Exciting News

His favorite thing to do when he's done eating is to grab the cover of his tray and either smash it against his face or hold it over his head and wait for us to laugh. He smiles real big (as shown :) Note his smushed nose) and laughs right back.

Here's some of the fun stuff from the last post:

The Baby:
He's a broccoli FIEND. He loves the stuff! He gets so excited when he sees it, loves to eat the little pieces I cut up for him, and snatched a spear off my plate and sucked happily on it for a good 10 minutes.

He's got moves. He started bopping in his high chair at Denny's about a month ago, and now he's obsessed with standing holding his dad's hands so he can high-step and shimmy to his little heart's delight. :)

He's cruising around, holding onto furniture as he makes his way through the house.

He uses his Fisher-Price lion walker--only, he kneels on one side and shuffles across the floor with it. :p

He discovered the joy of unrolling all the toilet paper from the roll today.

The Family:

I bought some whole wheat flour a while back when my doctor told me to do the low glycemic index diet to help my blood sugar levels (diabetes can be an auto-immune disease, so gotta be on guard!). I've been dying to make whole wheat pancakes, but I had to find a recipe my husband would like. I found it: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oatmeal-and-wheat-flour-blueberry-pancakes/detail.aspx

I altered it, by cutting the recipe in half, using whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour as well, using old-fashioned oats that I ground up a bit in the food processor, and adding a teaspoon of vanilla. Oh, and I didn't have any blueberries, and it still turned out AWESOME. Absolute seal of approval from my husband. He also said that he felt like he gained 5 lbs during dinner, so these pancakes are hearty :D

Me:

I broke out the old Neena and Veena DVDs today. Felt so good to exercise! I've been developing some serious Relief Society arms :( I did abs and arms AND the hips, buns, and thighs video. Started them in 2003 during my sophomore year in high school...it felt like hanging out with old friends, exercising with Neena and Veena. http://bellytwins.com/

I'm the assistant librarian at church, and as part of the library duties, we manage the lost and found. We purge things that have been in the lost and found for at least 3 months. In April, a twenty-pound bag of random fabric showed up. I've been eyeing it for three months, and this last Sunday, I actually got to bring it home. I washed it all yesterday (a good 4 loads) because, who knows what's in a random bag of fabric. And it smelled funny. I had to toss only one white sheet due to a mysterious yellow stain, but there were some amazing gems in that bag. Add that to the sweet flannels I got at Jo-Ann at deep discount last week, and I've got some great crib bedding coming! (Hopefully.) Note to fellow crafters: Sign up for email and post mail newsletters and you'll score some AMAZING coupons. I've saved hundreds of dollars just over the last few months. www.joann.com www.hobbylobby.com (my new favorite store :) )

Latest cause: Drop side cribs were banned on June 28 of this year because they have been linked to so many infant deaths. So, it's illegal to sell them whether you're a retail store or a private seller listing to craigslist or selling at a yard sale. http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14993503/new You can also Google it for a wealth of links and articles. Sellers can be fined, so if you know of someone trying to sell a drop side crib, let them know that it's illegal. Because no one likes to be fined, and no one likes to be associated with the death of a baby :(