Quirks

I am absolutely loving so many things about our little man at this age, especially his silly quirks and the funny joking things he loves to do these days.
I want to capture all of them along with his sweet voice on video, but if I don't have someone else distracting him all he wants to do is look at the video.

Exhibit A.
Hiding things behind his back



He will usually do this 10 or 15 times in a row, but as soon as he figured out I was videoing it was over! Boo!

The only other quirk I have been able to capture is his new funny dancing along with a silly song.
Watch in the middle for his Itsy Bitsy (spider that is) request and try not to notice the scattered laundry and box that needs to go to the attic. My house is usually spotless. Ha! Just typing that made me laugh out loud.



One more thing... I think he shares this quirk with most toddlers, but he LOVES to dip. If food comes with dip, he is ALL in. I sent this picture to Matt at lunch today and said yes in fact, G is still in his PJ's at lunch and dipping his whole sandwich into his yogurt.



Matt's response was "I want to be him when I grow up". I loved that response for so many reasons. Now, I finally know what I want to be when I grow up too!

Few and Far Between

Road Trip! G is a traveling man and can now add road trip to his list. In typical G fashion, he made the trip to Grandma and Grandpa's much longer than it has ever taken before. To his defense, it was only because he needed to eat and I felt like he needed to stretch his legs or he might be permanently formed to the car seat.

It was short trip filled with nothing but relaxing with family and lots of great food! Seeing G with my dad is very emotional for me. After looking at these pictures over and over I am starting to understand why. I think I have taken for granted all of the time I have with the majority of our family that lives in town. They have seen him gradually grow from a tiny little 6 pounder to the plump 8 month old he is today. They have hardly missed a beat. With this part of my family it is different. Physical distance seperates us. They can see pictures and watch videos, but don't get to touch, to interact, to snuggle, to connect. They don't get to make a funny noise and see his reaction. It is all secondhand. Watching Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Eric engage with him is precious. These moments are few and far between. These pictures probably seem exceptionally ordinary, but I could look at them over and over again. Just a reminder to myself to slow down, soak it in and not to take it for granted.

Enjoying the Outdoors with Grandma and Grandpa


Grandpa and G





Grandma Sharing the Beauties of Lake Hills with G.


Uncle Eric and G Hanging on the Porch



Celebrating Easter a little early with confetti eggs!

Love List #2

books that make you laugh out loud or cry alligator tears
Uncle Julio's fajitas
taking walks
watching movies while it's raining
driving with the windows down
beaches
sewing
sunsets
a child's persepectives
dancing

Watch and See

One of my favorite things to do with G is give him something new, sit back, and watch and see. I LOVE watching him learn, what a gift!

Here he is with his new food strainer-ma-jig.

Nom, Nom, Nom

We are eating! At the 5 month mark I decided to try cereal out with G. We got the new spoons washed, high chair set up, bib on, cereal thin and room temp, baby buckled, video camera rolling and nothing... he ate like a champ. After a very brief, what in the world moment he continued with no spitting, no funny face. Just looked at us like - big deal, I am eating. And here he is...