Saturday Morning

Well Obie is doing good. He has lost all of his baby features and looks more like a toddler now. Its a sad day in Obie history. Obie does have a few new additions to his arsenal of baby skills. He has perfected the arts of speed crawling, climbing on all furniture, begging, faux crying, sneaking, and getting hand prints where no human could before. Oh. And he also has this extra sensory perception that triggers whenever Mommy and Daddy entertain the thought of Alone-Time. But yes, he is a healthy, happy baby. In other news, we do have several new pictures and movies that need to be uploaded, but unfortunately what I thought was a move to newer technology, i.e. the move to Vista, has created a barrier between me and those pictures. My computer instantly detects the memory card and thinks it needs a complete format, making it impossible to get my media off of the card. I will have to find another way to get to them.

Sorry guys.

I know its been a slack job I've been doing on this blog, but when life gets going, things get left behind. Obie is doing great as far as development. Already 8 and a half months old, he can already stand, likes to try to eat everybody else's food, takes drinks out of actual glasses and if the mood takes him, out of his sippy cup. He also still sleeps in our bed all night and likes to keep his hands above his head when he sleeps. A new development though, he can get up on his feet on his own, but has not figured out to lift the REST of his body into a standing position. He's getting there. Soon he will be walking. Another development is his temper and his tantrums. He takes well from both his mother and father. He throws a fit when he doesn't get to eat big people food and starts to pretend to cry. If that doesn't work, he scrunches his nose and does a sort of throaty growl. It really isn't effective, but VERY cute. I'll try to catch one on video. Check back soon. I need to post all the rest of the videos so I can clear off the camera for more pictures.

On a side note, I want to thank everyone who joined and is participating on the Geni website. The family tree is growing very big very fast and it would be great to get it even BIGGER. Just fill out your profile, upload some pictures of yourself and family (if this is a problem, email either myself or Celeste to have the picture uploaded) and add or update the Geni tree. Again if any assistance is needed, Celeste and I are available to assist. And be assured, no information is available to the public. I set all privacy settings to FAMILY ONLY, so this is by invite only. No one outside can access or see your information.

I'm back.

A week later and I am able to post those videos I promised..

Obie Crying

Trying to catch Obie doing something that at the moment cant remember what, but he just got upset and wanted to cry.

/UPDATE/ I remember now. I was trying to catch him do "the look." You know the one. Mom does it all the time. So does Dwayne Johnson.

First Time with the Bottle

This was the first success with the bottle. Now he refuses to even look at them.

Obie with his Grandma

Obie sitting with his grandmother just looking around. We learned early on that night that he likes to be where the talking is. Otherwise he gets upset.

Obie in his Swing

Obie just hanging out. He was sticking out his tongue at this point to signal that he is hungry.

I've got a few more recent ones. Still working at getting them online, so more to come. Also, there are some new pics on his album. Enjoy

-Benj

My Apologies

I have not kept up with the blog for a few weeks now and I do apologise for that. Life has just been topsey-turvey lately. I've relocated the residence and have changed jobs and both of those have put a serious drain on this family unit. We are just tired and overwhelmed with this change. I think Obie feels it the most though as he is really unsettled and VERY clingy, which was a radical change in persona for him. To make up for it, I have uploaded SEVERAL home movies and will post them all today. Keep in mind these are a bit out-dated, but as soon as I unpack the camera charger (wherever that is), I'll have a fresh video up. In the mean time, if you ever need any of us, you can find us with the provided contact information below:

9670 Forest Ln Apt 1112
Dallas, TX 75243
(972) 535-6046

... and for those of you with Skype, the Skype name is NebsiNsaNe (it's easier to just copy/paste the name).

-Benj

big updates...

After chasing after the wee one for an extended period of time, I have finally really have time to devote to blogging especially since today is rather momentous to say the least. Obie has finally started crawling with the traditional cross-crawl action, whereas for the past few weeks it's just been him doing "the worm". Earlier this week, he started to pull himself up to a standing position, which has resulted in quite a few bumps and boo-boos. Obie also called from his crib for "Da Da" this morning, he started saying "Ma Ma" a few weeks ago but only associates it with food. Two weeks ago he ate a fortune cookie, he seemed to like it. :) I'm going to try regular cheerios sometime next week!
On the size issue, he went to the doctor last Friday, here are the results:
27in long
18in head circumference
17lbs 11.5oz
I'm fairly sure that he's grown since then however, or at least he feels loads heavier.

Happy Fourth everyone!
P.S. Our plans of wrapping an American flag around Obie whilst naked were foiled by the fact that I wouldn't want him to pee on it :P