Sweet Pea??

This isn't soo bad.....

um, yes it is. Please, Dad, where is the butternut squash??

Today's experiment with food was baby sweet peas. Now, my cookbook says that these should, should, be a favorite with baby because they are naturally sweeter than some other green veggies, and so I'm thinking no problem. He's eaten zucchini with not too much trouble, but apperently sweet peas are torturous. See below for confirmation. :-)

my poor little sweet pea. even if he doesn't really like them. You should have seen him scrunch up his face and shake his head. It was pretty hilarious. Meanwhile, I'm giving an encore performance of 'Ole McDonald' so that he won't cry. Don't ask me why, but he loves that song.

If you were curious, his bib says 'I love my Mommy' - well hopefully he won't hold the sweet pea incident against me. He's such a good baby.

I can't help it, I love my sweet pea.

Caffeine, I thought we were friends

I've always been more resilient to caffeine than I would have liked. Especially in college; I could drink it anytime of day or night and still fall asleep with exceptional ease. Well, not anymore. I am thinking that my giving up caffeine while I was pregnant really cleansed my system to it, and now if I have sweet tea at night then I'm staying up till midnight without noticing what time it is. I have been having a cup in the morning with James when he gets up- obviously not sharing it with him, haha. He does try however, and I think we'll end up calling my coffee something funny like 'Mommy's juice' or 'Mommy's milk' like my friend's child does.

So, excuse the randomness of the post 'Look Mom, no hands!' It was a product of the caffeine causing my brain to run too quickly for that time of night.

Here is a cute picture of James and Matt. Matt sometimes rocks the bow tie to work, and I just love it. Say what you will, but he looks darn good in it! James is wearing a little onsie that says 'Future Ski Dude' from Snowshoe, WV. It's pretty darn cute, but really it should say, 'Future boarder Dude.' By the time he learns what's cool, skiing will probably be back in, and us old people will snowboard and complain about those young ski punks.

look Mom, no hands!!!

James is sitting up now, when we sit him up. :-) At our last Dr. visit, our awesome Dr. told us that he should start practicing sitting up and putting his arms down, or 'tri-podding.' I thought that was so funny, but we've definitely been helping him get his little muscles in shape to sit up on his own. And now, he has started to sit up without having to have at least one hand down!! It just started this past weekend, and I got a good shot of it today.

I really love seeing him do new things, but another part of me can't believe my little baby boy is already growing up and needs me less and less. I know, I'll have plenty of time to get my snuggles in now while he's little, but in some way, I look at him now and think, will I remember how precious he is right now in 10 years?? Will I forget how sweet the sound of his little voice is? Again, I know I can make video, but that's not the same. I've only come up with the solution of being as thankful as I can be everytime I think about how fleeting the moments are.

I mean come on, look at that face. haha, he makes me laugh so much. He's been playing so much now; I can just hang out with him while he rolls around the floor exploring everything. It is so funny to watch what peaks his interest. He rolled in front of his armoire today and just stared up at his clothes hanging there. He may be a little like his momma after all. :-)