The Family Blog

Guess who finally climbed out of his crib yesterday...yup, my big boy. We were wondering if it would ever happen and it did. However, he wasn't in there for sleep...it was to play. He kept asking for "bed?" so I'd put him in and he' happily jump around. I asked if he wanted out and he said no. I asked if he wanted to go shopping and he said no. I asked if he wanted me to leave and he said yes. So I headed to the 'puter in the room next door. Before too long I hear him doing a whiney cry saying, "Ohhhhh! Bed" so I went in and see him walking across the room towards me. Gasp! I never heard a loud thunk from him falling or even a soft thud from him landing gracefully. He must've been pretty controlled because it sure was quiet. I think he was a little scared by his abilities and I think he was bummed that he left "Ohhhh" (his Cuddles burp cloth) behind. Pretty crazy. We're not going to take him out of the crib just yet. After sleeps he stays laying down while he calls for us--even if we wait 10 minutes (for me to grab a shower) he still always stays laying in his sleep position. Plus at night he wears a sleep sack so it'd be nearly impossible for him to hike just one leg over the rail or however he did it. He very rarely "plays" in his crib so I think we'll be okay till January. I hope so, at least.

Other big news from yesterday: Auntie Lauren is now a licensed driver! Eek! She passed her test yesterday and she got her braces off the day before that. I can't wait to see her. It's all very exciting! I won't have to wait long to see her as she and Gramoo are babysitting the li'l guy tonight while Jason and I attend his work party.

Anyway, to this morning...here is the little teether:


And, Easton is really learning a lot from this DVD:

For example, they have a segment with a variety of different toilet terminology...well, the various words people use for the various bodily functions. Easton thinks it is amusing...what normal little boy wouldn't? Anyway, yesterday I asked him, "Did you have a poo?" and very often he'll tell us "Yeah" if he did or he'll reach around and pat his butt and say "Nope" if he didn't. He doesn't always tell the truth but usually... So, back to my story: I asked, "Did you have a poo?" and thanks to the DVD he smiled and told me "Woo woo!" and sure enough, he did have a woo woo. Thank you, Baby Bear and family...that's who says it that way on Sesame Street. Big huge goober.

Okay, did something happen to my belly overnight?

I know any of you who read this blog regularly will be too afraid to actually answer :) but the reason I'm curious is because four strangers this morning asked me when I'm due. No one ever asks me that. And I feel like all four of 'em had a "I-bet-you're-due-next-week" look on their faces. Sheesh. Stupidly I told the first 3 I was due in March. Then I'd get the shocked look and they'd say, "March?!?!" Great...I wised up by the time I told the 4th person. I told her the end of February. She didn't seem as shocked so I need to remember to stick with that answer. March does seem like a long ways away but if I make it to my hopeful C-section date at 38 weeks 6 days then that's only just over 2 months away. I really hope our OB lets us schedule when we go on Monday. It'll be nice to have an actual day to shoot for, even if I don't make it...and right now, I feel like I won't. Not that I'll go early as in preterm, just a lot of people don't make it to 39 weeks. Babies decide to come earlier than that (and are healthy) all the time. Even if nothing health-wise happens for me I could do something crazy and go into labor before then. You just never know.

Oh, and more from today--Easton is being a bit of a cling-on. At Kindermusik he was very shy and reserved. At times he cuddled chest-to-chest or even had me cradling him like a baby. He preferred for me to hold him while we danced during a song. Same thing with walking in parking lots and such today. Usually the first thing he asks getting out of the car is, "Walk?" but today he kept saying, "Holda" and reaching out his arms for me to hold him. Its kind of nice because he's not like that much. I'm totally taking advantage today. I think tonight (with the sitters) might be a little harder on him than normal. I'm just basing this off his clinginess today and his freak-out during "separation time" at Gymsters. I feel bad for my mom when that happens but what can you do? We'll see how it goes. He just saw them over the weekend so it could be just fine.

Okay, well I think I'll go now. I already finished up my Elmo book and I'm ready to start something else. Ta ta!