Rolly Polly Man

The best thing about these pictures is that I took them all within about an hour. We were hanging out in his room getting it organized. And yes, you are right, he is in different clothes. We had a slight wardrobe malfunction. He was ALL over the place. Under the crib, under the chair, propped up on the rocking horse (notice the toes).

A sign of what's to come???!!!

8 months old!

August 12, 2010

Rolly Polly! That is how I would describe our 8th month. Christopher is all over the place and it's so fun to watch.

• He laughs in response to us or being tickled or kissed.
• He loves his bath!
• He has his two bottom teeth and loves to play with them with his tongue.
• Eating is still up and down but he is mostly enjoying his new foods - fruits and veggies. Green beans and pears seem to be his favorites so far.
• Knock on wood, he has been very healthy up to this point!
• He is thriving and doing great at daycare.
• He loves swimming in his pool!
  
  
  
  

Coming out of the fog?

Just as Christopher comes out from under the chair, I feel that our little family is coming out of its fog. I'm actually sorta ready for the summer of 2010 to come to a close. Too much chaos for this gal!

Busy, busy, busy

Needless to say July was a busy month! And how is it August already?! The boys helped me celebrate my 38th birthday in style last week! Flowers, gifts and dinner and movie out - along with our first non-family member babysitter. It all went great!

Here's the latest with Christopher.

Reading! He was sitting in my lap and loves looking at books.


Just relaxing catching up on his current events on Good Morning America. All he needs is a cup of coffe.


Mr. Rolly Polly...he loves to roll! He was on the mat playing and in a split second he was gone!


Big Boy Highchair!

The Break In...we have teeth!

We had some Saturday fun...teething! Started out as a good morning and quickly went downhill. Our sweet baby boy was not a happy camper. It made me appreciate what a wonderfully, happy little guy he is. But he rallied and by bedtime he was back to his normal, funny antics.

7 months old!

Oh, that face!

Stretching out prior to showing his moves.

We like to do a lot of couch breakdancing in our house!

And then we crash.

7 months old! How, oh, how is Christopher 7 months old already?? And will I keep wondering that the rest of my life? Probably so!

He is so fun! Laughing up a storm, he thinks Chris and I are hilarious. He rolls over (and over and over and over) like a champ and it seems to be his favorite activity these days. He is eating great! He was derailed a bit by his shots and fever and not feeling well but he bounced back in a week or so. We have moved beyond formula! While he's not a fan of cereal he is a fan of baby food - so far he's had sweet potatoes and pears. And he loves oatmeal.

We are in the house now and he is getting settled into his new room. He's so observant and takes it all in and is learning about his new "pad." He loves looking outside at all the trees and birds. He sits up with some support and I'm sure in the coming weeks will be doing that on his own as well as trying to scoot around on his belly.

Teeth are on their way!! We can see his two bottom teeth making their presence known. And his hair just keeps growing. He still loves his hands and rubs them all over his face and head when he eats and when he's tired.

He had his first boat ride at Lake Texoma on July 4 and is excited to head to Louisiana sometime soon where he can get back on the water and fish.

P.S. You might notice the pictures are a little fuzzy. I had to get creative and use my phone since my laptop took a hike recently.

Tales of a Gypsy Mom

Dear Blog, I have missed you! We have moved out of our Sudbury home, put all our worldly possessions into a container and it now sits in our driveway at our new home. New home not quite ready so we have been working on our gypsy lifestyle. So far, I'm failing miserably. Chris and Brown are just behind me. The only family member unscathed by the chaos seems to be Christopher! He is just doing better than ever.

I'll refer to Memorial Day weekend and the week after as our "homeless days." We had a plan to stay with my parents on the weekend - our country home - and stay at our old neighbor's place since he travels during the week for work - our city home. After 7 nights and 5 beds and a lot of driving back and forth we were worn out. I went screeching into a corporate housing place and in 24 hours we had a place to shack. Now, Christopher may not be able to go to college, but we are "settled" into our lovely urban apartment. Thankfully it's just for 30 days. Come hell or high water we are moving into New Home the weekend of July 4th.

I'm just now getting internet access in the evenings so hopefully I can catch up on the blog some.