Squirmer

I hadn't posted in such a long time and only because time gets away.  I do think about you all the time and I do regret not documenting it.  I might go back but I'll start with today.  You are 8 months or more and we saw you today with your parents and your Dad's parents at Amaya's.  We had already eaten and I only wanted to see you because it had been over a week and I don't like going too long without seeing you.  I was going to hold you while everyone ate.  I had to say it is hard to hold you cuz you do squirm like crazy.  Your mom did the same maybe worse.  You want to see everything in the restaurant and you want to do everything, but mostly you wanted to teethe on the high chair.  I only had eyes for you and I realized I wasn't paying attention to anyone else.  Your mom ordered you guacamole and charro beans.  Not exactly something I would consider baby food.  You loved the guac but I think the charro beans were spicy, but you mom said you could eat them. You finished all your guac and ate just some beans that your grandpa Jeff smashed for you.   I should mention some things you are doing now.  You can stand on your own and you can crawl like crazy.  You love to jump and it seems you dance to music.  Your dad lifted your arm and tickled your armpit and you laughed and smiled and it made us all laugh.  You are so cute and I just want to squeeze you.  I sometimes wish you could stay a baby but I know that every stage will be wonderful.

Holding your bottle and feeding yourself

I went to help your Dad out by taking care of you while he ran errands on my day off Friday, August 12.  You are about 4 and a half months old.  Your Dad mentions that you can hold your own bottle now.  When I go to feed you, I hold the bottle in front of you and you reach with one hand and then the other and you aim the nipple straight to your mouth.  WOW!  I am dumbfounded.  You have actually observed, and deduced what that object is for. 

Later your Mom and I make sweet potato for you.  It is your first time for that.  I believe you had carrot before.  When she goes to feed you you are not sure but you seemed to love the taste.  As she goes to put more in your mouth, you grab the spoon and put it directly in your mouth.  Your Mom has to wrestle it out from your hands.  Then again as she gets more and goes to your mouth, you grab the spoon and feed yourself.  So, all she does is load the spoon and hand to you.

Peed and pooped in potty!

Your mother texted me this week so excited.  It seemed that after she feed you in the morning, she placed you on the potty and you peed and pooped.  She was so proud and wanted us to share in that pride.  I thought it grand but I don't know if you will put two and two together.  The next day you did the same thing and she sent a photo commemorating the whole thing.  Who knows if she can actually get you potty trained??

Our Friday night treat!

Your mom texts that if we want to see you and of course we hurry over after work.  They are friends over and you are in the center of the table with them all looking at you.  We join in and you are very happy to see us (or so it seems).  Your mom says that if we want to bathe you and put you to sleep.  Of course we do.  You now want to play with your toys in the water.  Not so long ago, (a few weeks) we just put you in and washed you and out you came.  Now, we let you play and play and you are over everywhere trying to get the toys that are so elusive.  I rock you to sleep and sing you my silly songs.  You cry because you are so tired and are fighting it, but soon you give in.  I make sure you are good and asleep and your grampa comes and helps me lower you onto your crib so that I don't drop you in it like last time (I forgot to mention that).  You don't even wake this time and I pat you a feww times for good measure.  Your mom has left with the friends to hear some music, but your Dad has a headache and wants to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.  We leave you after I check you one more time.

Back from vacation to Colorado

We got to see you a bit on Saturday when we got back.  I think your mother liked the bicycle patterned dress and bloomers and the hair band that we got you.   We missed you so much.  When we saw you on Sunday, July 31st, you kept wanting to see me.  Your mother was feeding you and you would stop to find me and then feed a bit more, then stop again to find me, then feed some more then stop once more to find me.  Your mother had to say " Jackie, focus!"  I had to get out of sight so you could finish eating.  The other thing you are doing is talking.  I always say "I love you", and it seems you are trying to mimic me.  You say "I" and then baby babble. It is so cute that I will have to record it soon.

Your grandpa and I love giving you a bath!

Must see you before vacation

We over to see you after we got back from Corpus and my sister's 50th wedding anniversary party and my mother's birthday on July 17th.  We go on vacation on the 23rd and I knew that we needed to see you before being away from you for so long.  We didn't stay long because you had to sleep, but I noticed that you are starting to push off if raised to a standing position.  You will be wanting to stand soon.

Reaching out

So when we saw you on Sunday, July 10th, you were into grabbing my arms when I tried to change your diaper.  The when I pulled my camera out to take your picture, you grabbed my arm.  So I videoed you doing that.  You are getting so big and I marvel that you look so different every time we see you.  Sometimes you look different from picture to picture. 

These two photos were taken the same day.