When life hands you lemons, spend time with your Doodlebug!

Before Pierce, the saying for me went something like this:

"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade and throw it in the face of all who stand in your way so that their eyes burn and they..."

Ok, you get the point. Well, there is a reason why children are the biggest joys and blessings in life. They become your reset button. When things get tough all over they can make it all better. Even on the days when I wish I could just crawl in a hole and sleep, I cannot because of Pierce. He keeps me going whether I like it or not and forces me take time to enjoy him.

We went for a walk together last night. He did not make a sound and just took everything in. I found that odd because sometimes all he does is babble. I feel as if one day soon, on one of our many walks to come in life, that he's just gonna start talking and never stop. :-)

After our walk, I took him to the park by our house so he could swing. His little 7 month old frame is almost completely swallowed by the swing but we made it work. He really enjoyed it. And all that had happened yesterday, this week, this past month was forgotten.

I love you Doodlebug! - Love, Mom

Week 30 (photos)

Week 29 (photos)

Pierce is Crawly-Man!

Oh boy...and it starts. Our Doodlebug has morphed into Crawly-Man (or Creepy-Man) and now its game on. Its amazing how fast he moves. Just yesterday I was washing bottles and looked into the living room where he was playing on the floor. He had crawled off of his blanket over to one of the dogs' bones, had it in his hand and was about to put it in his mouth! Everything slowed down for me as I dropped what I was doing and ran saying, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo!" Whew...I made it just in time. Boy that was close. For the next few years, I'm sure he will keep us on our toes.

Stay tuned to future episodes of Crawly-Man!

Week 28 (photos)

Our Doodlebug is 6 months old...can't believe it.

It's hard to believe that Pierce is 6 months old already. It seems like just yesterday I was waddling around in my comfy yoga pants and maternity tops. :-) I miss the pants, but not the pounds. I'm happy to say that I'm back in my old clothes again. Wohoo!

As for Pierce, everyday he does something new. He's just about to crawl. He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't just take off here in the next couple of weeks. Boy once he does we'll really have to watch out.

Just the other day, he was playing on the floor and "creeped" over to where Koki was laying and tried to chew on her! Yuk!!! I couldn't move fast enough. You should have seen the look on his face when he got a mouth full of fur. Anybody who knows Koki knows that couldn't taste good.

Week 27 (photos) - 6 Months Old!!!