No Moms Allowed Club...and some other stuff

Any other moms out there ever felt like there is some secret conspiracy of sorts going on around you, or that there's a party in your house you weren't ever invited to, or maybe even that everyone else is just having more fun without you...oh yeah I'm there. It seems like any time I leave the boys alone I come back and find things like this...

I mean what are they even looking at

I guess that I'm just a little jealous, because from the second David walks in the door it becomes the story of, well mom you're good for feeding me, changing my diaper, and an occasional biting, but Dad is way more fun for everything else...

Even when he can't have his father he still wants to be as close to him as possible...

And I still love them, even though I can't be a part of the exclusive club - just look how cute they are, my two favorite boys!

On another note we were able to go to the swings since it finally got into the sixties

feeling like a cool little dude

as always can't just enjoy one thing at a time- I mean there are leaves on the ground!

And since I am still a paranoid mother I leave the baby monitor on all night, well the other night we woke up to the sound of someone in our baby's room- completely horrifying for parents, so we both go running into his room to find this...

Thank you for the heart attack son

In his defense, he was tired too, the room was dark, and what else is he supposed to do with a glowing green light?
This boy is just curious, I have no idea how long he was awake before he discovered this was within his reach, but I have moved it since because this happened two nights in a row, aw the joys of parenthood!

He is testing his limits in so many ways, fingers toward the outlets, sucking on electrical cords, waking up every night, spitting his food on my face, and among other things my favorite, biting... I hope that is no sign of things to come in the teen years, I am already aware that I am the mother of 'that' child in nursery, you know the ones that they have to come out and bring your child to you because he's biting the other children, I'm already prepared for that. But even after all these things I can never be upset for long because of his face...that face that absolutely melts my heart...

So go ahead you little puppy, chew your books up...

And your mothers new ottoman...

Just remember, that I will have the last laugh...I am Mom, hear me roar- (ok and somehow it is still just irresistibly cute to catch your son with a guilty look on his face and a mouth and faceful of black leather chunks)...truly never a dull moment

And the last item for this extremely long blog- happy 26th birthday to my one true love! I love you more than is possible to express... Sadly it took me two days to find the time to get his cake made...but here it is in all it's glory, the Bronty cake

(He had a toy brontosaurus as a child)

Not too bad for a non-artist like myself right?
For his birthday we were able to enjoy a night out at the movies thanks to my almost sister-in-law Elise- you are amazing! We had a great time and got to come home to a happy baby, what more can you ask for!?

The big 8

Well here we are at 8 months...don't have any stats, that's next month- but here are a few things he's up to...

-loves to walk when you hold his hands...
-still not crawling on hands and knees, but not for lack of trying- I think he should have skid marks on his nose for all the failed efforts, but someday soon it'll happen
-getting much better at army crawling- when he really wants something
-rolls like a pro- I mean it, i don't think I can roll as good as he does-except I know how to get around obstacles- I love it when he runs into something and tries repeatedly to roll through it...hahaha
-he can go from sitting, to hands and knees, to tummy and back to sitting
-knows how to open his dresser drawers...

-his favorite pose is the 'twist and smile' which he does whenever he sees the camera...demonstrated as follows...

from tummy

from back

-He loves to explore things using his two pointer fingers...that's it- just the two fingers... see for yourself

even if he was closer he would still only touch it with the two fingers

-He has good days...

-And bad days...

And 'I don't even know what' days...

I mean, is he meditating?...you tell me

He helps out around the house...

HA who are we kidding...

 

Overall he is a complete crack-up with a whole lot of personality...I just never know what to expect and he keeps on throwing out the surprises!

WHO IS this little BOY!

Soooo....I don't know if I am going to go through this every couple of months or what, but I was just looking at pictures of my baby, and somehow, he doesn't look AT ALL like the baby I toted home from the hospital- the tiny little thing with the huge hands and feet that seemed disproportionate to his little frame. The little tyke with the dark un-scared hair and extra skin everywhere. Somehow in the last MINUTE (I swear) he has become a little boy...with four teeth- (a couple more on the way) a fuzzy head of light brown hair, big expressive eyes, several chins, rolls GALORE, dimples everywhere (elbows, knees, cheek, chin, and yes even bottom- LOVE IT) and he has grown into those big hands and feet. When we took him for a walk the other day- sitting up like a big boy in his stroller I was just amazed at how much has changed. As he sat there smiling, laughing, being in complete awe of the world around him, I, as the proud Mama that I am couldn't help but stare in awe at the amazing creature that I helped create (in all fairness I did most of the work and David was the one who helped) anyway, I have now been looking at old pictures of my baby and realizing more and more all the time that every moment passes so quickly- my baby is growing up too quickly and before we know it my barrage of kisses will be his waking nightmare...but until then, hold on little man-cub cuz this Mama's got a lotta love to give and since your Daddy is gone most of the time- you are getting the brunt of it!

