The child is obsessed with golf. Absolutely obsessed. I blame Granddad Downey with his present of a real golf club. A regular club was taken and shortened to a pint size height. It is Devin's favorite toy by far. Since is a a real golf club and therefore pretty heavy it has been designated as an outdoor only toy. Any small move toward the garage, where the golf club lives, results in Devin asking, "Golf? Outside? Jacket? Golf?" And then if the answer is no a complete and total 2 year old melt down tantrum. When the melt down doesn't work he tries to get Logan to let him outside and play with him. He'll walk up to the dog say, "Come on Logan, play golf" and when walk to the door. Unfortunately for Devin, Logan is a smart dog and realizes that he should not listen to him.
Dev loves to drag around the club. He is just starting to have enough strength to swing the club. He does take a full swing at the ball for which everyone has to be a little weary of.
But this goes past playing golf outside. Dev will hand Jeff the TV remote asking, "Watch golf?" Jeff will turn on the golf channel (all golf all the time) and Dev will sit on the couch watching the TV. He'll yell, "Get in the hole" when they tee off and cheer when they make a putt. The Downey golf genes run strong in this one.
Christmas went fast this year. The Downey clan came to visit and fun was had all around. Devin and Julian had a blast. Out of all of the toys, games, the flight museum the favorite activity was puddle splashing. It is Seattle, puddling jumping becomes an art form and as you can see the boys perfected it.
For more Christmas pictures with the Downey's and the Rueckert's click here.
At Christmas we had exciting news to share with family - we are pregnant!
The new addition is due August 4th. I have been doing well in general. Tired and kinda queasy but that goes along with the first trimester and running around with a tireless 2 year old. You might ask what are we doing to make sure that this bun stays in the oven a little longer? I have both a normal OB/GYN and a High Risk Pregnancy doctor. I have seen both and they have agreed on a plan of attack. First is plan for a baby in July; we are going for more than 36 but 40 is unlikely. Starting at 16 weeks I see one or the other doctor every other week. They are going to check an make sure everything is ok and if it is they let me go home. If not then one of multiple Plan B's get implemented. They are also going to start weekly progesterone shots at 16 weeks. This has shown to increase the length of pregnancy in cases where the mom has a history of pre-term labor. There isn't any real negatives to this so this is a safety net. So far I feel good about what the doctors are planning. Anyone want to weigh in if the Downeys are going to get a girl or yet another boy? I'm starting to think that Grandma Downey might just be right, Downeys only make boys. We'll find out around St. Patricks day so stay tuned...
