Uncle Billy's Commute

This morning on the way to school, Jake was trying to decide where everyone else in the family was at that particular time (7:30). Ike had to be at work at 6 this morning, so he knew Daddy was at work. He asked me where I thought Uncle Billy and Adrienne were. I told him that Adrienne is a teacher, so she was probably already at school, and that Billy was probably on his way to work because it might take him awhile to get there.

Jake said, "Yeah, because Billy works in China now." (Billy just got back from a business trip to China. He bought Jake a Chinese Transformer, which has been a hit with Jake, of course.)

I wonder if it's a coincidence that at breakfast he asked me if I'd ever been in a real hole. Maybe he's thinking of digging a hole to China to make it easier for Billy to get there every day...

In other news, Annie had her 4-month appointment last week and is a happy, healthy baby. She's 13 lbs, 9 oz, and 23 inches long. She got FOUR shots, but actually had to be stuck FIVE times because the first vaccine didn't come out of the needle correctly. At her six month appointment, she'll only need two shots.

And speaking of Annie (and then I should really get to work on the house), the other day I was holding her while we were watching "Baby Bach," one of the Baby Einstein videos. She likes to move her hands a lot now that she's discovered them (and discovered that they work). Well, she reached over to the remote and changed the channel to Oprah. I kid you not. My child would rather watch Oprah than Baby Bach!

That's my girl...