When did this tiny little thing, grow into...

This not-so-tiny boy!

And when did this little body finally grow into these big hands?!!

 I mean seriously did I just miss this somewhere along the way?!!! However it happened, I guess it just happened- I can't believe it but it's been a crazy adventure so far and I can only imagine that his mobility will only add to it!!!...And he's getting sooooo....close

Scared Hair... and other adventures

So our little bean-child is just over 7 months now- we're so happy that our lack of experience as parents hasn't stunted his growth or anything of the sort, so other than being just a tad bit lazy (yes babies can be lazy) he is growing up quite nicely. Currently he is suffering from a severe cold...my worst nightmare as snot makes me gag, and snot bubbles, well don't even get me started- lets just say it's a sad story over here. But just before his cold hit hard I snapped a few pictures of our little stud at his 7 month mark...

 Oh yes, he knows he's cute and uses it to his advantage every day, like for instance while he's eating and decides to take a dino chomp of his mother...I have tried to very sternly tell him NO BITING- yeah, it doesn't work he just smiles at me like he's saying "Did you notice how well I can use my teeth mom, did you, did you?" So pretty much he better just hope he doesn't pop the top ones through for a while because when he does, he might be saying a dios to his favorite bottle...now on another note, if you haven't noticed in his pictures before, take a look at this...

take a good hard look at that head...

His hair stands straight up on end!!!! In the Hegstrom family we call this scared hair apparently it's been passed down for generations, and his father sported it quite nicely.

As you can see here...

Now one may ask, "why is it scared?" The answer...we can only speculate...

*Maybe the fear of laying down and conforming...
*Maybe it's standing for something...like say no to cradle cap...which gratefully we didn't deal with
*Maybe it's a little lacking in confidence and it's feeling the need to impress (well if that's the case than my 
  hair is extremely over-confident and has  
  lost all desire to impress anyone- in fact i think it has laid down and died)
*Maybe it's rising above a mediocre standard
*Maybe it's just plain afraid that if it sits down no one will notice it's there-

...well scared hair, we've noticed you- we think you're pretty cute, you definitely make yourself known as a unique individual and we hope that you continue to fill out, grow, and reach your full potential. So keep on standing, but just know that there's nothing to be afraid of... except potentially a zombie apocalypse, one never knows.

Another new thing, our little boy sleeps sometimes in the cutest positions...and I caught this the other day...he looks like a little WORM!

Yes he woke up when I started messing around with the camera

Anyway, thanks for stopping by to catch a glimpse of our life's adventure- rarely a dull moment, and definitely not a dull child...he's got so much spunk and we can only imagine at this point who he'll take after, wait who are we kidding, he's a spitting image of his father...and not just in appearance- but he's got just a hint of his momma, though I can't quite put my finger on what it is but most importantly he thinks I am all that is good and perfect in his little life, and what more could I ask for.

True Love...

   Brings you from all the beautiful moments with you in his arms...

To that one beautiful moment with him in your arms

                                     From never wanting to go to sleep...

                                        To never getting to

                                      From being crazy in love...

 

                                     To being just plain CRAZY!

                                    And it takes you from the sweetest bliss...

           To something you had no idea could be even sweeter.

I never knew how sweet life could be...with all of it's ups, downs, twists and turns there is no one else I would rather spend an eternity with than my sweet husband and little boy. I wouldn't take back a second of the time we had together, just the two of us, but I wouldn't trade a moment of the last 7 months with our little boy. I think we have finally begun to truly understand this silly thing called LOVE.

If Ethan could talk...

Interesting...what is that?

 

 

Whoa...way too close Mom, seriously...

It's coming for me Mom, and it's HUGE!

Oh, I guess it wasn't much of a threat after all...

 kinda lame Mom, they just keep floating right  past, what's so fun about that...

OK Mom, vaguely amusing I guess I'll play along...

oh Mom I've been hit...

I didn't like that, please don't blow anymore bubbles...

NOOOOO... they're coming again!!!!!

Let's just say it was pretty funny...

SIX MONTHS OLD!!!!!

Wow- really that's the jist of what I have to say today- I can't believe it but on the 23rd of January my little baby became half a year old! Where does the time go? So since you're dying to know how big he is at six months- here you go...

18.3 lbs - 59th perc.
26.5 in. long - 48th perc.
17.5 in. head - 68th perc.

And here's what he's up to at six months....

Has two teeth- and he loves to use them on ANYTHING!!

He can sit up pretty well on  his own

LOVES his sippy cup

 

Likes to hang out on his care bears blanket much to his father's dismay- oh and he prefers to be mostly naked

Super smiley little guy most all of the time