Chompers

Jungle Gym

What a Good Helper

And so it begins...

Poor, poor Huxley.

Seven Months Old

Well, here we are! Oscar is seven months old today, and he's doing great. He has been cutting all of his top four front teeth simultaneously, but I think we're almost out of the woods (these are the first "happy baby" pictures I've been able to take in couple of weeks). Also, his hair is starting to come in, and his arms and legs are getting really long! Here's what's new:

What he's doing:

• "Log-rolling" across the living room.
• Grabbing a sippy cup of water and taking a drink by himself.
• Holding on to his feet and kind of rolling around (see top picture).
• Teething. Enough with the teething already.
• Invading the cats' personal space (see next entry).
• Reaching out/diving for things without considering details like, say, gravity.
• Smacking his gums.
• Craning his neck to look around you if you are blocking his view of something more interesting.
• Mostly sleeping through the night... yeah!

Likes:

• Playing with his rubber ducky in the bathtub.
• Closing doors.
• His teething beads. They are our lifeline.
• Going for walks.

Dislikes:

• Gabe or I turning our backs on him, leaving the room, etc.
• The dreaded nose bulb. It brings out some serious rage.

We Love our Cake!

Look what Gabe made!

Trip to Michigan!

Here are some pictures my mom took while we were visiting.

Check it Out!

Oscar is Six Months Old

Gabe and I can’t believe we’ve managed to keep Oscar alive for six months. We had a cake to celebrate. So this month feels like a really big one. Oscar has been doing so much. We were talking the other day about whether or not it feels like Oscar has been around for six whole months; we decided that it doesn’t seem like it’s really been that long, but we can’t remember what it was like before him. Here’s an update:

What he’s doing:

• Rolling over both ways
• Eating like a champ
• Drinking water from adult cups (Sippy cups are so last month)
• SITTING UP!
• Growing teeth... two bottom ones, so far!

Likes:

• Doing 180s in his crib
• Eating books
• Dinner theatre (starring Gabe)

Dislikes:

• Shots (I’m sure he’s not alone on that one)
• Gabe or I coming between him and eating board books

Sporting Green on St. Patrick's Day

It Fits!

Hangin' with Dad

Oscar's New Hat... Almost.

We didn't tell him it's not finished.

Iditarod

We took Oscar to the ceremonial start of the Iditarod today. The race route actually goes right by the back side of our block. Oscar thought the dogs were really cool.

Monday, Monday

Working the Camera...

More...

Hippo + Right Thumb = Pure Bliss

Loving the Plastic Cups

Who Doesn't Love a Raspberry?

Seriously, is it ever not funny?

Oscar turned 5 months old this weekend. Here is an update:

What he's doing:

• As you can see, blowing raspberries.
• Sucking his thumb.
• Rolling over from front to back, IF the stars are aligned just right and, well, he feels like it.
• Starting solid foods.
• Raising his eyebrows when Gabe looks at him and raises his eyebrows. Very funny.
• Grabbing for toys... and eyeglasses... and hair.
• Maybe sprouting his first tooth.
• Oohing and Ahhing and Squealing and generally cracking himself up.

Likes:

• Baths.
• Touching whatever book we're reading to him, and trying to turn the pages.
• Zora and Huxley.
• His stuffed animal, Hippo (well actually, he looooooves Hippo).
• Jumping in the Jumperoo.
• Drinking from a sippy cup.
• Sweet potatoes and peas.
• Mother Goose at the library.

Dislikes:

• Prunes.
• Just prunes.
  

Grandpa Guilt: Part 2

Okay, Dad. As requested...

So, I'm in big trouble with my Dad for neglecting my blogging duties. I should really stop spending so much "quality time" with my kid and START TAKING PICTURES! Here come some more (I'm back-dating the entries to include more pictures) ...

Sigh.

Rock-Chalk-Jayhawk!