TV Junkie

I've joked about it in the past, but I think we have a serius situation here.  I've provided evidence, of course.

Watching Blue's Clues

Paying no attention to me



There he is!



Annoyed at mom.




TJ Junkie.




In his happy place.



Not sure what to say about this one.

Oops.  How'd this one get here?

Gabriel!  Put on your diaper.

Just for the Halibut

Back in my college years, I bartended and served at The Chart House.  One season, they ran a particularly fun promotion with cute titles like "Tuna Tuesday" or "Crabby Date Night".  Honestly, I just made those up because I can't remember any of the names except for one.  It was called "Just for the Halibut" which I didn't quite "get" until years later. It was like...light bulb flashing..."OH!  Just for the hell of it!"  Dumbass.

Anyway, JUST FOR THE HALIBUT I took Friday off last week to enjoy a glorious fun filled Three Day Weekend!  That third day really packs a lot of punch.  Some of our activities included meeting The Cousins at Michael's for some dollar isle fun.  We also met Melissa at Classic Kids thrift shop.  This place is a goldmine for kids.  They actually encourage you to play with all of their toys before you decide to buy.  The boys had a blast. 

But the best part about the whole weekend was spending every single minute with Gabriel.  This boy is an absolute doll...and he knows it too!  One stranger actually stopped me in Sam's to tell me how beautiful my boy was and I swear Gabriel understood what she was saying because he turned that charm factor up to a 10!  He was flashing his lashes, tucking his chin under, smothering her with smiles and giggles.  Good grief, I'm in for trouble.

And now, I'm going to include a picture.  And let me just gently say, before judgements are made on my parenting style - after careful consideration and serious discussion with my husband, we decided to put Gabriel in a forward facing position in his car seat! SHOCKING, I know.  But we live on the wild side.  And yes...I know American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 2 years before flipping that seat, but I just couldn't listen to another minute of crying for Mommy in the car.  And seriously, I have 12 airbags.  And I take back roads.

But I think he looks pretty happy here.  It really was the cutest thing.  He just stared at me the whole drive. 

Big Boy

We met Melissa and the boys at the park last weekend.  It's been a while since I've taken Gabriel to the park (Bad Mommy).  I'm feeling pretty guilty because he had so much fun with his cousin.  We all did.  But when we got home and unloaded the pictures from the camera, I was in complete shock as to how big he looks!  He looks more like a toddler than a baby.  He was even picking up chicks (the cutest one at the park, I'll add).  Daddy was proud. 

I think she has her hands full.

She was following him around.  He gave her his stick. 

Gabriel, Mommy loves you best.  Always.

Overnight

Overnight, it seems, my little man has changed.  What happened to the baby I could leave in one spot on the floor, and come back to him in the same spot even after several minutes?  In just a few days, he went from slowly and awkwardly moving about, to now doing lightning-fast and aggressive crawling.  He is also into everything!  While it's cute to watch, it's exhausting.  And we were a little too slow to get the cabinet locks up, which lead to an incident involving a Comet Cleaner party (and a very nervous Mommy and Daddy). 

Unrelated...but man these dumplings were good!

Bug In the Rug

This one likes to get around.  Last night he was rolling around in the living room.  I walked away for one minute, came back and I didn't see him.  Oh, wait, he's under the coffee table playing with an electrical cord.  Good job, Mommy.

Splish Splash

I received my daily email from Baby Center last week telling me to go out and buy bubbles because my 3 month old would love to look at them while bathing, so of course, bubble shopping I went!  They have all sorts of bubbles and bubble machines.  I picked up one bottle from Crayola that advertised blue bubbles, washable of course.  These seemed like a fun idea! 

Before

And After

Not so fun.  They made a huge mess and I accidently got some blue soap in his eye.  Bad Mommy.

Bad Mommy

I can't help it. He loves it.