Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wordless Wednesday


Just kidding there are lots of words. No way I could post a picture of these two beauties without the stories behind them ;) These are both special purchases that we recently made, yes, for ourselves, but for Adam too.

First up, Tom's guitar.  Tom's main hobby in life is playing the guitar. He plays pretty much every single day, and has played to Adam since before he was born.  He has been in the market for a Martin solid wood guitar for a while, but has also just been saving up the funds because they're not cheap.   Does this guitar look familiar to anyone? It should, because it's the same one he played when he sang to me at our wedding :D
Almost 8 years ago he borrowed it from his friend Frat since he was living in Alabama when we got married and couldn't bring his own guitar up for the wedding.  He was talking with Frat last month about guitars and Frat was telling him about how he no longer plays his guitar anymore and it was just sitting in the basement collecting dust.  A reasonable transaction and a few weeks at Guitar Center's service center later, Tom finally has his Martin!!  And Adam loves it.




My story.  It's no secret I have tumbled into the weird and wonderful world of babywearing.  I had no idea how much I would love it, or how intense and crazy this world is the first time I popped Adam into my Baby K'tan when he was 11 days old.  I've gotten quite in to woven wraps, and have more than I care to admit, but have been on the search for the beauty in this picture for several months. It's a Didymos Grass Hemp Indio woven wrap, a limited edition release which is no longer made and highly sought after in the babywearing world due to the supportive qualities of hemp/cotton and it's sheer beautiful color (although there are rumors circulating that Didy might be reweaving it!).  I got a decent deal on it, considering it's popularity, and bought it from a mama in Italy. I don't really plan to ever let it go! And Adam loves it :)



Sunday, March 23, 2014

Skills

So apparently every time I have a photo shoot with Adam lately he learns a new gross motor skill ;)  The video was a couple of weeks ago during out St. Paddy's Day photo shoot.  It's not exactly pretty but he's moving :)




This was last week during his 8 month pictures.  He's not really pulling up to stand yet, but I just stood him for a second holding onto my hand while Bailey came over to sniff him.  Then he (re)discovered the sticker on his shirt and I think it distracted him so much that he didn't realize he was standing ;)


Mostly he still just hangs out on his belly and alternates in some downward dog, planks, and hands and knees position every few seconds.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

8 Months!!



  • Laughs when we laugh
  • Crawls on his belly (pretty much exclusively for electronics)
  • Loves new toys (or anything new - it doesn't have to be a toy)
  • Loves to reach for Tom's glasses
  • Sneaks over to Bailey to "pet" her
  • Loves splashing in the bath
  • Tries to crawl out the front of his bathtub
  • Stops what he is doing when the Universal Orlando commercial comes on tv (I think he likes that song?)
  • Loves naked time
  • Admires Tom's guitar
  • Tries to eat the underside of the living room rug

Monday, March 17, 2014

Monday, March 10, 2014

Pics of the Week!


1. Admiring Daddy's guitar
2. Making funny faces during morning playtime
3. Enjoying some banana
4. Back wrapped on Mommy
5. Rocking on hands and knees, trying so hard to move forward!!

Sunday, March 02, 2014

This week I....

I'm writing this post mostly for me so when I have more weeks like this past week I can look back and see that I did, in fact accomplish a lot even though it feels like I got nothing done.

This week I:
  • Worked at Childrens for 6.5 hours on Monday
  • Saw an EI kid every single afternoon/evening M-F
  • Successfully (with the help of Tom obvi) moved Adams bedtime earlier in the evening
  • Got 3.5 hours of sleep as my longest stretch one night
  • Finished sewing my linen ring sling for Adam
  • Made Adam homemade baby oatmeal (even though he still doesn't really care much for solids)
  • Lost 2 pounds (this probably isn't a good thing but I'll take it)
  • Sewed a bunch of bamboo inserts for Adam's diapers from fabric I've had since November
  • Made spinach lasagna one night
  • Filed our taxes
  • Went grocery shopping
  • Took Adam to a playdate
  • Showered every day
  • Did a bunch of laundry, including Adam's never ending diaper laundry
  • Watched as Adam learned how to push up on hands and knees
  • Made homemade laundry detergent
  • Got caught up on my EI billing