Out of the mouth of babes..

The four of us were out to lunch today at Uno's.  I helped Big Bro with his pizza, while Big Daddy ate his own pizza and gave Lil Bro a bottle.  Poor little bro, he finished his bottle and kept reaching for the pizza on the table.  He licked his lips, looking earnestly at the food and at us. 

I said "poor babe", giving my little six month old some sympathy that he couldn't partake in the deep dish goodness.  He looked back at me and repeated what sounded like "p bib".   My heart melted...  

Things you don't want to hear your four year old say...

I was playing with Lil Bro in his room, having just finished his diaper change.  Big bro was in the kitchen, absorbed with a toy catalog, construction paper and his safety scissors.  He was cutting pictures out of the catalog and thinking about his Christmas list.  Then I hear..

Mommy, guess what?  The cat let me cut his hair !!

What?????  it was just a little tiny bit, I can't believe the cat let him get that close with scissors! A stern time-out and talking to was then the order of the day.

Lil bro at six months

A snapshot..

~ sleeps through the night, one morning nap, one afternoon nap

~ rolls back to front very easily, front to back, around and around.  he holds his neck up when he i on his tummy.  he'll roll across the floor.

~ loves fresh baked sweet potatoes and can easily eat a whole mashed one for dinner. also likes acorn & butternut squashes, bananas, apples, green beans, avocado and carrots.  with the exception of the carrots, all are fresh.

~ says da-da.  almost said cat tonight!  we were looking at our cat, I said "cat" and lil bro said "aaat!"

~ loves bath time, splashing and kicking the water.

~ is in a rear-facing car seat. no longer in the infant seat.

~ wears 6-9 month clothes & size 3 diaps.

~ still has the silkiest, soft baby hair

~ absolutely adores his big bro. 

time flies...

I'm declaring it.. It's official..

Lil bro has just turned six months old and his eyes are still green.   I'm officially declaring it, that my baby has green eyes, similar in hue to mine.  I'm shocked at how much this means to me, that lil bro looks a bit like me.  

Two beautiful boys, we are so very blessed.

Fall pictures !

We tried out best to get a nice Halloween picture of each of the boys. Big Bro had his heart set on dressing as "Dr. Eggman", a Nintendo character. Big Daddy spent countless hours to create this incredible costume, only for Big Bro to turn costume & camera shy. Oh well, maybe Lil Bro can wear the costume in a few years!

On the other hand, Lil Bro didn't have any issues being super baby.  

SPEAKING of Milestones...

This morning I woke up to the rustling sounds of lil'bro. Lil'daddy was at the grandparent's place and Counting Blessings was out grocery shopping. The house was quiet. I could hear lil'bro moving around his crib as I got up. The day was definitely starting out well...

Lil'bro was smiling ear to ear as I scooped him up for morning hugs. Standard-daddy-operating-procedure calls for a diaper change and fresh clothes. On his diaper changing table, I make the diaper change sign. "Diapey change", I say in my soft baby voice. "da da" lil'bro responds! "DA DA", I say!? A huge smile beems from lil'bro's face.

I don't really know if he associates me with "dada" but it's official! He has said his first word. He said it a handful of times over the course of the day! Another Proud Daddy Day.