day in and day out

A tip:

If you have a new sitter, I highly recommend the bathtub as a safe place to practice the new skill.  I found this out kind of on accident when I stuck Bo in the (dry) bathtub one morning while I was fixing my hair.  He loved it and it kept him well enough supported that he couldn't tip over, but he could still sit independently. 

I dragged that thing all over the house for a couple weeks. 

That was about the time he established his favorite toys as the kitchen spatula and the Baby Einstein music box that plays classical tunes and flashes.

A little video in the bathtub of Mommy poking him with the spatula:

We don't use the bathtub anymore because he sits pretty well now.  And he doesn't cry as much when he falls over.  All of Matt's "toughening up" techniques must be working.

Be prepared for some cuteness this winter:

My friend sent us a big box of boy clothes and it had like 4 pairs of shoes, including these:

First time in the cart.  This was a tiny cart at Jo Ann fabrics.  I have since bought a cart/high chair cover because he wants to CHEW on the handle . . . no thank you.

Cold days. Pink nose.

Showin' off.

Sunset.

Sweet snoozin.

And this is a little Halloween preview . . . I can hardly wait.  Even though our church thing goes right through cranky time and past bedtime.  Even though he gets shots that morning which will have questionable affects on the rest of the day.  I can't wait to hold my crying baby in this little hilarious lobster suit.