my little stuntman...

today bubba woke up at 5am. i convinced him to cuddle with me til almost 7, but he wouldn't sleep. he'd play peekaboo, he looked out the window, he'd bark like a dog...all while laying in bed, but he wouldn't sleep. therefore, i couldn't sleep because he could fall off. well naturally, i assumed since he had been up so early he would be kinda tired today.

wrong.

really wrong.

i fed him breakfast and started his seasame st. dvd so i could hop in the shower. he's blocked off in the living room and can't get into anything, so it works great for about 10min. (pooks was asleep in his crib). well when i got out of the shower, bubba was standing against the back of the loveseat looking out the front window. he's never climbed up on the loveseat by himself before. but there he was bouncing around, listening to his dvd, on the seat. so i set him down, he crawled right back up again. i finally distracted him singing and being silly. for about 1.5 hours.


for lunch i made him a PBJ. while i was cutting it into 'fingers' i could hear him banging some plastic thing; but when i looked into the living room...no bubba. so i call for him, and i hear the hitting the noise. i look over to find that he has pulled out the chair to the kitchen table, climbed up on it and is sitting on his knees infront of the laptop, banging on the keys. about gave me a heart attack! in one day, where he should have been completely out of energy, he managed to climb on to EVERYTHING!

so my question for the day is, how the heck do you babyproof a loveseat??

awww...

check out this video of pooks...the quality sucks because it was dark in the room and my dig. camera doesn't have a light. most of the 'awww'ness is in the sound, so make sure you have your volume up.



how cute was that? he is getting to be so active and talkative--i love it! he's at that age where he is really starting to do so much. he can do mini-push ups already and he is trying so hard to roll over. he sleeps on his tummy and i know one of these mornings i'm gonna find him on his back. its a double edge sword situation though; on one hand he is developing and learning so much but that also means he's no longer my little baby :(

no worries though, we're taking a looooong break from having babies!

in other news, bubba. one word is all it takes! he is a riot. he just loves to laugh and mimic and make other laugh. everything is a game to him and its so much fun! he's now started to put his own toys away, how great is that?

What the heck's a Bumbo anyways??

this is pooks in his bumbo seat.

let me clarify:

it is not a potty.

it is not inflatable.

its a foamy little pod shaped seat. its for babies who are too little to sit up on their own. because of its shape, the baby is able to sit up (if they have head control) and look around. thus allowing the Lil guy to see things from an angle/view he normally wouldn't get too.

pooks loves it. he just immediately looks around and smiles and coos.

bubba loves it too. for different reasons. he likes to sit in it and laugh, at himself. he likes to push pooks around the room in it (SCARY FOR MOM!). he likes to turn it upside down. he likes to set it in front of the TV and watch 'sesame street'.

i would like to say 'thank you' to the maker of the bumbo. while it may cost almost $40 for a piece of odd shaped, bright-ass foam, it is genius and highly entertaining! so if you were wondering what a Bumbo was, consider yourself educated!

snap-happy kinda day...

we had a lazy family day today and it was great! we went out for breakfast, ran errands, came home and took a family nap. then ate lunch, hung out, then went to moms for sunday dinner.

at moms, bubba got to have a 'drumstick' ice cream cone and he played on his outdoor slide, indoors because it was raining. overall it was a good, relaxing day!

Here is pooks, making little faces in bed this morning...


bubba shocked that he did it all by himself!


pooks in his bouncy seat, giving the camera a little smile:


bubba enjoying his ice cream cone:

Working girl...

well, i took the plunge and got a part time job in the evenings. its a pud job, really easy and laid back. i work from 6pm-11 so bubba and pooks don't have to go to daycare. yesterday was my first day, and it went pretty good. tonight the job got easier but being away from the kids started to hit home. i know its only 5 hours and they go to bed around 8pm but still. i don't get to bathe them, i don't get to do our usual baby massage with pooks or read bubba a story. i get to help retarded customers with attitude problems. woohoo.

plus i don't get any time with B. i literally walk out the door less than five minutes after he walked through it. i ramble off the last time pooks ate, tell him whats for dinner and what the status is on that, kiss the boys, kiss him and i'm out the door. he's done great though. i come home to a cleaned up house, the boys are asleep and i don't have to worry about doing anything before i go to bed. he even waits up for me! its nice, but i told him to catch some zzz's while he has the chance ;)

as for pooks and bubba, they are cuter than yesterday! pooks is really starting to smile, grin, laugh and babble. he just 'talks' and talks. the best time is right after a bottle...he is so happy and content he'll just grin. its so cute! i got some really great pics today but i'm too lazy to upload them onto the computer right now. maybe tomorrow.

bubba, man does he keep me on my toes! today while i was changing pooks diaper, bubba stuck his finger in the electrical outlet. he didn't get hurt, but it scared the hell out of him. he came running to me holding his little hand, and whining. when we came out to the living room he kept pointing at the outlet and grunting. poor kid. the outlet cover was right there on the floor. i don't know if B or i forgot to put it back in, or if he got it out. the little explorer, i'll have to really keep an eye on him around that outlet!