yum

all by myself

Told you it was messy.

 

stayin’ alive

well, you can tell by the way i use my walk

i'm a woman's man

no time to talk

ah, ha, ha, ha stayin alive, stayin alive

Thanks Bee Gees.

 

kick start the day

So, what’s new?

We’ve survived the long, cold winter. It’s back in the 60s finally.

This is how I leave my boys most mornings. Chillin’ on the sofa watching Bob Ross on PBS. Do I sound jealous? Because I am jealous.

fire in the red, bob

Anyway, the real reason for this post is to brag on my baby’s ever improving spoon skills. He really feeds himself these days. In fact he usually won’t let us feed him, unless he’s totally starving and then he’ll work his spoon and we shovel food in while he’s reloading. It’s very, very messy. I’ll try for an action shot this week.

Do note that I caved. We trimmed the boy’s bangs and mullet. I guess he’s still cute, but he looks like such a big kid now…

That’s all I got.

Oh wait! I totally scored a Koala Cub sewing cabinet for $40 on Craigslist. It’s old and a little beat up (who isn’t?), but the air lift works and it saved me a fortune. 

THAT’s all I got.

Cheers.

 

catching up

Been awhile, no? We’re still freezing down here in Charleston. It’s crazy. I’d have stayed in PA if I wanted to deal with this kind of weather.

The boy is getting so big. He’s totally walking now. Starting to pick up speed to run even. He’s still not very interested in talking, but has picked up several new signs that he uses when he sees fit. It seems that Liam is holding out on us. He certainly understands most of what we say to him and, I suspect, knows more signs than he lets on. Please and thank you seem to show up more frequently when he really wants something and we’re holding out.

For example, he grabbed the remote control from my hands and, before I could object, smiled and signed “thank you.” Hmmm…

how YOU doin'?

Even though it’s chilly, we still try to get out most days. He likes throwing and chasing his kickball, sometimes kicking it while squeaking “kick!” We’ve also been cruising the neighborhood in our new car. A wonderful Christmas present from A. Ninny, U. Matt, Bella, and Tate! Please excuse the cell phone pic.

meep, meep

He’s an all around fun guy, pretty easy going, and just bad enough to be interesting. How’d we get so lucky?

 

bad mommy

I did a crap job taking pictures over the holiday. Feel free to view the meager collection at picasaweb – Christmas 2009. Working on the video…

christmas morning

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday.

 

happy christmas

merry christmas!

 

deja vu

me and aunt rosie in 1973

Aunt Rosie and Liam in 2009

 

say it with me now…

“Cat!”

Here are Liam and Pan sharing a cookie. The boy has added three new words to his repetoir – “Car”, “Truck”, and “Cup”. They all sound exactly like “Cat” to everyone but me.

 

the anticipation…

We’re getting so excited about our upcoming trip home to the family! Thinking about it reminded me of more pictures from our August visit that I never posted. We made Rice Krispies Treats to take to Ninny’s party. B cut out shapes using cookie cutters and everyone decorated them with Wilton’s Ready-to-Use Icing Tubes and candies. It was a fun way to spend the afternoon. 

"I love getting my picture taken!"

"I'm cuter than the rice krispies treats."

"This is my best natural smile."

we made these!

On an unrelated note, I’m still in pain thanks to HFMD. Liam has been fine since last Thursday, so a 4 day illness. My fever hit on Friday and I still feel like I’ve been gargling straight razors. This is very not fun. 

 

hfmd

Yeah. Not so much a reaction to the chicken pox vaccination as Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. By the time we figured out what it was, Liam was already on the mend. Spots are already fading today and he’s acting like his usual cute self. Cross your fingers that we didn’t spread HFMD to anyone else. 

i'm contagious in this photo.

 

Oh, and we’re done nursing. Liam’s refused the boob since Monday evening, so we’re taking the opportunity to wean without struggle. He’s a fan of cow’s milk, so that’s that. Kinda sad. Kinda relieved. Kinda.