Is it english?

It's like an ultrasound

Cito is officially pulling himself up & standing on his own.  He has been attempting this for the past few weeks and has been pretty successful.  The first time that he pulled himself up I had him sitting in a laundry basket in the basement while I was folding clothes.  I looked over & there he was teetering.  


Do you see him standing in his crib? (upper left corner)  

Baby Gatorade

P&P.

That's been the story today.

Pampers & Pedialyte.

Calan is on a 24 hour Pedialyte only diet.

He has consumed over 1 liter of the nasty "fruit flavor" syrup today.

Mmmmm.

I hope this ends soon.

His Eyes

So far I've just had to get the basics right.  I feed him, change him, bathe him, hold him when he needs me.  That's it.  My life has continued at a pleasant pace without much change.  But I'm starting to understand, as he grows, that I am being watched.  My actions are becoming accountable.  Each choice that I make from here on out will have a consequence on his life.  He learns from me and is now able to detect even the slightest change in tone of voice.  The realization that he will soon mimic what Cody and I do is a pretty sobering thought.  He already notices our actions but soon will understand them.  He will understand the way we treat others and even our sly comments that we sometimes -inappropriately- let slip. He will be aware of the way we interact with our family and how we treat our pets.  He will understand how we treat our possessions and if we decide to fix things or toss them out and buy more.  He will understand the music that we listen to and the television shows that we watch.  He will be aware of how we handle our money and what we choose to spend it on.  He will see how we choose to treat the earth and the decisions that we make sometimes out of pure laziness.  He will see and understand if we choose to open our bible or just use it as a paperweight.  He will eat what we allow and play with what we provide.  He will know the love that Cody and I share.  These memories are forming his childhood and we are in charge.  These moments -from here on out- are our responsibility.  And I am grateful for this responsibility.  

ZzZzzZZZzzzz

Look what I came home to this morning.

Sunday

We ditched all plans yesterday evening and dusted off our bikes for the first time in a year.  We filled tires, cleaned breaks, wiped down all of the dusty metal until it shined.  Cody installed Cito's first bike seat and we were off.  The bike path next to our house has been extended with new bridges and all, so we were able to do one large loop around the park and over the river twice.

As you may have guessed...

the inevitable has happened.  Exactly a week ago today we got pedicures from Hilary & Z.  I chose more of an easter egg look while Calan went with a bold color choice with lime green & yellow.  I mean really, can I be trusted alone with him all day every day & not have him participate in my likes too?  We watch Your Baby Can Read, play with rattles, swing in the johnny-jump-up... believe me the list goes on...  


Monday we took Cito to the pediatrician for a runny nose & of course we had to strip him down to his diaper. I thought that it was funny but I could feel the tension as Cody looked on.  He kept saying, "I knew this would happen!"  Well ~duh~ Dr. Davis can't look at our baby when he's fully dressed.  She laughed & said that she has seen a lot crazier than some polish. :)

Tuesdays with Ali

Still Celebrating

Papa Bob took us all out to lunch on Saturday.  We ate steak while Calan chewed on a biter biscuit.  

Papa helped Calan drink from a straw.

& Cody had to "ride" a saddled sawhorse while the wait staff tried to embarrass him with some cheesy birthday song.

Like Father...

...Like Son.

28 Today!

Cody's Birthday is TODAY!


He took Monday off of work so that we could go to Chicago & spend the day.  We went to IKEA & Cito had a blast.  He was told by so many that he was "beautiful," "happy," & could be a "movie star!"  (we totally agree)


I almost came home with only memories but right before we left I saw some picture shelves that I had to have.  It's so not my fault that I can't stop taking pictures of Calan & there would be no better place than new pictures shelves to display them -at least that's what I told Cody.


Calan would have come home with a light fixture that was larger than he was but since he only contributes love to our family he had no way to afford it.

Calan, Owen & Ella

7 months old TODAY!

This little piggy...

...went to market.
This little piggy went into my mouth with the rest of  the pigs.