Missing My Family

Wedding and funerals have a tendency to bring people together. Unfortunately, it is the latter that has brought me to Phoenix to mourn the passing of Vern Tucker who passed away on August 22, 2007. She was a surrogate mother to several of us that are gather here this weekend. We all gathered, Stacy, Dave, Joey, Cynthia, Larsen and me, of course at the Tucker household and we're gathered again to celebrate her life and memory.

As this time takes me away from my own family, it makes me miss them dearly. I love you Jenny, Tarek and Oliver. Be safe and know that I'll be home very soon!

Love Gilbert

Oliver's Firsts

Mom and dad thought you might enjoy some traditional and non-traditional firsts for a baby!

First bottle from my big brother Tarek

First Bath! (Rated PG-13)

My first soccer game with my family-notice that dad is doing his best impression of a Llama

My first Park City Arts Festival

My first Zoo trip and train ride

My first hike ( not too tough as you can see that mommy is pushing me along the boardwalk)

My first nap with Hector the Protector

My first big-boy bath (Rated PG)

My first encounter with Canadian Geese (It's like they've never seen bread before)

We Have Awaken From the Coma

It is amazing what eight hours of sleep will do for your body. It is even more amazing if you take the eight hours where you should be sleeping and break it up into smaller intervals...two hours asleep...one hour awake...one hour asleep...30 minutes awake...3.5 hours asleep. Anyway, that has been our routine for the last several weeks.

The sleep deprivation has settled in and we have purchased a large share of stock in Red Bull Energy Drink!

Oliver has been home for five weeks and is doing great! At his two week appointment, he had returned to his birth weight plus 2 oz. Now he's a hog with a double chin, dimples in his elbows, wrinkles in his thighs and bracelets around his fat little wrists. Mamma cow can hardly keep up!