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My husband has many habits that really drive me crazy. My three biggest complaints with him are his inability to understand just how far a dollar can stretch, his lack of domestic responsibility, and his tendency to play too rough with our boys. First, let me clarify his financial challenges. He sees the money that comes in, but never seems to remember to account for all the money that goes out. He tends to chaste me for the lack of funds in the checking account. I have learned to defend myself against his banter with a list of our frivolous spending on things such as the power bill, gas bill, and groceries. Then there is the fact that I truly believe he thinks we have a nanny, a chef, and a maid. If anything gets done around our house on a regular basis it is certainly because I have done it. He will even let me know that he has no clean work shirts; I suppose this is so I can let the maid know she needs to do laundry. I have found that even if I let chores go, I buckle under the pressure of a dirty house and piles of laundry before he does. Last, but not least, my biggest peeve is the way he roughhouses with our boys. Not that horseplay is always bad; it just drives me insane when they play this way when he is not home. I always end up acting as referee or doctor, as if I have time between diapers and dishes and dinner. Over the years I have learned that this is just who he is, and there are many worse habits he could have. I usually choose to overlook them, since shooting him is illegal.

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He has big, sapphire eyes that sparkle with innocence and wonder, set perfectly on his round, bald head. Like all my boys as babies, Mikey has chubby, smooth cheeks that remind me of a Valentine cherub. However, the left one is uniquely puckered with a little dimple that is only visible when he smiles ear-to-ear. When he shares this toothless grin, joy radiates from him as if he has not a single worry or fear. The gum-bearing facial expression usually brings about a laugh that washes away the dark circles of yet another sleepless night.

several videos

From Zach pitching a fit to Mikey laughing - I finally cleaned off the videos from my phone….
Mikey laughing hysterically

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYXtcmYxMEk

Mikey multitasking - sucking thumb, talking, playing with this feet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilAALGVP-IQ

More of Mikey talking and sucking his thumb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_94H16EdAA

Mikey in his Exersaucer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff69zcfOe9s

Zach singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkQkt_yoJw

Zach not wanting to take a nap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt2IOQNE-xU

Mikey in the bathtub

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2znZPI-OYk

The first time I caught Mikey laughing on camera - months ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiQi3MP14Q8