That's Not Chocolate Cake...

I had to bake a cake for a family get together and it was cooling on a rack while I fed Owen supper. After he ate I sat him in the floor with some bowls to beat on while I was icing the cake. When I finished I saw Chloe (our dog) licking the floor and I thought, "Oh no! I dropped chocolate cake batter on the floor and she's going to be sick!" As I got closer to clean it up I realized that it was not chocolate cake...it was coming from Baby O's diaper! Then I remembered that we had a struggle to get his diaper on straight since he was trying to sit up and crawl away....and I do seem to recall some grunting in the highchair now that I think about it.

Life Lesson #13: Dogs mouths are NOT clean!

To Crawl or Not to Crawl, That is the Question!

I've been waiting for Baby Owen to start crawling. He could sit up and then he started scooting around on his bottom, but no crawling. So I have been working with him and I realized that he is very stubborn! Every time I try to help him get his legs up to crawl, he either falls flat or will get his legs under him and sit up. So after all that practice I'm still waiting on Baby O to decide if he's going to crawl or not, and then this morning he decided he wanted a toy and instead of crawling...that little stinker just rolled and rolled and then pushed himself up to a sitting position to get what he wanted. So I guess that he doesn't need his Mama to help him crawl, he'll just get their his own way in his own time (did I mention he was Marcus' son, I mean stubborn)!

Life Lesson #12: Sometimes it's best to let people figure things out on their own

*Update: Baby Owen is now crawling like crazy! He's even started doing a little ape crawl where he crawls on one knee and then one foot like he's trying to stand up.

Time Flies!

Time flies when you're having fun...or just being lazy all summer long! Owen and I enjoyed summer break so much that we slept and laid around in our jammies all day. Well, now that we're back to the real world of work, I figured that I could take a time out to blog a little. The most recent thing that has happened in our lives is that Marcus has had a permanent grin on his face for the past week or so. Owen has started saying "Da Da" and while I still don't think Baby O realizes who his Daddy is yet, Marcus answers him every time he says it! I can't believe how quickly Baby O has changed in just a few months.

Life Lesson #11: Time flies when you're having fun (so enjoy it!)