St.George Marathon

Last Saturday B. ran the St. George Marathon! Me, The Boy, G&G, and Aunt G., sat through the rain and watched the runners come in. I left The Boy with G'ma, and ran back a mile or so. It didn't take long until I saw a bright green shirt in the distance! I ran back with him, on the sidewalks though, they wouldn't let me on the course. He finished in 2:47:59! Not too shabby for his first one, and for not training as much as he would have liked! I am so proud of him! It was fun to see him run. And to have a wonderfully supportive family there too! It was a great weekend! Thank you G&G and Aunt G.!

The Boy peeking out from under the Neat Sheet.

B. running the last mile.
All done!

Corn Baby

Nothing like sucking on a corn cob! It seems I have seen all of my nieces and nephews gnaw a cob at some point in their early childhood, so it was fun to see my boy go at it!

Late

It was my mom's birthday on Monday! Sorry I'm a little late getting this up on the blog but...

Happy Birthday Mom!

we love you!

Nap Time

I've been dreading nap time lately because it is so hard getting The Boy to relax and go to sleep. The hour long cry fests wear me out more than they do him. But, this morning I was pleasantly rewarded. After playing nicely in his crib, I peeked in and this is what I found....

The poor kid was so tired he couldn't hold himself up. I repositioned him because I am a somewhat paranoid mommy and was worried he couldn't breathe very well.

And then this afternoon he did the exact same thing! yay! I'd like to think that he has finally learned how to soothe himself and the cry fests are over, but I am not holding my breath. However, I will take what I can get. Good job, baby!

Bath Time!

The Boy is starting to like bath time more and more. He splashes a little, but mostly insists on gnawing something!

New Trick....

...that is driving mommy crazy! The Boy can now pull himself up into a standing position! And since he is still quite unstable he falls and bonks his head. A lot. The other day he had a mini black eye! The frustrating part is that he won't just sit nicely and play. He has to be on the move, climbing up something, or crawling into places he shouldn't. One of his favorite things to climb is mommy So, I can't just sit on the couch and read or work on church stuff anymore because he comes over and insists on climbing either me or the coffee table and then cries. I'm sure all you moms are just laughing to yourself, but seriously how do I get anything done? And the other thing is the crib! He pulls himself up and then cries and cries! We had been doing pretty well at teaching him how to soothe himself (letting him cry until he falls asleep). Now that he knows how to pull himself up he won't lay down and even try to relax! Yesterday he cried for an hour! I went in twice to calm him, but he still insitsted on standing and crying. When all was finally quiet, I peeked in and he was asleep! And today, just now, he fussed a tiny bit and then just layed down and went to sleep! Victory! (at least for this nap!)

Well, one thing is for sure... he looks super cute in his Gymboree Alligator jammies!

Thank you Tato!

The Boy

My cousin Meikel, a master of photography, took these great pictures of The Boy. She gracisously shared them with me and I just had to post a few of them!

Enjoy the cuteness that is The Boy.

Thank you Meikel for these treasures! Love!