New tricks and the dog

CJ has discovered his hands! He loves chewing on them, like its going out of style.

I see it all the time, but I guess I don't have many pictures of it! Here's one though. And yes, when I dressed him in these clothes I was thinking of the boys uniform at St. Michael back in grade school. Good times.

He loves holding on to things also. My hair's been up a lot because of the hot weather, so I'm glad that's not one of his favorites yet...

I actually didn't intend the pictures to be of him all on the same day. It just happened I guess.

I've been neglecting to speak of the canine member of our family, who deserves kudos for his behavior and getting used to everything. He's better than a monitor. If the baby starts crying or sounding uncomfortable, Jeeves will come and just stand in front of me and give me one of his looks. This one says, "Aren't you going to do something about it?"

He actually does a really good job staying off the blanket where CJ spends a lot of time. Jeeves is a good dog. He keeps us company when I take CJ on walks, and he takes good care of him if (actually when) I forget something and run back in to get it.

Shots

The doctor kind, not the drinking kind. :o)

So today was CJ's 2 month appointment. He's doing great! 50% for weight and height and 75% for head. Getting a little more proportional. :o) He weighs 11.15 now, and is still ahead psychologically!

Dave and I were discussing vaccinations at great lengths, and we were both there when CJ got his first round today. I'm glad it was only 2 shots-I don't think I could have taken any more! He screamed right when he got them and we stuck a pacifier in his mouth. He was just fine 2 minutes later. Forgot about it by the time we got in the car. Sometimes I just love his short memory!

I think it was harder for Dave and me to watch than it was for CJ to get the shots!

CJ got Snoopy bandaids. So fun!

I'm also glad the timing worked out so that we got home, he ate, and went to sleep as per his "normal-ish" naptime.

bedtime

I should have put this one first, but I had to watch the video-forgot which one it was! Supposed to be going to bed, ahem, but he wanted to look at the red sox blanket and kick around! I think the trick might be to take videos during the day, so they're not so dark. We'll see!

It's so fun. CJ's moving around so much more!

Game Day

What a great Sunday! My first day back teaching Religious Ed, so Dave and CJ have had a lot of quality time together. And as a surprise for Dave, because I knew he was so excited about the Cowboys game tonight, I made a Cowboys outfit for CJ. I'm so proud of myself. I dipped into my craft box full of great things I save that would make great crafts (but ultimately is mainly a dust collector). Its amazing what some old puff paints can do to a plain white onesie! Check it out!

We thought the game started at 6:15 but it was really an hour later. CJ was just fine with that-had a great time chillin! He also held onto that toy for a long time!

Quiet moments at home

I know the video is dark, but this is Dave trying to get CJ to hold up his head. Last week, so CJ was 6 weeks old.

I thought I had another video, but I guess not. I don't want to bore y'all with tons of non-exciting videos, but I do eat up these quiet moments. It's great to see Dave and CJ interact when Dave gets home from work!

Not your Typical Friday Afternoon

Actually, it started Wednesday.

Dave had the day off, and reached on top of the cabinet to get a hat. It was covered in Mildew, and then he saw that my straw hats up there were covered in it as well. Basically we reported it to the apt complex the next day, and they came Friday to look at it. My guess was that it was coming from the air ducts, just from looking at its position, and sure enough it was. The maintenance guy opened the a/c vent, looked and said, "That's not good." Turns out the whole air duct was covered in mildew. The more we looked around, the more mold we saw all over the place. Dave got sick from it, I was only a little sick, and CJ got a clean bill of health from the pediatrician. (Thank God!)

CJ and I (and Jeeves) got out of the apartment asap. Well, we did. CJ was screaming his head off because he was hungry at the same time I was getting some essentials for us to have overnight. They put us in the model apartment while they were taking care of it. As a friend put it, it was kind of like living in a dollhouse: no doors, nice furniture and fake props. It was very strange!

I won't put pictures of the mold up, but I will mention the one good thing that happened this weekend. Dave's coworker gave us a baby swing he's not using anymore, and it was a Godsend. CJ spent hours in it on Sunday-Dave said he felt like he's cheating at parenthood-the swing allowed us to watch a whole movie and then some!

Here's some evidence of how much CJ liked it. And how much we like it. Seriously, this kid loves to move around and the swing saves us a ton of work!

For now, we are back home sweet home in our apartment, looking forward to our next adventures! All in a day's work, huh?