It All Comes Down To This....

I gave in and had a piece of pizza today.

It actually was not as awesome as I thought it would be. Hmmmm. That's strange.

I ate the piece at 2:00. I'm just waiting to see what happens. It may be that he can tolerate dairy from now on or maybe just some every now and then. I've read that it can build up in your system so having a little every now and then may not hurt...

I guess we'll see....

Raiding the Piggy Bank

We owe our 8 month old son money.

The little neighbor girl dropped off our Girl Scout cookies last night and I didn't have any cash and Ben still wasn't home....so I raided Luke's piggy bank. Pretty low, I know.

Of course we'll pay him back, but it just struck me as funny. We just hope he won't charge interest.

Let Them Be Little

I stole this from my friend Genevieve. She told me about this song a while ago, but I wasn't able to access the lyrics.

Very sweet song. Well, I've never heard it (it's country music - blech) but I love the words.

Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean

I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand
Felt so good in it, no bigger than a minute
How it amazes me, you're changing with every blink
Faster than a flower blooms they grow up all too soon

So let them be little 'cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little

I've never felt so much in one little tender touch
I live for those kisses, prayers and your wishes
Now that you're teaching me things only a child can see
Every night while we're on our knees all I ask is please

Let them be little 'cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little

So innocent, a precious soul, you turn around
It's time to let them go

So let them be little 'cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be littleLet them be little

Mamma's Boy

Luke is very crabby and clingy lately. I can feel some bumps on his gums so those teeth ARE slowwwwwly making their debut. I think I feel two bumps. Not sure because he doesn't want me messing around in there much.

It's kind of cute, him being crabby, because he'll be playing, crawling, etc, and then decide he needs some mommy time. He crawls over to me and paws at my feet. Sometimes he'll brush his little head against my legs (like a cat!). I sit down and open my arms to him and he crawls right into my lap and I just hold him for a bit. Then he spies something he wants to inspect and he's off. But he was my baby again for a few minutes....

Ouch!!

Luke has fallen quite a bit lately since he's really starting to pull himself up on things. Plus, there's the 2 times he fell off our bed....

I was JUST commenting to Ben about how lucky Luke has been not to have gotten any bumps or scrapes. So of course today he rolled off the mattress in his room and slammed into the trim on the wall. Left him with 2 lovely red marks on his poor little forehead.

I know he's going to continue to get bumps and bruises, but I HATE it when he falls, etc. Breaks my heart.

Just a Swingin'

I met Meg and her girls at the park today. I didn't plan on staying long at first because it was chilly and windy, but we ended up being there an hour!

Luke got to swing for the first time. We put him and Jordan back-to-back in one of the baby swings. He loved it! He was so adorable in his knit hat and jacket. All bundled up.

I can't wait until the next warm day. I'm taking him swinging!

I was kicking myself for leaving the camera in the car, but I'll know better for next time!

Daddy On Guard

Ben is always nervous about Luke crawling off the bed. The other night I started to climb over Ben to get to something on his side of the room (the changing pad, I wanted to put it on the bed before bringing Luke to bed) and in his sleep he thought it was Luke. So He grabbed me and tried to keep me from "falling". It was so cute. We still get a good laugh about that.

Luke is grabbing and pulling up on things like crazy. At first he would just get on his knees, but now he's standing. It's really cute. And slightly dangerous. He's had numerous tumbles. I guess that's all a part of the game.

Luke threw up again last night. It was just like last time; it came out of the blue and only lasted for about an hour. Then he slept for a while in my arms. When he woke up he was fat and sassy, like nothing had happened. I wonder if it's related to teething??? He had some runny poo, too.

Speaking of poo, that was our early morning wake up call today. I woke up to a TERRIBLE smell. Ben and I both worked together to change him, it was so rank.

8 Months Old

Luke is 8 months old! Wow, time flies.

We just noticed today that he can now pick up cheerios with his pincher grasp. He doesn't always get them into his mouth, but he's well on his way.

He still loves to crawl. His favorite things are the kitty's water and the kitty's door. He could splash in the kitty's bowl all day long if I let him.

We finally got a baby gate for the top of the stairs. We'll have to get 2 more to block off the stairs from down here. We have a little bit of time for that. Also, I moved all of the cleaners/dangerous stuff to 1 cabinet and we baby-proofed it so I feel better about that.

Also, I'm in the process of buying all natural cleaning supplies. I've been wanting to get away from harsh chemicals anyway for a while and now seems the best time to do it.

I've heard too many horror stories of babies and toddlers drinking cleaner when it was out, etc. All you have to do is turn your back for a split second! These little stinkers are quick!

No More Paci

I don't know how it happened, but Luke doesn't use his pacifier anymore.

Ben and I hated giving it to him and I really hated seeing pictures of him with it stuffed in his mouth. Neither of us wanted him to be like, 4 years old, and still needing paci all the time. Yuck.

I wish we could take the credit for weaning him, but he just doesn't need it anymore. It's a good thing too, because we only had one left! Lost all the others along the way.