Mother's Day

I know this is a little late, but my first Mother's Day was incredible. P must really love me and think I'm the greatest mom ever, because he got me the most amazing gift...a Canon EOS Rebel T1i!

P must have overheard his daddy and I talking about getting a new camera to take better pictures, because he came home with this incredible camera! In the first 3 days of ownership of this camera, I took more than 300 pictures. Only about 10 of them are really good, but hopefully the next 300 will have 20 good pics. Besides taking better pictures, this camera is totally fun to use. Love it! BEST MOTHER'S DAY EVER!

7 Months...

Not much has happened this past month. Except that P's bottom front teeth broke through...
and he had his first experience on a swing, and LOVED it...

and he had his first experience on a slide, and he HATED it.

Currently, P's favorite past times are...

standing around...

trying to break out of his crib every chance he can get...

chewing on daddy's toes...

climbing on everything like a little monkey...

pulling books off every shelf in the house...

and shoving everything he can find into his mouth.

P still has "crazy eyes" sometimes....

and he has developed an annoyingly sneaky habit (sorry for the poor quality of this video...the lighting is terrible on the stairs...)

P loves to talk, just like his mom. Most of the time he says "da da da da" but every once in a while there is a "ma ma ma" or a "ba ba ba" in there too. P is a great eater most of the time. He loves all of his vegetables, most fruits, and all the meats he has tried, and he has a particular liking for apples and chicken. We are a little concerned that P might be allergic to something (probably berries) because he keeps getting a rash and screaming every time he eats them. P has started to throw some tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants (specifically when we won't let him play on the computer or hold the remote). For the most part, P has been sleeping through the night (in fact, yesterday he let us sleep in until 9am after a brief feeding around 5am). P has been very social and fun this past month, and we just love him to bits.

Hey Poindexter...

Soft, Round, and Voluptuous...

Just like mommy's!

When mom tries to change my diaper...

Look what just popped up...

Mom, look what I can do!

Bed Head

This weekend, I finally started to allow P to cry himself back to sleep when he wakes up in the middle of the night. He has been a real champ, only waking up a few times and crying for less than 30 minutes. An added bonus is that I wake up to find this:

6 months already!?!?!

This past month, P has really come to enjoy his toes...

the Jumperoo...
smiling...

and smiling some more...

sitting up...

taking baths...

and climbing up the stairs.

P also enjoys putting things in his mouth (newspaper, mom's hair, cords, phones, the computer, you name it!), eating all the veggies he has tried (carrots, squash, green beans, peas, and sweet potatoes), pulling himself up on couches and people, exploring the house, playing with his favorite toys (including Sassy the horse, his monkey teether, and his doggie blanket), going for walks, looking at his favorite books (or, more accurately, EATING his favorite books), and generally being super cute.

P is NOT a fan of sitting still, sleeping through the night, and all the fruits he has tried (pears, peaches, prunes, applesauce, and bananas). This is the face he makes after eating fruit:

I have noticed recently that P makes what I like to call "crazy eyes".

What do you think? Doesn't he look a little crazy?

P has also become INCREDIBLY mobile this past month. We can't leave him alone for a second!

Like taking books from a baby...

At the doctor today, P weighed in at 17 lbs 7 oz (49th percentile), he is now 27 1/2 inches tall (85th percentile), and his head is 17 1/2 inches (70th percentile...his head is finally the right size for his body!) P was a real pro when he got his shots today...he cried for a second and then smiled through the pain, like any real man would.

Hoppy Easter!

A day at the park...

5 months...

P has been so much fun this past month. He has started to do this worm crawl, pushing his head down to the ground and pushing himself forward with his toes. P still has bright blue eyes and his hair is growing like crazy!

Over this past month P has developed an obsession with his dad's computer...

he has started to eat rice cereal...


and "yellow" veggies (like squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots. He hates the carrots, but loves everything else).

P also developed an obsession with newspaper (and I was silly enough to let him play with some under my supervision...but his face and hands still turned a nice, light shade of black).

P fell in love with his excersaucer...

and learned how to play hide and seek...

and started to reach for things and stick them in his mouth (even the paci that he has had a hate-hate relationship with)...

and started to sit up on his own (with a little back support now and then)...

and started to laugh like crazy.

We can not get enough of this little guy!

Here Comes Trouble...

The other day I put P down in his crib for a few minutes so that I could make myself some lunch.

Usually, he fusses after only a few minutes in the crib. But that day, he wasn't making a peep. In fact, I left him in there for ten minutes and he didn't make a sound. When I went to get him, this is what I found:

I expect him to start walking any day now.

A Giveaway....

My friend T is having a giveaway on her blog...check it out here!