Our little Poindexter

Last week in an effort to assuage Buddy's lust for the TV remote, we purchased him his own "controller". I went out and spent $5 on a calculator.



Of course, he was in love with it for the first few days, but unfortunately, baby love can be so fickle. I guess he grew bored of crunching numbers. I finally broke down and gave him the other $5 universal remote I purchased just in case. I wonder how long that love affair will last...

10 Months

Buddy is now 10 months old! Photo shoots are getting more and more fun as Buddy seems to be getting some opinions on what should and what should not be happening during his monthly photo session.

If he wasn't trying to dive head first off of the chair, he was shoving a toy in his face, refusing to look at me, or just generally being a complete pill.
This month he accomplished the following:
-He is now a cruising master and can pull up on just about anything
-Pillows are no longer an obstacle now that he has learned to body surf over them
-He now says Mama and Dada regularly (though, I'm still not sure if he knows which is which)
-He recognizes and responds when you say the following words or phrases: "Milk", "Num-Num", "I'm going to get you!" and thankfully, "No!"
-He has more teeth sprouting up, one or two more on the bottom and the same on top
-and for the most part, he is now sleeping through the night

Things he loves:
-Dancing
-The Wiggles
-Bouncing in his bouncy chair
-The red scarf being thrown on his head
-The controller (whenever he can get it)
-His reflection
-Being picked up and spun by Daddy after he gets home from work
-A good book
-and typing on computer keyboards

Push me on a swing, feel the air through my hair...

When the weather turned warm a couple of weeks ago, I took a walk in the park with my son. He swung on a swing set for the first time. The same swing set that I played on when I was young. It hit me as I left the park that long ago, as a child, I would have never imagined that I would be here in the same place playing with my own son.

It was such a beautiful day to wax sentimental. It took us a long time to get this sweet baby boy and it has been nice, for a time, to forget how much pain I went through while I waited for my prayers to be answered. For now though, I'm going to try and remember enough to love him enough.

Buddy was in heaven swinging on that swing. I'm attaching a short video of the experience. Please try and ignore my voice on the video. And if you must know, I did indeed, "get his feet."