A Word from Mommy...

A friend of mine shared a beautiful song via Facebook about the love of a mom and how it gets you through even all the sleepless nights. It made me think of what James and Owen gave me for Christmas - a DVD that included a few different home movies we've taken over the last few months, as well as the most amazing slideshow of photos with a beautiful, tear-jerker of a song playing in the background. I thought I'd share that video with you and hope you are as touched by the words as I was...especially all of you mommies out there!

i'm a big boy now!

today i went with mommy and daddy to run some errands around town. i got to sit up in a high chair during lunch and then in a shopping cart (no car seat necessary) at babies r us. i'm sure all the other babies were envious of me sitting up like a big boy.

saturday morning work-out

a little light stretching

sitting up exercise

some reading to keep my mind sharp

pushing the ball for bicep strength...this is tough

push-ups

stretching the back muscles

a walk with mommy

i feel fit and ready to tackle the day

baby vs. food - the final posted match

it seems that this food thing is not such a battle after all. so mommy and daddy decided that tonight's match would be the last one posted. i will be eating different foods in the weeks to come, but it's obvious that each one will be a victory for baby. thanks for watching me learn to eat solids the past few weeks. tonight my opponent was the banana.

challenger meets the opponent

you don't look so tough mr. banana

dressed for battle

let the match begin!

first bite of the match

piece of cake

another food bites the dust

another sweet tasting victory

so, in the final posted battle of baby vs. food...

baby won...again

a boy and his exersaucer...three months later

the gift from my grandpa and grandma is still being put to good use. i love spending time in my exersaucer while mommy and daddy cook in the kitchen. i've become a lot more active in it three months later. in fact, i'm all set to have daddy raise it to the next height.

then...

...and now

 

daddy's little steelers fan

daddy is a huge pittsburgh steelers fan. he was so excited when they won tonight. i'm guessing the following might be in my future for super bowl sunday.

baby vs. food - match three

coming off of a two match win streak, i was prepared for anything that mommy and daddy could throw at me. tonight, it was butternut squash.

meet the challenger

meet the opponent

mashed butternut squash

let the match begin!

let's squash this squash

hey, that's not bad at all

i'm beginning to like this veggie thing

lickin' the bowl clean

ah, the wonderful taste of three wins in a row

so, in today's battle of baby vs. food...

baby won.

my buddy elijah

today i got to spend some time with my good friend elijah. we had a great time hanging out while our mommies and daddies talked about grown-up things.

me and my buddy elijah

i think elijah likes the camera

i was right, he does like the camera

baby talk

baby fun

all fun and smiles

early morning smile

say cheese!

baby-sized recliner

crawling through the jungle

the leaning tower of rings

i wonder if it would be too much to ask mommy and grammie
for another layer?

look, i'm taller than my soft ring stacker

baby vs. food - match two

tonight, i took on my second opponent...sweet potatoes. i was determined not to have another rematch like i did with avocado. i had all the momentum coming into this challenge.

meet the challenger

meet the opponent

mashed sweet potato

let the match begin!

my first bite

hey, that's kinda good

faster, faster

are you sure this is a veggie?

another sweet...and tasty...victory!

so, in today's battle of baby vs. food...

baby won.

cold, texture, flavor, oh my!

here are a few outtakes from a little experiment mommy ran on me. for christmas, i got one of those funny mesh teethers in my stocking. a totally unnecessary item, but mommy thought it might be fun, especially since i am teething. anyway, one day she tried freezing a chunk of whole avocado and putting it in the bag to see how i reacted. at this point i still wasn't sure i even liked avocado. i don't know if it was the cold of the avocado, the texture of the bag, or the flavor, but i think the pictures speak for themselves.