Mr. Popularity

We've only lived in Louisiana for a couple of months, and Michael's already making friends! Lexia (about a month and a half younger than Michael) is the daughter of one of my friends from College of Charleston. Their family moved here about a year ago, so we thought it was about time those two met!

Then we met some other stay-at-home moms and their kids at the park. Here's a picture of him playing at the zoo with Faith (2 1/2)and Christian (18 months).

And then there are his good ole friends...his toys! He got really excited about his new toybox...
And he loves to read, too!

Beachy Keen

We got back from vacation this weekend! We had a great time in the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Michael got to go to the beach for the first time,

had his first Hibachi grill experience,

and played with his Aunts and Uncle! He seemed to have as much fun as we did.

He makes a particular noise when he's interested in something though. It's usually made when he finds small things on the floor, like paper or carpet fibers. In this case, yarn from my knitting bag in the car.



He also really loves his Uncle Bil. Maybe because he gets to play with Uncle Bil's ponytail like string? Every time he came into the room, Mikey was really excited to see him. Here are a couple of videos of those two playing together.



When we could get the little guy away from his new best buddy, we did get a video of him at the beach. I promise he had more fun that this lets on. We had just prevented him from eating sand, and it upset him. He had been laughing and splashing.

No Joltin' Joe

Well, maybe Michael isn't one of the more athletic DiMaggios. He didn't seem to have much interest in playing ball with his Daddy.



However, he very well could be an Olympic swimmer...if he doesn't drink the pool water.

Wiggle Worm

We're on the move! Michael finally figured out how to inch forward after a few months of pushing himself back and making large circles around the room; now he's a real crawler. I was fortunate enough to sneak a video of the actual moment he first scooted forward!



Now he's supporting himself on all fours more often and lunging back and forth. He can get pretty much anywhere now, but thankfully he doesn't realize that yet. But life is much happier for the baby boy now that he can reach things (most of which is stuff he shouldn't).

Long Time...Lots of Talk!

Our kid's got a lot to say lately, but mostly he favors "Brrrrrlllllllppppphh." He's been doing this thing where he takes a toy (or his hand) up to his mouth and moves it back and forth while while talking. It makes a cute sound so I thought I'd share.



He also says "hi" a lot. And occasionally we'll get a good "Momma" out of him, but I haven't caught that one on camera yet.

It's been a bit since the last update but I'm behind on the videos. So most of these are a little old, but new to you! Michael now has 2 teeth and we have the sore fingers to prove it. He's been chomping away at most things in his path, and some things not so close that he manages to rake over to him.

He's not crawling yet, but he does "creep" backwards. Really, it just aggravates him and he flips back over. As much as he is a happy boy, he does have his moments of frustration. This next clip he didn't get to play with the new toy exactly the way he wanted....so he had his first tantrum.



But I can't leave you with THAT! Here is a cuter clip of him discovering that Mommy can make a "pop" sound.

Mother's Day

Our first Mother's Day was a lot of fun. We had lunch at Fatz Cafe and then went shopping at the outlet mall. While at lunch Michael tried some new things! First off, we had our first restaurant highchair experience. He handled it like a champ. No problems sitting up on his own but he was a bit bored, so we gave him something to eat.



Since the potatoes weren't much of a hit, I gave him a taste of my pickle. Apparently that was the way to go. By the way, he does have his first tooth in now. So it was rather dangerous of me to have my fingers so close to his mouth.





After wearing both Michael and his Daddy out from shopping all day, we came home and played with the puppies for a while. He still really likes dogs and loves to pet Vega.



Overall it was a great day and I can't wait for next year!

Mary Mary

All three of us had a great time with the family on our trip back to Arkansas. I'm pretty sure you all enjoyed it to, at least Mary did. Here is Michael and his cousin Mary at Aunt Cecillea's house.