Whoa

Guess who just got up on all fours and started scooting backwards??

I'll give you a clue. It wasn't the furry one.

Christmas Aftermath

Christmas has come and gone. We had a wonderful time with family and friends. Little Dude was sufficiently worn out from all of it! This morning he didn't get out of bed until 10am. Then he napped from 11:15am-1:30pm. He was tired!! Mommy got an amazing new camera for Christmas. Since then, Little Dude has been tortured modeling non-stop. Here are two of my favorites!

We managed to get Little Dude's massive amount of presents put away and have found his bedroom floor again. Seriously, that guy got SO many new toys and clothes it's not even funny. To say he is spoiled is definitely an understatement.

Now we are gearing up for Aunt M's wedding this weekend. It will be so nice to see family we don't see very often! Hopefully Little Dude is up for another very busy weekend. We hope you had a great holiday!

Happy Holidays!

We would like to wish all of our friends and family a very Merry Christmas! We hope you truly enjoy your holiday.

Merry Christmas from the Mommy, the Daddy and Little Dude!

A Letter to Mr. House

Dear Home,

I love you very much. Maybe I don't tell you that enough. Is that why you are revolting against us? As if a possible busted shower pan in the guest bathroom wasn't enough, you really think a clogged drain was needed on top of that? And it couldn't be just any old drain. It has to be the washing machine drain. Mr. House, do you know how much laundry this mommy has to do? Between mommy, daddy and Little Dude, we easily have a load every other day if not more often than that. Did you not get the memo that it is Christmastime? If you keep this up, Santa will bring you coal. However, I promise to love you and hug you forever if you stop with the ridiculousness.

Love,

The Mommy

Poor Baby

Guess who was wrong? The Mommy.

Guess who has strep throat? This baby.

However, he is still happy. That picture is from just a few minutes ago. Granted he sounds like a dying seal when he coughs, but at least he doesn't feel quite as bad as he sounds! He's been waking up a lot at night (which makes for a very tired mommy since he is still nursing). Poor guy can't breathe very well while he is eating, so he doesn't eat as much at one sitting. We went to the doctor yesterday and have meds. Little Dude should be feeling better within the next 24 hours. I hate that he got sick even when I went out of my way to make sure he didn't get sick.

Everyone tells me it is a fact of life that he will get sick. I wish it weren't so. There should be a transfer button on babies so you can transfer their pain/sickness to yourself. Hurry! Someone go invent it now!

Adventures with the Daddy

This is what happens when the Daddy feeds Little Dude dinner.

Little Dude and the Daddy are clearly enjoying themselves.

Silly boys and their adventures.

Big Boy

While I have known first hand since the beginning that Little Dude is a big guy, I sometimes forget just how big he really is. Little Dude is mainly very tall, but he is also very strong for his age. He now sits by himself for a few minutes and will stand for a few minutes as well if he has someone's hands to hold on to. We are used to this, but are sometimes reminded just how big he really is. This point was articulated while we were out last night.

The daddy and I decided to have a nice sit down dinner at a quiet restaurant. Of course Little Dude was with us, but he is well behaved. We sat down for dinner and the waiter seemed very interested in Little Dude. He was talking to him, smiling at him, waving....basically anything to get Little Dude's attention. Since our son is a ham, he stood on daddy's lap and smiled right back.

The waiter was very friendly and near the end of dinner he asked "How old is he? 8 months? 9 months?".

I responded "Oh no.... he is 4 1/2 months".

The waiter then informed us what we sometimes forget. "Wow. He is a big boy!"

He is a big boy. A big, squirmy, rolly, smiley, cuddly bundle of love.

Mommy's Day Out

Mommy and Daddy had a day out without Little Dude for the first time since he was born. Mommy surprised Daddy with tickets to see the Longhorns play in the Big XII Championship game at the new Cowboys stadium, aka Jerryworld. Here we are outside the stadium. It was cooooold!

This was the view from our seats!

We were right near the trophy during the pre-game festivities. Mommy walked down and got this great shot of the trophy which now belongs to The University of Texas!

We had a great time!! And let me just say that there were only 3 calls made to check on Little Dude (pre-game, half-time, and post-game). I think that is quite the accomplishment for this mommy!

Little Dude has been trying all kinds of new foods this past week. So far he has had sweet potatoes (loved), carrots (loved), green beans (liked okay), and squash (loved). We also gave him prunes to *ahem* move things along. Needless to say, they worked quite well. Nana and Poppers can vouch for that since they were the ones who got to deal with the aftermath (sorry and thanks again).

One final note: Baby shoes are one of the cutest things ever. We are a fan of Robeez shoes. We look at www.babysteals.com every day because they offer great deals. Last week, we bought these for Little Dude (for half price!). Aren't they adorable??

And in case you were wondering, Mommy is feeling much better and Little Dude didn't get sick at all!

Busy Boy

Little Dude got to see snow for the first time today! We awoke to a nice little blanket of snow on the ground, which very quickly melted, but was there long enough to snap a photo of Daddy & Little Dude.

I was planning to write today about how busy Little Dude is and how he was squirming to the point of nearly rolling over. Well, I can't write about that now because HE ROLLS OVER BY HIMSELF from his back to his tummy! He's barely 4 months old....so isn't it early for him to be doing that??

This week, Nana and Grammy have been helping watch Little Dude during the day because I am sick. After going to the doctor this morning, it has been determined that I have strep throat. Not fun. However, because of this his Grammy got to see him roll from his back to tummy for the first time! He was playing on his back and Grammy said "Look! He is about to roll over" and 15 seconds later he rolled completely over. So exciting! Here he is after he rolled over!

Little Dude also kicks his legs like crazy when he is on the floor on his tummy. He looks like he is trying to crawl. I think I will have my hands full in a very short time.