Let the Fun Begin

Brad and I knew that as soon as Blake started sleeping through the night we'd get a good kick in the butt with a teething baby. We were correct. Blake is starting to teeth and my always happy non fussy baby, is still for the most part just that, but now has his moments of extreme fussiness and pain. Its such a helpless feeling knowing you can't do much for your little one, but hopefully we can get through this phase without too much pain for Blake or Brad and I!
I apologize for no new pics of Blake once again, but we have been running around like mad people getting ready for our trip. We leave Tuesday for Gulf Shores and will be back Sunday. Expect lots of picture and stories of our fun filled beach trip upon our return! Wish us luck that we get through a 10+ hour car ride with a 3 1/2 month old without too many hiccups along the way!

Got Milk?

I was getting ready to leave work for the day and my cell phone rang. It was Blake's daycare. A little nervous, since you usually only get calls if your baby is sick, I answered. It was the director of Blake's school. Not good I think. Then she speaks the words you dread as a parent with your sweet baby away in daycare..."there was an incident involving Blake at school today." My heart sank and my mind started racing. To be honest I couldn't begin to tell you what long drawn out story she was telling me, I was just begging for her to get to the end so I could find out what happened to my Blake. So what was this dramatic incident that I had so built up in my mind? There was a mix up and Blake was given another baby's bottle. While, this is not something that I would like to have happened, I was incredibly relived that this was all that had gone on. I think the director of Blake's school needs a lesson in relaying information because I for sure thought it was something horrible. Blake drank the bottle without missing a beat and the only difference was it was formula made for reflux. (Not breastmilk.) Whew! No ill side effects and lesson learned from his school that parents need to label bottles with the child's entire name and not just initials.

Bye Bye Carpet

Hooray for no more nasty carpet! Thanks to our good friend Aaron for helping us install, our house is now sporting new floors in the living room and master bedroom. I couldn't love it more! Next on our list...new couch. Its only taken 5 years to start decorating my home to my liking! More pictures once our living room is complete, but for now here are a few pics of our new lovely floors!

On occassion I've questioned how germs are passed so easily in daycares even if they are cleaning every surface and washing hands constantly...question answered yesterday when I picked Mr. Blake up. I walked in and Blake is sitting in a bouncy seat staring at the little girl who is several months older than him sitting in a Bumbo seat right next to him. She keeps taking a hold of Blake's feet and giggling as drool is spilling out of her mouth and a pile of this drool has encompassed Blake's foot. Cute? Yes. Gross? Definitely. So in case you are wondering, yes I did bathe my child last night and scrubbed his little feet thouroughly!
Blake is doing wonderfully and is growing like a weed. As of last week he's started holding things and loves to take his blankie or little stuffed bear and snuggle with it against his cheek and is extremely cute! The sad news in my world this week is I've run out of supply to nurse Blake, which I've been doing once in the evenings and one in the mornings. My little chunky monkey just needs more than I can provide him. I've enjoyed having the closeness and bonding time with him that only mommy could do, but I guess the good news for me is any middle of the night feedings can now be given to both daddy and mommy!! (sorry Brad!)
Blake has been sleeping through the night wonderfully, however I think I spoke of it too often and the last two nights he's woken at 3/4am. He's been a little fussier than normal and sucking on his hand a whole bunch so we'll see if its just a short lived phase or if there is early teething in our future....
Last weekend I had an adult evening with girlfriends while attending my friend's bachelorette party. I have to say, the bar scene just isn't nearly as fun as it used to be, but it was nice to get dressed up for the evening. That is why the pics below I look like I do!
Coming events....installing new flooring in our living room and master bedroom this weekend. Wish us luck!! 2 week countdown to beach vacation!!!

Well, after three doctor visits in three weeks, Blake finally seems to be feeling much better. Its hard trying to diagnosis what's going on with a baby since they can't really tell you how they're feeling and in a large part comes down to trusting your instincts. Even though Blake was fighting a bug in his tummy, he was still a happy baby and we've had a really fun last few weeks. The weekend before last was Brad's birthday. We enjoyed a night out with friends to dinner and to see the new Batman movie (greatness), laying out by the pool and a nice meal with our parents. Blake dressed in some fine looking duds for his daddy's birthday lunch...



For those of you that know us well, know that by Brad and I having a boy, it is a given for our son to grow up in a hockey rink. We often joke Blake will learn how to skate before he'll learn to walk. We are without a doubt a hockey family. Even though we see Blake's future in hockey skates, doesn't necessarily mean that Blake sees his future in hockey skates. But if this past Friday night is any indication of how Blake feels about the sport, he will be practicing his slap shot a few years down the road. While I've taken Blake to a few of Brad's hockey games since he's been born, we haven't actually gone inside the rink since its a little cold and he slept through his games anyways. However Friday night we sat inside the rink on the bleachers. Blake woke after the first period and sat the rest of the game on one of his "Auntie's" laps, not fussing once, intently watching the game in front of him. I have never seen my child sit for such a long period of time in the same position. He was completely fixated and loved every second watching his daddy win his game.



Of course watching such an exciting hockey game would wear anyone out!



I have been on a mission the last few weeks, but have failed to complete it. I partially believe Blake is causing me to fail on purpose as a fun game. What is this mission? To capture Blake's smile on camera. Blake has been smiling more and more and it completely melts my heart and makes any rough patches completely worth it. I desperately want a photo of the sweet smile, however every single time I go to grab the camera and snap the photo it is gone. As soon as I am done snapping the photo, there is the smile again, then gone as soon as I try again. I really do think its a game to Blake, but I will keep trying and hopefully in the coming weeks I'll have a photo to prove to all of you just how sweet his smile is. In the mean time you can enjoy these other random photos of the boy.