Sleepy

I'm so sleepy!! Why aren't you sleeping at night!?! Is it the multitude of teeth you have coming in (don't tell Miss Nicole - she'll be so jealous!). Is it the exzema on your lower back? Is it that you just want to crawl all the time? Are you getting the cold that I have? I don't know, but I wish we could figure it out!

Other than the sleeping thing, you're having a ball! We've tried lots of new foods this week. Some you liked and some, well, not so much! Canteloupe - you liked at first, but then it lost it's appeal. I personally don't like canteloupe so I can understand if you don't like it! Mashed potatoes - you didn't really love those either! Now that's surprising! What's even more surprising is that you loved eggplant!!! That's a keeper for sure!

You were in your first car accident this week. Nothing serious. Someone rear-ended us. I think you were more irritated that you had to stay in your car seat while we got everything sorted out, than anything else! Hopefully that will be your one and only experience with car accidents!

You're really catching on to finding the light! You've even started to point! It's SO cute!! You're getting so big, I just can't believe it!

Your KK and Granddaddy came up yesterday to see you, so they're going to take care of you tonight and tomorrow while Mommy plays with her friend Miss Lisa who's coming up from Atlanta. Yes, Mommy has friends too, but she doesn't get to play with them like she used to. But that's OK, I'd rather play with you any day!!!! So we're going to miss Mexican tonight with the gang, but you'll get to see them on Sunday for the last Carnton concert of the year! Hopefully I'll have some pictures of that to post next week.

I hope you're having a good day with KK and Granddaddy. I think you're going to lunch with Uncle Jay so I hope you're on your best behavior!! I'll see you in a little while. I love you!! Kiss Kiss from Mommy!

New Toy (Mine, not yours!)

Yes, Mommy got a new toy! (I can have toys too, you know!!). Actually it's really for your benefit. For my birthday, your Emme got me a baby food maker - it steams and purees whatever we want so you can have homemade food! So all day Sunday I steamed and pureed my heart out - asparagus, apples, apricots, carrots (can you tell I'm starting at the beginning of the alphabet and working my way down?!). And you actually ate it (separately, not all pureed together!). I was so tempted to try some salmon, but I just can't muster up the nerve to puree salmon (yuck!!). So hopefully I'll continue this process. I have figured out though that it's still easier (and cheaper) to buy the jar food. So I'm going to continue to make yours but only for foods that don't come in the jars (like asparagus and whatever else comes after C that I haven't gotten to on the list!). So get ready, new foods are coming your way!

Trick of the week: We're working on pointing to lights. You've got it down in some areas of the house, but when we go somewhere different, I think it's a little confusing. As long as you look up when I ask where the light is, I consider that a success!

We have a low-key weekend planned because the next 5 or 6 are going to be crazy with weddings and trips and visitors! So enjoy this relaxing weekend! See you in a little bit. I love you!!! Kiss Kiss from Mommy!

Guess what! You have an ear infection! Suprise, surprise! This time we didn't even know it. We went to the dr. for your 9-month checkup, and he found it! You must be so used to them by now, that they don't phase you anymore - you poor thing!

And we've introduced you to meats! Get excited! So far you've only had chicken, but you've gobbled it up! (I guess I should've saved that statement for when you started eating turkey!). Your Emme bought me a baby food cooker/processor for my birthday, so I MAY attempt to make your food. This should be interesting. We'll give it a try and see how it goes.

Speaking of my birthday, you sent me some really pretty flowers for my birthday. You're so sweet! I asked your dad where you got the money and he said from your college savings account. You better not be digging in that fund for toys and candy!!!! I'm going to have to introduce you to Dave Ramsey pretty soon - he'll teach you how to save money! 'Cause by the time you go off to college, it'll probably cost as much as our house! Daddy better work on that money tree in the backyard!

Hope you're having a good day at school. I'll see you in a little bit. I love you! Kiss Kiss from Mommy!

Please don't cry!

Hey big guy! You've had a really good week. Done lots of crawling and talking up a storm. You had cartoon t-shirt day at school this week, so your daddy had to go buy you a t-shirt! He got you a cute Tom & Jerry t-shirt (and of course, found a Ghostbusters t-shirt for himself)!

We've nixed your late afternoon naps and, voila, you're going to sleep earlier and sleeping just as long! We probably should have been doing this a long time ago, but we just weren't smart enough to figure it out! I sure wish you came with instructions!!

Unfortunately, what I've been reading about (and thinking for sure that that wouldn't happen) has happened. Separation anxiety has kicked in! For the past 2 days you've cried when I dropped you off at daycare. Can I tell you how heart wrenching that is!?!? I want to keep running back to you, but I know I need to be strong and let you learn on your own that it's OK and I'll be back to get you soon. I've got to figure out some kind of routine that hopefully make this easier (again, an instruction manual would come in SO handy right about now!). Miss Jennifer is really good though about distracting you with toys to make it easier on both of us!

That's about it for now. You Emme and Papa are coming to see you for the weekend! I'll tell you all about it next week. See you soon. Kiss Kiss from Mommy!

Crawling Machine

Yes - you are as the title says, a crawling machine! Just in the past week, you've gone from traveling just a few inches to going from room to room. Your poor legs and knees were almost raw tonight from crawling so much!

You've had so many visitors this past week. Your Emme and Papa came to stay with you Wednesday night and Thursday night and then your KK and Granddaddy came up Friday and left today. You've amazed them all with your traveling skills! Unfortunately you also scared us a little Thursday night with a terrible case of excema on your bottom. So along with the ringworm on your bottom you had this terrible rash. We paid yet another visit to the doctor on Friday morning and he gave us the diagnosis. We're hoping this will be a temporary thing and you won't have to worry about it once you're out of diapers. So now we're putting all kinds of ointments on your poor little bottom. And what used to be your favorite spot (the changing table) has now become a dreaded destination! I think it's partly because of how painful your bottom feels and partly that you don't want to be confined to one spot anymore!

Your dad and I spent Saturday night in Nashville to celebrate our 5th anniversary while your KK and Granddaddy watched you. We had a great time, but it's just so hard to leave you! I know one of these days I'm going to have to spend more than one night away from you, but I just can't imagine it right now. I would just miss your cute little face too much!!

You're sleeping peacefully right now, so I'm going to try to get a few things done around here and then go to bed. I'll see you in the morning. Kiss Kiss from Mommy!