Smiles!

Scene 1, Wednesday evening, 8pm, in his swing:
Scotty begins to wake up, just like his dad, grunting, streching, arching his back, and rubbing his eyes vigorously. He continues to squeak and make ridiculously silly baby noises, but doesn't cry. His wonderful mother hears his noises from the kitchen and appears in front of his swing.
Wonderful mother: "Scotty! Hello sweet boy!"
Scotty: big smile
Wonderful mother: "Did you just smile at me?!"
Scotty: happy noise! big smile!
Wonderful mother: "Eric! Come look!"
Eric: "What?"
Wonderful mother: "He smiled at me!"
Scotty: big smile!
Eric: "You're smiling! Smile for daddy..."
Scotty: big smile! happy noise!


Scene 2, Thursday morning, 9:14 am (yay!), in his crib:
Scotty begins to wake up with little squeaks and wiggles. Meg looks at her cell phone to see what time it is--9:14am, hurrah! She delightedly appears by the side of his crib.
Meg: "Good morning sweet boy! You slept so well!"
Scotty: big smile!
Meg: "You're smiling at me again! It has to be because you recognize me and love me!"
Scotty: big smile! happy noises!


It's happened twice in a row, so I consider it official and not just coincidence or gas.
I've never felt so appreciated in my life :o)

To Eric, my bestest most friend...

Five years ago today you decided not to hesitate (nevermind the fact that you hadn't actually asked me on the date we found ourselves on...), you just decided to reach out and take my hand and haven't looked back since.

It's been five years since you walked into my life and captured my heart and I wouldn't give back a single day. Thank you for standing by my side through ups and down, looking in my eyes and always telling me the truth, glimpsing pieces of me I can sometimes only imagine, and filling every part of my heart.

I love you more than I can ever tell you. Thank you for being you, and most of all, for being mine.

SHMICAY

Scotty Videos!

Ok, so my digital camera is not the best video camera in the world but hey! he's still cute!


We were trying to get the "hungry cry" on camera because it's adorable! Still kind of working on that...

This was as close as we got:



And now his new trick: Happy noises!

Scotty's First Month

Introducing Scott Andrew Larsen!

Our adorable little Scotty was born on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 5:42pm. He was 20.5 inches and despite predictions of mid-to-upper 6's, was 7 lbs, 12 oz!

His favorite things are milk, naps, and staring at the cute baby in the mirror. He loves music, especially his dad's guitar music (mom hasn't gotten her piano tuned yet!) and will put up with almost any type of play as long as it's with dad.

We're adjusting and learning to operate on three hour chunks of sleep and to interpret baby cries...and of course, falling more in love with him (and each other!) everyday!