Happy 8 months!

Today Guillermo is 8 months old. Here are a few of the pics I managed to take as a temper tantrum was about to begin. There is no good way to take these pics anymore since all he wants is the camera...he doesn't appreciate the concept of taking pics to show his size at ALL!

So, the latest stats aren't going to come until he's 9 months old..but here are some 8 month accomplishments.

-starting to eat chunky food rather than just mush
-eating cheerio-like things...sometimes he can grasp with his thumb and forefinger, but often he just shoves them in however it best works for him at the moment
-saying mama and dada...mama is only said when angry or upset...dada is said all the time and might mean a lot of things
-likes to sing songs and watch mom do the motions...favorites are Royal Duke of York, Row Your Boat, Where is Guillermo?, Baby Beluga and Snuggle Puppy
-likes to play peekaboo
-crawls
-just started cruising around very thoughtfully
-favorite toys are measuring cups, Ocho (his octopus), soft blocks, an activity board he got from Grandmy and Grandpa Yellow, his activity table
-favorite foods include bananas of late, pears, carrots and yams
-hated foods include cantaloupe and cauliflower and peas

Happy 8 months baby boy!

Pancakes in the Park

Today we attended our first (hopefully of many) Pancakes in the Park breakfasts! These are pics of a fun little band the Guillermo was enthralled with watching. The wash basin with the broomstick is a type of bass. There are hole in the bottom and the notes are made by moving the broomstick back and forth. Very cool. Bill wants to make one. Anyway, back to Pancakes in the Park...the idea this: Pancake potluck breakfasts in the park. Invite your neighbors, share breakfast, play with the kids, make friends and build community. We provide the pancakes, syrup, butter, & gourmet coffee for all. Bring food or drink to share. I stole the words from the group's Facebook description. It was so nice to meet people from the community as well as see people we actually already knew...amazing.

Happy 7 months!

Guillermo turned 7 months old yesterday. He is growing up WAY to fast for me. From the pictures, you'll see that his new favorite thing to do is carry toys around in his mouth like a dog. His favorite 'toy' is a piece of the puzzle-piece mat that his toys are all kept on in our living room. There are tiny tooth marks all over the thing. He carries it all over the place. Needless to say, getting his 7 month picture with the puppy toy was way too difficult this month. We'll see how long I can keep doing it. In one shot, he's actually crying and laughing at the same time because he was so mad that I was trying to keep him still, so I decided the above shot was more telling of his seventh month 'tude.

Ta-Da!

The abrupt ending of this video is due to the impending doom of the cat involved. I was just in time when setting down the camera to grab Guillermo as he held on tight to a tuft of belly fur with his little fist. Luckily the cat is much more patient than anyone ever could have foreseen. Anyway, congrats to my baby and what a great Mother's Day gift of a forever changed life that will no doubt be a lot more interesting from now on (for me AND the cat)!

Here's a better video...don't know why the earlier version was all choppy..tried several different types of files..boo!

Get Down!

Guillermo wants to crawl so badly! I think he's making it harder than it needs to be. See for yourself.

Summer is coming!

Guillermo is trying on his new life vest for his summer water debut! Seems to like it..has that smug face on. He has also just cut his second bottom tooth, and the doctor said that the top two are on their way soon! We had his 6 month appointment on Thursday. He weighs 20 lbs, 4 oz and is now 27 1/4 inches tall. In other news, we recently took him to the eye doctor after the doctor found that his left pupil was bigger than his right. The eye doctor seems to think this is fine as long as there are no big changes. The pupil is always a bit bigger and his eye droops a bit (we think he got the droopy eye from his mom though, and that it's just the way his eye will always be rather than an "issue"). Anyway, if you look back at photos, you can see the pupil...we never noticed until the pediatrician saw it!

Happy Half Year!

Guillermo is six months old today! Hoorah! So, what has he been up to lately? Well, he cut his first tooth (bottom left) a few days ago, and as it continues to grow in, he is super cranky. He has not been napping much at all and waking about every two hours at night (sometimes crying out as he wakes). We're hoping that this passes for his sake and ours! So, some milestones so far:

• Babbling (ba-ba, da-da, tha-tha, wa-wa)
• Sitting for minutes at a time unassisted
• Pulling to all fours and moving back and forth
• Eating rice cereal and carrots (starting a green veggie next week)
  
• Standing with help
• Can pull from sitting to standing
• Scooting backwards and in circles (this is frustrating for him since he goes away from things he wants rather than toward them and hasn't figured out that if he turns so he's not facing the toy, then scoots back towards it, he can get to it)
• Passing toys from hand to hand and grabbing at things he wants (including dad's glasses and other shiny, pretty things)

Well, six months has flown by even with this LONG winter, and it's hard to believe that in six more, he'll be celebrating his first birthday. Amazing!