Babbling, sitting, and being cute

Joseph now says mamama and bababa and a little bit of la and da! He isn't saying things *to* us, of course.

It's just REALLY cool to see what he's doing right now. He's starting to sit on his own for short periods of time (like 5-20 seconds), babbles, and is working on pushing himself up. He's got a ways to go to get on all fours, though (thank goodness).

I will have some new video up shortly. Just waiting for smugmug to come online! To tide you over, here are some pictures of Joseph I took the other day.

Body surfing - it's what he does best.

Sick of the camera?

Old man face + hearing gesture = hilarious

Happy face!

Pushing up - so strong!

Cool Breastfeeding Campaign

Apparently Spain has a campaign to promote breastfeeding to families there. Here is a cool commercial (translation below the video). It's called "Nada como Mama, Nada como mamar" - [Nothing like mama, nothing like sucking]. Cute!

Texas also has a breastfeeding campaign going - they have lots of cute stuff, including

signs for businesses:

little "business cards" to hand to mothers:

And advertising:

One Year Ago on DomerBaby

September 5 - September 11

• There's a baby in my belly - starting to show
• I love them, I hate them - maternity clothes, that is
• Belly Picture - 14w 5d pregnant

Eight Hours!

That is the amount of time that Joseph slept last night without waking! He slept from 7:30pm - 3:30 am before waking up for a diaper change and food. Pretty darn good! I even moved him to his cosleeper when I came into bed around midnight and he stayed asleep. I think the secret is that he is now sleeping on his tummy (apparently OK since he can roll).

This is amazing stuff!

First ND Game!

We went to the ND Club of Atlanta's gamewatch. It went pretty well. Joseph didn't nap well before hand (only got about 30 minutes) so he was exhausted to start. He got very upset by all the bursts of cheering going on (it was really loud). But eventually he fell asleep in the Ergo, and when he woke up, he was as good as new! All the ladies loved him (of course) and we enjoyed seeing a win!

Mama and Joseph

Daddy and Joseph

Koala Mom

This morning I took Joseph to a "Koala Mom" meeting - it was babywearing nirvana! There were probably 15 babywearing moms at a big coffee shop, tons of different slings/wraps/carriers to try, and people willing to help you figure out any issues. It was pretty awesome. Several of the ladies in my regular mom's group were there, which was fun.

After attending the meeting, I've realize that I don't WANT a Baby Hawk, I NEED one. Need.

I am very needy these days.

Look how awesome I'd be (it comes with great hair and a rockin' bod, don't you know?):



ps. Isn't "Koala Mom" the cutest name for a babywearing group?

Hoarding

Yes, this is my ball. What's it to you?

Oooh, look! My caterpillar!

I'll take that.

Yeah, this is the stuff!

Ah, life is so good.

What do you want? These are my toys. Don't even think about it.

Isn't there anything else I can grab?

ps. Our friend Sian knitted that awesome sweater for him. :)

Belly Buttons

Joseph has an innie. I have an in-betweenie. I have never had to "care" for a belly button before (how weird that it requires special care). Anyway, he's basically had this brown crusty going since his cord fell off - I thought it was just a scab or something. Apparently it was "dirty". Luckily, at a mom's group I was able to bring this up and get it solved. A little alcohol and a q-tip, and my baby has a clean belly button.

You learn something new every day.

I'm sorry if I totally grossed you out. I'm doing this as a PSA for other in-betweenie and outie moms.

Weight Gain

Joseph is getting heavier! By our scale Joseph is 15 pounds! We'll see what the doctor's scale says in a couple of weeks.

In other news, mama is but 1.5lbs from her pre-pregnancy weight! I think we may have a 6 month celebration on our hands. Hah!

Feeling Minnesota

Joseph with Grandma Debbie

...And Grandpa Dave

...And Auntie Debbie

...And Auntie Kris

Our Little Family