Busy Baby!

I was in the kitchen making coffee the other morning, and I heard maniacal baby laughter coming from our extra room. I walked in to this:

George was practicing peek-a-boo...he was pretty pleased with himself.

Last Thursday, George got to meet his Grandpa Gary and Aunt Rachel at a family bbq.

Here is George's 'Are You Kidding Me?' face. Mommy gets this from Daddy all the time...or is it the other way around?

He can't stay serious too long!

Happy Monday everyone!

Six Months Old!

Hasn't grown much, has he!? He's obviously also developing a penchant for flipping the bird...he gets that from his daddy ;)

Six months ago I was at Overlake Hospital, completely exhausted, getting the news that after 12 hours of labor, we were headed into surgery for an emergency c-section. Brian and I were scared but excited to meet our long awaited child. George arrived at 12:56 pm, screaming and peeing. We were thrilled!

George has developed quite a personality. He has learned how to grab and has quite the grip, especially on hair. He also throws his left arm around with abandon. So he's a pincher and a hitter!

George loves to be sung to. Current favorites are 'On Top of Spaghetti' and 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame.' He also enjoys spending time in his exersaucer outside while he watches the dogs. He's learned to blow raspberries and is making all kinds of sounds. And bath time is still a favorite - just start singing 'Rubber Duckie' and he gets all sorts of excited!

We haven't had his 6 month appointment yet, so we're unsure of his stats right now, but last time I took him on the scale he was 21 pounds. He's outgrown his infant car seat and the new big boy car seat is due to arrive in the mail this week.

These past six months have absolutely flown by. Pardon the cliche, but where does the time go?

New Tricks

George is learning new things everyday. Lately we've been practicing sitting.

Here he is in the tripod position....

Steady...steady...

...and we're down for the count.
George has also discovered he can chew on his feet. Yummy!
Today, George tried his first vegetable. I made some carrot puree.
At first he wasn't sure...

...but in the end, he gobbled it all up.

Busy Weekend!

Last weekend was jam packed with activity. On Friday afternoon, George and I drove up to Bellingham to spend the night at my parents house. They live on five acres, so George and I spent a good amount of time outside walking around the property and exploring.

He is very tactile right now and this poppy must have been fun to grab!

Checking out his feet...

Rachel and Ally came to visit on Saturday morning. Ally still isn't sure about George...look at that face!

This is my cousin Amelia...

and my cousin Megan. I used to babysit them when they were George's age! They're quite the little ladies now. We saw them at my Great Aunt and Uncle's 60th anniversary party. George was very popular and was passed around for a few hours. He did great, and spent a lot of time chewing on the rattle you see pictured. Thanks to all my family who played with George and gave me time to eat and socialize!

Here's our happy little guy! He is so much fun and we just love him to bits!

When Georgie met Alli...Part II

George has two Ally/i's in his life...Ally Cecka, the daughter of our friends Rachel and Jason, and Alli Lee, who belongs to my cousin Jason and his wife Carrie. We got together for dinner last night with Jason and Carrie and the little ones got a chance to interact. It was pretty darn cute! George was very interested in little Alli, and she was very chatty and adorable. We were commenting that Christmas this year will be pretty interesting with two either mobile or nearly mobile kiddos!
(Note: Sorry for the red eye...I have yet to install Photoshop onto this computer! Possessed babies!)

George Likes: Daddy Time - George Hates: The Food Processor

George has begun to explode into giggles every time Daddy plays with him. It's pretty cute. They have a great time together, it'll be interesting to see how they conspire against me as George gets older.



On a completely different note, I have discovered that George is terrified of the food processor. I'm guessing it's that screaming noise it makes. Anyhow, I was in the middle of making pizza crust (for the pizza Andrea recommended on her blog...it's very good!) and couldn't really stop, so major crocodile tears ensued. Poor little guy. It was sad but I could not stop laughing. Bad mama!