bathtime is the best time

You get so happy when we walk into the bathroom and the water is running. You lean toward the tub like you are ready to dive in. If Eve is already splashing in the tub you get even more excited which is what is going on here. Too funny.

Almost mobile

Hi Little Man,
I hear you are almost mobile. You can now roll over whenever! And you are getting up on your knees - hold yourself up on your hands.....just not at the same time! Don't worry, you will master crawling soon enough. Absolutely everything is going straight to your mouth! Even the telephone! Big sister Eve sometimes tries to play a little rough but I have a feeling you will be able to take care of yourself. I am coming to visit in about 3 weeks and am worried. Your momma says you won't let her out of your sight. I hope you will let me hold and play with you!!! You are very special and the rest of the family can't wait to meet you. Get ready to be passed around alot in May (at Aunt Erin's wedding).
See you soon,
Love, Grama

what's next

I guess you've decided to give big boy foods a thumbs up now. You cry if anyone is eating and you don't have something to eat as well. You've eaten rice cereal, mixed vegetables, peach/banana granola, applesauce and plain bananas (your favorite). You can't seem to get enough bread or puffs. You still absolutely refuse a bottle, which makes it tough for mom to take her photography class when dad watches you for three hours. He just makes due and definitely needs a break when I get home.

You've started saying baba which is exciting and you laugh whenever I try to make new sounds for you, especially mama. You've also started throwing yourself forward onto your belly while sitting up and rolling and reaching for more toys. It's like you are waiting for crawling to just happen, which I'm sure will happen very soon. You still love baths and are trying to get out of your baby bathtub into the big tub when Eve's in there. You want to be a big boy so bad. Every time Eve runs by you start leaning like to just want to run alongside her. It makes me so happy to see it, but it also makes me sad that you will be doing the same thing so soon. This is all happening too fast for me to keep up with.

You had your first cold and a pretty bad cough. You mostly laugh after your coughing fits, pretty much like to do all the time. It's hard to find anything that makes you unhappy except of course when you are offered a bottle of milk. Who knows, you may be walking by the time we make it home for Erin's wedding after all at the pace things are going now!

You also love to watch dad play the guitar and sing you songs. It's one of the ways that only dad can chill with you. Notice the camo. Eve received a new camo dress and you got a matching shirt so you've been wearing it every day with Eve because that is all she will wear at the moment and since yours matches, you are forced to wear yours too. She digs them out of the hamper every day. Thanks for making us laugh with your huge toothless grins. Love you little man.