Snips and snails, and puppy-dog tails

Usually, when B wants something, he reaches towards it and grunts. (I love how communication is progressively more direct!)
He's at the age, where I'll be carrying B and, without warning, he'll dive for what he wants! C'mon coordination, keep up until my child out grows this.
This is what he most frequently dives towards (la computadora.)  He understands that we push the buttons on the keyboard because once I left him near an open computer and he filled a word document in a minute or two. Should not have opened that can of worms.Computers are not the only form of technology he loves. He'll sit through the evening news without a peep.

If you remember, our apartment is a 1 bedroom and we will be sharing a room with our boy for a long time.
Well, B has a music mobile and in the middle of the night he chooses to sporadically turn it off and on (sometimes shutting it off at the first note; other times waiting several measures.) When he wakes us up, we don't know whether to pull our hair out or laugh our heads off.
I have recently begun nannying for a baby girl near B's age. She has the crib during nap time. And B has been an absolute gentleman by going down for his naps on the bed pleasantly & without fussing. I have been so proud of him! And darn-tootin' proud of myself that I've gotten both babies on the same eating & sleeping schedule!
Last but not least, B has a lovey (or as my pysch books would say, "an attachment object.")

tradition, TRADITION

No, the family tradition is not watching the sunset. The tradition is one Pierre does not enjoy.....

I Wanna Be...Your Teddy Bear

B has always been a cuddly baby. Pierre was delighted that even after B could hold his head up, he'd still always rest his head on your shoulder.

Today I thought I'd take a nap and pulled him into bed with me. I was lying there with my eyes closed when I could feel his little fingers exploring my face; then he rolled towards me and pressed his face against mine. What a love.

The teddy bear at 3 weeks

The little guy today

A Hallmark Moment

Who Says Quack?

Beau is uninterested in his books, except Who Says Quack?
For whatever reason, when I read this book to him, he is engrossed. His eyes never leave the pages. (It's like you can see the cogs turning.)
So today we took a little trip to see the ducks at The Water Gardens (sounds exotic eh? It's just a business complex...but with DUCKS!)

And it was a hit! This was the most I got him to look away from the action.

I also had an usual experience. I said to myself, "Look at the beautiful mallard." Then I realized, "How on earth do I know what type of duck that is?" (Albeit a common duck...I just don't know these things.)
Instantly, I was filled with respect and admiration for my dad. All growing up (in the Blue Hills, High Uintahs, Big Cottonwood Canyon, on the ranch) my dad would quiz us kids about the name of a plant or insect, or challenge us to spot a particular animal. My grandmother said, when my dad was a little boy, he'd found a dead mouse, picked it up, stroked it and keep it in his pocket. She said he'd always have a frog or some animal with him. When we were little kids, he lifted up floor boards under one of the chicken coops and showed us a row of little pink baby mice, all nestled together.
I even remember when one of our cats caught a little mouse outside and I rescued it and turned my fisher price kitchen into the mouse's mansion (sorry Mom! I know I shouldn't have brought it inside! It was the only one I promise.) Anyway, I digress. My point: my dad's innate nurturing of nature has trickled down. Because of my dad, not only can we recognize a few things but, more importantly, we (kids) have a deep reverence for the nature around us.

Play time!

This boy really loves his playmate Kaylie!

My GoGo

Today is Deanna's (Pierre's mom's) birthday!

A birthday tradition (while gathered around the cake) is to go around the room and each person says one reason why they love the birthday boy/birthday girl.

Since we can't be with you in New Jersey, we'd still like to each share one (of the many) reasons we love you.

Pierre: "I love my Mum because she'd checked me out of school to hang out."

Sera: "I love Deanna because raised such a good son."

Beau: "I love my grandma because she flew here to visit me and love me."

Hanging Around Home

And of course we spent a lot of time adoring Bradshaw, playing games and eating good food.

He's just SO fast! (It really hurts when he grabs your hair.)
(Showing off his 6-pack)

Just playing around....

The dastardly deed: Puke on Face

The guilty culprit