O. Baby!

Our journey to parenthood of two!

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

+ Motorin' +
Yes, so you did what I officially consider proper crawling last night. You have it figured out. And I had better get on truly babyproofing very, very soon. You did it again for Michelle, then this morning you did it again for Daddy. Sooooo strong you are! You also really like squealing now. On one hand, I want to encourage your "talking" but on the other, I don't want to encourage your squealing. We have a friend whose son squealed for years and years, and to this day sometimes cannot speak in a "normal" tone of voice. And he's seven!

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Tuesday, October 14, 2003

+ 34th week +
Wow, that seems like a lot. Time sure flies when you're having fun (and growing up). New things you're doing (some may be redundant):

- Kisses. You give these open-mouth, tongue wagging, WET kisses. Adorable.
- Eating. You are a voracious eater, and very good at it. You're especially fond of eating and sucking on fruit. Not surprising.
- Drinking. You want to drink anything anyone in the room is drinking. You can drink (lap up) water out of a normal cup if it's held right for you.
- Sitting. Yeah, sitting like a pro. You're very very strong and can sit indefinitely (until the doggie runs by and you reach too far to catch her).
- Crawling. Sort of. Still more scooting, but faster and with more coordinated leg movements every day. There are those who would say you are crawling. Until it's more standard crawling, I don't think it's official.
- Standing. Oh so close. You can stand while holding on to something (like mommy's hands or the ottoman).
- Talking. You like to tell stories. Nobody understands what they are, but they're cute. You are using "dadada" with more regularity, but I'm certain you don't know what it means.
- Growing. You weigh a TON. Seriously. You were really plumping up there for a while. You seem to be working on growing taller now all of a sudden, but either way, you weigh MUCH more than you used to.
- Coordination. You can play with anything you want to. Hold it, bang it, throw it, bounce it, flip it, twist it, give it away, take it back, you have it down.
- Observation. Everything is fascinating. We had to stop 3 times when we were walking through Robinsons-May yesterday so you could gape at the (way too early) Christmas decorations. Christmas is going to be FUN.
- Separation. You're a momma's girl. If you see me or hear me and know I'm around, I must be holding you. I'm working on breaking you of this, but we're having some issues so far. It's cute when you hold your arms out for me, though.
- Hair. You look like Little Cindy Lou-Who over there --->

Monday, October 13, 2003

+ Piccies! +
Updated pictures on the family and friends ofoto link. There are a couple of cute ones in there. Go look!