Hi everyone. My name is Robert Federico Santos, although everyone just calls me Robbie, but only my Daddy calls me "Tiger". I was born on March 8, 2001 at Cedars Hospital in Springfield. I weighed in at 6 lbs, 8 oz. My Mommy's name is Michelle Bauer Santos, and my Daddy's name is Danny Santos. My hospital bracelet said "Baby Bauer" on it, but that was only because my Mommy wasn't legally married to my Daddy at the time of my birth. But she always tells me she was still married to my Daddy in every way.

My Mommy and Daddy are currently seperated because they feel that is what's best for me. Unfortunately no one asked me what I wanted. Kids my age only live in the present and don't know how to look into the future. As of the present, I want my Daddy to live with Mommy and me like he used to. I miss him a lot! Before the seperation, Mommy, Daddy, and I lived in Mommy's childhood home with Uncle Rick, Aunt Mel, and Grandpa Bauer.

I have a lot of other family members who live in the same town as me. I have my Daddy's cousin Tony, who's my godfather. He lives in Casa Santos with my Grandma Carmen, whom my Mommy doesn't like. Grandma Carmen is always nice to me though. She likes to read me stories, but sometimes she'll start babbling about the Santos family legacy. I usually choose to take my naps when she does that. My godfather's brother Father Ray is a priest! He's cool. He always tells me how much my Mommy and Daddy love me and how important I am to them. I have an Aunt Pilar, but she's off in Europe somewhere. I've never seen her before. I have one cousin. He's around my age. His name is Jude.

During the day I spend time with Mommy at the house. I give her something to do. When Mommy has to run errands, she has the babysitter come play with me. Some of my favorite things to do ar listen to stories and throw catch. Daddy said he's going to take me to a Chicago Cubs game sometime.

Well, that's all I can think of right now. I'm getting kinda sleepy, so I'm gonna grab my baby blue pacifier and take a nap. Bye for now!

~Robbie