look ma, no hands

Oh, what a busy weekend we had. Lots of fun things were done, and there was a big family get together with lots of food and presents and fun times; plenty of lovely things to blog about. I'd written a whole other post in my head on Friday that I planned to post today for Monday morning, but in the interim we've had another milestone development that warrents its own post, if for no other reason than my someday-I'm-going-to-have-to-look-up-all-the-dates-here-for-the-baby-book-memory-keeping purposes.

I don't know why, but I love taking photos of the boys in the morning. There is something so sweet about their slightly groggy just out of bed, touselhaired-ness that just melts my heart.  Specifically, I love the Baby's morning profile. The way that his top lip sticks out more than is bottom lip. So sweet. 
I was basically stalking him around the dinning room, trying to get the perfect picture of it. I want to do a nice paper cut silhouette of both of the boys faces, but man! is it ever hard to get a profile picture of them. They just never stop moving. I feel like a wildlife photographer sometimes. I pretty much need to set up a duck-blind and get myself a crazy powerful telephoto lens, because every time I get too close to the Baby he does this:

He'd just LOVE to get his hands (and more specifically mouth) on that camera.

But then I do my best to back off to that he can ignore me and I can take pictures like this: Because, really, with babies its the mundane every day moments that are so sweet. They don't really need to be dressed up like angels or potted plants to be cute. The cute just oozes out of their every pore, and you've just got to be on hand to soak it in.
Also, there's this. Sweet, glorious this. There is nothing so heart melting to me as the nape of a baby's neck. That soft wispy little hair line, those perfect little ears and the vulnerability of that neck. It makes me think of a friend of mine from my university days (hi Mar!) who said once, of such a photograph "that gives me womb pangs!" Indeed.

Oh, and a note on this sleeper. I feel like you guys have seen this sleeper a lot, and I somehow feel compelled to tell you that no, this is not the ONLY sleeper the Baby owns. I just happen to really like it, so I bought two and by coincidence this is often the one he's wearing in pictures. But he does have plenty of others. Not that it matters. Just wanted to clear that up. "Hmmmm, where's that book I was looking for....gotta be in here somewhere...."

"...ah ha! There it is."

"Yeah, this story is even more compelling upside down than it is right side up."

And would you look at that, he's standing all on his own! I know its hard to tell from the picture, but he's not actually leaning his leg against the box at all! I know I've mentioned this before, but the real news is that not only is he standing, he's also trying to walk. And I'd have to say he took his first step this weekend. The first time it was to try to get to Daddy and the second (and third and fourth) was to get to GranGran. He's not been entirely successful, per se. By which I mean, I wouldn't go so far as to say he's walking, but his is definitely trying to. I'd say he's stepping. In the singular. He pretty much takes a step and falls. But still, a step in the right direction. (sorry, could not resist that pun) It looks a little something like this:Standing confidently. Then... Attempting a step and falling. You've got to give him cred for the effort, especially since this particular attempt involved a pivot. Extra marks from the Russian Judge.

So not exactly walking yet. Further bulletins as events warrented.

 

 

Comments

[isabelle]

i really enjoyed the entry Andrea. Reading it, I felt like I was in the same room as you for a few minutes. I could see what you were seeing, I could hear your voice and could totally relate. ah!!! I miss you and can't believe that our 2nd kids are now at the stage that our first kids were at when you left Mtl. Time flies. Let me know if you're avail for a call one of these days. xoxoxo

[Denise]

Yay James! How fun. So many adventures on the way... xo

[Marcia Van Drunen]

baby napes. *sigh*
love the pics. proud of the wee boy!

[Affordable Auto Insurance]

How fun. So many adventures on the way. Reading it, I felt like I was in the same room as you for a few minutes. I could see what you were seeing, I could hear your voice and could totally relate.

[bc sil]

oh, he is so sweet. i so want to jump on a plane right now and see your little guys for a very long and overdue playdate with my little girls. miss you guys so much!!!!! i'm getting tears in eyes.