the derby bout this weekend. Mom’s not playing since the travel team has a game next month, but dad’s announcing and mom will be cheering the home team on.

Meanwhile, dad and radar had a ho-hum day at work. We’ve been shooting for two weeks straight and everyone is exhausted! Thankfully, we have two days of no shooting. But then we’re right back to it for three weeks straight of 12 hour days! I’m tired just thinking about it. But that just makes the one or two hours I get with the little man all that more enjoyable!

Tune in next week for some dynamite new video footage of Tucker B and dad on the couch. More cuteness than you can shake a stick at!

It was an exciting week if you were raising a Watson.  This week we explored some of Tuckers new favorite things.

First off, PANTS!  Who knew? Certainly not Mom since she prefers easy access to change those diapers.

Can’t start the learning too early.  Tucker definitely proved to be a fan of the library.  Side note, he was not a fan of the book I checked out on sleep training.  We’ve decided to take another route as a result.

We are all fans of when Tucker does sleep which is generally only at night and in our bed.  But here is a rare moment when he’s in his bassinet and I realized – Holy crap, has he grown!  Remember this picture six weeks ago?

And finally, like all the Watson men I know Tucker is a fan of the ladies.  As witnessed here in my Moms group, Tucker could not take his eyes off Skylah.

Note – Tucker is wearing his green onesie for Earth Day.

New footage from the “10 Great Minutes with Tucker Watson” series has been leaked onto the internet. This footage was found on a cute little jump drive, in a cute little handbag, on a sun dappled bench, during the warm weekend rush at a nearby YogurtLand.

This is what our experts were able to show you, but let me warn you. This is cute, I mean off the charts cute. I’ve probably watched this 10 times. It’s habit forming.

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Mom doesn’t have a lot of time with two hands free but can take pictures on occasion with the iPhone.

Chicks do dig the pink diaper cover.

This laptime with Dad you hear so much about.

Snuggled up after a traumatic bath.

Here’s a little lap time video of Tucker on Dad’s lap.  We get a little time once or twice a day where the little man is happily active and engaged.  We call these segments “10 Great Minutes with Tucker Watson“.  I think he likes the fact that there’s only a finite amount of time he needs to be good!  = )

Lap Time from Raising Watsons on Vimeo.

Cousin Debbie stopped by today and we had a nice visit. We walked down to the Riviera (of Redondo Beach, not redneck or the french) and had a dinner at the HT Grill. Can’t say that anyone really liked their food that much, but the company more than made up for it. Tucker slept most of the time but had a couple snacks while we were waiting for our food to arrive. We had a little photo time before we left for lunch and the little man is visibly amused. Everyone keeps saying how much he looks like me, but all I see is Tucker and not anyone else. Although, we have confirmation that Heather’s nose has definitely lived on into the future.

We decided to give the little man a quick dunk before mommy’s group. I guess you’re obligated to have them squeaky clean when on review. Luckily, they’re a group of homebirthers, in Venice none the less. The paparazzi caught us and now everyone knows, this guy has a really cute butt. He’s always stuffed into chubby cloth diapers, diaper covers, and then a tasteful onesie. There’s so much padding i’ve never really noticed how tiny his bum is. It’s like two eggs in a hanky, it really is. And little eggs at that.

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After a long hiatus, we were finally able to sneak up to Sugarfish for our usual fabulous meal. Tucker was mostly agreeable and with a little swinging of his car seat, he was a generous newborn and let his hungry parents scarf down the bounty of the sea. So thanks little man, you’ll get to try some of this delectable sashimi soon enough! = )

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