The New Adventures of Papa and Marlo

Being away all week gave Marlo the opportunity to bond more with Kevin. She already loved him, not I think she loves him more than me! What?!! :) Taking care of our kids is not an easy job as they all demand tons of attention. Here's the latest episode of The Marlo Chronicles. She is only 141 Days old here (on Sunday) and it's amazing what she can do already. She just heard this video and started repeating herself along with the video. :)

I returned last night from being in Hillsboro, Oregon, all week for work. We were in meetings all day every day, pretty long days at the office especially since I hadn't been at the office for meetings in seven years. But we got a lot done, and managed to have a tiny bit of fun along the way. I connected through Minneapolis-St. Paul going and coming and had a four hour delay on the way out. It was good to see my co-workers I hadn't see in years, and to finally meet my boss.

Life is great. Marlo is the smartest bird in the world, Kevin is awesome and we're very blessed. We saw "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" in previews this week and loved them both. The ISAs were a huge hit this year thanks to Kevin. Our days and nights are very full of many fun times. Work continues to be busy for me and I'm going to Oregon next week but that's par for the course. I've really bonded with Fatty and he totally waits for me to give him "bellies" every morning when I wake up.  It's so sweet.  Emjay still loves playing football and getting all the attention in the world. We're planning a trip to Marblehead in mid-April and will be going to Fire Island in early June.  Hopefully this all coordinates with my busy work schedule.

This year's Valentine's Day was the best one I ever had. It was so nice to be with someone so full of unconditional love and support. Kevin made dinner then we watched The Wedding Singer, went to Drag Wars and started Never Been Kissed before I got sleepy. He's not a romantic comedy guy but agreed to watch two movies of my choice. I think he enjoyed it. :)

We're all adjusting to having Marlo join the family.  It's wonderful that she's finally home.  Fatty and Emjay are so interested in Marlo and keep staring at her through the bedroom door, and she keeps performing some kind of dance for them every time they look.   They have shown no hunting instincts when it comes to their baby sister, just curiosity.  Marlo took to Kevin right away as you can see from the picture.  She loves her Daddy as much as her Papa.  She wasn't eating much at first but I think she's getting into a routine now.   It feels so good having a full apartment full of life and love.

Kevin and I drove out to Long Island this afternoon to pick up Marlo and bring her home. They bonded right away. She wasn't all that thrilled by the car ride back to Manhattan, complete with traffic ticket, but seemed to acclimate to her new environment quickly. The latest Marlo Chronicles video is below.

We went to Boxers and Splash to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, Monday night was "Harvard Beats Yale" and Drag Wars, and Wednesday was date night at the Will Clark Show. Work has been extremely busy as well so working and playing hard.