Call me "Cupid"

Our little 'cupid'

So much love!

"What, I didn't do it!"

Blankie love!

This boy loves his blankie!





H has a big blankie and a smaller 'to go' blankie for traveling. Both of which he loves, and both were made by his SweetHart!

Turning ONE!

H will turn ONE on Tuesday, but I know next week will be a little crazy, so I thought I would go ahead and write about what some of his little happenings are.

Food: loves apples, crackers and carrots, and any pureed food. Water.
Enjoys hummus and yogurt.
Does not like Gerber 3rd foods. Doesn't like cooked veggies. Tolerates juice. He doesn't get many sweets, but he does like them - especially ice cream!

Words: Understands the signs for Leonard, Mama, Daddy, milk, food, change diaper and finished.
He signs finished and monkey.
He says 'quack, quack."

Things he likes: his blankie!!! reading, ducks, cars, his Littpe People farm (especially the cow), going places, having family close by, Daddy coming home, bathtime.

Things he doesn't like: saying bye-bye, having his face/hands cleaned....

Things he does: circles my legs while I am doing the dishes or putting on makeup, jumps up and down in his crib when he wakes up.

A year ago, he was just a little bundle of baby blob - and now, he can do so much!!!

SNOW!!!!!

N got out of school early today, and school is closed tomorrow!

This is the third time we've had snow this winter....

But this is the first time that it has accumulated and we could make snow balls!

I'm sure that I saw snow falling like this at some point in my very young life, but I don't remember it... and I'm sure that H won't remember this, but it was a fun experience to share for our little family!!!!

Geaux Saints!

A little football, a little walking....



Last night H went to his first Mardi Gras parade! People were screaming, guns were shot, and beads were thrown... and he enjoyed every minute of it! The nice part is that we live about two blocks from the parade route, so we just walked down the street to see it!
We found that you are more likely to get beads if you have a baby with you... Thankfully he didn't need to show his chest to get them....

Who Dat???

Yum...

Busy week!  Time as an at-home mama can go so slowly sometimes - waiting for naptime and for Daddy to come home - yet it can go so fast!  I promise you it was just Sunday, and now the week is already half over!!!!

Thankfully our week has been filled with plenty of wonderful things - family, friends, faith, fun and food!


Some food love:

Enjoying some apple with Daddy.  

We gave him some little pieces of apple at first, but he kept 'dropping' them.  I think he knew that if he kept dropping them, eventually we would give him the whole apple!  He loved it!  When he finally put it down, there were tiny little bite marks!  It's amazing what 4 little teeth can do!

 

His first chicken bone!!!

MaryAnn had a little bit of chicken and gave H a bone to gnaw on.  At first he was unsure what to do, but then decided that he loved it!

Good life, isn't it?

I often am moved by how many people love this little guy~

Church nursery workers, the nursery ladies at MOPS, grandmother and aunt on Sundays, Papaw and GrandMissy on Wed.'s, PopHart and SweetHart by webcam, our church choir's, Jessie on Saturdays, N and I...... and all of our scattered friends and family.  How wonderful to be so loved!

Do you ever feel like this at the end of the day?

Lessons learned

~Don't leave folded baby socks on the bed, they are just the right size and weight for a cat to bat around.

~Notice each new development, like sitting on knees.

~Don't try to trim a baby's toenails right after you put lotion on their feet.



~Make sure that items can be multi-purpose:  foam corners good for noggin bumps and teething.

~Always poke a potato before baking it.  (Along with this lesson could also go: Listen to your mother.)


~Enjoy the little things - peacefully looking at the rain, and little mo-hawks after nap time.

~Keep everything that you don't want a baby to get into far out of reach; such as a large bowl of lavender and rice for sachets.

~Don't turn your head when feeding the baby - it can get messy!

~Cloth diapers are good for tender bums


~Instill a good fashion sense in your child

Have a good weekend!