chris' rocking horse, then and now

A few from New Hampshire...

....many more to come. We've been home for a week from our trip to see Grandma and Grandpa in New Hampshire but I haven't had time to update the blog because August has been really sick with bronchiolitis. It's made him wheeze and cough and sniffle like an old man. We took him to emergency on Saturday because he sounded awful and was so miserable with the congestion. All is well, though, and he's rounded the corner to easier breathing. There are few things worse than seeing your little one so sick. 

New England was beautiful! Sunny and cold and a lot of fun. Augie loved spending time with G&G Hall and meeting his Uncle Adam and Auntie Beth. We went hiking, sledding, hot tubbing, shopping, lunching and lots more. Augs was teething most of the week (he went from three teeth to six in one week!) so he was fussier than usual but despite that, he was a total dream during our 10 hour travel days. Amazing. 

love my little imp

Happy 7 months

So many new tricks, obsessions and fun things. Latest stuff Aug's into that make him happy, laugh hysterically or stare in wonder:

-Fake sneezes

-Watching us wriggle our eyebrows

-Counting on fingers

-Trying to drink from cups

-Watching us talk to each other about adult stuff

-Wrassling and horsing around

-Giving big, sloppy wet kisses

-Laughing into empty bottles

-Naked time (obvs)

-Sitting in his new high chair

-His shiny fish mobile from Nana and Papa in Mexico

-BOOKS. Especially any by Karen Katz!

-Pictures of baby faces, other babies

-Story time at the library

-Songs

-And my favourite new development of all: sleeping through the night! It's been three weeks and boy oh boy, it's a brand new world.

Month 6 photobooth

somebody's a ham

That's right. Fake laughing into the water bottle just because it sounds cool and amplified. He did this for five minutes straight.

Gonna make a list soon of all the random new things that make Augie giggle.

New Osh Kosh overalls---thanks Grandma and Grandpa Hall!

recycling

Finally found a new use for the giant, worm-like pillow that saved my achy body during pregnancy. August now uses it to practice sitting up with a soft landing. More lounging than sitting up so far but hey, baby steps.

melt hearts much?

full convert

Contrast and compare with the food pics from a few weeks ago, if you will.

As of last week, Aug kicks his legs, flaps his arms and goes "hummm" the moment he sees a little bowl of baby food. Mashed banana, apple sauce with a bit of cream cheese, stellini star pasta, yams & brown rice. Three little meals a day for our happy little munchkin.

We've been really busy since last month and the result has been a quick slide back into August waking to eat every 2-3 hours each night. It's taking a toll on all of us so we're working on getting us back to one or two feedings a night. Promise to catch up on here with other Augie news, videos, and pictures for all you grandparents out there...

ps, I know there are books and pediatricians that say not to introduce any dairy until one year but this awesome site http://wholesomebabyfood.com/ debunks some of that old wisdom and points out that mild cheeses like ricotta, cottage, and cream are very safe. Stellini pasta with butter and parmesan is the first food for many Italian babies, for example. Of course, if your family has a history of lactose intolerance/allergies, etc, then you'd want to be more cautious.

nice chompers

6 months old

Really?? It feels like we blinked our eyes, half a year passed and suddenly our little guy isn't quite so little anymore. Watching him grow is the best thing ever.

August eats solids! Sort of.

Hmmm...

The yuck face....

Yuck face redux...

The "Uh, you're actually gonna try and feed me more of that stuff?" face.

August's reaction this morning to homemade apple sauce that he devoured with smiles just last night (he also ate fresh yams and rice with relish [ed. note: relish as in gusto, not the condiment].) Today's a no go. Not forcing it, though, so one solid meal a day for now is just fine.

Augie looking through our living room window at his very first snow fall. 

Chris recently reminded me of the awesomeness of this song that Bowie wrote for his newborn son

month 5 photobooth

twinkle twinkle

The expression Augie gets every time his dad walks in the room

Seriously. The kid LOVES his daddy.

ps, so ginger in this shot!

pps, disregard the horrible polka dot pajamas and robe.

august's first driving lesson

After witnessing the ease and glee with which he grasped the steering wheel, I'm certain that boys will most definitely be boys.

Cue theme from Jaws

obsession du jour

just augie being augie

Not looking too thrilled to go on our daily walk but he got into it. It's been beautifully cold and sunny here, giving us a much-needed respite from the constant drizzle.
Nom nom nom. 24/7, man.
Finally, witness August's fave new thing: sucking on faces. Every time I pick him up from his nap, he turns to me with a smile, grabs my face and plants his big, soppy mouth on my cheek. He made his first realization that he could make us laugh by doing it, so he does it over and over, turning to Chris for amused approval.

August and me at the park with Celia and Charlie last month. Back in the days when we were getting about 4 hours total of fragmented sleep a night, for two months straight. Yeah. We were both a little rough around the edges but I love this picture. It's one of the only ones of the two of us that I didn't take myself.

Going through some old pix today. Holy moly teeny tiny Augie.

hangin' with charlie & august

month 4 babybooth!

5 days before his 5-month bday but better late than never...

where does the time go?

Our nearly-5-month-old is looking sorta strawberry blonde these days! The biggest news lately is that he's sleeping MUCH better and so are we (hallelujah, dudes), thanks to the sage advice of Dr. Michel Cohen and my friends Megan, Amy, and Celia. After almost two months of hourly waking to nurse, we decided August needed to learn to soothe himself to sleep. He's a much happier baby as a result and nothing could make us happier than that.

Aug went for his 4 month well baby checkup last week and he's definitely tall (like 90th percentile tall) but kinda skinny at just over 14 lbs. He's doing great, growing so quickly and laughing lots.

august ♥'s the geetar

more from the weekend...

august's first road trip

We drove 5 hours to Salmon Arm to visit Nana and Papa this weekend. The car rides went surprisingly smoothly--Aug was happy to sleep for half and spend the other half playing with toys, stopping to eat and stretch his little legs, and admiring the view. He definitely had had enough by the last hour when we came home, though. Poor babes. We had lots of fun with the fam, though, and Augie just loved Nana and Papa's house in the country!