"Funny how life keeps going and we keep surviving what we feel is surely going to be the end of us." ~Me

Monday, November 5, 2012

Owen-ba-jowen

My sweetest little tiny is the joy of our whole family! We wouldn't be complete without the little stink! :)

I found this one in camera land, the other day; I think he's 3.5 months old... he fell asleep with his little thumb in his mouth.  I thought for sure he'd be a finger sucker.  He's not an anything sucker.  Nice, now, but man that was rough!
 
My kids generally started crawling in their 10th month.  I think he'll still be in his 9th month when he starts... he's starting to move backwards, like the rest did before they figured out the forward thing:
(His poor little face - it's either rashy from his sensitive skin, or his birth mark is flared or he's scratched himself.  We still love it, though!)
 
I love this little dipey bum and chumpy legs! He likes to chew on his socks while he's still wearing them, but one came off. haha
 
I had given him a spoonful of peanut butter and he literally licked every inch of that thing:
Everyone who sees him loves his quick smile.  He's not shy! :)  (I think if you look close enough, you can see his two and a half toothies... he's working on the top ones, now.)  We have since buzzed his hair.  I miss it!
 
When he flexes his feet, which he does whenever he's studying something or excited or mad or talking... haha  anyway, they kind of curve and point out.  The doc's not worried about it and said we probably just need to see how he does standing when he does it, more, since they're not like that unless he's flexing.  She did suggest we put him in high-top shoes, for now.  Aren't they so cute!:
 
He was 27 3/4 inches at his 9 mo. check up, and weighed 18 lbs. 9 oz.  He's finally in the 25th percentile for both - he's been in the 15th or lower for a while.  He's my sweet little tiny!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Lootin'

Last year, he was Thomas.  This year? James.  We love used costumes.  ;) 
 
And, of course, we have the silly face:
 
 
My little skeleton baby.  He glows in the dark! :) And he's so sleepy...
 
Oh, I love that widdle face! I just want to smooch it! He had his first sucker, tonight.
(My camera got smacked on the counter... doesn't quite focus that well, anymore.)
 
 
We bought her vampire teeth, two that stick to your real teeth.  She threw away the instructions on how to make the epoxy - so they didn't work.  Oh, well.
 
 
And if you don't see my husband in this face, you need your eyes checked.  hahaha  He paired up with a friend and hit half the neighborhood, scoring him a grocery bag AND his bucket full of candy.  Glad he didn't hit the WHOLE neighborhood; he'd have candy to last him till next Halloween!
 (FYI, he was the Scream ghost - or whatever it's called.)
^^^ This was his costume ^^^
 
My two older ones are old enough to go with friends, now.  My daughter had a hard time choosing between going with us or with her friend and her parents... my son? Never gave it a second thought... he was out the door as soon as we said he could go without us.
 
Quin, after every single house, almost, kept asking, "Do we go to the next house, now?" After an hour, though, both little boys were ready to get back - one for bed and one for candy THEN bed.  haha 
 
It was a fun night! Kinda glad it's over... I'm ready for Thanksgiving!