early BIRTHDAY present

I had been looking for a simple ball and track contraption for Blue when I mentioned it to my mom and, lo and behold, she already had one that she was saving back for his birthday. We decided to do an early gifting and the toy has been a big hit. He figured it out immediately and especially enjoys the bell at the end.



And since this next bit of info will be near impossible to capture I figured I would just tack it on here. Blue has three new teeth! One top tooth and one bottom tooth pushed through on Sunday and this morning his second top one finally caught up. No real fussiness to speak of though.

still to LIVE

Here is a video of the same:

what a MESS

This is what happens when we don't use enough applesauce to sweeten the porridge!



Usually I can keep Blue amazingly clean while he eats. But he was not digging the oatmeal and it wound up everywhere! He had to get a morning bath to remove all the stickiness.

pat pat PAT

Last weekend, Blue learned to pat Lucy instead of pinching her fur or pulling on her ears. Not to say he has completely stopped those activities but you catch him doing it, and you tell him to "pat pat" instead, then odds are in Lucy's favor. He seems to be quite proud that he has found a way to interact with Lucy and get a positive reaction.

Here is a survey of Blue's domain...

keeping it CLASSY

We had a friend over for burgers and beer last night and this morning Blue discovered the can still sitting on the coffee table. He decided he needed a little refreshment for the road...

Literally, he was pushing his birds happily along, saw the can, stopped, picked it up, and kept walking. Like father, like son.

TIME of night

It's that time of night and here we have two tired boys... and a load of laundry en route to the wash.

Usually Graham does the bath and I do the bottle but those tired eyes said "mama, please don't make me move".

Right to sleep without a peep.

new VIDEO software

Hope you all didn't get a deluge of blog posts in your email accounts. Found a new way to post videos that will provide a better picture (thanks, Andy) but it took me a few rounds...