Mommy's Birthday

This little stinker is what I woke up to the other day.  He also had a birthday balloon and card attached to his Rock'n'Play (where he sleeps).  Sure, he was crying and had a full diaper, but he wanted to wish me a happy birthday anyway.

I had a fantastic birthday with friends, Sam, and Andrew.  We all went out to our favorite Latin restaurant followed by some frozen yogurt.  We're very lucky to have friends who love Andrew as much as we do.  We're not the types of people to sit around at home now that we're parents, but sometimes it can be hard to socialize with a baby.  So far, that's not been the case with us.  I think most people would get upset if we showed up without him.

On an amazing note, Andrew slept almost seven hours straight last night!  On a good night, we can get a five hour stretch out of him, so this was quite the surprise!  I hope it continues. . . .

Happy Memorial Day! 

New photos!

Since he's not doing much or changing much now, there aren't a whole lot of amazing new photos, but here are a few to tip your cuteness meter over!

I just thought this was a really cool photo of Andrew in his swing.  The movement of the swing made the outsides a blurry swirl.

Sleeping on daddy.

Mommy had a doctor's appointment, so I decided I would hang out with Daddy for a little while.

Date Night!

We left Andrew with our neighbors Katie and Jason (who are having twins next month) and went on a date night.  Just the two of us!  We started with dinner at a really good Indian restaurant, then followed that with a few frames of bowling.  A fun night!

Sam and Emily on date night.

Sam's Home!

Sam is back at home. After a long day marred by street closures on both ends, missed and rebooked flights, and a whole list of unhelpful LA people, Sam made it home on Sunday night to a baby with a sign and balloons. Unfortunately, there's no photo of that. But it was cute! Glad to be home, :)

Smiles!

I've been getting occasional real smiles out of Andrew over the past few days.  It's been hard to get a photo because they are few and far between.  Well, this morning, I finally got one!  I was singing to him while I was checking my e-mail and he seemed to approve.

His face is dirty because he just finished eating and my hand is in the way, but you cant deny the adorableness of that little smile.

My Evening in Photos

Bath time for Andrew.  He's come a long way in the past month.  He seems to really like them these days.  I have to make the water hotter than recommended and fill the level higher than recommended.  When I do this, he could sit in the water and play all day.  (Photo edited for Buddy modesty)

Unfortunately, he doesn't like when he has to get out.  He screams and cries because he gets really cold.  I dry him off as fast as I can, then wrap him in a new, dry towel and blanket.  We spend some time cuddling and everything is well in the world again.  I even throw a cloth diaper between his legs in case of any accidents, but I like to try and give him a few minutes of diaper-free time.  

It didn't work.  He peed on me.  And this is what wasn't absorbed by the cloth diaper, towel, and blanket.  That kid has impressive bladder capacity.

I put a diaper on him and wrapped him up in a new, dry blanket.  He and I had a little chat about what he did to me.  This photo is him thinking long and hard about his actions.   

He must have been okay with his decisions because as soon as I got him dressed, he passed out.  I'm glad to know that his guilt isn't going to keep him up at night.