Getting Strong!

Scotty keeps finding new tricks to keep mom and dad entertained--yesterday he graduated from a "head-lifter" to a "chest-pusher". He suddenly realized that if he uses his arms, he can lift his head all the way up to vertical. He's so excited by the new view it usually makes him giggle!





Tomorrow being Halloween, I'm excited to dress him up in the sheep/bear sleeper I got--it feels like a sheep but has bear ears...the poor child will probably suffer from animal confusion for the rest of his life. Eric thinks that we should dress him up as a bag of Doritos.




In other news, the bottom basically fell out of the company Eric's been working for (and they haven't paid him in a month and a half!) so he now has more time to hang out with Scotty and me! It's tremendous :o) I'm plugging away at my program, and I've finally figured out how to do my hair with it's new style...

A Whole New World

From the other room, a little whimper becomes a grunt, accelerates into a cry, and then: silence.

*suck suck slurp suck slurp sluuuurp*

Scotty has discovered something amazing: he has two perfect hands! With long fingers to suck on! With fists that almost fit into his mouth!

Suddenly, his hands are no longer enemies that swat and stab at him, that callously rip his pacifier from his mouth, that scratch and tear at his nose and draw blood. They're toys! He now spends hours each day happily and noisily slurping at the side of his fists.

Scotty has also become more of a toy for mom and dad--we can now hand him things and he'll hold on to them and entertain himself! Already he's displaying amazing musical talents and cultural heritage:



Besides exhibiting latin rhythm, he also loves the new Winnie the Pooh mobile we bought this past week. While the theme song (Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff he's Winnie the Pooh...) is already starting to drive his parents mad, he loves it and happily chirps and coos along.

Random Scotty Updates

****The Promised Hodgepodge of Scotty Tidbits****

I finally took pictures of Scotty in his blessing outfit! Okay, it was only 2 weeks after the fact, but I still can't believe that with all the cameras around on the 30th no one got a picture before we bundled him up.

Want to see it closer to really appreciate my handiwork?
I did sew it after all...

Ok I admit it, by "sew it" I mean i flipped it inside out the night before and took two inches out of each side because he just wasn't chubby enough to fit into it yet!

He had his two month checkup on monday (will get immunizations tomorrow...yikes!) and he weighed exactly 11 pounds! Good eater, that's for sure. He's 22 inches long and has a head circumference of 40cm. When was the last time you measured your head size?

Ok, blogger is being weird, so the other picture and video will have to wait for another day!

P.S. yes, i did totally chop my hair. isn't it fabulous? :o)

Scotty's second month on Earth

REAL happy noises

Ok Nana Jeanni--this one's for you: REAL LIVE HAPPY NOISES!




He discovers new noises every day--usually to summon Eric away from his homework to play with his cute little boy! He likes to have conversations with me as well.

Scotty's Baby Blessing

Click to play | Make your own Smilebox

Thanks again to everyone who was able to come down and celebrate with us and for all of your well wishes! I'll post a picture of Scotty is his baby blessing outfit after I take one...;o)

Eric can count really high...

It looks like our plan to do a winter accounting internship in phoenix is going just as we hoped, to Eric's credit and hard work. After interviewing on campus with three firms, all three want to fly him out to their Phoenix offices for second round interviews. His first trip is this Thursday! I'm glad they recognize and appreciate him the way I do, though I admit I'm a little bummed to be left behind...maybe next time I'll get enough notice to find a cheap ticket.