BB's Tricks

I think my image of babies is entirely off-base. I had no idea how quickly they develop personalities or learn to interact with others. I also think we're going to have our hands full.

A few weeks ago, Billy taught BB how to make 'Indian' noises with his mouth. BB doesn't completely do it on his own yet, but if Billy or I put our hand to his mouth and tap, he makes noise.

He also likes to imitate us. The current hot sound is 'ah'. If we say 'ah', BB will say it. If we say 'aaaaaah', BB will say 'aaaaaah'. If we say, 'AH', BB will say 'AH'. It's hilarious and can go on indefinitely.

His last trick of the week is dropping things. The other day at lunch, he dropped his hat on the floor about a hundred times. He was having fun; I was having fun; people around us were having fun.

I can't wait to see what his newest trick is. I'm sure it'll happen any day now; he's not one to sit or stand still.

Leg Update

Children really are resilient. And adaptable. (I don't think I used that word right, but you know what I mean.)

Within hours of wearing his long-leg cast, BB was crawling. Within a day, he was climbing stairs. And within a weekend, he was standing up. This relieved a lot of my guilt. (And made me pretty proud of my little monkey.)

Thursday we met with a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, who changed the game plan a bit. He said BB really only needed a short-leg cast (yay!), but he didn't want to put a waterproof cast on (boo!). He also wants to leave the cast on for 5 more weeks, instead of 3.

Giving a 10-month-old a bath without getting his leg wet is hard. And I was really looking forward to having his cast off by Christmas. But, with the short-leg cast, BB is back to normal. He is crawling, climbing, standing and walking along furniture like a champ.

Trust Me, He's a Boy

In the past 4 days, poor little BB has been called a girl by 3 different people. Why is it that even when we reply with 'he' or 'him' people still insist on saying 'she' and 'her'? And since when does BB look like a girl?

Where We Went Wrong

Billy and I decided a week or so ago that decorating BB's nursery in monkeys was a bad idea. It may be cute, but we think BB thinks he's a monkey.

He can already climb up and down the stairs in our house, over the love seat and couch to the end tables and off our bed. He's so mobile that I have to admit I haven't been watching him as closely as I should. Which brings us to Turkey Day.

BB and I were sitting on the bed at his Gram's house. He was tired and hungry, but the excitement of a strange place and strange people downstairs was too much for him so we went upstairs to eat and nap. I was letting him burn some extra energy off by crawling around on the bed when the next thing I know he was laying on the floor.

We knew pretty much right away that something was wrong, but we couldn't find a particular spot that hurt, so we chalked BB's tears up to a bump on the head and teething and his continuing ear infection and the strange house and the strange people.

We took him to the ER after he woke up crying, something he rarely does, and Billy noticed that he wasn't putting any weight on his left leg. A few very nice and understanding doctors and one socially awkward but adept cast guy later and BB is sporting the latest trend in baby wear.

The lesson in all of this? Other than babies move fast and you have to watch them every second and beds aren't the best playgrounds? Don't decorate with monkeys. Seriously.

Ugly Hat. Cute Baby.

Let there be Decorations!

Since BB came a little early, we never quite finished his nursery. I decided last week that it was time to do something about that!

So, I hopped on Etsy and found a bunch of adorable vinyl wall stickers. We settled on the two shown here, but I have a feeling there'll be more in the future!

Happy Halloween!