I can....

lift my head up.
smile AND laugh.

blow my own raspberries.
hold onto things.
watch TV.
notice the dogs.
copy noises.
drink a 5oz bottle.
burp really good.
almost roll over, I'm so close!
suck on my hands.
pull Mommy's hair.
nap longer during the day.
AND
pretty much get WHATEVER I want.

Retirement

We have officially retired Tobi's bedtime wedge that he sleeps on, and this is why....

This past week I've initiated a new strategy for Tobi's sleeping schedule. If he wakes up and he's only been asleep for an hour or less, I ignore him until he goes back to sleep. It seems to be working and he's still alive so I'm not too worried about my technique. He's been in the habit of sleeping for about four or five hours straight, and then he's up almost every hour after that...so frustrating!!! Anyway, the other morning he got up at six and ate a 5oz bottle then was awake again forty minutes later....so I ignored him and he went back to sleep after a few minutes. Next thing I know I'm waking up around 9:30 or so and the monitor is quiet. So I figured I'd go ahead and get a few things done before he woke up. Well, after a few minutes I start to hear a really soft cry over the monitor, with pauses in between. Nothing frantic like he usually does. Kind of weird, I thought. So I go into his room to get him and I notice that he's completely kicked his blankets off and he's somehow managed to push himself up enough to high-center himself on his wedge.

That's right. His poor little head had fallen off at the top and he was stuck. He looked so pitiful I couldn't help but laugh, to which he responded with a very pathetic "help me" sort of cry. I felt very bad for him but you just had to see it....it was pretty funny. So I got him out of bed and got him dressed, after which he was as happy as could be. Later that day when I put him down for his nap, he woke up after about twenty minutes and when I went in to get him...he had done it again! No blankets, and his head was hanging off of his wedge.

He no longer sleeps with his wedge.

Way Out Wild

So happy these days

Playing Peek A Boo after his bath
Just being his chill little self

I love those chubby cheeks!

He thought I was super funny this morning for some reason...so cute!

This was during Gummi Bears yesterday, he thought it was so cool to have his socks off and he kept rubbing his feet together. :)

Tobi has been making me laugh so hard lately, he is SO much fun. He's been waking up from his naps quietly, and he just sits and looks around. And then when I see he's awake, I'll say, "Hi Monkey!" really excited and then he gets all bashful because I caught him awake and smiles really big. He's been so happy lately and he smiles ALL the time. He's still not sleeping through the night but it's okay. He's so cute when I get him out of his crib, he sits and grins while I change him and then he lays all quiet while I warm up his bottle...it makes it impossible to be angry at him for not sleeping longer. When he wakes up in the mornings we have "quiet time". I keep the light off and I'll turn on the TV. Some mornings we watch the early morning cartoons, others we'll put in Baby Einstein, and lately we've also been watching the first season of Gummi Bears. I'll get him situated in his boppy so he can see the TV and then he'll sit all quiet and watch while I try to wake up ha ha. He LOVES his Daddy and his Grandpa and Grammy, he smiles for them so easily. All in all he's shaping into a VERY good baby and an adorable little boy. I can't wait to take him to Reno to meet Miriam and Grandpa Leavitt, it's going to be so fun!

Maternity

I have another digiscrap page to share! I'm so glad that I've discovered digiscrapping, it's given me such a fun hobby and I'm a total addict! I have so many cute kits and hundreds of pictures that I want to scrap....wish me luck!

Lost Premier Night!

We were invited over to Sean and Brynn's Tuesday night for the premier of Lost, season 6. We're very sad because it's the last season but also very excited to have our questions answered.....finally. We had a laid back snack-ish dinner with chips and dip, buffalo wings, cheese, crackers, etc. Then I made a raspberry trifle for dessert. We went on a "coke run" for our drinks and picked up a few extra treats too, it was Lost Premier night after all. We watched a super cool two hour premier episode, which ended in the classic Lost style leaving us all hanging until Tuesday next week. Jordan and I joke that it's called Lost not because they're lost on an island, but because you're lost when you're watching it. Tobi slept in his car seat almost the whole time we were there, it was really nice. He gave us the BIGGEST frown when he woke up though, it was hilarious. We got home a little late but it was totally worth it. We love spending time with Sean, Brynn and the kids and we love Lost.

Thanks Sean and Brynn!

Fun packed weekend

This last weekend was crazy busy and full of crazy fun. First, Tobi and I went to Auntie Brynn's on Friday to hang out. We had a yummy lunch, and pretty much just chilled for most of the day. Jordan had to work and I spend my days at home so it was really nice to get out.

On Saturday, we had our date night. We left Tobi with Grandma and Grandpa while we went out to dinner with Sean and Brynn. Jordan picked me up when he got off work and we headed over to Red Robin for some super yummy food (Brynn and I have been craving Red Robin). Our waiter looked just like Puck from Glee and we had a good laugh about that...Brynn even gave him an extra dollar on his tip lol. After dinner we walked the mall and did some shopping. Brynn found her super cute red shoes and I found a really cool dress for Sean's graduation. I'm calling it my "yellow polka dot bikini" because I bought a size smaller, and I'm going to continue working out so that I'll fit in it. I'm excited because I gained a whopping 37lbs when I was pregnant with Tobi, and just two weeks after I had him I had lost all of it plus 15lbs more! I've steadily continued to lose weight and I feel really good. I've been eating healthier and I've pulled out my Turbo Jam DVDs and my Yoga DVDs and I'm determined to not only slim down but tone up.

On Sunday, Sean and Jordan took the kiddos while Brynn and I went to "When in Rome" at the Orem theater. I was wearing my new shirt from Downeast (love that store!) and I didn't want to ruin it with our super buttery popcorn...so I covered myself with napkins. After eating the popcorn I took them off and when we left the theater, much to Brynn's amusement, I had laffy taffy stuck to me, and a tiny bit of chocolate melted on my side from our movie treats.

Smooth.

Good news, the shirt wasn't ruined ha ha. After the movie we went back to the house so that Sean and Jordan could go out and we took our turn watching the kids. When the guys got back we had a super yummy steak dinner with Sean's fabulous garlic potatoes (gotta learn how to make those) followed by Brynn's delicious lemon cake for dessert.

So fun!