It's a BOY

"Baby Hooper" has been further designated as "Baby Boy Hooper!" We had the big ultrasound on Monday and are thrilled to see a healthy baby boy ready to make his appearance in early December. We are still debating names but will most likely settle on one and let it be known before the big day.

The normal ultrasound lady, Paula, is no longer at my OB's Office (tear...) so the pictures we received leave much to the imagination. One is a "boy" shot and the others are hands and fingers or something..

Quiznos Light the Night Kickoff

Today Charlie and Dad took a trip downtown to help Quiznos kickoff their corporate LLS Light the Night Team.  Dad got to present Charlie's story as Charlie stood there looking cute.  Afterwards, "Mr. Stuart" (as Charlie calls the Quiznos CEO) made Charlie Quiznos' very first Honorary Junior Chef and presented Charlie with his very own chef's jacket.

After the presentation, we walked back to Quiznos' corporate office for a tour of their test kitchen and to attend a meet & greet with the corporate staff, most of whom were at the kickoff earlier.  Charlie worked the crowd as only Charlie can.  I was talking to some folks and realized Charlie had wandered off.  When I found him, this was the scene:

No doubt, talking about super-heroes or Transformers.  It was a great event and afternoon.  I thank all the LLS and Quiznos staff that made us feel so welcome and had such nice things to say about Charlie.  We look forward to a continued relationship with the Quiznos Family.

Family photo shoot

We took the opportunity at Charlie's chemo party to have a photographer come and snap some family photos. Thank you Lisa Hodnet for the beautiful pictures. we can't wait to get our digital CD! Take a look at the pictures at the link below.

Family Photo Shoot - Proofs

Daniel's Day at the Zoo

Charlie's summer activities at Primrose included a field trip almost every week. Daniel kept asking, "When do I get to go on a field trip?!" Poor thing, he just doesn't comprehend that age plays into these sort of things. To Give D a little TLC, Mom and Dad decided to take him to the zoo for a very special Friday afternoon "field trip." It was really nice spending time with just Daniel. He has such a quirky and fun-loving sense of humor that is even more apparent when he is removed from his siblings. Take a look at the few pictures below.

Daniel's Day at the Zoo

Ana moves up at Primrose

To commemorate Ana's transition into the 'Older Toddlers' Room, we received this funny gram from Primrose today the text reads:

Hi Mom and Dad,

     I was feeling nostalgic recently, as I started to think about where I’ve been and where I’m going. So I took a literal & figurative journey. I (literally) went next door on a (figurative) trip down memory lane. It was, of course, a short trip, considering the baby room is 7 feet away &  being so young, my “lifetime” of memories is pretty limited thus far.

     Anyway,  The reason for my trip was two-fold.

1)      I wanted to go back to a simpler time. A time when all you had to do was decide when to sleep & when to eat There was no stress about making it to your ONE nap a day or worrying about your neighbor trying to swipe your lunch at the community table.

2)      I felt it was important to let the babies know they should relish the time & freedom to can kick back in a bouncy seat (or play some b-ball)…all day if you want, because you’re a baby & you can. Because before you know it, you will have to fit Circle Time, Art and Thumb’s Up! in all before lunch. As a toddler there are more scheduling demands & no more bouncy seats!

However, they say  you can’t live in the past. All you can do is move forward. So that’s what I must do! I’ve been a baby, a Young Todd & now I must forge ahead to the next phase (the older Todds Room)!

Love, Ana

A close up of Ana invading the Infant room.