It's all happening too fast!!!

I feel like our little man was just born last week yet it seems like he's been in our lives forever and a day!  I love my job as a Mommy and I cherish every moment and milestone he approaches and concurs!

Currently he has mastered the skill of sitting on his own and I love it!  We have enjoyed putting him in the highchair at restaurants, riding in the front seat of shopping carts, sitting in his stroller without the infant bucket and riding in his big boy backpack carrier.

Also lately he has been trying to crawl like crazy!  Anytime we put him down he instantly rolls to his belly and gets up on all 4s to try and practice crawling.  About a week ago he got up on all 4s and this week he is rocking back and forth.  This morning he even tried to move his arms to lunge and move forward.  Poor little guy fell on his face but luckily it didn't seem to bother him.

I love watching his determination and intensity to learn these new skills.  I sound like a stereotypical mother by saying this, but I can't help but want to take a million pictures and videos of our little man.  I never want to forget these moments!  It's one of the best and worst part of having children!  I love watching him grow and I can't wait for him to crawl, walk and talk but it's all happening too fast!

Where did my baby go???

First Asparagus

So the other day I was making tons of baby food for our little man and I thought, hey, what the heck, let's try asparagus.  I didn't want to assume that he wouldn't like it but as you can see from this video, it's definitely not a fav!

After reading a little bit more in my baby cook book I tried it a few days later mixed with some apples and a little bit of pear juice and he gobbled it up!  So, for now we are mixing asparagus with fruits in hopes that he will learn the taste of it mixed and maybe like it alone a little later on.

Funny side note, after he had a few tablespoons of it we gave him his nightly bath and as J was changing his diaper he said it smelled like rubber boots :)

Cantaloupe!!!

Last week before our cruise Thomas was fussy while I was trying to make dinner.  I was desperate to get the kid to stop fussing/crying while I was trying to cook so I put some cantaloupe that I had from the family party the day before in a baby sieve and waaaalaaaa the kid was happy!  

He was cracking me up with the stinking cantaloupe!  Once I mashed it up a little bit he figured out that he could suck it and get the juice out and he was happy as a clam!  I just kept laughing at him because all I could hear was the intense sucking noises coming from the far left corner of the kitchen where his highchair sits.  

Here are some cute pictures and a video of the little man lounging in his high chair and enjoying his first cantaloupe!  

Baby Electric Slide - POOLSIDE

Here is a cute and funny video of Baby Thomas doing the baby electric slide poolside on our cruise!

Bahamas Cruise April 2010

This past weekend we went on a cruise to the Bahamas to celebrate my Mom's 50th Birthday!  It was a girls weekend getaway with J and Thomas in tow.  Since I'm still breastfeeding Thomas and plan to exclusively do so until he is 1 year old, I dry up or can't get pregnant by the time he's a year I wanted to make sure that I didn't loose any milk on my trip.  Plus, I didn't want to be away from him for 4 days and 3 nights!  I'm simply just not ready for that yet.  Not sure when I will be ready for a night away but it won't be on an international cruise where I cannot call every 5 minutes if I wanted to :)

Anyways, we had a great time!  Thomas did better than expected, way better.  He is such a wonderful little boy.  So easy going.  He just wanted to be held and included in all that we do.  He loved the pool, the beach and even Senor Frogs!  He would get fussy here and there but that's to be expected since he isn't sleeping in his crib, he's sleeping in a 10 by 10 room with his Mommy and Daddy and hundreds of other people within a 100 ft radius.

Every morning J, Thomas and I would eat breakfast together, hang out at the pool/beach then Thomas would take him 45 minute morning nap.  While he napped I would go find the girls and hang out at the pool for a little bit.  After he would wake up I would feed him and on Saturday we all went to the boat's pool deck and Sunday we went to the Island.  I was very proud of myself on Sunday afternoon for letting the little man take a nap on the beach under the tree, in the shade of course.  He only slept for like 30 minutes while J and I took a stroll around the island and Grandma watched over the little man.  Each night I would go up to the buffet with J and Thomas while they would eat dinner.  After Thomas would go down for the night I would pack up and head to my Mom's room to get ready for dinner and dancing/going out with the girls.  I was always back in the room by midnight and we would start the next day over again around 6:30 in the morning when the little man would sound the alarm :)

It was nice to be able to party with the girls knowing that if something went wrong with Thomas, J was right there and I was only a 5 minute walk away.  I couldn't have asked for more!  It was an awesome first cruise for Thomas and everyone on the ship LOVED him!

As I sit here and write this I still feel like I'm on the ship, rocking with the seas.  I can't wait for the next cruise!  It was a blast and most importantly my Mom had a great 50th Birthday celebration!!!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our trip:

Ashley and Thomas on the first day

Hanging out at the pool day 2

In our shirts, heading the Nassau on day 2

My Lunch on day 2!  Conch Fritters and a Kalik!!!

The girls at Senor Frogs Day 2

Thomas sleeping under the trees on the beach Day 3

Alli and I before the Quest, Night 3

With our new friend, Vance, our Teammate for the Quest

6 months!!!

Thomas James.  The newest great love in my life!  As Daddy would say, "I love you like a fat kid love cake!"  How have I lived my life without you?!  How in the world have the last 6 months flown by as fast as they have?!  You are the most amazing gift and Mommy and Daddy are so blessed to have such a beautiful baby boy to call ours!

Thank you for the best 6 months of my life and I look forward to all the years to come!  You are our little creation.  Our miracle.  Perfect in every inch of your 27 inches and 17 pounds 15 ounces of exsistance!  

Love, 

Mommy and Daddy <3

6 months old

My big boy bulling the teddy bear :)

Visit to the beach!

J, Thomas and I ventured to Clearwater Beach this past weekend to spend time with J's Brother's Family who was visiting.  

We lucked out and got a beautiful day!  The water was a little chilly but it didn't seem to bother Thomas.  We had a wonderful time!  

Check out this video:

 

A Sneak Peak....

We had pictures taken today by our great friend Julie who is a wonderful photographer!  Here is a sneak peak!

Her website is:  http://juliefletcherphotography.com/

the face-making begins....

Thomas has a new skill/face.  I'm calling it the "Scrunchy Face."

He's been doing it for a few days now and I had to capture it on video!  It cracks me up every time he does it!  I'm in love with this new silly Scrunchy Face and had to share!

I love my Baby Walker :)

Nana Shar and Grandpa Lou got Thomas an adorable Baby walker for Easter.  Currently he isn't using it for his main purpose, only pushing the buttons to listen to the music and look a the flashing lights.  At the beginning of las week I put him up on his feet and had him hold on a little bit and he just wants to chew on the handle.

If J had it his way, Thomas would be mobile NOW!  I on the other hand see the days of me laying him on the ground to run to the bathroom and coming back to a baby on his belly instead of on his back grower fewer and fewer.  I am looking forward to the major milestones of crawling and walking and enjoying watching him develop and grow but I also enjoy lounging around with him for now.  I know that in a matter of weeks/months we could be chasing this little dude around!

Sunday J was playing with the Baby walker with Thomas and was calling for me to take pictures of him standing with no help.  Of course LaLa was right there to partake in the action.  Anything where we are on the ground, she thinks it's her time to play with Mommy and Daddy.

Anyways, here they are, playing with the Baby walker with no help, aka, "no hands!"