I kept sticking both thumbs out and saying, “Heeeeeeeyyyyyyy…” to Bubby.
Daddy & Bubbaloo in almost-matching jackets yesterday at church.
Jan22
Jan8
Play yard on the cheap
We have nowhere to sit now, but who has time to sit with an 8 month old anyway? :-D
Dec25
Merry Christmas!
I owe you all so many posts! His 6th and 7th Month updates (with his 8th month ones just a week away…!), our Christmas adventures (we’ve tried to do one Christmasy thing each day this month), and maybe, just maybe, some scrappiness. But right now, living life is taking up all my time so I have none left in which to document life… Maybe someday, when Bubby is 4 and plays by himself. lol
Until then…! Here’s his precious first Santa photo, complete with hiked up sweater and jeans. It was a candid, shot as soon as he was plopped on Santa’s lap, and even though I straightened up his clothing right after, this was still our very favorite shot, it was so cute and perfect for his first time seeing the big dude.
Oct27
I’m going to try really hard…
to write a non-baby-related post.
Although by simply stating that, I have already related this post to da bubby. Right?
:-) Darn it all, I don’t really care that my blog has turned all-baby, all the time. It’s my life, too, and it’s what I’ve wanted for years, so FORGET IT. :-) So here’s a cute picture:
He’s turning SO BLONDE!!
Oct2
Five Months
On time, on time! 5 months old TODAY!
Bubbaloo, one day old (8 lbs, 13 oz; 20″):
Bubbaloo, Five months old (16 lbs., 6 oz.; 27″):
What you’ve learned:
- How to get both your head and your rear end off the floor–down dog is your current favorite baby yoga pose. ;-) Crawling is going to happen any minute now!!!
- How to sit up! This just happened this past week! You still prop yourself up with your arms, but I look over now and find you sitting up, checking out the new view.
- How to grab our glasses (and great fistfuls of hair, ouch!)
- How yummy your feet are (we are always on toe jam guard, standing ready with a baby wipe)
- Rolling, rolling, rolling… Everywhere, now.
- Food, real food!
What we’ve learned:
- How to make baby food. Okay, not really, we’re on our first round of squash! You don’t seem to like it much, but it’s straight squash with breast milk for now. Eventually, I’ll mix it with something to maybe make it a bit more palatable, but it’s only your 2nd solid, we have to take it slow. :-) It was easy, though, nuke an acorn squash for 5 minutes, let it cool, puree in the food processor with breast milk to thin it out, then pour into ice cube trays. We’re still figuring out the best way to warm it up for you. You officially get solids 3 times a day, cereal at breakfast, squash with lunch, cereal AND squash with dinner. OM NOM NOM.
- How to distract you with electronic toys while we squishy your nose (squishy=using the bulb syringe)
- How to burrito you (sorta like swaddling, but just your arms–you’re too long for us to get your legs wrapped up anymore) and add a paci and rock you to sleep, like they do at daycare. It’s almost magic.
What we always want to remember:
- How I let you get too close to the bowl the first night you had cereal.
- How much you love the ocean drum.
- You’re noticing everything around you now, including books, and you get so excited!
- You, talking to your best friend, magical-baby-in-the-mirror. It’s amazing how he’s at daycare, he’s at home, in almost every room, and how Mama and Daddy are there, too!
- You, attacking your wubbie (a blue elephant crinkle toy–the first toy T and I have actually bought you, that wasn’t a gift or hand-me-down).
- Your first parade! (Our stroller won 2nd place for our daycare’s decorating contest. 2nd out of 3. LOL And 3rd place was an employee, sooooo pretty sure that was somewhat rigged. Ha! Oh, well, free candy corn.)
- How you are *finally* learning to relax on us, and lay your head down on our shoulders or chest. So sweet.
Sep26
Say It With Me, Now…
Awww!
BTW–has anyone received my replies to your comments? It is supposed to email you my replies, and I do try to reply to most of them. I don’t hear back sometimes, though, so want to be sure. I don’t want you to think I’m ignoring you!!
Sep18
Four Months
This is also late… He’s already 4 1/2 months old! :-)
Little Man, one day old (8 lbs, 13 oz; 20″):
Little Man, Four months old (15 lbs., 8 oz.; ?”):
What you’ve learned:
- How to squeal with delight (over and over and over again–it seriously is darling).
- How to touch our faces–you seem so fascinated that you can feel what it is you’re looking at. Aww.
- Click here to watch his “Bulldozing,” my mother’s term for how he’s moving now–like a crawl, but with his head down on the ground. :-)
- Rolling over, consistently, from front to back and back to front.
- How much fun your bouncy seat is (finally!!!).
- How interesting the TV is (oh no…).
What we’ve learned:
- How to deal with diaper rash, pink eye, and colds. (Thank you, daycare!)
- How to take a screaming, inconsolable Bubby to Urgent Care in the middle of the night (It involves Daddy driving around the block with you while I wait on the nurse’s line to confirm that’s what we should do, then me jumping into the car as it flies by).
- How to pump at work (Okay, I’m the only one that had to learn that, but T sure gets to hear me talk about it enough. lol)
What we always want to remember:
- Snuggling on the couch after your morning feeding, before I leave for work.
- How the infant massage class teacher commented on how much you talk. haha Yes, you have quite the set of lungs on you! Got that from mama.
- How happy you are–especially in the morning, but now, usually, throughout the day. Colic just might be over!!! Hallelujah!!!
